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Welcome New Readers!
Thanks to all the new visitors to the site! Here is a quick reference guide to our weight loss journey and the process to which we used to change our lives. Since our healthy life style journey began over 3 … Continue reading
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Welcome Parker to the Family
Hello, it’s me. I was wondering if after all these weeks you’d like to meet…. Mason Parker Volpe??? That’s right. Little Parker graced us with his presence on October 8th, 2015 after 41 weeks of cooking along in my belly. … Continue reading
Rim Hugger: Manassas, VA
When I scheduled a customer trip to northern Virginia, I couldn’t help but notice the proximity of my hotel to Manassas National Battlefield from the Civil War. I used to love learning about the Civil War when I was in … Continue reading
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Tagged battlefield, civil war, fitness, manassas, rim hugger, running, spartan race, spartan training, trail run, travel
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Learning to be domestic
Eating out is probably the easiest thing you can do when you hate cooking or, in my case, can’t cook. I was very discouraged when an automatic switch didn’t turn on when I said “I do”, turning me into a domestic goddess. … Continue reading
State of our Union Goal: Filming 2014
Last year for Christmas, my mom gave my Uncle a really meaningful gift. It was a copy of all of my Grandfather’s home videos. The videos showed his travels, work, and moments with family. I thought this was the coolest … Continue reading
Resolve To Be Healthier
I am inspired every time I hear Lara Casey say that while you have to be intentional about goals, there is nothing special about January 1st. You can start at anytime to accomplish your goals. For us, that goal and start … Continue reading
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Tagged fitness, health, new years, resolutions
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Rim Hugger: Mississippi Spartan Sprint
A few weeks ago, Aaron, Jessica, and I piled in the car and started off on an epic road trip to Mississippi for yet another Spartan Sprint! After our first race in Atlanta back in March, Aaron and I knew … Continue reading
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Tagged burpees, fitness, mississippi, mud run, obstacle course race, ocr, race, rope climb, spartan, spartan race
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Where to begin on a fitness journey?
We have come a long way since Day 1 of our fitness journey, but our progress definitely didn’t happen all at once. Just like it took us years to gain the weight, it came off slowly as well. Luckily we … Continue reading
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Tagged before and after, exercise, fitness, health, myfitnesspal, running, spartan race, weight loss
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An Open Letter to the Food Channels
Dear Food Channels: You have been put on hiatus indefinitely. Some people have parental blocks on their TV for channels that show X rated content or what not. For me, those blocks are on food channels. Watching food shows always end up … Continue reading
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