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Update on My Mamavation Journey

February 18, 2010

Art through a Lens Pictures, Images and Photos

photo by RBlake1026 So I stepped on the scale Monday morning for my weekly weigh-in, and I was down 0.2 pounds. Yikes, really?! Not exactly the number I was hoping for. Of course, I’m glad I lost something for the week {and 7.6 pounds total}, but I only have so much time as one of [...]

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Pete Cohen’s Healthy Tips and 28-Day Weight Loss Challenge

February 10, 2010

Some of the Mamavation applicants are participating in Pete Cohen’s 28-Day Weight Loss Challenge. Pete is completely genuine and has been working with us day and night to motivate us on our fitness journey. He literally stays up into the wee hours of the morning to chat with all of us! He has a great [...]

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#Mamavation Week 2: What Has Changed

February 3, 2010

photo by Diddy723 Week 1 has come and gone. Can you believe it? I had never heard of Mamavation just a couple of months ago. Then I saw a tweet about it, and everything changed. I was drawn into this whole community of women who genuinely support each other on a daily {hourly!} basis. What [...]

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How I Do a Cardio Interval Workout

January 31, 2010

You will be hearing lots about cardio interval workouts in the next 6 weeks, because they’re a huge part of my exercise program designed by Tracey Mallett and Leah Segedie. Although I don’t have my treadmill from Smooth Fitness yet, I thought you might want to take a look at the routine I’m doing on [...]

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Mamavation Mom Food and Exercise Journal – Day 10 (1/31/10)

January 31, 2010

I did cardio intervals as part of my workout today. This was the first time I got up to an 8 in a workout. I found myself willing the clock to stop before the 7-8 intervals, but alas, it kept on ticking. I could not stay at an 8 for a full 3 minutes at [...]

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What Does RPE Mean?

January 31, 2010

You may have noticed in my food and exercise journals that I rate my exercise with a number called RPE. RPE stands for Rate Perceived Exertion, and it’s just a quick way to monitor how hard you’re working. The Mamavation team would like to see us getting up to an 8 during some of our [...]

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Mamavation Mom Food and Exercise Journal – Day 9 {1/30/10}

January 30, 2010

Today I got TOOONS of much-needed sleep. I stayed up all night two nights this week studying for a test and a huge simulation, and I really needed to catch up. Xon played with the Munchkin all day so I could come back to the land of the living. I feel so much better! My [...]

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