I used to have recurring migraines, and they would come on unexpectedly. I don’t get them so much, or with as much intensity, but when I do get a headache I prefer to knock it on the head rather than let it knock me out. I was interested to hear about the right now pain relief offered by Urgent Rx. What sets Urgent Rx apart from other fast acting pain relief is the portability of the powdered packs; furthermore, you just rip the packet, pour it in your mouth and wait for it to dissolve in record time. Even if you have pain killer pills on you, how many times have you been caught out trying to swallow horse pills without water? Urgent Rx solves this problem.
With spring in the air, I will start running with the kids more often. Mr P likes to scooter alongside me and Little Miss is often pushed in her jogging stroller. I love the company, but what this means is we can’t just finish a run and go home. A run is usually followed by a play in the park or playground. As a mom, I always have enough snack, water and change of clothes for the kids. But somehow, I can catch myself without enough water to rehydrate – oops! This can result in a thudding headache. So off I went to my local Duane Reade in Brooklyn to get my hands on the Urgent Rx Headache Relief to-go.
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I ran the More/Fitness Women’s Half Marathon on Sunday, April 14 and it is a day I will never forget. It will go down in history for me as crossing something off my bucket list that I have wanted to do for a very long time. Though it was my 3rd half marathon, it was the first time that I was running in an all women’s race and in New York City to boot. Two and a third loops of Central Park and I was done
I was so excited about writing this recap, but subsequent horrific and deadly events at the Boston Marathon the next day numbed me, left me unable to write this until now. It’s nearly a week later and my brain is still reeling, my heart is till very heavy. I have spent the past week since my half marathon stretching, doing yoga and walking. I haven’t ran yet, to be honest the ‘thought’ of it makes me a little sad rather than energizing me. I think my body was ready to run again on Thursday, but emotionally I just have not been ready to. On Sunday, I’ve booked myself in for an easy 5 miles. I’m sure it will do me some good both physically as well as emotionally to put the anger and sadness that I have felt post Boston behind me.
Besides the carnage, loss of life and senselessness of it all, the thing that really shook me personally was how elated I was to have my family cheering me on at the finish line. Mr BAM, Mr P (5 years old) and Little Miss (17 months) were so happy to see me, and I them. I can only imagine how heartbroken it would be to feel responsible as a runner for the injury or death or your personal cheering squad. Mr BAM and I have since talked about future races. Would I expect to see them at the finish line? How would he feel about brining the kids to one of my races? It’s all still blurry but hopefully time will heal all.
The quote above was taken from Kathrine Switzer, the first women ever to official enter and run the Boston Marathon. I thoroughly recommend you read her book, Marathon Woman. It’s a phenomenal read for any woman facing societal challenges and striving to carve out her own path – I promise, you don’t need to be a runner to enjoy this, strong women only! And if you are a runner then it is a MUST read to understand how easy we have it nowadays as female runners. I chose to share the quote because once upon a time, it was so true – the events in Boston have changed this, but hopefully as a community we will get back there.
Now onto the recap…
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I recently received an invite from Dannons to attend a luncheon about changes to the Dannon Danimals Yogurt Smoothies for kids. My interest was peaked, as I’d recently gotten into purchasing the packages of smoothies as a quick last minute drink for my 5 year old before he heads off to a long day at school. He is a biiiig eater and where he puts the food I don’t know! But I like sending him off with that extra boost of Vitamin D and calcium before he heads out the door (side note: this is after a bowl of cereal or porridge, 1-2 fruit and sometimes toast!). Since lunch is provided at school and I can only hope he eats it all, I feel better knowing that I have at least provided the best I can for the most important meal of the day – breakfast.
I thought I would be introduced to a completely new product from the Danimals line, so I was surprised when in fact we were being introduced to the same Danimals smoothie that my Mr P has come to love, only with 25% less of the sugar.
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A month has passed since I first told you that I was starting on my 6 month journey with the Shaklee 180 weight management program. I Started March 1 with the program, replacing 2 meals per day with smoothies or bars and eating one healthy meal usually at dinner. My snacking has returned to more healthful eating of fruits and vegetables instead of hectic snacking on junk food, calorie rich foods with really no nutritional benefit do not even enter into this house anymore.
Cutting out the sugary daily treats means that I dropped 6 pounds quickly in the first 2 weeks. The weight continued to drop over the last 2 weeks of the month as I upped my running and strength training for next week’s More FITNESS Half Marathon. I’m thrilled with the results in terms of the numbers, but I’ve also learnt that weight loss is definitely about more than just numbers and I talk about this in the video below.
Look Ma! No (or at least very little) back fat!
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Running is something I’ve always wanted to do. I’ve stopped started many times before, and it wasn’t until 2009 that I discovered the Couch to 5k (C25K) that I was actually able to run without stopping, first 5k, then 10K and finally my first half marathon in May 2010 and my second in November of the same year. My biggest problem was always my inability to allow myself to build up strength over time, C25K helps you do this. Even though I’ve continued to run over the past 3 and half years, I’d kinda stalled. I couldn’t go any faster, my stamina during training was not the greatest and though my body was shaping up to be a runner’s body I still suffered ankle and back injuries.
When I started Shaklee 180 at the beginning of March, I was anxious, scared and excited. I was most anxious about starting this new weight management program in the middle of my training for the More FITNESS Half Marathon in mid April The training has already been hard. Our family has been riddled with cold, ear infections and just generally knocked around by old man winter. I was worried that 2 smoothies a day would not be enough to fuel my body. One green smoothie a day 2-3 times a week I was used to, but this would be different.
To my surprise, the change in my energy once I started Shaklee was almost immediate. I stopped snacking, I increased my water intake to a level that I didn’t think was possible, and meatless mondays extended to 3-4 days per week. For me (and I hazard a guess for most people!) white sugar is not a friend of mine! I was fooling myself before Shaklee 180 – convincing myself that I deserved that sweet treat cause I’d just ran 5 miles. But most of all, I don’t think my muscles were getting the protein they needed to bounce back.
I've shaved 30 secs/mile off my time. Crooked smile with frozen lips, at least my hands are warm 
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A little while ago I posted a DIY shamrock shake recipe for all of you addicted to the seasonal McDonald’s drink. I have to admit that I had at least 3 in about a week and a half span. Two out of three were also topped with a generous topping of whipped cream and sprinkled in green sugar! No wonder I’m now a Shaklee 180 blogger 
So today I bring you a healthier version that you can mix up on St Patrick’s Day before you hit the St Patty’s festivities. You can use any protein mix that you have for pre or post workouts. I’ve had this smoothie after a run, and the best part is that the kids like it as much, if not more than the sugary alternative.
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