Day 9 of Gwen Bell’s Best of 2009 Blog Challenge:“Challenge. Something that really made you grow this year. That made you go to your edge and then some. What made it the best challenge of the year for you?”

Hands down, being part of the Shredheads. Thanks to the Shredheads, I went from being skeptical that I . . . → Read More: Go Ahead, Double Dog Dare Me

If you look into the sports archive on this site you might notice that all of the posts are about figure skating, save one post about the adorable Shawn Johnson. And if you look into the self-care archive, you’ll notice that most of the content is about the Shredheads Challenge.

And now those two things are coming . . . → Read More: Oh My Word, What Have I Gotten Myself Into?

After the chaos that was last week - with visitors, many family gatherings, the holiday, Laurel’s birthday, few work hours, and Laurel’s rough transition to kindergarten - I was feeling a tad defeated.

This weekend I decided to get back in the driver’s seat. First, I started by asking Jon for help with things I normally . . . → Read More: Oh Yes I Did, Part II

As I’ve charted my journey with the Shredheads, I’ve found that improvisation has been key: swapping up moves that didn’t kill my knees, modifying workouts on days where I had less time. And exploring different types of workouts has proven awesome, both in fitting my mood and my schedule.

I’ve been committed to Jillian Michaels since Day . . . → Read More: Mixing It Up

As those who have been following my Shredhead journey may recall, for the last couple of months I have been mixing up Jillian’s Boost Metabolism and No More Trouble Zones with Angie Stewart and Elise Gulan’s ass kicking (hybrid) yoga. The Shredhead leaders have moved on to training for 5K’s and I must admit that I’ve . . . → Read More: Utterly Hopeless or Just Not Properly Prepared?

Last week I basically threw down the gauntlet publicly to actually don that bikini I bought as part of my personal confidence journey. And while admittedly I did have a moment of pause when I looked at myself in the mirror (I swear to god it elongated me horizontally) I finally said “Hell with it, here . . . → Read More: Oh Yes I Did

As you may know, since March I’ve been a devoted member of the Shredheads, and following the tagline (I designed that hot logo btw… do you like it?), I’ve been avenging my waistline and kicking ass.

Truly, I have. I haven’t documented the best photo evidence and I’m lacking the quantitative measurement of a scale (more on . . . → Read More: As Good As It Gets