How Much is Too Much?

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Friday night two of our kids (one is away at a retreat) and my husband and I went to the Kane County Cougars game. Since the Cougars are now the Single A affiliate of the Cubs, the ballpark itself has undergone slight changes – the concession stands now have Sheffield, Addison or Wrigley in the titles and you see Cubs’ logos around. Kinda fun and I’m sure it’s great marketing for them, being right in the suburbs and all.

Unfortunately, we sat just to the left of an aisle and spent the entire game looking at people’s butts, because apparently sitting still and watching a game is frowned upon in this establishment!!! Lesson learned. I will pick seats to the RIGHT of the aisle next time.20130617-114735.jpg
sunshiny me and the boy enjoying some minor league bball.

The rest of the weekend, I listened to the Cubs games while balancing the checkbooks and cleaning, watched some boxing and read the latest issue of ESPN magazine. And of course I watched the Blackhawks!!! Oh, these overtime games – they’re going to stress us all out! Good sports weekend overall. Actually, super good sporty weekend – with lots of time to listen and watch sports. I don’t think that was too much?!? I also worked out doing weights and treadmill time.

On the eating front: I’m five days from being finished with the Whole30. Coincidentally, I had to have my potassium checked with a blood test for a doctor’s appointment, and it was high. This morning at the appointment, she was questioning whether I workout at all, whether I hydrate and drink water at all and how I eat. OH MY WORD.

People, I cannot undersell how discouraging this was. Here I am, having eaten the healthiest I have in forever and my doctor literally said, “I don’t know if that way of eating is the right choice.” Oh, and by the way, “stop eating bananas.” So, yes, all my little dissenters, you can feel all proud of yourselves for thinking, Seeeee???? It doesn’t matter how you eat, we’re all gonna die and have high potassium levels.

Now – for realz? You know what I did? I came home and ate some eggs right away so I wasn’t hungry. Because I was thisclose to having a little breakdown and just giving up with only FIVE DAYS TO GO. So I filled up. Then I texted my friend who knows this particular doctor and complained and then I told my husband. The End. Tips for keeping it realz when you’re on a mission: ASK FOR HELP/ENCOURAGEMENT and TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO MAKE A GOOD/RIGHT CHOICE. Don’t delay, make a good choice IMMEDIATELY to renew your resolve. Regarding the doctor, it’s not a big deal, and frankly, I think she was overreacting and I still maintain my eating habits have been healthy lately and I think the spike in potassium was caused by the caffeine and banana I had eaten that morning. Lesson learned. Carry on.

One Week Left of “I’m No Fun to Eat Out With” Kelli

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It’s 3 o’clock and I’m cooking meat. I’m hungry. This is totally my fault, but it’s da truth.

I’m on Day 23 of Whole30 eating. Mainly this is just eating healthy foods – fish, meat, veggies and some fruit and healthy fats including nuts and avocados. It’s meant avoiding dairy, sugar and any processed foods and carbs (no bread, pasta, rice or beans). (Find more on the program here)

Mainly, there have been awesome outcomes from following The Plan:
-I am sleeping so well. I thought this was crazy when I saw other people mentioning this, but it’s true! Yummmm…. sleepytime.
-My skin is clearing up on its own. I got struck with adult acne  - acne worse than I ever had as a teen. It sucks!! I am working with a dermatologist to help with it, but I also have noticed my symptoms have eased up during the Whole30.
-I never ever get that feeling of being stuffed and sick. I love that. I love feeling good and satiated, but not pukey after eating. Yay, not pukey!
-There is definitely a feeling of victory over doing this. Not a smug victory feeling? Just a personal growth victory cheer inside of me! There is NOTHING that could stop me now. NOTHING. And I always pray that discipline I’ve learned through food issues will spill over and I’ll apply them to life issues. There’s a person in my life that is like a cupcake – I wish so much I could learn to say no to them. But I say yes, and then I regret it immediately and it never ends well for me and I’m clearly being used. It’s a tough one. And I’m hoping the strength I feel through this victory, will make me feel strong enough to say, “no! go away, cupcake!!!”

There HAVE been some small negative things:
-I am hungry sometimes – but this is not the fault of the program, it is MY fault. Sometimes my rule follower psyche gets all… STUCK. And I literally don’t want to eat or can’t force myself to eat, because there’s that part that is tired of the list of No’s, instead of focusing on the Yes’s. I start waking up and skipping breakfast and not eating until lunch. Yesterday I didn’t eat until 3. It was not good. (Although, I know some people espouse fasting until noon or later… so it’s not terrible, but since it is a psychological thing that gets twisted in my brain, I’m not comfortable with it.)
-My digestion was messed up for a while. We don’t need to discuss it. And for a couple days right at the beginning, I felt sick and had no energy.
-I can’t stop dreaming about swimming in caramel. Dude, I’m saying NO! to self about 1,345,340.6 times a day. That gets OLD. And then you start thinking, really? Of course I should be saying no to a cupcake, but to a piece of string cheese??? Really? Stupid plan! Stupid ME! Stupid idea! Stupid world and all the people in it! 
It gets really dramatic in the cookie aisle of Target.

When we went out to our favorite Mexican restaurant last night, the guy (who knows us by now) was super friendly and asked if I was getting my usual. I explained I was on a 30 day food challenge and we had a great conversation about the whole plan. He was MORE THAN willing to help me make sure what I was eating was plan compliant. He even brought me iced tea he brews for himself, to make sure I got quality tea. Super nice of him. He said he wished he could try something like this and succeed – so it was fun for me to encourage him to give it a go.

Spread the love, not the butter. errrr… something like that!!!

Have you ever done a strict eating plan for a period of time? How’d you feel? Were you proud of yourself?? Did it help you be strong enough to say NO to the cupcake person in your life?? 

Winner! And Amazing Race Phil

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Regarding this week’s $20 gift card giveaway: The winner was Number 3 – which is my brother. Jeff. Jeff won. My brother won my contest.

Irony, anyone? Jeff, you won! Yay, you! I’m totally sure you want the money for the spice store, right? Ha.

Moving on – Yesterday I did the treadmill for my workout and flipped on the tv to see Phil Keoghan riding a bike. Phil is the host of The Amazing Race – only the most awesome reality show EVER. And Phil seems like a genuinely nice guy who can say “massage” in the strangest, best way ever. So I stopped on the show and started watching.

Turns out Phil rode coast to coast, back in 2009, to raise money for MS and then produced an hour and a half documentary about it called The Ride. You meet his dad – who drove the van along, carrying supplies and pulling a beautiful Airstream! *Have we discussed my love for Airstreams?* Very cool. Phil’s friends and his wife join him off and on during the trip and lots of people meet up with him at different stops.

What I Liked: After watching Phil ride a bike across America, you still end up liking the guy. Even in his sick/hit-the-wall moments, you could tell he had a good spirit and good motivation for doing the ride. His interactions with his dad and wife are filled with humor, but also genuine love.

I love a good athletic endeavor and just seeing him accomplish such a mission was inspiring – and even inspired me to keep plugging along on my workout!

What I Didn’t Like: Nothing. It was all good. It IS an hour and a half of watching someone ride a bike – so I don’t know that I would have sat there and just watched it start to finish without doing something else… so maybe I’d recommend this for watching during a workout.

Highly recommend to my fellow Amazing Race/Phil fan friends!

The Ride is available via Netflix (not streaming – DVD) or via iTunes. I caught it airing on Showtime. More info on the film (and Phil!) is on Phil’s site at No Opportunity Wasted.

One Note At a Time

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This is a song I’m working on learning on the piano:

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It’s not an easy song for me, but it’s not beyond my ability. And I’m not at all suggesting I’m the best piano player around – but I can pick up a piece of music and play it. And I kept thinking how it’s funny that if you had never seen sheet music before, would you expect to sit down and play it? So why do we do the same thing with fitness issues? Getting discouraged that we’re not a super fast runner, or giving up when we can only use 8 pound weights on that exercise or, oh my goodness!, we didn’t lose a pound after doing 30 minutes of the elliptical… so we give up.

Learning things in the gym or running on a trail or biking up a hill apply to learning anything. It’s just that, for some reason, we don’t think of it the same way.

Here’s a little breakdown of what I mean for you:

You know why I can sight read music pretty well? It’s not because I’m a natural or “you’re so lucky!” or (as I’ve heard before) “you just get to play at church because you’re the pastor’s daughter.” (riiiiight… thank you for that, people.) I didn’t wake up one morning and decide I was going to play Beethoven. No, I invested in learning how to play Beethoven.
-Because I took lessons for approximately 13 years of my life. Once a week lessons – dedicated learning – being taught by someone who was more advanced than I was.
-Because I practiced. You know the 10,000 hours rule espoused by Malcolm Gladwell? I’m not quite sure I made it to 10,000 hours of practicing… but, hey, I had to be up there somewhere! It took practice. It took time.
-Because I learned the fundamentals. You don’t play Beethoven without knowing your scales. Well, you could, I suppose, but knowing your scales and arpeggios and fingering makes it all flow so much easier.
-Because I had parents pushing me to stick with it and be consistent.
-Because I’ve put myself into situations where I had to sink or swim. I’ve played funerals and weddings and a really fun lunch for really old men and Miss Wisconsin! ha. And the point is, all that practicing is fine for your own enjoyment and so forth, but it also is good to test your mettle. What can you do when push comes to shove? I’ve both messed up majorly (and stopped… looked at the audience and said, “I”m so sorry… I’m going to start that over again.”) and I’ve also performed to my expectations. I try to always say yes to opportunities to play because I think it’s good experience and a good challenge.
… And makes you go back to the second thing I listed up there: You go back and practice some more.

How about looking at fitness goals as real and important and lessons we need to learn? How about giving it priority in your life? Have you tried that…. really, reallllly tried it? Find someone – trainer or educated friend – to help you with the fundamentals, practice, test yourself, ask for help, practice some more…

You can do it.

Pro Athlete Go! Song

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Today? I wanted to show you a little something I’m QUITE proud of. Ready?20130610-211313.jpg

See those little tiny marks on my hand? They’re calluses! It’s okay to have calluses on your hands, just don’t get them on your soul. I know it’s weird to be proud of them, but I totally am, because it means I’m working and getting stronger.

Hey! So, you have your song picked out, right? You know, you’re about to enter the ring and you are in your own world, listening to your “Get Pumped!” song… what’s it gonna be? Every athlete needs one! And even just to get yourself fired up on a Tuesday when the Monday was such a stupid Monday (not that I’m talking about myself here… ahem…) You gotta have your go-to “I’m a Fighter!” song…

Here’s mine: and I want to know yours!

Monday Morning Matters

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First, let’s get this taken care of: BLACKHAWKSSSS!!!!!

Secondly: CLICK HERE to enter to win $20 to my favorite spice store (Or to Amazon.com – your choice). It would make me delightfully happy to have people enter to win. Because I love giving things away.

Thirdly: Read my review of Kevin James’ movie Here Comes the Boom HERE because I actually think it was a good movie to watch with kids during summer break. The Boy and I have plans to watch it again.

Fourthly: Last Saturday was our 5K Race! The three of us ran it together, but let’s be clear: They ran by me out of kindness, because they ignored my request that “Pineapple” be the safety word. “Pineapple!” I said, hoping they’d just go save themselves from the disaster that was me. But noooo… They stayed right there. They were awesome to run with and we had a great morning. Having the element of other people do the race with me was kinda cool – and I will do it again.

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I clearly had not prepared for it properly so my time was not good. But it’s what I deserved, so I’m okay with it. It also lit my little fire again and I’ve made up a schedule for the week of working out… because somehow I have to balance doing yoga, kettlebell and running. Oh, and mothering, and daughtering and friending and wifing and summering… Quite the mix!20130610-101306.jpg
I need to work on my crafting skillz – this chart needs glitter!

Next – Food. Ugh. I’m on Day 19 of the Whole30 program (30 days of no processed foods at all). This has been the hardest diet/food thing I’ve done. And yes, I know I did it to myself. And yes, no matter how much I whine, I will do it. And yes, I’m trying to limit my whining. But this morning I was awakened out of my dream – and the dream was that someone was reading the dessert menu out loud to me. I was so mad to wake up before they finished the description of the peanut butter and chocolate pie!!!

I also texted my friend and requested he eat cheese for me so I could enjoy it vicariously. That’s how desperate I am. Ha.

The good thing is, you can eat as much as you want at meals! So it hasn’t been terribly hard to do? But on the other hand, I definitely am stuck in a rut of what I’m eating and am bored to death with the taste of meat. And I think if another egg crosses my path, I’m going to kill it. Like, kill it by throwing it out into the busy road. Yeah… that’s what I’m gonna do! Die, egg, die!!!!

Also, this weekend, my body just revolted against food. The problem is, when I get into strict eating mode, I do this thing where I eventually just eat less and less. And I’m pretty sure I’m not getting enough calories. I don’t want to eat. I get dehydrated. Not sure how to recover. Feeling physically not up to par, has turned my normally competitive self into this Zen, “Que sera, sera” girl that I don’t even recognize. It’s weird.

On the plus side: My sleeping has been amaaaaaaayyyyyzing. Like, so good. Sleeping through the night. Falling asleep quickly. Waking up energized. It kinda rocks. And I have had high energy throughout the day. So the benefits ARE there. We shall see what happens, I guess!

Sports Movie: Here Comes the Boom

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Last night, the kids and I watched Kevin James’ movie Here Comes the Boom. Other than a ridiculous name – it actually turned out to be a great family sports movie.

James plays the character of Scott Voss, a biology teacher who’s basically checked out of actually teaching – he shows up late, tells a student “what’s the point? You’re not going to use this anyway” and naps during class. When the school wants to cut the music program due to lack of funds, Scott decides to do what he can to help raise money to save it. Mainly because it’s his friend, Marty (Played by Henry Winkler), who is the orchestra conductor, who will lose his job over this.

As a side job, Scott teaches a US Citizenship class and meets a retired UFC fighter, Niko (Played by real life MMA champ, Bas Rutten – who I think was a definite highlight in the movie.) When Scott finds out he could make money even if he loses in an MMA fight, he decides this is how he’s going to raise money to save the music program.

This movie was filled with lessons – but doesn’t get preachy. The main lesson was not to quit – Scott easily gives up a couple times by releasing his grip (because in his head, losing is okay, because you still win some money)… but learns that giving it his all is the way to go. The other big lesson was about Scott’s friendship with Marty. The fact that he was willing to put himself out there and on the line for his friend – great lesson in giving to others.

There’s a great scene where Scott gets inspired to really teach the students again and gives a speech about how a cell will become stagnant, thinking the other cells will pick up the work. But that just leads to decay. So one cell starts moving and starts getting the other cells dancing around too – and, yes, this leads to more of the good Kevin James dancing you’ve come to know and love – and eventually the organism is on fire and moving once again!

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What I liked: My kids are 13, 11 and 9 and they all liked it. There was minimal language (less than you would hear on TV, actually). I love Kevin James (we watch reruns of King of Queens almost every night. Oh, and the theme song is my alarm in the morning. Fun fact!). And the character of Niko was endearingly funny… A really good bounce off of Kevin James’ humor. Oh, I’ll say it – Niko was great… I’m a fan of Bas just from this movie alone and have begun googling him to learn more. Hilarious character.

What I Didn’t Like: Not much, other than maybe the fact that the movie isn’t exactly deep or super intellectual. But who cares? It’s an MMA movie! For kids!
What other parents might not like is that there are definitely scenes of MMA fighting “violence”. Kicks to the head, blood, cuts, fight scenes that are realistic. The real UFC organization supported the movie and I think that lends some credibility to some of the scenes. (If credibility is what you’re looking for in a Kevin James movie!) This didn’t bother me, because my kids are older and I asked them if they were okay with it and they said, “YEAH!!! That’s so cool!!” The time we all covered our ears and sang, “Lalalala” was when Scott’s friend, played by Selma Hayek, pops his dislocated shoulder back into the socket. Ha. That apparently was where we drew the line as to what we can handle seeing.

There were a couple jokes about fertility and Scott’s brother’s family is pretty chaotic with the husband and wife yelling at each other and using some questionable parenting techniques – but it was overdone in a way that made it funny… And, again, nothing I wasn’t comfortable with my older kids hearing.

Interestingly enough, there were a couple scenes with overt spirituality – including when Scott has his citizenship class bow their heads until the AA prayer is finished in the classroom next door. And Scott’s new trainer and teammates all stop for a moment before a dinner while the lead guy gives a speech about Genesis 32 and Jacob fighting with the angel. This is a turning point in the movie, because it shows that now the team is behind Scott and it motivates Scott to continue fighting for his friend. It’s not done in a disrespectful way at all. Maybe a little non-contextual, but um… we’re analyzing a family comedy here.

I will definitely watch this movie again with my boy. And maybe that’s my bottom line of the review. This is a movie you can watch with your 9 year old son and be happy and laugh together and also turn it into a discussion of sticking with it and doing what you can to help a friend. Both lessons I’m a huge fan of!

Business: Don’t forget to enter to win a $20 gift card to The Spice Store – one of my favorite stores in the world – Read HERE on how to enter.

Cooking With the Boy

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This is me and my boy.
Never mind that this is directly after I got home from a workout and I look like it.
This is my cohort in cooking. My buddy in basting. My son in soufflé-ing.

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I’m sharing this easy recipe because 1) My cousin asked for help in learning how to make good, juicy chicken. Hi, Beth! Here’s an easy option for you! I’ve been making variations of it for years. 2) It’s Healthy! 3) It’s super easy to adjust amounts and make enough to have leftovers to eat cold the next day. Yum! and 4) because I felt like doing a little giveaway… read on!

You’ll need coconut oil or butter, grainy (gluten-free if you want) mustard (any sort of Dijon mustard would work), 12-15 chicken thighs or drumsticks, salt and pepper and another spice to add…or my favorite spice blend- which we’ll discuss in a minute. Preheat the oven to 425 and you’re ready to go!

All you have to do is melt about 1/4 cup of butter or coconut oil. Then you add about 2 Tbsp grainy mustard. I get Trader Joe’s kind… it is soooo good, and very mustard-y tasting. This butter and mustard amount is what you’re going to adjust if you’re making more for leftover… Just guess. You can do it.

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That was The Boy mixing the butter and mustard. Doesn’t he make it look fun? 20130605-173341.jpg

Next, get out the pastry brush and paint the chicken with the butter and mustard, kids! 20130605-173408.jpg

Then add a little black pepper.

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Then you add about 1-2 tsp kosher salt and 1ish teaspoons of any spice you like that goes with chicken. Ideas are parsley, or sage or rosemary or thyme-sing along now!!-anyway, I’m bored listing spices. Figure it out.

What I do is use this wonderful already-mixed spice blend called Sel de Provence! Oh man, this stuff is amazing! It’s a mix of salt and herbs de Provence. I bought it from The Spice House in Geneva. Love love love that store. Stay tuned – cuz at the end of this post, y’all have a chance to win a little gift certificate to buy yo’ own spicey spice!

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I use about 2-3 tsp of this seasoning. Depends on how much I’m making. This is probably a lot. But I like it.

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Then, bake for about 40-45 minutes and voila! You’ve got dinner! serve with some veggies and you’re all healthy and stuff. Got that, Beth? Good. The chicken is crispy, but juicy. Oh man…Delish.

Now, for the giveaway – tell me your easiest dinner recipe or just say hi! in the comments below and you’ll be entered to win a $20 gift certificate to The Spice House. You can visit the store or order online at The Spice House. They have stores in Geneva, Evanston and Milwaukee. Be sure to visit sometime. I could go on and on about the spices I’ve tried from there… oh, and yes, I’m easy to buy for from the store. Go buy me a present.

After you’ve eaten dinner, of course.

Contest ends midnight on Monday. And if you’re the winner, and don’t want the card for a spice store, you can choose Amazon.com.

Ask For My Advice, You’re Gonna Get It

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A random post:

- Cubs lost. Blackhawks lost. Who even cares what the White Sox did… but I’m sure they lost. Bad sports day in town yesterday.

-I ran with some friends yesterday. It was my first time I ever ran with other people, other than my brother, who says things like, “If you stop running before you cross this bridge, that means you let Obama win.” This makes no sense. But it makes me run.

For some reason, my throat completely closed up and I just couldn’t relax enough to catch my breath. Grrr. Frustrating. But it’s okay, too! Because, actually, even though I say I don’t like running? I kinda do. And I wish I was good at it. So the little moment of defeat I felt kinda inspired me. Because defeat can always be beat. Can I get an Amen?
I think my favorite quote from Eric from the day was, “You have the heart of a champion for about 20 seconds.” Made me laugh. So true, so true… (But, on second thought, Tabata intervals do play a large part in all my gym training – 20 seconds on and then 10 seconds rest -apparently I’m making up a new sport called Tabata Running.)

-When you turn a List Follower/Goal Creating Demon (me) into a worker outer and healthy eater-er, there is SUCH a temptation to tell everyone around you what they should be doing. But I really don’t give “advice” unless I’m asked for it. This even applies to my husband – even though we love each other oh so much, it’s not my job to be his mother. BUT, the other day he said if I did my side of a deal, he would follow my workout and eating plan for him for 30 days. Well, well, well… so you need my help then, mister? My Patience has paid off…Evil Plan set into place…
“What are we gonna do today, Brain?”
“Same thing we do every day, Pinky, take over the WORLD.”

I’m totally his Coach for 30 days and…ohhhh… it’s gonna be good! Mawhahahahahaha….

-For dinner, I remembered we had a coupon for Fresh D’Lite, a place that serves healthy fast food.

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For those in the area, it’s located at Geneva Commons and I would recommend it. He had the chicken sandwich and pita chips. I had an Angus Burger sans bun and cheese, orange slices and we shared the tomato basil soup. By “we shared”, I mean I made him eat all the cheese off the top! Their meat is pastured and no antibiotics/stuff added to anything… all fresh. Good option to have for a dinner out! (We had a Restaurant.com deal for it, so we paid $13 for food and drinks. They had kid food options, too – so try it out sometime!)

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I admitted to the girl what I was doing with the Paleo/Whole30 and she was super nice in assuring me what was in what I was choosing to eat and how all their foods are made there, etc. I didn’t make a big deal out of it – but I did ask questions, because…well… because I like asking questions.

The End

 

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June Swoon

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Oh, June. He’s like the friendly, popular kid at school everyone wants to be around. All warm and friendly and ‘hey! let’s go have a party!’ Then you realize he’s looking at you and oh…. swoon. I love June. We get along fabulously.

Here are my goals for me and June: 

1. Get this stupid 5K over with! This Saturday is 5K day. I’m running it with my friends, Eric and Aimee. Eric is a capital “R”, Runner. I am capital “N”, Not. But I’m all inspired…

…mostly because he said if my time is good enough, the morning will hold the reward of going out to breakfast.

2. I am Day 12 into the Whole30 program. This is a strict, 30 days of (again, strict) Paleo eating. Like, when your husband brings you an iced tea from Starbucks on a Tuesday morning and you’re like, oh man, this is EXACTLY what I wanted! Thank you so much!! And then you sip it and it has been sweetened, you kindly, politely, oh so gingerly state, “but…. but this is sweetened. Sweetened is not allowed.” Trying to not whine(because it wasn’t HIS fault, they got the order wrong), “oh, that’s okay, no problem… Chloe {daughter} will love it. I’ll save it for her.” But on the inside, you’re crying… “No, no, this is NOT fair! I want ICED TEA. Iced tea and June go together like… like, my 9yo boy and dirt! They go together like a running playlist and Linkin Park! They Belonggggggg….”

I put it in the fridge. Made myself some UNsweetened coffee and carried on. So the goal? Complete the Whole30. 18 more days, no big.  I can do this.

3. Two doctor appointments are coming up that I need to go to. Nothing major – just always good to get a 10,000 mile check-up, right? But I hate making appointments. And I hate doctor offices, because I have had some not-so-good experiences.  - if you want, I can tell you the story of The Day I Threw Up in Four Different Bathrooms in One Doctor Visit. But if I’m going to keep saying I’m working out and eating right for health? Then I want to get that blood test and I want to get that blood pressure tested and see whaddup and if it’s helping. Right? Why keep treading the waters if you’re drowning anyway.  <—{sorry, that was the morbid part of me coming out there.} Can I kindly suggest YOU go to the doctor, too? I know it’s scary, especially if you’ve gone through bad health situations for you or your loved one. And I know the cancer word threat is super scary. And I know it’s not comfortable. But take care of yourself. Speak up. Ask questions. Don’t delay. The End.

4. Keep it under control. You know that happy June relationship I have? It also throws me off, I get high! I get happy! I get excited that the kids aren’t in school and we go on summer outings! I eat al fresco (oh my word – I’m never happier!)! I stop working out – start eating – gain weight – It all gets a little loosey-goosey. I start singing Sinatra:

I’ve got the world on a string
I’m sitting on a rainbow
Got the string around my finger
What a world, what a life – I’m in love
Life is a beautiful thing
As long as I hold the string
I’d be a silly so-and-so
If I should ever let it go

So…. Dear Me,

Stay Calm.

Love,
Me

How about you? Got any Fitness-y June Goals? Let me know! Go! Fight! Win!