The fabulous women behind the website Fit Bottomed Girls have been doing a series called “My Fitness Truths”. I. Love. Them! Each one shows something different and it really got the wheels churning in my brain. What would I list out as my own personal fitness truths? Well, I will take a stab at it this fine morning!

I would rather look like I work for my body than starve for it.

I’ve done the deprivation thing and it’s not a good look for me. Every body is different, but I like a little muscle definition on my frame! Let Hollywood emphasize whatever they want…I’ll still feel proud of my arms.

My workouts aren’t social time. Well, besides at conferences.

It’s my time to get alone with my thoughts…not chat with other moms at the gym.

Change begets change. You want progress? Push the limit. Switch it up. Go past the comfort zone. Don’t fear change. Change is good.

I love to sweat.

I know you don’t have to sweat for a good workout…but it sure feels good when you do.

My body deserves respect. It deserves care.

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God gave it to me to house something much more important…I better treat it well with nutritious foods and regular movement.

Yes, I like to workout. Yes, I like to eat healthy. That doesn’t mean I can’t also love on some frozen yogurt or enjoy a lazy day.

Healthy living is more than diet and workouts.

You won’t get to your deathbed wishing you weighed 10 pounds less or had a flatter stomach all those years ago. You will cast your thoughts to the love and memories you created. Don’t forget those in a fit, whole life.

Don’t. Give. Up. From escaping binge eating to racing a half marathon…don’t give up. You are stronger than you think.

And when all else fails, picture a “Hammer Time” flash mob.

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I woke up in a crabby mood this morning. My “ow ow ow” run didn’t particularly help things. I think I just needed some good food to resolve the cranky pants issue at hand.

In my wildest dreams we could have the fresh fruit of summer with the fall weather and traditions, plus the goodies of holiday baking. I scored two out of three of those today. Fall weather has decided to go AWOL for the time being.

Now that the temperatures have soared back up in the 90s I want the fresh, sweetness of summer fruits. I sadly know things like fresh berries and peaches will soon form a distant memory in my mind, so I have decided to do my dang best at eating them in mass quantity before I let that happen.

I find fresh peaches so finicky. They stay hard as a rock and not nearly juicy enough for what seems like for-ev-er and then suddenly turn into rotten mush. I thought my last of three peaches from my groceries this week would have bit the dust by this morning. Imagine my delight when I discovered the perfect juicy peach. Half of that sucker went right atop my oats along with some berries.

The other half went right into my belly, of course. I needed something to occupy my mouth while my breakfast cooked nuked.

The perfect breakfast. I shall miss you, fruit, in the coming fall and winter months! Thank goodness for Honeycrisp apples to ease my woes.

And for holiday/seasonal baking. It makes me smile. So, I will bust open a can of pumpkin (pumpkin pie mix fail has been resolved!) and bake up a pumpkin good even with things still teetering between summer and fall. Fall themed baking and fresh summer produce all in one day? Yes, it’s what dreams are made of.

Just like this Pumpkin Carrot Cake Bread.

Oh, ho ho. You read that right. I had mad cravings for carrot cake muffins…and then for pumpkin bread. Let’s allow the two to meet, get a little frisky, and craft this love baby. It may have ruined dinner because I couldn't stop "taste-testing", but it was sooo worth it.

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Moral of the story: Good food can definitely mend a sour attitude. Especially when it features the best of both worlds.

• What would the season of your dreams look like? Activities, foods, etc?
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