Every Mile Earned

This is sort of a review. I've not really done reviews so I'm not sure what to include, but here goes... I spent way too much time trying to pick a workout that fit my time schedule (full-time on-line college takes up SO much time because it's ALL reading, plus the assignments. I feel like I'm just teaching myself all these new concepts because there's very little professor interaction. Ok, sorry, mini rant over). Running is the easy part right now of trying to be healthy again. Don’t get me wrong, going through C25K (again) is hard because of how out of shape I am. BUT it's easier for me than trying to pick a good strength training routine. I like parts of everything I find!   I've used Melissa Alcantara and Sandy Sklar in the past, both from the Playbook app, with great success. I especially loved Melissa Alcantara's workouts but they are usually an hour long. There are other workouts I've used too but everything seems to take so much time.  Then I...

 It's been a long time since I sat and stared at this blank page.   SO much has happened since my last post, years ago. Menopause has hit me full force. I started struggling with my weight, memory issues, sleep issues, exhaustion, severe depression, anxiety, and big mood swings, just to name a few symptoms. I finally decided to try hormone replacement. For the most part I feel much better but still not where I want to be yet. I've also had two major surgeries; appendectomy and nephrectomy. The nephrectomy (living donor of my kidney to my sister) was a little over 6 months ago. My remaining  kidney is still working on taking over the function of both. I'm also still trying to figure out a new way of eating. I was used to protein shakes and lots of supplements/powders in my morning smoothies.  The Dr.'s want me to stay away from all of that now because it's not regulated and can contain high amounts of things, like mercury, that can damage my remaining kidney. Get...