The Lyons’ Share Blog
One Step Ahead of Yesterday
We're almost halfway through January, and by now, you may have gone from feeling inspired by all of the New Year's Resolution posts to feeling frustrated that you'll "never" get to where you want to be or that you'll "never" compare to all of those "inspirational"...
7 Great Things I Read This Week
Usually, I sit down to write my blog post, and something comes to me fairly quickly. Either I have it planned (like Monday's big announcement, a new study that I want to discuss, or a recipe I've recently made), or I think about what is going on in my own life,...
(Secretly Healthy) Blueberry-Oat Streusel Muffins
Ever since I was a little kid, I've had the strangest "craving" behavior. I don't get cravings very often ... I'm the type of person that can eat the same thing every day for breakfast 80% of mornings and still get super excited about it. When it comes to dinner,...
How to Increase Exercise Without Getting Injured
I can't start this post without thanking you from the bottom of my heart for the response to my post on living the life I have imagined. Your supportive and encouraging comments, emails, tweets, and messages were so appreciated. I'm pretty sure that was the happiest...
Living the Life I Have Imagined
Each graduating senior in my high school got to paint a shoebox-sized portion of "The Senior Wall," a huge hallway in the middle of the school. Some people painted inside jokes, some people wrote their names and the names of their friends, some of the...
7 Supplements I Currently Take
This post has been on my "Blog Ideas" list for months ... I've been putting it off because I wanted to create a very informative, thorough post, including everything I know about supplements, how to choose your supplements, and more. Once I really thought about that,...
Back-on-Track Bok Choy Delight
It's that time of year when we are all wanting to do something healthy for our bodies, and wanting to feel better about ourselves. This feeling leads a lot of people towards drastic and unhealthy measures ("I swear I'll never touch another 'carb'!" or "I'm doing the...
2000!
Happy New Year! Can you believe it is 2014? Speaking of that ... no, I was not confused when I wrote today's title. For Workout Wednesday today, I want to share a glimpse into my year of running in 2013 ... which involved hitting an all-time high of 2000 miles!...
Taking Responsibility for 2014
I talked yesterday about tips for setting New Year's Resolutions, and gave you an idea of 7 healthy resolutions you might want to try out. But once you have your resolution identified, how do you make it happen? I believe it comes down to just two things: Relentless...
My Thoughts on New Year’s Resolutions (and 7 Lyons’ Share approved Resolutions!)
Are you among the 45% of Americans who usually make New Year's Resolutions? I usually do, but I admit I have mixed feelings about them. On the one hand, I'm all about people setting goals to improve their lives (47% of resolutions are self-improvement-related, and...