Health & Wellness by Lexa's Journal

My mission in life is to not merely survive, but to thrive: and do so with passion, compassion, humor, and style. – Maya Angelou

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An eternal optimist, always wearing a smile. Must haves: sunshine, fitness (jogging, weight training, & CrossFit), reading, good food, writing, music, and fun with family and friends.

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  • 10 Things To Try Instead of Making A New Year’s Resolution

    10 Things To Try Instead of Making A New Year’s Resolution

    The scale says I weigh 151.1 pounds. So what! I have weighed less but looked worse. Lol! At 49 1/2, I’m fit, healthy, and am in the best shape of my life. 🙂 Women are obsessed with their weight. Each day thousands of women choose to skip meals, pop diet pills, or start some fad…

  • Balancing Fitness

    Just when I think I have this balance thing down something else gets added (by me of course) to the mix!  Lol! If you follow Lexa’s Journal, you know that in May I competed in my first, and what I thought would be my “only” figure competition. “One and done,” is what I said.  Whelp!!!…

  • Summer Fitness Fun

    Fitness should not be boring and mundane.  Staying in shape is about having fun and finding creative ways to workout. By now, everyone should know to take the stairs instead of elevators or escalators, but it goes further than that. Hubby worked today so it was only me and B’Dazzle.  After an hour of football…

  • Behind The Scenes

    Two days post competition turned out to be a perfect and my last day of “cheating.”  Lol! A personal day off from work gave me time to enjoy a spa day. I took my son to school and immediately drove to the spa for a day of pampering with a girlfriend. The Hot Rock Massage…

  • Saturday’s WOD

    The CrossFit games are going on strong and so am I. I see that the 14.3 was a beast!  While I am missing out on this round of the games, there will be others. It has been nearly two weeks since completing my last WOD, so I was highly motivated to get to this morning’s…

  • Hasta La Vista To Two Favorites

    “You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” ― Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court The imagination is a powerful force?  Creativity, ingenuity, and unlimited possibilities occur as a result of positive usage of the imagination. However, negative energy can lead the imagination to produce fear, anxiety,…