About soozQNL

I'm an ex-pat who lived in The Netherlands from 2004-2010, a runner and fitness buff, cat owner, mom, and shoe aficionado. Not necessarily in that order.
In my spare time I write a blog about my experiences as an ex-pat and my reflections on returning to the US and living in New York City for the first time in my life.

A Fitness View from the Trenches

portion-control

If you are old enough to remember the Presidential Physical Fitness tests in elementary school, I was one of those kids who only managed a bronze award  - once.  I could never manage to run the 600-yard run.  In my teens, I put on weight and at one point weighed about 20 pounds more than I do now.  I was not a star athlete, to say the least.Somewhere in my mid 20’s I started to get More…