The Next Step
The First Step I am sure I have broken a record on the amount of weight loss and exercise books and literature I have consumed through the years. Every couple […]
Supporting Your New Goals
I have to keep reminding myself of why I started this challenge in the first place. When starting a new goal, it is important to have a system of support in […]
Scaling Back to Scale UP
Day 16 of 90. 8 pounds down, many more to go! Scaling Back My overarching goal this week is to scale back. That’s scaling back on food, portion sizes, commitments, […]
Love, Drive, and Desire
Untamed and Unafraid This past week has been all kinds of disappointing and stressful. I have had some success; I am down 6 pounds and I have met my daily […]
Same old, Same old
Have you ever found yourself in the same position that you started from? Whether it’s trying to lose the same the 30 pounds you lost two years ago or (another) […]
Healthy Les – Grocery List
The grocery store can be a scary place when you are on a budget or watching your diet. So, I went armed: I had my list of things to pick […]
April Fresh – A Healthy Les
Day 1 – April 16, 2012. Completed First Workout of 90. I hope that you enjoyed the first series of 2012 – The Tru Story: Explicit. The next series will […]
Trayvon: Social Injustice or Racial Injustice?
Clipped from: news.gather.com (share this clip) Social injustice versus Racial injustice? That’s the question that I keep trying to answer in my head. In fact, as more and more evidence, […]
ANN ARBOR SCHOOLS: The importance of parent involvement: NAAPID 2012 at Slauson Middle School (with slideshow)
By Leslie McGraw, A2 Journal, Heritage News, Feb. 16, [email protected]: @LesGo4It Slauson Middle School in Ann Arbor was one of several schools in the district that provided a special celebration […]
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Storytelling, Reading, and Entrepreneurs Celebrated at the Ypsi Library Read-In
By Leslie McGraw, A2 Journal, Heritage News Feb.10, [email protected]: @LesGo4It Each year, upwards of a million people participate in the National African American Read-In during the month of February to […]
New Year, Another Calendar, Different Goals
I have never been able to fit within the box. Never. But, in the last few years, I have started to embrace that. A few years ago, I spent much of […]
Somebody Prayed For Me
I Let “It” Go Christmas morning and table grace have been my only prayer since Friday. I don’t know…no reason really…just been so busy worrying and trying to take care […]
New Year Resolutions: Become a Miracle in Motion
It’s about that time. With 2011 heaving its last heavy sigh, people are ready to commit, recommit, and become resolute in their goals. How do we find a way to […]
I QUIT!!!!!
I quit. I Quit. I Quit!! That’s it! I am emotionally drained. Mentally Stressed. Physically Tired.. That’s how my draft post started out on August 24. Fortunately, I did not publish […]
Walking Before the Rain Stops
Last week, a friend and I decided to go walking. Neither of us had noticed it was raining cats and dogs outside. On my way to her house the rain seemed […]
Back in Love
So. I am reading this book “The Power to Reinvent Yourself” with a group of folks at my church. I think the book has a wealth of knowledge no matter […]
What To Do During a Storm
Last night, during what seemed like a moderate storm, the biggest sturdiest tree in my backyard succumbed to the destructive winds. When the tree came crashing down on my shed, […]
Michigan Mom Brings Breast Cancer Awareness in Life and Death
Michigan Mom Brings Breast Cancer Awareness in Life and Death Update! 8/27/11 Guestbook is up and ready to sign: http://www.chfuneral.com/View%20Obituaries.htm Save the money on cards and roses and help […]
Leslie’s New Year
For the most part birthdays were always great growing up. Plenty of food. Plenty of attention. Plenty of cake. My eighteenth birthday was a page out of a dream with […]