ThE SuRprIsE CoMmEnTeR oF tHe MoNtH is:

Fancy Cat.

I love me this woman.

In a weird stalker way.

My yammers of love?

I tweet out each day.

Her writing? AMAZING.

“Book deal!!!” I shout.

The way she weaves words

I just DREAM about.

Cat’s love for her family

does leap from the screen.

Two kids. One Cop-husband.

READ! See what I mean…

In person we’ve met.

Two times so far.

Shes same offline as on.

(So * few* people are.)

Her story? Inspiring.

She’s not one to brag.

Shes a weight loss success

“TELL MORE PEOPLE” I nag.

And then there are recipes.

At her site *galore.*

Creative. Fab photos.

Gluten-free & more.

Shes supportive of others.

Shes the first one there.

To share a kind word

and show you she cares.

But the snark? Oh the snark.

In her sar-cas-tic way

She brings out your  best

With the words she does say.

On twitter, on blogs,

and YES in real life.

Cat’s a badass actresswoman

bloggermotherandwife.

I always surmise 

you read who I do.

That youre loving you CAT.

Breakfasttobed, too.

If youre not or just need

more CAT in your day.

Click away. Go there now.

Tell her HI I do say**!

**This will sound entirely bizarre and, in fact , if you know WHY it is happening please to share. I can read Cat’s blog on my PC.  I can read Cat’s blog on my ANDROID.  I caint comment either place.  Once in a rare while I can get a comment in if I type reallyreallyfast, but typically the moment I go to comment the screen goes entirely WHITE.

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MizFit (SuRpRiSe!!) Commenter of the Month…

105 pounds gone!!

Oh how I love Lori.

Ive read her for YEARS.

Ive cheer on her victories.

Ive shared in her tears.

I admire her biking.

She badass. Hardcore.

Her he-bikes-too?! husband

His love for *her* I adore.

She’s a weightloss success.

With much more to offer

She’s always at the ready

With a kind word to proffer.

She’s a foodie weights-lover.

She’s focused and fit.

Yet her thoughtful blog-comments?

These TOP all of it!

Id imagine you know her.

You read her each day.

If you dont–please start now!

You may go!!! CLICK AWAY.

She has no idea she's waiting for you

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MizFit (surprise) Commenter of the Month:

(cick on karen’s lovely locks if youre already READY to leave me for her. I understand.)

Please to me February’s Commenter of the Month the fabulous Waisting Time Karen!

I’ve read her blog since its inception and, for sake of sharing her awesomenessment, I shall pretend you’ve never clicked her way for a visit.

Yet.

Getting the first things out of the way, I experience pangs of envy at time from Karen’s posts and comments.

We’re not too far apart in age, but she’s already raised two amazing boys whereas Im old and tired just getting started.

I adore the way she writes & was heartened to find she’s an editor as well.  She blogs, puts away, rereads, edits and THEN posts.   I do the same (though admittedly it’s more evident in Karen’s flow) and may have cried had I learned her lovely lilting prose went immediately from fingertips to PUBLISH.

She may not see it—but she’s a weight-loss & fitness inspiration.

Shes honest about her perceived shortcomings (one of my faves being her experience with P90x & I like to pretend she never returned to it.  Makes me feel better about myself), her struggle with snacking (especially in the evenings. I can relate), & is always ready with a word of encouragement or NEEDED REMINDER.

And her Thumbs Up Thumbs Down posts? The only big.thumbs.down. I give is to the fact I wasnt creative enough to have thought of it first.

I adore Karen.

Her way of writing, her humor, and the comments she leaves for me…for *us* here.

I appreciate Karen.

I encourage you, if when you opened this post you thought: KAREN WHO??, to click on over and say hello.

I promise you wont be sorry you did…

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MizFit Commenter of the Month goes to….

Ahh People.

Back in the day—if you’ll grant me for this post that 2009 was the day–I did a Commenter of the Month blog post.

I cant speak for you, but I adored these posts.

I reached out to a  consistent commenter (whether she had a blog of her own or not!) and emailed her a list of questions.

Random, serious, snarky, silly, seeking her wisdom kind of questions.

I ceased doing this when *I* became more busy.

I put myself in the place of the reader receiving my email and thought:

I do NOT want to be the proverbial straw which breaks her too life-busy back!  We’re all stretched so thin these days I don’t want to give someone yet ANOTHER assignment.

The thing is, I have missed these posts (again I can’t speak for you. Id love you to speak for you in the comments) so Im bringing them back and would welcome your input as I do.

First, however, I wanna introduce you to JODY.

I wish I could remember when we first met (Ill blame that on the fact MizFit turns 5 next month and not the fact I turned 42.5 yesterday), but I can not.

It feels as though Ive known her forever and yet, as with so many virtual friends, we’ve never met in real life.

Jody is one of the most supportive women Ive ever encountered.

She’s a cheerleader for so many of us.

She’s always the first to congratulate on successes and encourage when we need a kind word.

She makes me believe I can keep getting better as I age.

That I will, as she has, grow stronger, wiser, more loving, and more beautiful inside and out.

Her blog is filled with fitness tips (warning! she’s weights-crazy as I am! I like to think that may be the KEY to her badass physique.), recipes ( yeah. we’re alike here too.), product reviews (she loves those Hokas. Ive never seen those Hokas) & GRATITUDE (this final one is, IMO, the key to staying young at heart).

And she has no idea Im profiling her today.

And that, alone, makes me love this post.

The very thought of her clicking through and stumbling upon it & the very *hope* it will bring a smile to her face as she has done for so many of us.

And yeah. If reading her isnt part of your healthy living routine this misfit firmly believes youre missing out.

Which all leads me back to you.

Are you as slammed busy as I imagine? Would you sigh audibly at an email from me filled with mind-challenging queries like “what celebrity would play you in the movie version of your life?” 

Or are you thisclose to jam-packed yet still have a little bit of time to ponder brain-bending issues like ‘ if you had to choose one meal to eat for breakfast for the rest of your life—what would it be?”

Please to share your wisdom (& Jody love) in the comments below…

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