I have had a hard time getting in my workouts the last three weeks.  That’s not to say I didn’t get any exercise because I painted and cleaned for two weeks but I  just only a couple of formal workouts.  I sort of miss them so I have looked ahead and have planned my workouts […]

My birthday is in one week.  A few months ago I boldly stated that I would be giving myself a pair of size 26 jeans for my present.  Instead, I think I’m going to just give myself some love because the size 26 isn’t going to happen at least not without ripping or suffocating.   […]

I lost two pounds last week without “working out” or “dieting” (a word I very much dislike but that’s another post).  Yep, two pounds.  I even went out for Chinese, Baja Fresh, Subway, and El Pollo Loco throughout the week.  I don’t have an abnormally high metabolism or find some “secret”.  I have to work […]

(source) A friend posted this article on Facebook yesterday from Time Magazine Why Exercise Won’t Make You Thin.  I commented on FB but thought I’d expand more on my little slice of cyber space.  It’s a long article but the gist of it is that exercise alone won’t make you thin because exercising increases hunger […]

The Cabinet is the cabinet above my fridge,  It is where we store my gum, back-up coffee, party trays, loads of napkins from Costco, our kid’s income (No allowance in this house…they earn money with chores.) and……The Sugar Saturday Candy.  Not long ago, there were some candy corns in a zipplock baggy in The Cabinet. […]

I talked about the how’s and why’s of sane meals but I think it’s important to discuss the meal/day after.  For some of you this won’t apply.  You can have your sane meal or day and the happily return to your healthy plan no problem.  For people like me, the song of the siren gets […]

On Monday I wrote about why I decided to call what most people refer to as cheats or free days “sane meals”.  To recap, sane meals takes on two meanings serving two purposes.  One including sane meals in my weekly plan makes it easier more enjoyable to stick to a healthy food plan all week.  But […]

Many people use free meals, reward meals or cheat meals (or days) as a way to indulge in fun foods or enjoy Aunt Sally’s apple pie a la mode without guilt.  I use this strategy too but I don’t like to refer to them as free, rewards, or cheats.  The opposite  of free is imprisoned or […]

The other day my family and I went into a little gelato shop after visiting our alma mater Westmont College.  Over the past year and a half, I’ve learned to deal with these little occurrences without much grief but for some reason this particular trip was different.  The flavors of gelato lined up in the […]

Time for another treadmill workout.  I really like this but it’s really hard to emulate on the ground.  If you don’t have a treadmill try this in a park or this sprint workout instead. 20 Minute Interval Treadmill Workout Warm Up 2 Minute 30 Second – Walk at 15% incline. Workout 1 Minute: Jog – […]