artichokes!!!!!  Leave’em out if ya don’t like’em. This is one of my last minute “I don’t know what to cook” recipes because the ingredients are all staples in my kitchen.  It’s that easy and quick and most importantly good for you.  And honestly I don’t really know if you can even call this Chicken Piccata. […]

A man who wants to do something will find a way; a man who doesn’t will find an excuse. – Stephen Dolley Jr I love making lists and unfortunately my list of excuses is probably one of my longest lists.  For years, I made up all sorts of excuses of why I couldn’t lose weight, get […]

I have two treadmills.  One I bought and one that was given to me for free.   The one I bought broke.  Go figure. It’s been a while since I’ve posted a treadmill workout so here ya go.  I like intervals, they make the time go by faster. 20 Minute Interval Treadmill Workout Warm up […]

This morning my husband tells me he had a dream about me last night.  “Oh really”, I respond smiling coyly suddenly feeling irresistible. He continues, “It was so funny.” “Huh…funny?” feeling like a beautiful song I was hearing had just turned to static. (pause)  Well okay, I’ll take funny.  He is always telling me how […]

Taking body fat measurements requires some practice even then it’s not 100% accurate.  Even so it’s a great inexpensive way to track progress and it’s much more reliable than the scale.  For instance, I’m 4 pounds heavier than I was for my first competition but my BF% is down by 1-2%.  Which hopefully means I […]

I live in Southern California and with that comes pollution, earthquakes, smog, fires, mudslides, extreme politics, gangs, and bad drivers but it’s all worth it.  For the strawberries. I think strawberry season in California for me is what manna from God in the wilderness was for the Israelites.  Other people feel the same way because […]

I like to eat. Less than 2 weeks to my competition and surprisingly I feel pretty good despite being far from my goal on the scale.  My friend, Martha, came over this weekend to help me with my posing.  Turn your the palm of your paw toward your bum.  Arch your back and hold you […]

Shoulders are one of my favorite body parts.  I love the way sculpted shoulders look in tank tops and halter tops.  For me this has been and still is one of the hardest body parts to build.  The last few months I’ve been using Wednesdays to focus on my shoulders. This is what I  know […]

Every time I come across a new weight loss plan my heart skips a beat in hopes that this will be the answer to slimmer thighs and a tighter butt.  I know better.  Even so, today I got an email for some magic fat loss system that claims to have you safely losing more than […]

I happen to love chicken and will often go for days having meal upon meal of chicken.  Even so sometimes I need a change. The other night was one of those nights so I ran to Trader Joe’s and splurged on sashimi grade ahi tuna. We seared it and I threw together a super simple […]