Today for lunch my kids were going to eat taquitos when the $&*! hit the fan.  We were out of sour cream.  I was about to remind them that they are lucky to have food at all when I remembered I my sweet friend Rachel told me she used Greek Yogurt in place of sour […]

I’m always looking for new and interesting ways to get my cardio in.  Don’t get me wrong I actually LOVE HIIT cardio on the machines but sometimes it’s nice to switch things up a bit.  The weather was yucky and I couldn’t make it to the gym.  Okay I could have made it to the […]

I’ve learned some lessons from Bob the Builder. I have to confess, I’ve been lazy with my time. I spend more time thinking than actually doing. We each are given 24 hours a day or 1440 minutes or 86,400 seconds. It makes me sad to think about how many hours of my life I’ve wasted. […]

Finally I’m back to healthy.  I don’t think I’ve been that sick for years.  It makes me GRATEFUL for my health and even more motivated to continue to nourish and strengthen my body and encourage others to do the same.  I’m itching to get back to the gym too…hopefully tomorrow.  I’ve lost 4 pounds this week.  I […]

I feel like Wonder Bread without the wonder: useless.  Sunday I planned my workouts for the week ready to hit them hard the next morning when instead I woke up Monday hit by something else.  I think it may be the flu.  Ick.  I had no idea this was coming.  I guess nobody does.  My […]

Do I count calories? Yes and no. Most of the time I don’t count calories but when I feel like my weight is going up, I stop seeing results, or I feel like I may be letting too many little things slide by I start using online calorie tracking for a few days or weeks until […]

The other day while shopping at Costco I saw a really great deal for a gym membership to 24 Hour Fitness that I thought I’d let you know about in case you are thinking about joining a gym.  It’s a 2 year adult membership for $289.88, which works out to about $12 dollars a month. […]

I’m serious. xoxo j

I was going to title this post “Surviving Thanksgiving” but as I thought about it, I decided Thanksgiving should be enjoyed not survived. In order to enjoy Thanksgiving, I have planned my meals this week accordingly so I won’t have any or at least not much guilt to stand in the way of my enjoyment. […]

It’s almost been a week since the competition and I have put on 3.5 pounds since my water drop. Yikes! I must admit, I’m having a hard time adjusting back to a “normal” everyday diet. I was a little worried this would happen after being so strict for a few months. In all my research […]