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 […]

Last week I posted the workout I’ve been doing on Fridays.  In keeping with my tendency to do things backwards, here is my Monday workout.  I just finished a 4 week cycle doing this every Monday.  So this week I be changing things up again.   A. Pike Push-ups – Almost to failure. …I don’t […]

Unfortunately I can’t claim I love vegetables, except artichokes.   So I’m always looking for ways to dress them up a bit.  The best part about this chili (besides its name…thank you very much!) is that it’s a great way to eat a load of veggies without eating a big boring pile of broccoli.  This chili […]

even when you eat healthy.   I eat healthy why am I not losing weight??? I know this question and know it well.  I’ve been eating healthy foods for about 8 years but it wasn’t until last year that I lost a significant amount of weight. Here is my two cents from my own experience as to […]

I want to start doing the occasional review and I only felt it fitting to start with what I think is the one of the best books on fitness out there, Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength by Bill Phillips. . I had my first exposure to weight training about 5 […]

I think this is the first year that I don’t have “lose weight” on my new year’s resolution list since I was like 10.  Yeah, I was one of those messed up little kids who thought I was fat in junior high.  I wasn’t.  Not at all. But this time last year I weighed about 16 more […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

I’m cool with fruit but sometimes I’m not cool with the advice I read. The other day I was reading a popular women’s health magazine and saw an article on how you shouldn’t eat after a workout instead you should wait until you are hungry to eat. Hmmmm???  Really?  Even after a workout? Occasionally, I […]