Later this month I will have been writing here on this blog for two years. Two years! It has been two years of sharing my thoughts, my views, my family, my experiences and my food. It has provided me with a space in which to express myself and to interact with others. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed [...]
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Nov 08 2012
Jan 05 2012
Sidelined But Not Out of the Game
A new year often brings new fitness goals, resolutions and aspirations and preparations for participating in organized fitness events. Just poke your head inside any gym or fitness center in January and you will see a huge increase in the number of bodies present at any given time of the day, when in December it [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Sep 22 2011
Peek of the Week: Trans Fats
By now most of us know to be very wary of any foods that contain trans fats. We hear it everywhere–Trans fats are bad! Trans fats cause heart disease! Trans fats should be banned! Trans fats will kill you! It’s all true, and it is my hope that if they don’t already, soon everyone will know exactly what trans [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Jun 21 2011
Guest Post: Ashley’s Journey
Today, while I am very busy lounging by the pool, napping, and visiting the hotel gym while in Las Vegas, I thought it would be fun to invite a special guest to do my job for me share a truly inspiring story of health. Ashley and I went to high school together and have been brought [...]
Read the rest of this entry »May 03 2011
Needing Some Chocolate With My Whine
We all have them. Days when we wake up and immediately know it is going to be a crappy day. Again. Or maybe it’s just me. When you are under a lot of real stress, sometimes the littlest, most ridiculous things can become nearly too much to deal with. Or maybe it’s just me. Take this [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Apr 06 2011
Peek of the Week: Dry Brushing
I recently read Kris Carr’s book Crazy Sexy Diet which I really liked, not necesarily as a diet program but more of a tool or guide for a healthy way to live. The woman pretty much ninja-kicked an untreatable, uncurable form of cancer in the you-know-what and lives a healthy vibrant life today, 8 years after her [...]
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