Holiday season is upon us and the “Holiday Crazies” are here. We have less than a month of holiday celebrations, dinners, parties, events and family gatherings. I wanted to encourage you to think about these next few weeks and what you want to … [Read more...]
4 weeks till Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is right around the corner! It seems like the holiday season comes earlier and earlier every year! It is only 4 weeks away. So, let’s start planning and thinking ahead and setting some goals. Go get a piece of paper or calendar, your … [Read more...]
Fighting the Flab
Do you ‘believe you can fly?’ Are you finding that you have some areas that seem more flabby now that you have lost weight?! Do you spread out your arms and literally think, hmm, I really could fly with these arms. Well, when you lose a … [Read more...]
Consistent Cooking – Staying on Plan
Are you in a recipe rut? Are you filled to your ears in summer squash and zucchini? Well, a latke is the perfect recipe and puts a unique twist on cooking with zucchini or yellow squash. You might be asking yourself, what in the world is a … [Read more...]
Inflammation and Your Weight
Inflammation is a word mostly associate with injuries; you have sprained ankle and it is puffy and swollen = inflammation. When that happens, your body is actually healing itself and repairing damaged tissues and cells. Inflammation can also be a … [Read more...]
Observations from the Hospital Rehab
Many of you know about our son Jake's car crash, May 9th and Traumatic Brain Injury - TBI. I cannot thank you enough for all of your prayers, cards, concern, calls, gifts and meals for us during Jake's healing and recovery processes. It was … [Read more...]
What does a ROUNDWORM study teach us about the aging process?
Eeeeewwwww GROSS ! ! ! Have you ever thought about extending your youth? I don't mean living longer - I mean living a life of vitality with freedom of movement free from chronic pain, and great brain function? I came across an interesting … [Read more...]
Christmas through Super Bowl: A Food Survival Guide
Tis the season of parties, social gatherings, family time, cookie baking, pie eating, gingerbread baking, and hot chocolate drinking! There is really no other time of year where it is okay to eat your weight in Christmas Cookies or drink it in … [Read more...]
Lisa’s Weight Loss Journey
Lisa has given me permission to compile some of her journal entries about her weight loss journey into a blog post. She has does fantastic on the program and shares encouraging moments and the challenges she has faced during her weight loss journey. … [Read more...]
Just Do It
I was reading an article in the NY Times this morning and it was about how to get kids to eat their vegetables. The premise of the article was that the over selling of the vegetables – they are healthy, they will make you strong, they will make you … [Read more...]
