Looking Good (for a mom)

If you’ve been following me for a while, you might call foul on this post.  See, for Try a New Food Tuesday, we’re supposed to try a new whole food. And if you know me, then you know I eat Mango every single day.  My favorite breakfast is half a chopped mango, blueberries or blackberries, no salt added cottage cheese, cinnamon, and walnuts. It tastes amazing and is a very filling way to start the day. I love it!.. Read More

As long as you’re eating lots of processed foods, you’ll be used to unnatural flavors, high sodium and overwhelming sweetness and fatty flavors they contain. If you want to develop a taste for fresh whole foods, you have to eat them... Read More

There’s something that’s been bothering me.  While obesity is getting a much more significant focus – by the First Lady, by the media, and by congress, the way the topic is handled puts so much focus and blame on the obese people. And people who appear to be obese deal with a great deal of discrimination – on the street, in the workplace, and at the doctor’s office.   While I don’t abdicate people of their personal responsibility, it’s simply not as simple as it seems... Read More

I’ve been talking about the necessary steps for getting started to lose weight. First, you have to Set a Baseline.  Next, you have to choose The Proper Tools.  But once you’ve gotten started, one of the most challenging parts of weight loss can be staying on track.  So here’s my list of the best ways to stay with your plan:.. Read More

I’ve been following Rachel Cosgrove on Twitter and reading her blog for a while now. Of course, I’ve heard about the amazing gym she and her husband run together, and know many fitness gurus really respect her professional expertise. If you’ve seen pictures of Rachel, then you know that she’s a lovely and fit woman.  And often, when you see someone in great shape, it’s almost instinctive to assume that it’s just easier for them to stay fit than it is for everyone else. I have to admit, I assumed that about Rachel. I knew from reading her blog that she struggled with the same body image issues that all women do.  But when I read her new book, The Female Body Breakthrough, I was shocked to learn that Rachel had gone through periods of being significantly overweight, and even struggled with an eating disorder... Read More

I don’t do round-up posts as often as I’d like, but as we’ve reached the end of another month, I thought it was about time I put another one together. So here are some of my favorite (and timely) posts of the past few weeks:.. Read More

It’s one of the scariest times of year…no, not because of the ghosts and the goblins…because of the Twix and the Reese’s peanut butter cups, of course! Yes, it’s nearly Halloween, and where there’s Halloween, there’s candy. And where there’s candy, there’s (usually) a tendency to overindulge. Last year, I was sucked into the vortex that is created by having my favorite candy in the house. I was tempted again at Easter (see “Escaping from a cycle of bad eating“). This year I’m determined to avoid it, and I’m going to share five strategies I am going to use, in hopes that they will help you do the same... Read More

So clearly, I’m a mom. And as a parent, I want my kids to grow up enjoying exercise and having a healthy relationship with food. It’s a constant struggle to find the balance and decide how I should react when the kids want to binge on snacks instead of eating healthy food. What I’ve learned is that the best way to help your kids adopt healthy behaviors is by setting a good example... Read More

It’s been a while since I shared some of my favorite posts from around the web, so I’ve accumulated quite a few. I’ve retweeted a few of them, so if you follow me on tweeter, you may have seen a few already. I love getting inspiration from others, and I hope you do too!.. Read More

Guilt. It’s what drives so many of us to attempt to follow militant diets, or spend hours doing cardio exercise, trying to reach a calorie burn that matches whatever it is we ended up eating to cheat on that same militant diet... Read More