This is the final exercise in the Stability Ball series – for now. After today, you’ll have over 10 exercises you can do at home with your Stability Ball. Your tummy should be flat in no time! I saved my favorite for last! Stability Ball Jack Hammer You can do this as demonstrated in the picture, with your forearms on [...]

I wanted to share a discovery with you! It’s this new (well, new for me because I just tried it) great, nutritious bread! You can find it at your local grocery store. I’ve seen it at Metro and Longo’s. The bread is made by Stonemill Bread Company. They make a variety of products, but my choice would be [...]

Here are two more exercises you can do at home with your stability ball to strengthen those core muscles. Basic Crunch with a Ball This exercise is very simple. Just perform a basic crunch! This time place your feet on top of the ball so that you have a 90 degree bend at your knees with your feet [...]

Water is nature’s weight loss remedy! Everyone tells you to drink it, now you’ll know why! Did you know? When most people begin to feel the onset of hunger they are actually simply thirsty. Drinking water can prevent you from eating that extra snack. Water suppresses your appetite! Water is food! This may not be [...]

Sugar is a natural sweetener! Our body recognizes it and are able to take the nutrients and energy we need from it and then digest the rest.  I don’t know why we all started to run from sugar!  Well, I do. All of the sudden, the ice cream sandwiches went from 300 to 150 calories AND they became [...]

The very first time I made Meat-loaf,  I messed up big time… and it was delicious! There were two recipes on the same page of a cookbook and I managed to read half of one and half of the other! I have since revamped my recipe for Meat-loaf, but this one steams from my original mistake so [...]

If these don’t make those stomach muscle scream, I don’t know what will! Enjoy! Your flat tummy with thank you. Stability Ball Pass Lie on your back and place a stability ball in between your feet. Using your core muscles, bring your feet (with the ball in between them) to 90 degrees. Lift your head and chest as though [...]

As much as I love to cook, I don’t always feel like it. Especially when I have hardly anything in the house and I can’t bring myself to go to the grocery store after a long day. One of my go-to dishes at a time like this is Tuna Sambal. My husband and I used to frequent a little Indonesian restaurant and [...]

This is an exercise you can do with or without a stability ball. In fact, many of the stability ball exercises can be performed without a ball! But using a ball creates an unbalanced environment, forcing you to use your stomach muscles to keep your body in line. No matter what you’re doing with the ball, you constantly have to [...]

I went to my in laws for dinner tonight. They served a delicious shrimp stir fry. I was not planning on having dessert, but dessert came out and it was fresh baked ginger snaps! Well- this is one of my favorites. And although I have a “don’t eat it just ’cause it’s there, eat it ’cause [...]