It is now THE LAW in the State of N.Y to post the Nutritional Breakdown of all restaurant foods. My cousin was just in the State and experience this for the first time. The following is her email to me after a dinner at The Cheesecake Factory. “We went to Cheesecake Factory tonight for dinner [...]

I am the first person to say that I love Starbucks. In fact, I’m embarrassed to admit that when I travel to Europe (where it seems espresso was invented) I still scout out the nearest Starbucks for my fix. I don’t know if you’ve been in a Starbucks recently – but they are pushing their [...]

I’ve said it before (A LOT), surprising your body is THE BEST way to see results. If you have been doing the same thing at the gym for months on end, you’ve probably stopped seeing results. This means it’s time to switch it up! It’s not enough to get on the elliptical or treadmill and [...]

We’re still stocking your cupboards and refrigerator with healthy food. Snack are so important! in the heat of hunger we grab what’s easiest. If you have something healthy right beside you- that’s what your going to eat. Plus you’re less likely to get famished because you have emergency snacks where ever you go. Whether it’s [...]

Short answer. No. VS I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – you have to eat to lose weight. But you have to eat the right things. If a cookie is 2 points on Weight Watchers and a glass of milk is 2 points. The glass of milk and the cookie are NOT [...]

If there is one thing I know for certain, it’s that even though I sometimes DREAD working-out (and yes, even I can dread it) I know with 100% certainty that after the work-out is over, I feel 100% better. I’m AWAYS happy I worked-out. I’m always PROUD of myself for getting off my butt and [...]

At the end of 2009 we talked about cleaning out your refrigerator, cupboards, car and purse.  If you have not done this already, now is a great time to throw away all the processed, salt ridden, trans-fat hidden foods in your house. CLICK HERE for a list of what to toss. I promised I would [...]

Have you ever been on a treadmill and it says you burned X number of calories. You walk away thinking you can really have that double chocolate cake now! Well, I’m sorry to say that the treadmill was  lying to you. You may come away thinking you burned close to 600 calories when in actual [...]

Try these top 10 fitness tips to step it up in 2010 -  burn maximum calories while building strength, endurance and stability. Interval Training. Intervals allow you to burn maximum calories in a shorter amount of time. CLICK HERE to learn how to add simple intervals into your routine. Step it up on your favorite [...]

For Christmas I got a subscription to Martha Stewart Everyday Magazine. (Thank-you Marcie!). I love it because it’s a small book that’s filled with seasonal recipes. Martha’s recipes are normally really simple and really good but generally I have to make a change here or there to ‘health-a-fy’ it. But having new ideas and recipes [...]