I meet so many people that tell me how hard it is to get off their butt and get to the gym or go for a jog. And you know what? YEAH – it’s hard for me too! Even though I love working out – I have MANY days (like at least once a week) [...]

IF you guessed Sun Burn, you’re right! As the long weekend approaches, might I remind you all to wear sunscreen! As you can see from this picture – I did not take my own advice.  I was wearing a sports bar while I was painting my deck. I was paying for it for days!

If there was only one thing I could say to help someone lose weight – this would be it. WATCH YOUR PORTIONS! Too much of anything is too much – even if it’s a healthy choice. Start by doing this like: Reading the nutritional labels and portion sizes on everything you eat. Follow them to [...]

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 [...]

Girls like to chat and catch up – instead of doing it over dinner and wine, go for a nice long evening walk. Don’t drown your sorrows in ice cream and martinis – instead go see a cheesy chick flick and encourage each other to get a herbal tea instead of buttered popcorn. Take a [...]

The Sunny Vitamin! Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin which means that the body can not store it. It must be replenished each day. As most of you know, the best place to get your Vitamin D is from Sunlight. What does Vitamin D do? Promotes Calcium Absorption Helps with bone growth * Good for [...]

I love starting my day with this new delicious breakfast! It’s got fiber, protein, dairy and fat to help get me through until my morning snack! I’ll normally serve this up along side 1/2 a grapefruit or whatever fruit I have in the house. What You’ll Need: 1 Small Whole Grain Tortilla (I use Weight [...]

Too much of anything is really to much. Unfortunately you can over eat even the healthiest of things! I think it’s important to know what the correct portion sizes are because sometimes I think people think they are making a healthy choice- and then the foil their efforts without even knowing it just by eating [...]

If you’ve got the 5k down, it’s time to introduce a new challenge! The thing with working out is that your body gets used to what you are doing pretty quickly and after a few months of doing the same thing over and over again, you will stop seeing results. Signing up for 10k is [...]

It’s so easy to get sick of salad and broccoli, but it’s so hard to find side dishes to replace them with! We’ll, here is something that is sure to spice up your plate. This is a Weight Watchers Recipe that was passed along to me by my, once again fabulous, cousin. It’s delicious! Cauliflower [...]