December 2, 2014
Between bodybuilders and people just wanting to shed some weight, there is an ongoing debate between “clean eating” versus “IIFYM”. Here are the basics, so you know what people are talking about...
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November 18, 2014
Which Supplements Should I Take for Weight Loss? Let me start by saying there is no single pill that will make you look like a super model because if it...
November 17, 2014
Hi Lisa, Your blog is very inspiring. I’m hoping you can help me. I’m 45 and going through a messy divorce and menopause too. Most people I know lose weight during...
November 1, 2014November 5, 2018
Ah Halloween, a time filled with fun costumes and bags, and bags and BAGS of candy. My house gets mobbed every year. I guess as a fitness blogger I should...
October 26, 2014November 5, 2018
Happy Thanksgiving! Yes, I know it’s not even Halloween yet, but all the magazines have been having Thanksgiving recipes and it made me want to cook a little early. Look! ...
October 21, 2014
Although it’s late, after this post is done I will be doing a little cardio. Why? Operation Skirt Zip. As in: I really want to be able to fit into...
October 14, 2014November 5, 2018
It’s no secret that I’m an emotional eater. Even when life is going great, which is most of the time, I still find it difficult to chose the broccoli over...
July 31, 2014November 5, 2018
Health magazine has a really interesting article this month about sugar cravings. Apparently, when you get the urge to eat something sweet, you should play Tetris. Tetris, for you millennials, is a...
July 10, 2014November 5, 2018
It’s been a week that I’ve been in New Jersey now. When I flew out here, I had no information to go on beyond that my brother found my mother...
June 21, 2014
Recently it was my daughter’s seventh birthday. I’ve taught her how to read and make her bed and blow bulles in her milk with a straw (I’m still regretting that...
May 14, 2014
Remember a few weeks ago I hosted a baby shower where all the guests were bodybuilders? (What do Bodybuilder’s Eat at a Baby Shower?) Well, one of the women who...
April 11, 2014
Scrolling through Twitter I came across an image showing two Google searches, one starting “how can u” leading to searches like “get herpes, get hiv, get aids”; the other starting...
January 15, 2014
The first half of January, I’m incredibly grouchy because that’s when I get back to eating clean in earnest and my body goes through sugar withdrawal from all those Christmas...
January 8, 2014
When Oprah has an epiphany of clear insight and striking realization, she calls it an “Aha Moment.” When I have an epiphany that I’ve been making a huge dumb-a** mistake,...
January 5, 2014
The first two weeks of January I’m a certifiable grouch. Know why? Because I always eat too much over the holidays (even though I pretend I won’t) and then January...
December 12, 2013
I received an email a few weeks ago that just made my day. Ashley Manning Hart just completed her first bikini competition and I wanted to share her story with...
