How about some ideas for grilling this Father’s Day weekend? Below you’ll find some great recipes for the grill! There are super-smart foods you can grill up, and some that can get you into trouble. People often ask me what is one food I won’t eat: though I think most foods have their time and […]
How 6 Fitness Gurus Do Chocolate
Have any chocolate left? Ever wonder exactly what is considered “normal eating” (of chocolate)? Here is the answer! I’ve adapted this from author Ellyn Satter’s definition of normal eating. Normal eating of chocolate is… …looking forward to it’s creamy exceptional goodness even before you eat it. It’s using moderate constraint in your selection of it […]
Does the scale make you moody?
Does the scale dictate your mood for the day? Are you tempted to weigh too often? Maybe it’s time to chunk the scale. Gasp! Yep, you could instead direct your energy to employing a little strategic splurging. It’s not as hard as you think. “Now? 😳 Right before the Holidays, though,” you ask? What if I were to check in with you daily via my app […]
Do you need a detox?
Does anyone really need a detox? 😳 In general, the standard American diet (sometimes referred to as the S.A.D. diet 😔) is made up of processed foods that are readily available and widely accepted as the cultural norm — in large portions to boot. Additives, alcoholic beverages, and preservatives give the liver quite a task, […]
My next 7 “Tips of the Week”
Watch for tips like these every week on my Best Body in 52 Facebook Page (please LIKE my page while you’re there so you get my Tips in your feed! :). You can also opt to get them via text by texting @mybestbody to 81010. Did you catch these 7?
Opportunity does not equal Obligation
Today I was in line at Panera around lunchtime – standing behind a guy in gym clothes. The cashier told him since he ordered a drink with his lunch, he could get a 99-cent pastry. His reply: “does it have to be a pastry?” “Yes,” she said. And that was that: he immediately complied as […]
Sugar DO’s and DON’Ts: 12 Tips & 4 Sweet Recipes
Perhaps more than any other time of the year, these next several days you’ll be facing temptations that come along with the season’s decadent sweets and colorful cookies. So, there’s no time like the present to share with you my top 12 Sugar DOs and DON’Ts. You might be surprised to learn what I have to say about […]