Everyone knows that when you are on a diet, regular soda just isn't on the menu. But order up a diet soda, have as many as you want, and you are doing a great job, right? Well, maybe not so much. There is, and always has been, a lot of press surrounding diet sodas and artificial sweeteners (which are what give diet soda its sweet taste).... Read more
So you had a baby... or two.... or three... and you've got some baby weight going on. And your last baby was born in 1995. Things are starting to droop, sag, wrinkle and everything seems so hard. Work-out? Eat healthy? C'mon now, it is all you can do to just fall into bed at midnight, having taken care of EVERYONE ELSE all day long. I know... Read more
OK, so I've convinced you. It is time to get up and get moving. You have your cool new workout outfit, your fancy new specialty workout shoes. In fact, all your new gear is lined up and ready to go. Now you are ready to get moving...aren’t you? Not so fast. A little prep work goes a long way. People often ask me:... Read more
Following up on my last blog about the healthiest way to lose weight, the community has asked a very good (and very common) question: “How many pounds a week can one lose in a healthy fashion?" Most experts agree that the standard here is a steady weight loss of 1 to 2 pounds a week. Some weeks may be a little more, some a little... Read more
Summer is fast approaching and everyone I know (myself included) is starting to think about all the fun things they are going to do this summer. For most of us, this means a lot of time outside, perhaps at the pool, maybe at the beach, and definitely with a lot less clothing than we have been wearing all through the winter. This... Read more