Did you wear red today? We did! As you may know, today is National Wear Red Day, a day when Americans wear red in support of women’s heart disease awareness, kicking off American Hearth Month. Heart disease is the #1 killer of women. That’s a fact. With this movement, hopefully we’ll spread the word to […]
Health & Fitness
The difference between inspiration and motivation
That’s what I was thinking about today. It’s no secret that I’ve struggled with losing weight. I’ve had my share of ups and downs. My motivation tends to fizzle out for a couple of different reasons: Unrealistic expectations. I have my heart set on seeing the number on the scale drop, and when it doesn’t, feeling sorry […]
Eating healthier in 2011
As far as nutritional goals go, I think we’re well on our way to a happy and healthy 2011. The key is to make specific, attainable changes. These are a few of the behaviors my family is tackling this year: We’re eating more vegetables. I know ‘hiding’ veggies seems to be the in thing these […]
Cinch!: Conquer Cravings, Drop Pounds, and Lose Inches [book review]
My resolution every year, for as long as I can remember, has been to lose weight. Name a diet. I’ve probably tried (and failed at) it. I always start the year off right, but tend to lose steam a few weeks in. I’ve read dozens of books on the topic. Many have gone straight to […]
Sneezes, sniffles, achoos… oh my! Cold and flu tips
That Puffs pal there, to the right, has been me since last week. I have a cold that I just can’t shake! Puffs kindly sent me a cute package of tissues at the perfect time… and I’m almost through the entire box already. There’s a hologram (is that what it’s called?) of Rudolph on the […]
Clif Bar seasonal lineup (review)
I’ve been a fan of Clif Bars ever since I first tried them at Green Festival a few years ago. Maybe they saw my glowing tweets about the brand, or perhaps they just read my mind, but I’ve been getting wonderful surprise shipments of Clif Bar products to my doorstep for a while now. I’m […]
