I have been soooooooooo sleepy this week.  Between the after effects of a week partying with the b5media youngsters in Austin, and my usual misery that is March allergies (but I am so glad things are getting green around here!), I have really been miserable this week.  I have gone to bed early every night (even 8:30 one night – that is unheard of for me!), and taken a short cat nap nearly every afternoon.  So what is wrong with me? 1.  Allergies.  They zap your energy.  March is typically a terrible month for me, something is blooming that gives me migraines and the only answer to those is drugs and sleep.  I’m really trying to stay on top of it this year by taking my daily allergy meds and it has... [Read more]

If there is one person I can relate to in this world, it is Carnie Wilson.  Her struggles with her weight have been so very public over the last quite a few years.  She is the daughter of Beach Boy Brian Williams, who himself had a fairly public struggle with his weight and other issues.  Carnie had gastric bypass surgery in 1999, losing half of her body weight, and since has slowly been gaining her weight back.  She has tried everything known to man, including losing 22 pounds on Celebrity Fit Club a couple of years ago.  Now, why do I sympathize with her so much?  She is turning 40 this year, and she wants this weight GONE by then.  Me too.  Ugh.   For Pete’s sake, if you can’t... [Read more]

Mine isn’t.  Never has been.  Bad belly genes, methinks.  A couple of weeks ago, I got an email from Yummie Tummie, who makes a garment that, well, just about all of us can use at one time or another.  This is a cute top, with a secret “suck in your gut” midriff area.  The top comes in all of the styles pictured below, and in just about every color under the sun.  These are the garment features and benefits from Yummie Tummie: • Secret minimizing panel shapes entire waistlinefrom the bust to the hips, visibly taking off inches• Firm control microfiber panel comfortably smooth’s and naturally wicks moisture away• Made with sleek yarns that do not cling• Exclusive dual fabric strategy... [Read more]

*big sigh* One of my dearest friends has been really into this Self Challenge for the past couple of go-rounds.  I’m sure she is going to do it this year as well, even though I haven’t heard about it yet.  I have signed up the last two years, and have just signed up for 2008.  Can I get into it?  Maybe – I’m sure going to give it a whirl.  I keep gaining weight – I can feel it and it doesn’t feel good, Ill tell you that much. This is what it’s all about: Step 1:  Sign up at Self.com.  You can then enter all of your horrid vital statistics. Step 2:  Check in.  They will provide you with weekly challenge workouts and an eat-right plan suited for you. ... [Read more]

This next week coming up is National Breakfast Week.  You did know we had National Breakfast Week, didn’t you? Some of the things that I am concerned about as a mother is not passing on my horrific food habits on to my kids.  Sadly, that doesn’t always work.  But one thing that is really important to me is to teach them to eat breakfast every morning.  I am pretty firm in my belief that it is very important to give your metabolism a kick start after overnight starvation.  I have a love/hate relationship with the fact that breakfasts are served in the schools now – I loved it Monday morning when I woke up tremendously late, but sometimes I am pretty sure that when I feed my kids breakfast at home, and... [Read more]