The crazy thing is, I assumed since I was out of my routine and eating fast food quite a bit, that I would have gained two or three pounds. But not so. What’s bad is I’ve been eating more–and more of the wrong things–since I’ve been back home. The busyness of trying to get life back on track has caused me to make poor choices. So it’s back to the drawing board for me, which means: keeping my food journal every day drinking more water eating more veggies cutting out the junk food [Read more]

Now, you might be wondering if I had any setbacks due to being away from home. Let me tell you, I was afraid to step on the scales when I finally did return home. I was surprised at what I saw when I did… I had actually lost a couple more pounds! [Read more]

After quite a whirlwind of a few weeks, I am finally getting back on track. So I thought I would give you an update of what’s been going on over here in my neck of the woods in Louisiana. First, I want to thank Kristen for taking the reigns while I was away. Otherwise you would have heard a lot of chirping around here. Thank you, Kristen! I don’t want to bore you with all the gory details, but suffice it to say my children and I left town a few weeks ago upon the impending doom of Gustav. I’m so glad we did leave, too. Gustav hit our little south-central town in Louisiana and ripped it to pieces. Thankfully, the home we rent sustained very minimal damage. However, several people in our community lost everything they had. Electricity... [Read more]

How active are you? Losing weight to get healthier is important for many of us, but if you aren’t getting enough exercise, you could still be at risk for many health issues, including heart disease and diabetes. You might be thinking to yourself that you don’t have enough hours in the day to fit in anything else. You can fit in exercise, though, no matter how busy your schedule is… [Read more] [Read more]

Some people go to extremes in an effort to lose weight. This can be dangerous, and I hope you aren’t doing this to yourself just to lose weight. Why less isn’t always best Starving yourself to lose weight is definitely not the way to go. You will only end up losing muscle and feel irritable, edgy, and extreme hunger. Your body need daily nutrition. It needs a certain amount of vegetables and protein every single day. While starving yourself and living on very little food might make you lose weight, it has the potential risk of throwing you into a self-induced eating disorder. Lose weight and stay healthy Instead of starving yourself, simply cut back on your portions and start drinking more water every day. It is much healthier... [Read more]