As I look out my window and see snow falling upon piles of snow, I lose all my motivation to exercise. I am not a warm-weather runner (or a runner at all!) but I do need the sun to feel perky. I realize however that not everyone is like me, and some of you would rather be out enjoying the winter weather rather than bumming it on the couch in front of the fire with a book. I can’t be the only couch potato in this world, can I?
For those of you who do enjoy being out in the winter …read more

Each Friday I hope to share great fat-fighting sites, blogs, and tools that I use with my own weight loss journey. Today I have some of the most basic tools you will need if you are going to be successful with your own weight loss, so I please take a moment to check them out.
Most of these tools came from the American Cancer Society’s website on Prevention and Early Detection, and I highly recommend taking a look at what they have to say about the link between obesity and cancer.
Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator
One of the most important steps you …read more