Back to Your Senses Sunday: Do You Let the Weather Stop You?

Today snow fell for much of the day in the Boston area yet the temperatures remained above freezing. I decided to go for a run. On went my 30 degree running pants, layers on top, gloves, neck and ear warmers and my ipod. I was ready to go.
The snow fell into my [...]

Are Paper Towels Making You Fat?

Talk about subliminal messages. I bought these because I was desperate. I had no idea what the design was.
No wonder why I’ve had a hankering for ice cream all week! With phrases like “YUMMY”, “MORE PLEASE” and “WHAT DIET?” how could I not crave ice cream! It’s bad enough what TV and [...]

Is Posting Calorie Counts on NYC Menus the Key to Changing Obesity?

I didn’t think I had a strong opinion about this topic until I had a conversation over the weekend with a friend. It turns out I was wrong!
In case you haven’t heard, as of last Wednesday New York City fast food (McDonald’s, Wendy’s) and many chain restaurants (Friday’s, Olive Garden) will be required to start [...]

6 Ways to Detox without Deprevation

I recently ran into a friend at the grocery store who told me about a new detox diet she was trying for a week - full of juices, green tea supplements, energy supplements and all sorts of things neither of us had heard of. “Let me know how it goes,” I said.
I’ve never detoxed [...]

In the News: Link between abdominal fat and dimentia

How many reasons do we need to finally get it? Excess belly fat hurts, not helps us. Studies have already shown that obesity increases the risk of heart disease, diabetes, stroke. In addition to excess fat affecting your physical function and capability it may now affect your mental capability.
According to an article [...]

Cheesecake to help you sleep at night? Give me a break.

I don’t have the answer, it’s truly my question. I was reading through the January/February 2008 edition of Health Magazine (which I just received in the mail yesterday). Information on sleep, health and stress has been crossing my path a lot in the last few weeks, so when I stumbled upon an article in [...]

How I lost 30lbs 16 years ago and the lessons I’ve learned

The road to healthy living is not an easy one and the road can certainly seem long and lonely. I’ve been traveling the road for more than 16 years and I’ll be the first to tell you it’s not easy! What I’ve learned, though is that the rewards are worth the time [...]

4 Key Components to Healthy Living

I’ve talked to lots of people over the past couple of years as I started my business and I hear the same thing over and over again. I used to exercise, I have no time to exercise, I need to lose 15 lbs for my cruise, I’m not flexible enough for yoga…the list goes [...]

In the News: Are you ready to lose weight in the new year?

I blogged a little about readiness the other day. I just found this short article, also focusing on readiness which offers some great questions to ask yourself before you jump head first into diet land.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again it’s about awareness, readiness and commitment.
You’ve got to have these things [...]

New Year, New You, New Goals - Really?

I had the Today show on this morning during my workout. I suddenly found myself telling my husband “I’m so tired of the same old thing every year - set specific goals, don’t focus on dieting, get your finances in order.”
I heard it yesterday morning at a networking meeting I attended. We were asked to [...]