Simple Equation for Weight Loss: “Calories in” LESS than “Calories out”

A simple equation, but not always a simple act. A friend of mine recently joined a gym and met with a personal trainer. During the first session the trainer explained that in order to lose weight she needed to do cardiovascular activity for 90 minutes on most days if not all days. My [...]

Welcome to the new blog and a bit on what to expect.

Thank you for visiting my new blog, Let it Flow. Here you will (soon) find the posts I’ve written over the past year, and future posts will remain similar in content. I will be forwarding the old feed to the new feed later today so you do not have to re-subscribe. If it [...]

How do you handle life’s curve balls?

By definition expectation is: “the act or state of looking forward or anticipating”. When I think about my own expectations I tend to create futuristic stories about what my day will look like tomorrow, plans for tonight, or what I’ll do over Memorial Day weekend. These expectations usually occur when I’ve planned an activity or [...]

A burlgar, a 92 year old woman…and God?

This morning I was watching the Today Show. One of the segments was about a 92 year old woman who recently “fought off” a burglar by offering him a connection to God.
While I consider myself to be on a personal spiritual adventure, I’m not a religious person, I do not pray, I do not [...]

Reflections: First 30 days of P90X

We recently completed our first 30 days of P90X and are now 1/3 of the way done and almost finished with week 5. Time really flies! I’ve been thinking about my experience with the last 4.5 weeks, what I’m learning, how I’m approaching it and what I want to get out of it.
I was [...]

Smiling and American Idol

As I watched American Idol last night I found I couldn’t help but smile. Partly because Bon Jovi is one of my favorite all time bands, and also because I found myself having fun with the contestants (ok, with most not all of the contestants). It was a fun music night.
As I sat and watched [...]