The first quarter of the year is rapidly slipping away. Do you remember what your New Year’s resolutions and goals were? Are you making progress toward them? Are they long forgotten? If you need some help getting the motivation train back rolling on the tracks, I’ve got some tips for you. Basic changes you can [Read More]
Welcome Spring with this Veggie & Egg Strata
The birds are singing, snow has melted and the official start of spring is just weeks away. Time to start thinking about spring brunch plans. There are few things in life I love more than a good brunch shared with family and friends. It may be my favorite meal of all but that doesn’t mean [Read More]
Weightloss Wednesday Week 6: Small Changes
Did you notice I skipped an update on Operation Drop 10 lbs last week? Shhhhh. I talked about ditching sugar instead. Actually I’m finding the weighing thing tedious, probably because the weight isn’t exactly falling off. This journey is about small changes. While the scale (the Inquisitor) and I are still on a first name [Read More]
Weightloss Week 3: Optimism
Three weeks have passed now since I started my weightloss Operation drop 10 lbs (#OpDrop10). In order to hold my feet to the proverbial fire, I’m checking in here every week until the weightloss mission is accomplished. Let’s get to this past week. Weightloss: What went well I’ve got a 16-day food-logging streak going over [Read More]
Weightloss Week 2: Where’s My Groove?
Two weeks have passed since I started Operation drop 10 lbs (#OpDrop10). In order to hold my feet to the proverbial fire, I’m checking in here every Wednesday until this mission is accomplished. So let’s get to this past week. I’ve stuck with the plan. Chalk it up to persistence. What went well: I’ve been [Read More]
Help Change U.S. Dietary Health Guidelines/Giveaway
I’ve mentioned my dad here before. He’s been sedentary and obese most of his adult life. He has heart disease and just recently started taking insulin shots for Type II diabetes. As sad as it is, he is the reason I started running. I’m running away from an unhealthy lifestyle. Literally. My dad is not [Read More]
Nutrition Basics for Runners
The topic of this week’s Tuesdays on the Run is Runner’s Nutrition. Nutrition is definitely something that can make or break a run. Been there done that. Here are some of the guidelines I follow: Pre-Run <1 hour: Nothing special special pre-run. Just make sure to drink 12 oz or so of plain water. >1 [Read More]
National Blueberry Month CocoaVia Giveaway
Did you know July is National Blueberry Month? Since Thing 2 is a July baby (her birthday was yesterday) we’ve always called her our blueberry girl. Truth is we adore all things blueberry around here, even though the season is fleeting. When CocoaVia invited me to try making a blueberry fruit smoothie using their cocoa [Read More]
The Scream Heard Round the World
I attended the Healthy Chicago Summit last weekend. One of the speakers was a health and fitness expert with a specialty in nutrition. Since I’m newly into my gluten- and processed food free initiative, I was eager to pick her brain about all things thyroid. I like to think I’ve got the workout end of [Read More]
