We’ve had a gorgeous summer here so far. Alas it slips away all too quickly. Sometimes there’s so much we want to do/go/see with family and friends, we don’t take the time to truly relax and care for ourselves. Here are some small, simple things that add up to a more pleasant, less stressed season. [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]
21-Day Reset: Week 1
I’ve been participating in Laura’s 21-Day Reset for a full week now. On the surface it looks like I’m a pretty good eater. I cook. A lot. I’ve got a garden bursting with fresh produce. Processed foods are not my downfall. I’m mostly gluten- soy- and dairy-free. But sugar? Yeah that’s my downfall. I know [Read More]
Gluten/Soy-free Update & an Aha Moment
Last week I told you I was changing my diet in hopes of prodding my lazy thyroid without increasing meds. Thanks to all of you who offered tips and advice. With the help of a nutrition guru I eased into: Gluten-free Soy-free Caffeine-free Mostly unprocessed Because poor planner is my middle name, I got off [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]
Sugarfree Friday Randomness
1. Yes, I’m sugar-free once again. Today is day 4. After the birthday celebrations that filled June and July, buttercream became a mainstay in my diet and I had 4.5 excess pounds on my hips to show for it. It was time to hit the reset button. I’m not combing ingredient lists to totally exorcise [Read More]
The Food Police Called…
Being Lent and all I thought now would be as good a time as any for a progress report on my Whole Foods Diet Initiative. I think I started this late last year to stave off holiday/between training cycles weight gain. To review, here are the rules (as I play the game): Minimize/eliminate processed foods [Read More]
Weekend Downs and Ups
100 Pushup Challenge: After hemming and hawing for 4 days after completing Week 6, column 3, I finally got up the nerve to try for the whole 100. Well I didn’t get past 77. Can’t say I’m surprised as my incremental improvement has been slow going (my baseline max was 57 so only 20 more [Read More]
Whole Foods Diet: The Rematch
This is day 5 of my revisited sugar-free/whole foods diet initiative. It would be sooooo easy to just give it up until the new year….but I will keep fighting to get this train back on track. Some of you have asked me for more details on this so-called diet so here goes: Where can I [Read More]