Day 2 of the Speedloss Food and Juice Cleanse seemed to be a little easier than the first. While I had 6 different foods/supplements on Day 1, there were only 3 on Day 2. Here’s how it went: Again the toughest part of the day was late afternoon, and during dinner when I was preparing [Read More]
Headed for Detox
No, I’m not checking into Betty Ford or anything like that. I’m talking about a food and juice cleanse. Certainly I’ve heard about them. Results can be dramatic, and fleeting, and then there are the critics. Personally? I have no firsthand experience with them so I’m neutral and keeping an open mind. I agreed to [Read More]
Thanksgiving: Final Morsels
We are back from visiting family in North Carolina. Overall the trip was a smooth one: Flights were on time, no lost luggage, no stuffed animals went missing. I managed to stay (mostly) gluten and soy free. Yes that meant no stuffing. I’m at peace with it. I totally dug into dessert though. Did you [Read More]
Dysfunction Junction: Managing Holiday Stress
Ah the holidays. Images of golden turkeys carved table side, the warmth and comfort of family and friends, it’s all good right? The reality is few of us have holidays that even begin to approach the perfection depicted in glossy magazines. Thanks to inappropriate comments, unfair judgement, unrealistic expectations, alcohol induced barbs, and emotional wounds [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]
Let’s Talk Fitness Fashion
Probably one of my favorite things about working out, aside from the health benefits and endorphin rush, is wearing fun, fashionable gear. Yes a workout feels that much better when you look good doing it! Me? I can never have too many half zips. The brighter the better for the safety aspect as well as [Read More]
Stuff I Love: November Edition
Shower Pill: You all know I’ve been going to hot vinyasa flow (or as I like to say ‘sweat your nuts off, or SYNO ) yoga for a couple of weeks now. I was beginning to think when I survived the 3rd class that things were looking up and SYNO was no longer impossible. Alas [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]
Why I Run and a Winner
Here’s a cute video taken at Zooma Great Lakes that talks about the various reasons people run: We all have our own reasons. In my case, I started running because I was concerned when my cholesterol test that came back borderline. With a genetic deck stacked against me complete with heart disease, obesity and Type [Read More]
Hard Yoga and Some Freestyle
I’m changing up my workouts now that my running ‘season’ is over. That includes 2 yoga classes, which I’m proud to say, I went to last week. Gosh the studio was packed: I had to go smack dab in front of the instructor to avoid sweaty split shorts guy and the yoga diva who windmills [Read More]
