I love January. Since I live in southern California it’s much easier to love it. Regardless of where you live January symbolizes a fresh start and who doesn’t like fresh starts except maggots. Yuck. Sorry. I know a lot of people are cynical when it comes to making New Year’s resolutions [...]

I’m sort of proud of myself today.  Not something that happens a lot since Garbage Girl insists on trying to visit almost every day. Anyway, today is my 365th day without eating any candy or desserts.  If you read yesterday’s blog this is a HUGE accomplishment for me.  Last Christmas when I was in the middle of [...]

This is an old post is from my family blog.  I wrote it October 28, 2006.  Tomorrow it will make sense!    
At home*, we eat healthy or at least what I believe is healthy, basically an organic whole-food kosher diet. Actually, if you know me well, you know I can get a bit obsessive [...]

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I made a list (grocery list) and checked it twice then ended up being more naughty than nice.  In other words, I ate enough butter yesterday to cover a pizza the size of a flying saucer.  That is, if you butter pizza and if there are really flying saucers.  Sigh.  I wasn’t nice [...]

Today for lunch my kids were going to eat taquitos when the $&*! hit the fan.  We were out of sour cream.  I was about to remind them that they are lucky to have food at all when I remembered I my sweet friend Rachel told me she used Greek Yogurt in place of sour [...]

I’m always looking for new and interesting ways to get my cardio in.  Don’t get me wrong I actually LOVE HIIT cardio on the machines but sometimes it’s nice to switch things up a bit.  The weather was yucky and I couldn’t make it to the gym.  Okay I could have made it to the [...]

I was finally able to workout today after about a week and a half off.  I still haven’t regained all my strength and it felt like I had a pallet of concrete on my back when I attempted some push ups.  Seeing I didn’t workout last week I’m sticking with last week’s workout.
Laying in bed all [...]

Finally I’m back to healthy.  I don’t think I’ve been that sick for years.  It makes me GRATEFUL for my health and even more motivated to continue to nourish and strengthen my body and encourage others to do the same.  I’m itching to get back to the gym too…hopefully tomorrow.  I’ve lost 4 pounds this week.  I [...]

I feel like Wonder Bread without the wonder: useless. 
Sunday I planned my workouts for the week ready to hit them hard the next morning when instead I woke up Monday hit by something else.  I think it may be the flu.  Ick.  I had no idea this was coming.  I guess nobody does.  My nose [...]

This week I’m sticking to the same split (breaking up body parts by days) but with a few changes.  I’ve had a cold so I don’t expect to see much improvement in strength.  But I’ll definitely be bringing my journal just in case my inner She-ra comes out.
Mon – Biceps, Triceps, Legs
Tue – HIIT cardio
Wed [...]