It’s funny how there are “seasons” in retail. I can remember starting my holiday promotional planning in June, and putting up my holiday displays while I was still snacking on Halloween candy. And of course, with December out of the way we’re well into “Diet, health and exercise” season. I went into Borders this weekend [...]
OK, I saw this and my first thought was - This is EVIL. Here I am, trying to be good, trying to lose weight and eat healthy in the morning… and then someone comes along with pancakes in a can. A CAN. This is why we are the greatest (and fattest) nation in the world… [...]
Well, I wasn’t going to post my New Year’s Resolutions. But then I stumbled on this article via Digg where the author posts his six New Year’s healthy resolutions, so I decided that I would match them with my own. Here are my resolutions - what are yours?
1. I will love myself enough to get [...]
I think one of the hardest realizations I have had during the last few weeks was just how mean I am to myself. I’m not kidding! It seems as I look around, that I was continually looking for new ways to deprive myself. Because I didn’t deserve “nice things” - things like a healthy weight, [...]
Yesterday I realized something interesting. One of my goals is to try to do 30 minutes of cardio exercise (even just a walk) 6 days a week, and 30 minutes of strength training one day a week. From everything I’ve read, the more muscles you build, the more calories you burn - even when you’re [...]
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I just ran into an article via Digg which proved, once again, that sometimes our parents know best. The fact is that eating slowly (chew each bite and don’t eat in front of the TV) lets your brain “catch up” to how much you’ve consumed. The end result? You will eat less! I tried it, [...]
