So I’ve been trying to figure out what my major roadblock to eating healthier was and if you’re interested, I think I’ve found it.
Nope wasn’t money, though of course it is more expensive to eat healthy foods.
Nope, wasn’t time - well not specifically.
Turns out it was my cluttered kitchen. I spent most of today throwing [...]
I got up this morning and all I could think about was cake. Chocolate cake. Like the one I have sitting in my refrigerator.
Yea, making that cake was a HUGE error in judgement. The thing is, when you’re the only one in the house on a diet it’s really REALLY easy to say, well THEY [...]
Ran into this article which really sums it up. When you get right down to it, weight loss boils down to four simple principles.
- Fad diets don’t work
- Eat nutritious food
- Exercise
- Stick to it!
I’m thinking this would make a great poster for over my desk. Because from everything I’ve read, from everything I’ve tried, [...]
That’s what University of Washington researchers found when they compared the prices of 370 foods. Calorie for calorie, junk foods not only cost less than fruits and vegetables. Energy-dense munchies cost on average $1.76 per 1,000 kcal, compared with $18.16 per 1,000 kcal for low-energy but nutritious foods. See my post below, and don’t forget [...]
One thing that I never hear about (well, ALMOST never) is the hidden cost of getting healthy.
Cost, you say? Yup. Having been, and continuing to be, a person living at what I’d call a lower middle class level, I can vouch that in the past the one of the biggest barriers to getting healthy has [...]
I’ve been meaning to do a blog about diet and exercise for a while. Not because I’m some sort of guru, but because, well, I’m NOT. I’m an overweight, low self confidence woman in her 30’s who needs desperately to get her body back into shape. not to look good (my fella thinks I look [...]
