The population of regulars at my Jazzercise center has increased noticeably recently. Chatting with these newcomers tells me that most of them have been “downsized” from their jobs and are taking the opportunity to get themselves in shape. Some are attending classes several times a day, while most are attending multiple times each week. I […]
Category: Weight loss
Coloring Easter Eggs with Natural Dyes
Make your Easter Eggs a little more artistic and a little less artificial this year by coloring the eggs with homemade natural dyes and patterns. My friend, the ArtBizCoach, alerted me to this great idea posted by Nikki Wright for those who have a little bit of artistic talents and are looking to try something […]
Healthy Easy Snacks for picky toddlers, kids, and adults, too
What do you do when a kid won’t eat vegetables? A neighbor’s child, Stacy (not her real name), was over to play the other day. I knew Stacy refused to eat most vegetables as her mother had just asked me for some ideas about how to resolve this. When snack time came around, the little […]
Why Counting Calories is Not Everything When Dieting
Reader Question: I looked at the Nutritional information for Chicken piccata and the calories seem very high per serving. It doesn’t seem too figure friendly to me. – Barbara, Washington DC Well, Barbara, I have to say that this is one reason why I fought to leave the nutritional information out of my new cookbook. […]
Do dairy products make you gain weight?
Don’t you hate it when you wake up one day and you’ve put on around 7 lbs. all of the sudden? In the immortal words of Brittany Spears, “Oops, I did it again!” Yep, I went on a dairy binge around Thanksgiving and it put a nice bit of padding on my frame seemingly overnight. […]
