It’s no secret that cooking is not one of my unique innate abilities. In fact, it’s a miracle that my children have even survived given my lack luster cooking skills. I blame my mom. Unsurprisingly, one day I was looking through my mom’s memorabilia and came across a high school report card of hers. She … Continued
We all know that I’m not a great cook. Lucky for you that I’m not your mom and you didn’t grow up on my lack luster dishes. I always say, ‘never trust a skinny cook’, and I’m just that. (While I don’t like to think of myself as ‘skinny’ I wouldn’t say that I have … Continued
I came across a great challenge in Men’s Fitness Magazine. It was developed by Jay Cardiello. I think it’s well worth it to share it with you and give you the challenge to do this challenge described below. It’s really 8 minutes of hell. After I saw this challenge I knew that I had to … Continued
It’s that time of year again. The holidays are supposed to be the happiest time, but as it turns out, it tends to be the most stressful for many. I’ve got some nutritional tips to keep in mind for the upcoming holidays as well as the New Year. I know it may … Continued
Question: I need to drop a few pounds if I ever want to be able to do sets of pull ups. I’m toying with the idea of a no carb diet. What are your thoughts on this? Answer: I may have mentioned before that I never felt so stupid in my entire life as when I … Continued
Here’s one of my favorite lunches… Light ‘n Tasty Egg Salad Servings: 2 Here’s what you need… 4 hard-boiled eggs with yolks removed 1 hard-boiled egg 2 tablespoons nonfat mayonnaise 2 stalks celery, finely diced 2 whole wheat English Muffins, toasted 1 teaspoon onion powder 1 pinch celery seeds salt and cracked black pepper to … Continued
Why should you look at another program? I recently had the good fortune to take a look at Adam Steer’s Bodyweight Burn. I’m often curious as to whether people get it right or not. I figured you’d want me to weigh in on the program so here it is… First off, who are the author’s … Continued
This week I’ve been talking about doing an effective warm up to help improve performance in your workout as well as avoid injury. I’ve been talking with Tyler Bramlet about his Warrior Warm Up. I wanted to get inside his head a little more as to why he felt so compelled to make this program. … Continued
Here’s what is happening at Fashion Flash this week, CLICK HERE TO READ EACH POST Six tips to keep in mind for plus size fashion this holiday season. Female Fat Loss Over 40 Expert (me!), Shawna K gives you permission to cheat on your nutrition plan to actually lose more fat. Scientific studies even support her advice. For … Continued
We all know that getting strong is a good thing, right? You gain confidence, build lean muscle, your metabolism goes up etc. Being strong is obviously a good thing for everyone. And we also know that being flexible is EXTREMELY important, right? You reduce the chance of getting injured, your joints feel better, you move … Continued