How I Eat Breakfast on the Road…

I’m not overly fond of eating out and have the embarrassing habit of taking my own food with me for travel. Of course, this isn’t embarrassing for me, but a 16 year old tends to embarrass easily, again, who’d a thunk? Actually, the only meal that I consistently pack for myself for travel is my

How to Train While Travelling

Surprisingly, it seems a teen-aged travel mate is opposed to public displays of exercise and sweat! Who’d a thunk? So for all those that were looking forward to another airport workout, I’m sad to report that there isn’t one this round. We had a long lay over in Seattle, but managed to go exploring downtown … Continued

How to Embarrass Your Teenager 101

As many of you know, I took my daughter with me when I went to California to meet with my mentor. It was also her 16th birthday, so it was sort of a ‘mom-daughter weekend’. It seems there are plenty of ways to embarrass a teenager and I’m very skilled in this area. Here are … Continued

Get A Mentor!

Why reinvent the wheel? For me, I don’t enjoy financial planning and dealing with numbers. When I go to my accountant my eyes tend to glaze over. I’m so thankful that I have guidance from a trusted expert when it comes to this. In fact, there are lots of areas in life that I can … Continued

Surprise Spice to Help With Belly Fat Loss

What a sweet surprise to find out about the virtues of this spice. Would you believe that this spice can actually help you lose your belly fat? Here are just a few things that this spice can do: It helps control blood sugar levels, maintains insulin sensitivity, it has antibacterial and antifungal properties as well … Continued

A Plan of A-Snack!

Many people find that they are ferociously hungry at certain times of the day. They can even sabotage their dieting efforts by falling off the wagon at these times. It can be a different time for different people: for some it’s mid afternoon, others it’s just before dinner, or it can be evening eating for … Continued

Are You Sweet on Artificial Sweeteners?

Losing unwanted pounds of body fat can be challenging, even when the person attempting to improve their health and looks is doing everything correctly. So, does substituting artificial sweeteners for real sugar products improve your chances of success?  Artificial sweeteners might seem to be a smart choice to sweeten foods without adding calories, but the … Continued

How old are you?

Ever wonder what your biological age is? I found out that I’m 9.5 years younger than my chronological age. Here’s a cool site to help you determine your biological age with recommendations on how to make yourself younger and improve your health.

Terra’s Torture #3

Wow, Terra really tore it up on her holiday with these great workouts. Try this one:   Warm up and then do: 15 reps, 10 reps, 8 reps:   PUSH UPS MOUNTAIN CLIMBER

Organic or Not?

Here’s a chart put out by the Environment Working Group that gives some direction as to when you should buy organic and when regular produce is fine. The chart was developed based on data from nearly 87,000 tests for pesticide residues. Go to www.foodnews.org for more info. Buy organic: Don’t spring for organic: Peach Onion … Continued