Got a sugar/salt addiction? The hidden ingredients in the convenience foods we now eat so much of really add up. There's salt and sugar lurking in just about everything, and the culprit is that much more dangerous when you can't really notice that it's there. Salad dressings and ketchup and…
Last weeks recipe? A sugar scrub, courtesy of Gena (*waves* thanks, Gena!). I've only used it once and it is fantastic; I already got a compliment on how soft my skin is. I followed her advice to use baby oil and the vanilla extract, which works beautifully. I highly recommend…
What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger Yesterday it was pouring rain when I walked out the door for boot camp. Coming down in buckets, the rain had me already drenched by the time I got to the park. But even though the sky was that dull, steely gray color,…
Boot Camp: Round Two started up on Monday! So nice to get back to that routine after having a week off. The new class is twice as big as the last one but all of the women seem to be very nice and there's that similar air of support and…
In December 2006, my sister was living in Istanbul, so I went there for a few weeks to spend Christmas with her (if you've never been to Turkey, you should definitely go if you get the chance! It's gorgeous). One of the best things we did there was to experience…
Ashley recently wrote a post about the swimsuit models used at Women's Health, and how they are "supposed" to reflect a real woman's body, but they only do that if you happen to be a size zero with a very delicate shape and little to no flaws. To me, this…
It's true. I've got a clear-cut addiction and there's no help for it. I don't even want to kick the habit. I eat peanut butter almost every day. On bread, tortillas, bananas, apples, celery, pancakes, mixed in cookies, with jam or honey or chocolate, or straight from the jar; you…
Last weeks cooking adventure was with hummus. I'm a big fan of hummus but it took a while to search for the healthiest variation that I could find; much as I love olive oil, I wanted to find a recipe that wasn't too oily. I believe that I found this…
We've discussed the high prices of food vs. the quality of nutrition before, so here's a quick list borrowed from Dr. Weil's site on the top 12 fruits and veggies that you should buy organic, and the top 11 fruits and veggies that are the least harmful (and therefore you…
Today was my last day of boot camp, for this first four-week session. The instructor Sara brought us homemade healthy bran and cranberry muffins for a post-workout breakfast, yum! At the end of our session, she took our measurements, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that I lost 1/2…
