A quick update before we decide today if being gluten-free is ‘enough’! Since last post – I moved! I didn’t kill Drew or anyone else, although they likely wanted to end me at a few points along the way – but I’d say it was a reasonable success! We now live about 20 mins drive… [Read more…]
November 28, 2011
Since my last post, the gym is open and running! Now to continue filling it with people who want to get stronger, fitter, faster, better. If you’re someone who wants to learn from pros who know the best ways to get muscles turned on, fat burned off (and kept off), & who can teach you… [Read more…]
November 10, 2011
First, I’ve been MIA lately because other priorities have kept me away…as I’m reminded at times, writing my blog doesn’t earn me money {YET…people who give out book deals, are you listening?} so I’ve been heavily involved in projects that are totally awesome, and do happen to make me money. Girl’s gotta pay the bills,… [Read more…]
April 29, 2011
Two years ago this May, I was given a positive diagnosis for Non-Celiac Gluten Intolerance. No, it’s not cancer-level frightening. But it was definitely a life-altering moment for me. The reality of me having this auto-immune condition meant that I was at a higher risk of infertility, heart disease, cancer & early mortality if I… [Read more…]
April 23, 2011
It’s guessing game time! I’m going to give you a clue, you guess what it is, then we’ll both find out if you’re on pace to win what’s behind door #1! The big prize here could be a longer, healthier life – if you’re down for that prize then giddy-up, let’s play, WHATS. THAT. HEALTH FOOD!!!! 1) It… [Read more…]
February 20, 2011
Most people, at some time in their life will try to lose weight. After a baby, after college binge-ing, before a wedding, before a race – at some point – everyone will probably try to shed some weight. And there are thousands of gimmick-y ways to drop that weight – what you don’t think about… [Read more…]
June 6, 2010
I am non-Celiac gluten sensitive. It means I don’t have Celiac disease, but absolutely should not eat gluten if I want to live to my full life expectancy, as a happy, healthy, fit person. There’s a 1 in 33 chance you, yes YOU, are also non-Celiac gluten sensitive, and a 1 in 133 chance you’re… [Read more…]
December 16, 2009
Two of the easiest (and cheapest!) things you can do to manage your health are -exercise & -eat well. Of late, there has been a massive over-saturation of food-products that claim to help “lower this!” or ”increase your fiber intake that!” (very few of which actually are what they claim). This over-saturation does make it more challenging to know what is truly… [Read more…]
December 9, 2009
Ok, so you’re back in town. You drank too many margaritas. You threw ‘hunger’ to the wind at your all-inclusive & ate at the buffet/human trough more times than you can remember, and you may have forgotten to workout “enough” on vacation. No this does not totally describe me right now. Not totally. Too many… [Read more…]
November 20, 2009
Looking to be that good person who gets that special someone in their life a little something nice this holiday? Even in a serious recession, where many will not be giving very many gifts at all, we all still have someone in mind who we’d really like to do show our appreciate, love, and gratitude… [Read more…]
December 4, 2011
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