Okay, we are feeling good! It’s late January, so we are still stoked about our healthy decisions. We are getting to the gym more often, passing on the dessert, avoiding fried foods and “fill in the blank with another healthy change.” This is all wonderful news and please keep doing what you’re doing! But while we are full speed ahead on our health kick of training and lifestyle change, there is a topic that must be covered: SUGAR. I want…
Food Prep: My Meal Before a Meal!
Have you seen Taco Bell’s campaign (about a year or two old, but still running) called “Fourth Meal?” It shows 20-somethings who are out late and hankering for their midnight nosh–massive bean and beef burritos dripping with shredded cheese. It’s actually a pretty good marketing campaign to promote 1) that Taco Bell is open later than most of the competition and 2) that it is totally OK to tack another full meal onto your 24-hour clock. Since you are health…
H.I.I.T a Fitness High in 2010
It happens to all of us once in a while. We fall into a workout rut (I think the word rut sounds like a small pothole, so I prefer the word “pit”). Gym time becomes complacent and limited to whatever cardio queen equipment or class instructor we feel most comfortable with. The New Year is a perfect time to shake up the routine! So, we do this for a while, we OVERHAUL our routine, spurred on by the media to…
Sweeten Life the Venetian Way with Peach Bellinis
Some of the most emailed pictures of the weekend (per Yahoo News) were those of a flooded, sopping Venice (the worst in 22 years). Despite the unlucky lagoons throughout the city, Italians rang in 2010 drinking champagne, watching fireworks, smiling and all while wearing waders! I think we need to take a lesson from the Italians and lighten up. As shown below, the Italians can find happiness in the most dire of circumstances. St. Mark’s Square The famous Rialto Bridge…
Scrap the Scrap Book! iPhoto Books are the New Way to Make Memories Last Forever (My Fave Thing to Create in My Spare Time)
So I gave Al his Christmas presents early since I was leaving for our condo in St. Pete Beach at 8:45 the next morning. Among the ultra romantic gifts were a Vegas ornament that makes jackpot slot machine noises, a Gurehg single-pod coffee maker for his office and a toaster (which is romantic for a man who considers blueberry bagels a vegetable serving and eats them more than any other food). He explained there is an “art to toasting” and…
