Medical Evidence for Fasting

Medical Evidence for Fasting

As I mentioned in my review of The Fast Diet, the scientific evidence for fasting seems to grow by the day. Fasting has been around forever and was primarily thought of as a religious or spiritual practice. Now, researchers are starting to find that that 

Weight Maintenance When You’ve Hit “The Danger Zone”

Weight Maintenance When You’ve Hit “The Danger Zone”

I last left you with the cliff-hanger of whether I was able to stay on my health and fitness plan after the pressure of appearing in a bathing suit for the Mommy and Me swim class wore off. At this point, I was starting the 

What’s Happened Since my 40-Day Diet and Weight Loss Experiment Last Year?

What’s Happened Since my 40-Day Diet and Weight Loss Experiment Last Year?

Last year, I spent the 40 days before Easter dieting and exercising. It all started when a publicist asked if I wanted to try the DDP Yoga system. I like yoga so I agreed to test it out for a review for this blog. It 

My Theme Word for 2014

My Theme Word for 2014

Professional organizer Marcia Francois is the genius behind the annual theme word concept. Each year, she advises everyone to choose one word to focus on throughout the year–one word that is the broad theme behind any resolutions or goals you are hoping to achieve. Last 

Reflections on My 2013 Theme Word: Routine

Reflections on My 2013 Theme Word: Routine

Another blog housekeeping item on my list is to look back on my theme word for 2013: routine. I noted at the time that this word is not very exciting. When I first thought of the word routine, I generally thought about staying in place