I’ll never forget something my mother-in-law said years ago. We were sitting in her living room, casually talking about fitness and health and me working at a gym (at the time) and I think I must have said something to the effect of, “Why don’t YOU work out/watch what you eat?” which seems super rude …
Category Archives: Diet
do i count calories? and should you?
Binge eaters know their trigger foods. Alcoholics know their drink of choice. Adulterers know those people they should stay away from. And a recovered anorexic knows that she probably shouldn’t count calories. Now to clump all of those behaviors together might seem ridiculous to some. Ruining a marriage isn’t the same as binging on a …
exercise is not punishment. i repeat. exercise is not punishment.
I’ve written a variation of this exact post a couple of times. I feel like I’m beating a dead horse. But still. It’s a message that hasn’t sunk in yet for a lot of us and it bears repeating. We need to stop treating exercise as PUNISHMENT. and… We need to stop EXERCISING AWAY our …
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how i stopped counting calories
Today I want to share an email I received from a reader two years ago. A little “THROWBACK THURSDAY” if you will. I get asked this SAME question a couple of times a month so I think that the topic is worth a re-post. The original post was written two years ago (and I’ve grown …
parenting in a skinny vs. fat world
We’re gonna talk about the “s” word today. No, not that one. Yesterday I read a letter from Lauren Conrad about the “s” word – SKINNY – and how she’s banning it from her vocabulary. When we’ve talked about getting in shape in the past, words like “skinny,” “slim,” and “thin” have often come up. …
the easiest quiche you’ll ever make
Switching gears away from vacation talk today and sharing an EASY and QUICK recipe that I use at least once a week. MY [coveted*] QUICHE RECIPE. Through my partnership with Eggland’s Best, I have the opportunity to spread the word about National Egg Month! I like all the companies I share on LL (and believe …