Archives: January2010

• Thank You Dr. Feynman!

  ShareWell, I have to ‘fess up.  I’ve been in the closet.  No one at work knows. Yes, I’m going to out myself right here…drum roll please…. I eat Paleo.  I don’t eat sugar.  I don’t eat grains.  I don’t eat beans. Uh, what’s THAT all about?  Well, I realized I keep my nutrition a great big secret at work.  I work in Cardiology at a major hospital and I have to promote ADA/AHA diets to my patients.  These diets are [...]

• The Discovery Era

  Share      Today I am 43.  I don’t get upset at the number, or wish I was 21.  I OWN 43!    It’s beyond what are considered the child-bearing years, and not quite menopausal.   I also wouldn’t refer to myself as a cougar or middle aged.  When I decided to look online for a description of women my age, I heard phrases like “invisible women,” or “forgotten females” and was alarmed by the glaring stats of women my age who commit suicide [...]

• OMG they lost 150pounds

  ShareNo that is not a typo a group of 20 women that are participating in an incredible “supportive” program called Nutrition Prep find it at www.nutritionprep.com actually lost MORE than 150 pounds collectively in 21 days! 20 ladies ages 28-57 (huge range, all sizes and shapes) weighed in on Sunday 21 days into their LIFESTYLE CHANGE and 15 of them lost 10-12 pounds and the other 5 lost 5-7 pounds.  I could not believe my eyes, I even got on [...]

• On Being “Normal”

  ShareWhen I was a teenager, my mother gave me a button that said “Why be Normal?” She also gave me a keychain that was a Round ToIt but I never got around to using it. Now the “Why be Normal” question was one I really liked, even if I didn’t quite understand what it was supposed to mean. I’m not sure that I understand it any better now, at age 47 than I did at 17. What IS “Normal”? The [...]

• Scale Tales

  Share   What’s your magic number?  You know the one…. the one that will put you on top of the world when it appears, the life-changing number that will transform you into a better person or help you find true love.  But what will it take to get there?  For most it means sacrifice and abusing the body.  And maintenance… that’s a whole different ball of wax!  Will your “success” at reaching that number be maintained until the summer wedding [...]

• Dairy Does My Body Good

  ShareDairy is considered one of the no-nos of a Paleo diet, and one of the popular reasons many people give as to why they can’t eat this way- they can’t give up their dairy. The reasons to avoid dairy products are plenty.  Increased inflammation is the biggest one, increased mucus production, allergies, asthma flares join the list as well.  Milk protein, casein, causes an insulin response.  Lactose intolerance and auto-immune problems are in there too.  Did I forget anything else?  [...]

• What can I eat again?

  ShareToday is a great day!  Today is a great day! Today is a great day! Check out my company’s NEW NUTRITION PREP SITE at www.nutritionprep.com If you take the time to prep your food for the week you will succeed!  My company offers weekly menu’s, follow-up/constant contact at a VERY REASONABLE COST!  Check us out and drop that unwanted fat today!  Check out my clients testimonials the results are incredible! If you are a fitness professional/fitness facility owner/boot camp instructor/doctor [...]

• It’s just a Phase….

  Share “’I’m just going through a phase right now. Everybody goes through phases and all, don’t they?” J. D. Salinger We all go through phases. If you’re at all like me, you might find that your appetite waxes and wanes, ebbs and flows, and is really not constant at all. One cause of appetite changes in women is changing progesterone levels: Progesterone stimulates the appetite, which is why a woman may be hungrier during her period. From mid-cycle to a [...]

• Be Present

  ShareAn overwhelming amount of work was handed to me today at my day job and I nearly cried.  I got flustered, excused myself to the ladies room and hurriedly dabbed my eyes with tissues and then repeated over and over ” I am cool, calm and collected”.  I had a head ache, I was hungry, and now anxiety was creeping in as I tried to imagine adding in my new responsibilities to my already full load. It was lunch time.  [...]

• THE GOOD GUYS!

  Share        Last week I challenged you all to start thinking about the transition process to Paleo.  You started facing your food demons and planning how to pick them out of your diet one by one.  You started reading labels and realizing how much garbage goes into most bottled and canned items.  You began to realize that not all calories are created equal and QUALITY of what you  put into your body matters more than the QUANITY.      On to the GOOD [...]