More Colors = Better Nutrition

A great reminder that eating lots of different kinds of foods makes for the best nutrition. It’s not enough to say you’re eating fruits and vegetables when all you eat are apples, bananas, tomatoes, and potatoes.  🙂  We’ve got to eat a wide variety of foods to get the best possible nutrition. I’m so...

Sugar-Free Update No. 2

Did a little better this week with the no-sugar plan.  I’m actually still doing really well avoiding sugar at home.  I had my dinner party on Friday, and it was a huge success!  I’ll have recipes this week for what I served, including the flourless chocolate cake that was my planned cheat day. Unfortunately,...

The New Normal

Have you read Tara Parker-Pope’s latest feature in the NY Times Magazine, The Fat Trap?  It’s fascinating stuff. I already knew, to some degree, that the odds are stacked against us when it comes to keeping off any weight we lose.  Heck, I knew it from personal experience; in college, after I lost 40...