This morning, after a delicious breakfast of pancakes made by my husband, we were cleaning up the breakfast dishes, and one of the dishes slipped out of my hands and crashed to the floor, shattering into roughly 9,000 little pieces. Now we’re down to five plates.  It got me thinking about plate size and portion… [Read More]

It’s the end of a weekend, or a holiday, or a vacation day, and you start thinking of all the foods that you want to eat. You have… The Last Supper syndrome.  OK – it’s not a real syndrome. But eating too much over the weekend and holidays happens. Your brain starts talking to you… [Read More]

For all you ladies that grew up in the 80’s and 90’s, you probably were taught that the scale knows all! And there couldn’t possibly be any other reasons why the scale has gone up other than you gained fat. Times have changed and we now know that the scale doesn’t always tell you the… [Read More]

So how much water should you be drinking? Some folks follow a rule of thumb that recommends half your body weight in ounces. That’s fine if you weigh 150 pounds or 200 pounds, but if you’re 350 pounds or more, that’s more water than you need.  I usually tell my clients between 90 ounces and… [Read More]

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  It’s July 4th weekend, and with all the parties where you’re going to be celebrating the holiday, you’re also going to have all the food that you’re going to want to eat. Here are five tips to help you navigate the 4th.  #1: Eat Your Breakfast, with Plenty of Protein When I’m going to… [Read More]

Do you love coffee? I love coffee!!! I recently learned that I am lactose intolerant, and it was hard to find a good creamer with the same consistency of milk or regular cream. But I found it!  Califia Farms unsweetened almond creamer is now my favorite. It has no sugar, no Splenda – you can… [Read More]

Beware of stupid advice that sounds smart. It’s everywhere.  A couple of years ago at a vendor event, a lovely lady was so excited to talk to me about her weight loss. She had overeaten so much on a holiday, and to get over feeling stuffed, her chiropractor had advised her to eat one small… [Read More]