If I hadn’t typed up the words of that post title myself, I might have had a hard time believing that it was me putting the words “diet” and “holidays” together in the same sentence (unless, of course, we were talking about the usual plans to go on a diet AFTER the holidays). This year …
Well, I made it through—even if there were several close calls involving hidden amounts of sugar, processed-food temptations (like cold cereal), and my brain rebelling against the idea of so many banana peppers in one week. Just for a refresher, here were the rules: For seven days, I challenged myself to avoid processed sugar in …
While I’ve still got the fire of motivation burning within me, I figured I’d better start a 7-day challenge, and stat. Because I’m trying to provoke a lifestyle change with these challenges, I wanted to start with a diet change that isn’t TOO drastically different from what I’m used to, which is why I …
About a year and a half ago, I set a goal to eat more fruits and vegetables every day. I’d been feeling bloated and sluggish and unhealthy, and I knew I wasn’t getting nearly enough fresh produce in my diet. The adventure that followed was a little unexpected–what started out as a simple quest to …
Photo via Guys, I have to confess something— I have probably eaten my weight in sugar (mostly chocolate) since Christmas. Literally. It all started innocently enough–I gave myself the old “It’s the holidays” excuse back in November, which got me right back into the bad habits I’ve had with sugar pretty much my whole adult …
At every full-time job I’ve ever had, I’ve noticed something: I am usually the only one in my workplace that brings lunch that I have cooked myself. At my last job (which was the first job I got after I was married), I quickly realized that due to financial reasons, I pretty much had to pack …
Thanks to a tip from Mallory in response to my Tuesday Tell-All plea for someone to explain “clean eating” to me, I have now found my latest obsession. You see, when I get interested in something, I don’t get just a little interested–I tend to need to know everything I possibly can, and right now. …
