Garbage disposal

OK, lately I’ve been eating kinda like a garbage disposal. Anything and everything — almost. Plenty of stuff I know I shouldn’t be eating but like anything else, you can slip right into some bad habits so damn easy. I’ve got to get a handle on...

Food swaps

Improving your diet — uh, oh, there’s that nasty word again … Sorry about that. Improving your eating habits does not mean you have to make wholesale changes. You don’t have to go in and throw out half the stuff in your fridge and your pantry,...

What’s for breakfast?

Hey, been away for a while, but … I’m baaaack … I read something a while ago about the importance of paying attention to the first thing you put in your body after you wake up each day. Made a lot of sense to me, and that thought is still there every...

Don’t quit

I started a group weight-loss challenge six weeks ago And the goal I set for myself was losing 15 pounds in eight weeks. Well, there’s two more weeks to go in that challenge And I’ve lost a grand total of 2 pounds. I was down 5 pounds at one time, but as...

Exercise tips

I see people all the time slogging away on the treadmill at the gym Walk, walk, walk … Lot of ’em are obviously overweight, and there’s certainly nothing wrong with walking on a treadmill But I always want to tell them that there’s so much more...

Benefits of walking

Walking is one of the best fundamental, all-around forms of exercise That anybody can do. Anywhere. Anytime. No gym membership; no fancy equipment needed. According to studies, taking a 10-mninute walk every day improves heart health for otherwise sedentary adults. 10...