Is there something about yourself that you would like to change? It won’t happen until you do these two things. I was watching a show on FitTv last night about one of the “Biggest Loser” contestants who, after coming home, regained 75% of the weight back he had lost on the show. He was mad ...…
I was chopping vegetables last night for my favorite soup Island Surprise (see recipe below) and it crossed my mind how odd it is that the second I start cutting up vegetables a calming sensation comes over me. Isn’t that weird? I just get this really nice peaceful feeling when I’m chopping up veggies. I ...…
My favorite soup recipe (Island Surprise) 2 stalks celery 1 carrot 1/2 white onion chopped 1-2 cloves garlic 1 (32oz.) container vegetable broth Take the above items, chop them up, and start them cooking until soft, in a big soup pan. Once they’ve been going for a couple minutes pour in 1 large (32 oz.) ...…
October has arrived and that means the Holiday’s are right around the corner. It feels like yesterday we were talking about getting bikini ready and now we have to start worrying about warding off those Holiday pounds and winter weight. The good thing is (if you are in camp) instead of putting on weight this Holiday ...…
Is there such a thing as an honest food journal? Well they’re definitely few and far between and that’s because of a couple reasons #1 it becomes monotonous and #2 it becomes depressing! Back when I used to struggle with my weight my food journal would look something like this: Day one Perfect….. Day two ...…
This month marks our 4 year anniversary with our favorite appliance our Vitamix. I know it’s crazy to have a relationship with an appliance but it really has made a huge difference in our health and our lives and so every year when the L.A. County Fair rolls into town I remember the year we ...…
How 5 minutes can change your life. I’m reading a fantastic book called Switch by Chip and Dan Heath. The book discusses ways to influence “Change” in your environment, when change is tough, for example; eliminating bad habits, drug addictions, problematic workplace environments, getting teenagers to listen. You know effecting change where it otherwise seems ...…
The most important lesson I ever learned was on a Mountain. This story is a little embarrassing but it’s worth being told because my pain may inspire you. Many, many, years ago for my first “real” triathlon I stupidly signed up for an Xterra off road triathlon (anyone who knows the sport is, right now, ...…
I think this morning was the most beautiful, mid-week, training run I’ve ever been on. The sky was peppered with cumulous white clouds and the sun was just coming up and it was turning the clouds orange . I threw on shorts and a sports tank and hooked up the dogs and we were out the door. ...…
Well they haven’t come to a decision on the debt ceiling yet which means our economy is going to fall apart; the U.S. will declare bankruptcy and our infrastructure, as we know it, will collapse. Which will force us all to go back to living off the land with no cars, no factories, no computers, ...…
