My mornings are on the right track thanks to 10-10-10 and love.
They aren’t perfect. But neither am I. Its a good fit.
Another area that needs help is my get up and go – something I usually refer to as a huge mug of “Melissa” coffee. Really really really strong stuff.
And while I’ll never be one [...]

Its starts with the best intentions – you really mean it. You’re going to lose weight – and keep it off – starting today.
Maybe it was an article you read or the latest episode of The Biggest Loser. Whatever started your quest, it inspired you in a big way.
But then: back to reality.
You don’t have [...]

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When it comes to fitness, most of us know what it feels like to get off track.
The skinny jeans start feeling painfully skinny. Suddenly, you’re at a crossroads: risk the chance of seeing a button go flying or buy bigger pants?
It happened to me. Nine years ago, I found myself 30 pounds heavier than I [...]

Tiny Project: Don’t Eat It
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Today I had to face reality.
I’ve gained weight.
Its evident in a couple areas, but in one that really bugs me – my belly.
I can usually ignore my slightly double chin. And my flabby triceps – nah, they don’t really bother me.
But the [...]

“Your kids are probably going to get the swine flu.”
This is not the phrase you want to hear from a doctor, especially after finding out both your kids have strep throat – which equals a drastically weakened immune system already.
If you haven’t heard, there is a lot of bad news about the flu these [...]

Last week, I wrote about switching to only warm water for my skin care routine (no cleansers or moisturizers allowed).
Here are three things I learned:
1. Using only water to cleanse is very liberating. I felt like a rebel against conventional skin care and it felt awesome.
2. Apparently, you need to have very good genes in [...]

The secret to clearer skin is simply getting past your pimply prime – your teenage years… right?

That’s what I use to think before realizing words like nac-ne (neck acne) and ch-acne (chin acne) would pop up in my everyday speak as an adult. I funded my obsession for clear skin the American way – by [...]

There are some days I simply do not want to workout; I’d give anything to avoid letting my feet hit the cold, horrible ground.
Instead, I slam the “snooze” and snuggle back into my fluffy cloud.
Instead of letting the guilt of a missed workout consume me, I’ve found a 10-minute workout I can always fit [...]

When it comes to fitness, put me in the Prefer to do as Little as Possible with Hot Results category.
I wasn’t always such a fitness slacker. Like most brides, I worked out obsessively before my wedding. It was one of the few times I actually took a weight-lifting class where I pumped iron to [...]