Happy Monday friends.  Hope you had a great weekend.  I struggled with my food all weekend.  Today I’m getting back on track and taking it one meal at a time.  Mini-goals.  So far so good.  If I get past the 3 pm CRAZY carb cravings I’ll be good until after dinner.  Then I’ll just one […]

Okay enough of the Britney references.  Here’s a question that was emailed to me a few days ago.  What is HIIT cardio and what does it entail? HIIT cardio is a form of torture derived from the prisons of Abkhazia. Not really.  HIIT stands for High Intensity Interval Training.   In a nutshell, it is a series […]

Besides being a (recovering) sugar addict, I’m also an internet addict.  Our internet went out Saturday night and our service provider can’t fix it until tomorrow.  Aaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!!  Right now I’m at the Coffee Bean sipping my African Sunrise tea while cursing the pastry case. It’s amazing how much I got done last night without the […]

“I’ll huff and puff and I’ll blow your house down.” So the wolf huffed and he puffed.  And he puffed and he huffed but he could not blow the house down. Why? Because it was a house of bricks set on a good foundation. Or maybe the wolf smoked 2 packs a day and didn’t […]

This is follow up to  “How much should I lift?” from last week. I totally understand the fear of bulking up.  It wasn’t long ago I didn’t think muscles were attractive on women.  Or at least that’s what I said. Now I flex my bicep in the mirror when I brush my teeth!  But to answer the question […]

I like simplicity.  Maybe it’s because I’m such a nut and I need simplicity to balance out all the craziness in my head.  One of the simplest forms of exercises that you probably learned on the playground in elementary happens to be a fantastic workout: jumping rope. It’s another one of my backyard backup exercises.  Perfect when […]

Thanks for sharing your workouts but I don’t see how much you are lifting.  I’m not sure how much weight I’m supposed to be lifting. Can you help me? First you’re welcome!!  Everyone is at different levels of fitness and therefore there is not a one size fits all weight for women or men.  Here […]

Merry Monday friends!  I hope you had a fantastic weekend.  I had PMS so Garbage Girl thought it would be really fun to come out and play.  But today I’m (mostly) back in control and prepared to put her in her place when she wakes up from her slumber.  This morning, I decided to step […]

I love January. Since I live in southern California it’s much easier to love it. Regardless of where you live January symbolizes a fresh start and who doesn’t like fresh starts except maggots. Yuck. Sorry. I know a lot of people are cynical when it comes to making New Year’s resolutions because they think it […]

I’m always looking for new and interesting ways to get my cardio in.  Don’t get me wrong I actually LOVE HIIT cardio on the machines but sometimes it’s nice to switch things up a bit.  The weather was yucky and I couldn’t make it to the gym.  Okay I could have made it to the […]