Archive for the ‘Reference’ Category

Portion Control Advice for Holiday Eating

Here is a very helpful WebMd portion size control guide to help those who want to keep making progress with their maintaining their current weight, losing weight or losing fat through on a daily basis, but I’m posting it in regard to the upcoming holidays.   I know you all know what to do, but [...]

A Plate replaces the Pyramid!

Here is the new replacement for the USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) Food Pyramid – A PLATE! – which was just launched today…I think it’s neat!  I really like it!  You can find it and all the information that comes with it at www.choosemyplate.org. I think the learning how to eat  healthy and the what [...]

Books Books Books!

As if I don’t have enough books and magazines, but I am a book buyer and reader. I love to read books. My favorite genres are 18th Century Victoria (ie: Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte), Poetry (Edgar Allen Poe, Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou), Classics (ie: Charles Dickens, Sherlock Holmes, Arabian Nights), “Vampire” (ie: Twilight, Ann Rice), [...]

Circuit Workout DVD Recommendations for those who workout at home

This post is for all my home circuit workout babies out there! This list was requested by a few of my teammates over on the 30 Day Shred / Shred-It team over at SparkPeople.com.  I have put together a recommendations list of all of the circuit workout DVDs I own and perform because they work [...]