Grandpa I. ❤️s to treat our family to a meal after the kids have sports events on the weekend. Yesterday we dined at Applebee’s while in Seymour, Indiana for a Cross Country meet. I’m food aware to my choices and the calorie/macro content of what I eat. When it comes to my children, I guide and […]

I grew up having what I would now call “dessert for breakfast”, the standard American fare (pancakes, bagels, waffles, donuts, muffins). It was usually a cereal like “Cinnamon Toast Crunch” or “Apple Jacks” in 2% milk, a major sugar spike every AM and that’s how I began my day for decades. We didn’t know any […]

  Hydration station! I’m usually leaving the house with arms full. Today I had my water in my black 64oz. Reduce stainless container, my Bulletproof brand decaf coffee, and my 2nd veggie shake, which overflowed into several cups. My usual larger go-to stainless cups were in the wash, so these worked. Hydrating is key for daily function. […]

<Topic: “Working off” weekend calories!> A snapshot of my AM training, a Gym Dog cheering on a Gym Mom! Is the weekend pattern setting back your progress? Our fitness industry teaches us to count calories, which I do daily and find tremendous benefit knowing the quality and quantity of what I’m eating. I call this […]

Being this far into my lifestyle transition, I’m often asked, “What book can I read? What tips do you have? How do I make life changes?” There is no source for that. It all is inside of YOU!  Here is how I sum it up: 75% of what I did and ate in 2009 and […]