Archive for August, 2008

Drinking Water “Pep Talk” for Health and Fitness

We all know that we should be drinking water (and lots of it) for optimum health and fitness. I know that sometimes I kind of lose my focus and even though I am still drinking water, I’m not putting forth the effort needed to drink it in the quantity that I would like. Every once [...]

“All Fired Up” about Workout Songs

Choosing the right workout songs for your exercise can really help to motivate you to work out to your full potential. I really notice a  difference in the level of how hard I push myself if I’m listening to my favorite tunes on my iPod. When I’m listening to a song I like, it’s easy [...]

Is Watching the Olympics Bad for Your Health?

Watching the Olympics seems to be bad for my health. Let me explain: First of all - I was taking my own Diet Tip Trio Challenge (see prior post) and the Challenge I chose was the third one - Mindful Eating. Basically, when I’m eating, I’m not supposed to be doing anything else (like watching [...]

What is a Diet Tip Trio Challenge?

Have you ever noticed that when you are ready to get going on a diet program, you are bombarded with all of the things you’re not supposed to do? Well, I thought it would be fun if we approached this from the angle of what you’re supposed to do.
So, I’m going to challenge you to [...]

How Does Coffee Fit in My Diet? - I’m Not Giving it Up

Modifying your diet to maximize weight loss includes what you drink. All calories count even if they are liquid. 
But there’s Good News: it can be done! I lost 22 pounds in six months and I didn’t give up my Starbucks habit. I did however, modify it. Things like adding soy milk which has less fat [...]