Feeling like you are missing out on some of your favorite Fall desserts due to a new diet? Well, not anymore. This delicious Healthy Gluten Free Apple Crisp will satisfy your sweet tooth and send you back for more, guilt free. One thing I love about living in NC is visiting the mountains in the Fall. …
Week 1 of P90X3 down…11 to go. What a great week this has been! Even with the craziness of animals and kids, I feel so much more energized when I am getting really good workouts in daily. Sometimes it’s a struggle to get started, but once I have, the 30 min of workout goes by quickly. …
Beachbody has my vote for great workouts for women. Right now I am loving P90X3. Agility X is one of my favorites among the long list of workouts offered. Confession time. Yesterday while shopping, I was really wanting to grab a box of Cheez-Its (currently my kryptonite – to borrow the current buzz word from …
A home workout room is truly where ever you can find a corner sometimes. It can be in your family room, a bedroom, an open loft, even in the hallway if needed. If you have a place to stand, there is room to do some exercises. As many of you know from past posts, we …
Nutrition for women over 40 isn’t always fun. Remember the days of being able to eat whatever we wanted, whenever we wanted? Gone are the glory days of having dessert every night and junk food all day. It’s been replaced with cottage cheese. Yes, that was my dessert last night…ok, and I confess, I also …
Women over 40 can’t lose weight until long term habits, sometimes lifetime habits are changed. When I first began my weight loss journey, I had to learn how to exercise – I mean REALLY exercise. I had no idea the level required to lose weight and get into shape. Here’s what I have learned… …
The effects of medical obstacles on weight loss can be discouraging when we fail to meet our weight loss goals. There are 5 common medical obstacles that could be preventing you from losing weight. If you are among the millions of women over 40 who is having trouble losing weight, you are in the right …
It is possible for women over 40 to lose weight when removing these obstacles. It can be impossible for women over 40 to lose weight without the right tools. Women over 40 can have a difficult time finding success to lose weight even after years of trying. Personally, I tried several times over the years …
For women over 40, or any age for that matter, the selection of protein bars available is mind-boggling. There are only about a million different protein bars to choose from when standing in the aisle. Okay, maybe not a million, but so many it can be overwhelming to choose the best tasting protein bars for …
I feel my best self when I am on a weekly workout plan. I mean, I really feel great! Better than ever in my 30s, now I’m in my, ah-um…40s. Mentally and physically I have never felt better than when I am eating healthy and getting the exercise I need. Of course, it hasn’t always …
One of our favorite leisure activities needs to be dramatically reduced…and for good reason. Prolonged sitting or physical inactivity is the 4th leading risk factor for death according to the World Health Organization. Chronic prolonged sitting has the same mortality rate as smoking. There have been over 10,000 studies on the effects of prolonged sitting …
3 Delicious foods that will change your life? Absolutely! We take for granted the benefits of good food and often turn a blind eye to what poor choices of food do to our bodies. When we educate ourselves with what to eat and why, we can make more of a conscious effort to eat the …