Having spent the last 4 days in NYC with the family, bonding, celebrating and doing the tourist thing, there was something very clear to all of us. As you look around the streets of Manhattan, most everyone appears to be a healthy weight. It's not for lack of or lack of variety of places to eat. From street vendors peddling hot dogs and pretzels, to Chinatown, (the best) … [Read more...] about Walk the Walk
Archives for April 2012
Birthday Cakes and Stone Soup
Today's not only VFT, but it's also Mitch's birthday. Happy birthday, to YOU, Mitch. We will be celebrating with our children and spending the next few days doing some family bonding, so I will be taking a few days off from our regular routines. Ellen will be teaching Silver Sneakers at 11:30 tomorrow. Saturday morning 9:30 class is cancelled this week. Monday, Ellen will … [Read more...] about Birthday Cakes and Stone Soup
The Final 3, 2012
Seeing all the eliminated contestants again on Biggest Loser last night was, as it every season, AMAZING. Who could recognize some of them. Hello Mike! Are you kidding me? From absolutely enormous to incredibly handsome once stripped from his layers. Anyway, all the eliminated contestants, including Jeremy who fell below the red line last week, got to compete in a 3 part … [Read more...] about The Final 3, 2012
Weighing the Risks…Doing the Work
The FDA is, once again, considering approval of a new drug for weight loss that will combine two already existing drugs. Phentermine (half of phen phen) and topiramate (used for epilepsy and migraines) known by it's brand name as Topomax, combine to make Qnexa. This very drug, developed by Vivus failed to get approval back in 2010 due to the risk of heart problems and birth … [Read more...] about Weighing the Risks…Doing the Work
50 Shades of….Green
People often ask me my opinion about drinking "green" drinks, and honestly I don't know enough about the many brands of premixed greens that are out there, but yesterday, being Earth Day (and coming off a night of eating and drinking too much) I decided to make my own. Out came the blender and in went lettuce, spinach, celery, cucumber, parsley and of course some fruit to … [Read more...] about 50 Shades of….Green