Monday, Gary, one of my delightful SilverSneakers students, asked me if I ever get to watch the Dr. Oz show. I let him know that I record it on my DVR daily, but most off, honestly, I end up deleting them. While I absolutely waited with baited breath for him to appear weekly on the Oprah show, I sort of lost my interest when he got his own daily show. WAYYYYYYY too much … [Read more...] about Grateful Friday or Weight Loss Through Meditation
Good For One, Good For All
"It is increasingly obvious that environmentally sustainable solutions to world hunger can only emerge as people eat more plant foods and fewer animal products. To me it is deeply moving that the same food choices that give us the best chance to eliminate world hunger are also those that take the least toll on the environment, contribute the most to our long-term health, … [Read more...] about Good For One, Good For All
Here They Go, Losing Again
First, thanks for the emails, texts and comments regarding Biggest Loser. I agree with those that enjoyed last night's episode and am definitely looking forward to watching the season unfold. The first week's final weigh in always blows my mind-even if it might actually be more than a week in reality and even knowing the contestants clearly play with their starting weight … [Read more...] about Here They Go, Losing Again
New Year, New Season, New Contestants, New Trainers
Prepare for season 11 of the Biggest Loser, tonight on NBC at 8pm. There will be a total of 22 contestants, (11 couples) including a former Olympic gold medalist, Rudon Garder (474 pounds) as well as the largest weighing contestant to date, Arthur Wornum who starts the season at 507 pounds. The most interesting part of this new season, however, will be meeting the 2 new … [Read more...] about New Year, New Season, New Contestants, New Trainers
Forks Over Knives
Thanks to some west coast inspiration from Carole, last night I made a traditional southern new year's dish. Ok, it was a day "late," but abundance and wealth as well as greens and legumes could never actually come too late...With black eyed peas representing abundance and collard greens (which I mixed with kale) representing the green of money, this dish turned out delish! … [Read more...] about Forks Over Knives