So, you never touched a drop of vile alcohol last night — and sure, I believe you! — but still, this morning, somehow, you woke up looking and feeling like something Shrek coughed up?
Let’s review what went wrong last night, shall we?
Too much sugar!
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As a child, I was a soft-bellied sloth.
In my young-adult prime, a mix of healthy outdoor physical activity, all-night dancing, and obsessive weight-training created a woman who could appear in public in a bathing suit without making people think of beluga caviar.
Over the past few years, however, the sloth has returned.
Not satisfactory.
Because you just know [...]
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In times of stress and angst, my mother always prescribed a deep calming breath and a Nice Cup of Tea.
In times of big stress and angst, however, too many of those Nice Cups of Tea can send your over-caffeinated nerves a-jangling and tank your coping skills all the more.
So, how [...]
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health,
herbal tea,
tea
On top of losing 7 pounds in 10 days — yes!! yes, that happened! — one of the best things about doing my 4-week Healthy Eating Challenge is discovering new cool guilt-free recipes.
Low fat, low calorie, high in all sorts of dandy nutrients and vitamins, and pretty frugal, too… This recipe, discovered in [...]
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health,
healthy eating challenge
It’s true. No threats, no bribes, no whips and chains were required — not even any withholding of chocolate chip cookies — to get He Who Hogs The Power Tools to snack on a breakfast cereal with soy protein in it.
(PC Blue Menu Soy Crunch Multi-Grain Cereal, in case you’re wondering. It’s one [...]
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health,
healthy eating challenge