Curb your sweet tooth cravings.
I feel your pain if you have cravings for sweets! Sweets are/had been my battle. When I was a kid, all the way through college and beyond, I ate a lot of pasta, rice, cereal, bread - this…
[Recipe] Hormone Balancing Smoothie
This smoothie has only a few ingredients that will be easy to blend. Maca powder comes from a tuber and is thought to help improve energy levels, increase libido, and support adrenal function by decreasing the stress response and…
3 things women do better than men in the gym
For all the things I see people do incorrectly in the gym, I also see the good stuff...and I see what women do better than men in the gym! Women don't push through pain like a guy will. Oh, it…
[Recipe] Simple Cucumber Salad
This recipe had me at "simple"... I thought it would make a great Memorial Day picnic dish to bring...no mayo or pasta! Recipe link: Simple Cucumber Salad Ingredients 1½ large English cucumbers 1-2 tsp salt (for salting…
Do NOT do this exercise if you like your knees
I have some favorite exercises, I have some non-favorite exercises, and I have some that I just won't do or recommend. The leg extension is one of them....and it is soooooooo popular, especially with women. I used to…
Try one of these five things over the weekend to improve your health and fitness
The weekend is a great time to try something that moves you closer towards your health and fitness goals. You probably got some much needed catch-up sleep and, hopefully, your schedule isn't as stressed or tight. The idea…
Some of the mistakes women make when they try to get back into shape
First off, this is NOT to bash anyone or anything, it's just an article to help you understand where you might be wasting time, energy and effort when you are getting back into shape. AND, these mistakes are NOT…
Tips on how to lose weight during menopause
As your hormones begin to change - like a decrease production of estrogen, progesterone, DHEA and testosterone - your body begins to store fat in places it hadn't before - like your mid-section. But hormone changes are the only…
[Recipe] Instant Pot Beef & Broccoli
A 30 Minute meal and Whole 30 approved! Check it out here, too = Instant Pot Beef & Broccoli Ingredients 1.5 pound flank steak, thinly sliced against the grain 2–3 crowns broccoli broken into florets 3/4 cup beef broth 1/2 cup…
Burpees! With a twist…ya know…for fun. ;)
Did you immediately say, "Uggg, I hate burpees!" Here's a variation to keep them interesting, you know, because burpees are fun (insert hysterically laughing emoji)... The Fall Out Burpee. Why would you do burpees? It's an…
