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Category Archives: Fitness
Week 1 of my diet – so far, so good
Week one of my five-week “Must lose 10 pounds before my 35th birthday!” challenge went well – I’m down 2.5 pounds. I might have even lost a full three pounds if I hadn’t made that fettucini alfredo on Saturday night. … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, DIet, Dieting, Exercise, Fitness, HCG, Life, Personal, Uncategorized
Tagged losing weight, New Year's Resolutions
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Different year, same resolution
Happy New Year everyone! Wow, it’s been forever since I last posted. There hasn’t been much to write about – between Australia, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years, I have been doing very little cooking and WAYYYY too much eating. As … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, DIet, Dieting, Exercise, Fitness, Food, Health, Life, Personal
Tagged losing weight, New Year's Resolutions
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Scale avoidance
I did NOT want to get on the scale this morning. My week of “dieting with a houseguest” did not go as well as I had hoped. The first few days were fine – I went to the gym every … Continue reading
Dieting when you have a houseguest
My diet is going well. I’m down another 2.5 pounds since last Friday, which makes a total of 4.5 pounds since I went “hardcore” two weeks ago. If I keep things up then I might actually be able to achieve … Continue reading
Healthy Tomato Relish (great on burgers and steak)
I am a ketchup girl. I use it on nearly every type of meat I eat, and I add it to certain other foods as well, such as potatoes, rice, and eggs. Most people are aghast when they see me … Continue reading
“Two-A-Days” – now I actually know what that means
I’ve been in hardcore diet mode for a week now. It’s going well – I’m down 2 lbs since last Thursday! I’ve been working out TWICE a day, before and after work. I’ve been waking up an hour earlier than … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, DIet, Dieting, Exercise, Fitness, Food, HCG, Health, Life, Personal, Uncategorized
Tagged salsa, working out
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Eating out when you’re dieting
I’m sitting at a diner with my family, as we usually do on Sunday mornings when we visit my grandma. My go-to diner breakfast is the bagels and lox platter. Mmmmm. I love lox. But now I’m on a diet, … Continue reading
My dieting DUH moment
Last week I had a revelation that made me feel really, really stupid. I had been dieting for three weeks. I’m going to Australia at the end of October, and since I’ll be spending a majority of the three weeks … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, DIet, Dieting, Exercise, Fitness, Food, HCG, Health, Life, Personal, Uncategorized
Tagged healthy fats, losing weight, maintenance phase, New Year's Resolutions, yo-yo dieting
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Healthy Fourth of July Recipes – Sugar-free Red, White and Blue Cheesecake-stuffed Strawberries
Another ridiculously easy Fourth of July recipe. I posted the exact same recipe a few weeks ago, but it didn’t have the pretty blueberries and raspberries, which definitely take the presentation of this recipe to another level. I made this … Continue reading
Healthy Sausage and Peppers
Just like the Boy Scouts, my NUMBER ONE rule when I’m trying to lose weight is: Be Prepared! I can’t even count how many times I’ve cheated on a diet because I was starving when I got home and I … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cooking, DIet, Dieting, Exercise, Fitness, Food, HCG, Health, Life, Personal, Recipes
Tagged chicken sausage, dinner, easy meals, sausage, sausage and peppers
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Lipstick Kitchen - Healthy Food that Tastes Delicious! 