Are Carbohydrates evil? No, carbohydrates are not evil. Some forms of carbohydrates should be avoided, but avoiding all carbohydrates is setting yourself up for diet disaster. Let’s look at why anit-carb diets are so popular: eating too many calorie dense carbohydrates, such as white breads,...

You know I love running with my dog, Nick. But I always found the leash cumbersome, and felt that I couldn’t run as naturally when holding it. But then I found The Buddy System – hands free leash. Product description from their website: We all need a little extra motivation once in a...

So I had a break in my schedule today and was in need of a pedicure. So I call my usual salon, figuring Friday morning wouldn’t be too hard to get in. Nope, nothing available until afternoon. Call my backup salon, nothing until later. Getting desperate I try another salon that I had never...

Bought some new workout clothes this weekend. Nordstrom Rack is a great place to get good deals on workout wear. Of course I hate trying things on, so I only tried on half of what I bought, so a couple things need to go back, but it’s exciting to have a couple new things. With the boot camp...

This is really interesting: The New York Times reports that in Japan, “under a national law that came into effect two months ago, companies and local governments must now measure the waistlines of Japanese people between the ages of 40 and 74 as part of their annual checkups. “Those...