A Calorie is a calorie…or is it?
Each month I get a newsletter from a company called "Health Watch". Every now and then they pass on some information I find very useful, and I'd like to forward this on to you! What's 540 Calories? Here's a little perspective: One McDonald's Big Mac contains 540 calories, 29 grams of fat, and more than 40 grams of highly-processed, blood-sugar-spiking carbohydrates. And that doesn't even
For the love of Tea
Team Body Firm~ Lately I have fallen in love with herbal teas. It wasn't too terribly long ago that I thought my only options of tea were English tea, green tea and good ol' Lipton's. I now know that herbal teas are enriched with abundant nutrients. Some have cleansing effects, some calming effects, some cancer fighting properties and some help stimulate our energy. Of course,
Slow Down to Speed Up~
Sometimes you have to slow down, to speed up. Have you ever heard that? I love goals, challenges, pushing my body and sometimes I think I am invincible (don't we all?). Then out of nowhere after I've run at mach 10, it's like the rug gets pulled under me. I feel like I get hit with a hammer and all I can do is go
Possibilities
The other day I was hiking with one of my trainers, friends and inspirations, Michelle talking about our goals. She has many...one in particular could potentially happen on her birthday in September. It's a lofty goal...but she said..."it's not IMPOSSIBLE that it could happen...therefore it is possible". I LOVED that! How many times have we told ourselves it's just not possible...when in reality, it is
Just Drive….
The other day I was in my car for several hours and instead of multi tasking on the phone, or my usual, listening to books on tape or music, I turned off all stimulus and checked out the sites. Driving through the more populated areas I repeatedly saw fast food restaurants. This, of course, is of no shock to most of us as
The Rebel
Team Body Firm~ Picture this...you are on your way to dinner thinking about this amazing piece of fish you'll have on a nice salad without too much cheese or other saturated fats and you'll order light dressing on the side. You'll have a lot of water with lemon, maybe some herbal tea and you'll feel amazing that you stuck to your healthy eating plan.