I've been doing a bit of experimentation with my body the last few weeks. When I put it that way it sounds like I've gone all Tony Stark and put in some sort of contraption into my chest but no, it's with food. Before I met H, I was ahem, younger, and could eat anything I wanted with no consequences. Those days are gone. Have I waxed poetic about the fabulous Olay Regenerist Lifting Serum for eyes I just bought? No? I will soon. It's magic on my tired, old peepers.I digress.I could eat anything I wanted back then, but what I ate was typically almost entirely vegetarian. It wasn't an ethical issue. I just didn't like buying and cooking meat for one. I ate a lot of veggies, fruit, dairy and nuts. Carbs were not a mainstay either. Fast forward ten years and three kids later and I feel like … [Read more...]
On Rush Limbaugh and FLOTUS
My undies are in a bunch this week on a few things and all of them round back to our dear FLOTUS, Michelle Obama.First up- her cause to eat right and get moving. The woman is trying to combat the epidemic of unhealthy eating and living that we as a country seem to think is our right. Is nothing more American than eating a giant Big Mac with a boat load of fries or sipping on a Big Gulp? To some people, it is their given right as an American to load up on the fat, sugar and sodium- health be damned. It's a disease, an addiction for some and for others economical factors play a huge role in not being able to eat in a balanced, healthy manner. Mrs. Obama's campaign is to educate and create a dialog as well as resources to get a balanced diet into all of us. Our … [Read more...]