meetups and thoughts

My two nutritarian friends came into town on Friday and we had quite the feast: I made sweet potatoes topped with black beans and greens etc...

weekend cooking

It's fall and my food choices are changing with the season.  It's winter squash time!   Here's what I'm planning to try this...

lasopinionesdeenos

hello fellow friends from around the world, welcome.

Blogs and meetups

This blog has very appetizing-looking and healthy recipes! http://www.straightupfood.com/blog/ Yesterday I attended an excellent talk by Joh...

Checking in

I'm back to a busy busy schedule at work so it's hard to post on week days.  How are you doing on the Pre-Thanksgiving Challenge ?  ...

More success stories

Laurenstyle lost 5.6 lbs, reached her exercise goal of working out 5x/week, even in the pouring rain!  And she reached her third goal of Lea...

The Runner-Up(s)

Jan and Jerry.  Here is their report: Afunny thing happened when I took my brother Jerry under my wing to help himlose weight...I lost weigh...

And the winner is...

Diane Watkins!   Oh, this was soooooo hard!  I don't like being a judge and selecting a single winner.   So many people did really well....

Pre-Thanksgiving Challenge!

Hi everyone, We had so much fun doing the 6-week challenge, let's do another one!   Sorry I don't have a vitamix to offer this time....

day 42!

This is the last day of the 6-week challenge!  Congratulations!  I'm eager to choose a winner for the vitamix, but I should give people ...

MIstakes are good--haha, that typo was not intentional

My kid friends that were visiting and a dream I had last night reminded me that kids learn almost entirely from making mistakes.  As the 6-y...

Day 41, winding down!

I've started getting updates from people on how they did.  The stories are inspiring, and they are not without their struggles.  It will...

Is it Day 40?

Only 2 more days of the challenge?!   Let's see, we started on a Thursday, so it will end on Wednesday!  Well, you can start sending me ...

Day 36

I had an interesting experience today.  We have a family visiting us and, well, you can fault me for this, but I just decided to give them t...

Day 35

Quick post before going observing (I'm an astronomer...). My oatmeal (see yesterday's preview ) turned out awful.  The food warmer m...

Day 34 of the Challenge

wow, only 8 days left!   Then we start a new one because I'm in a groove and want to stay there!   I'm not perfect, but I'm doin...

some useful tips from PeerTrainer

I thought these PeerTrainer daily email tips were useful: How to Eat Healthy at a Party Creating an Environment of Thin The Three Bite Rule ...

day something

wooey, life is busy when you return from vacation!  I gotta go to bed and get up early so this will be quick.   I took a picture of today...

Day 32 of the Challenge, and Napoleon Hill

I got home from vacation and the vita-mix is here!  I wish I didn't have to open the box but there is probably a receipt I'll want t...

The NEXT Challenge

Okay gang, tell me what you think of this.  Our challenge ends after day 42, or Oct. 13 at midnight.   I will send a vita-mix to the lucky w...

Back from vacation!

I returned home to a healthy garden.  woo, lots of collars, kale, brussels sprouts, eggplant, and broccoli!  Lots of overgrown green beans t...