The weekend is almost here! And I know I will be tempted at least one when eating in a restaurant. Here are some tips I use to keep my meals lean when dining out. 1. Drink lots of liquid, but only drink water, tea, diet soda and add lemon for taste. This will assist in satiating you before your meal. 2. All sauces on the side. Whether it’s dressing, Italian sauces, or bbq sauce…there is so much hidden calories and…
Emotional Exhaustion
September 12, 2006September 11, 2006 I feel emotionally exhausted right now. In a matter of 1 week I’ve managed to make several life changing decisions that will alter the course of my future. I already notified my landlord that in 2 weeks, I will be leaving San Francisco and relocate to Sacramento for a brief stay to take care of personal issues. By the end of this month, I will be on a plane to Malaysia for a few weeks to visit…
Top 6 ways to resist ‘poor eating habits’ at a BBQ
September 8, 2006Every Friday I’ll post my top 6. Why 6? Because it’s my favorite number. Today I am focused on strategies that will assist in the challenges of the approaching weekend. Since I will be at a BBQ this weekend, I thought it would be fun to give y’all my favorite ways to eat well during a period of temptation. 1. Eat healthy before you get to the BBQ and Bring your own food. This is so you won’t over-eat because…
do what you love.
September 5, 2006
September 4, 2006 Happy Labor Day! This past weekend Louis took me to San Diego, where we stayed at a condo right on Mission Beach. It was a nice ‘break’ from our ‘normal’ routine – but while it was a ‘vacation’ in all sense of the word: personally, what made me most relaxed was coming home. A while back I told myself that if I needed to ‘vacation’ from my life – then I needed to change my life and…
Opportunity Costs.
August 29, 2006August 29, 2006 11:53pm. Just made the midnight deadline to begin writing this! Monday is officially over soon (Even though everyday seems like the same day to me!) Believe it or not, but I just finished an intense run 15 minutes ago. While I knew it was late, I stayed committed to follow through on a plan I made to perform Cardio 2x/day at least four times this week. Even though it was 11pm when I began running, I ran…
“faith”
August 22, 2006August 14, 2006 My favorite television show for many years has been Oprah. Many of my friends know my admiration for her and desire to be on her ‘favorite things’ show one day! But in all seriousness, she always hosts life-moving shows that cause you to re-think your life and the way you approach all good and bad obstacles. On Friday, she told a story of a dog named ‘Faith’, who lost function in both her front legs and was…
master of your own destiny
August 7, 2006August 7, 2006 This weekend was Louis’ 26th birthday. I made him a time consuming card, baked him 3 personalized birthday cakes and besides taking him to Napa Valley where we enjoyed a balloon ride, wineries and Mexican food, I also got him a new fun toy for his computer. Right now I am experiencing a transitional level in my personal life cycle – a few weeks ago I went to so many lectures, read so many books, watched so…
falling in love again
August 1, 2006July 31, 2006 It’s Monday night. My hair is wet from my 2nd shower today – which preceded my 2nd workout for the day. My legs feel incredibly tight from a week long fitness conference in Las Vegas, which included new group classes like: urban strip tease, stiletto strut, bosu circuit, and gliding. I’m trying to get this done in 14 minutes since I’ve dedicated 11:30pm to be my cut-off time to go to bed! Well…just like most days, this…
moving outside the box.
July 26, 2006July 25, 2006 Saturday morning I woke up and laid in bed pondering if I should take a spinning or kickboxing class for my workout – after being bored and un-enthusiastic by both options, I said to myself: “I’d rather climb a mountain than go the gym.” And so.I did. After printing out the map of Muir Woods, I packed my back pack with my journal, my ‘book of the moment’, sunscreen, water and trail mix. I drove to Marin…
limit-less possibilities-
July 17, 2006July 17, 2006 Tonight I went to an Int. Assoc. of Near Death Studies “IANDS” meeting – where I was fortunate to listen to a story of a woman, Ellie Shcamber, who had a Near Death Experience. She spoke about ‘achieving bliss’ – ‘becoming aware’ and most of all: she spoke of a life after this one. What inspired me most about her, was the fact that she was an Atheist and Liberal Professor before undergoing a deathly car accident…