Morning Musings: August 10

Starting the day reasonably is especially smart in the summer, since you never know what ‘s coming.  Case in point:  A lazy Summer Sunday and (let’s call her) Amanda decides go out to brunch with the family, consuming most of […]

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Morning Musings: August 9

Summer is a time when the regularly scheduled “skinny” days really come in handy.  Mine are usually every Monday and Tuesday year round.  They are my long workdays anyway so why not get the low cal days over with and, hey, […]

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Morning Musings: August 8

It really helps to engage my cognitive brain in food decisions.  The emotional brain that is responsible for the “rah, rah” psych of a new diet is also the source of “who cares” when I am struggling with temptation.  Not […]

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Morning Musings: August 7

Spontaneity and Summer are synonymous.  What can I afford to be spontaneous about?  You need to know for you.  No program can decide this for you.  Maybe spontaneous frozen yogurt is fine, but not spontaneous Cold Stone.  Maybe spontaneous pizza […]

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Morning Musings: August 6

What can’t I live without in the Summer?  Ice cream is a big one for lots of people, I know.  My morning protein shakes (Strawberry Banana Paleomeal with peanut butter and a banana – tastes like a PB&J) has fixed […]

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