Food Issues

Food Triggers

I have food triggers. There are certain foods that cause me to just lose it, to just say ‘bump it’ and start stuffing my face. Last year I got most of them under control, for example I can now really eat just a handful of potato chips or a small bowl of ice cream. But [...]

Daily Food & Building Muscle

I am not on any kind of diet. I have bad experiences with diets. Diets reduce calorie intake thus trigger your body into losing weight, that’s true. But then after I went off whatever diet, because I went right back to overeating and also because my body was in shock after getting too few calories [...]

Supple Mama Snack: Fresh Tomato w/Basil

Since my ankle has been busted I’ve gained gained 3 pounds! because I haven’t been able to exercise and just been sitting around. Also I’ve been snacking on fattening non-nutritious things like potato chips. 3 pounds doesn’t sound like a big deal but you may recall my Fitness Challenge of 2007…if so you know how [...]

Day 58 Cleveland Marathon 2008 Training

Oh my, I have been slacking off and sometimes over eating, which has resulted in me gaining back 4 pounds since last check-in. I have no excuses and anyway if I did, they’re really not valid. So, back into training. The past couple of weeks I have been running but not consistently or frequently; only [...]

One Day a Month Splurge

I’ve heard about some actresses, singers, models and other women who work in entertainment that keep themselves on a strict diet every day except for a once-a-month splurge. One day out of the month they allow themselves to eat whatever they want. I actually thought about doing this, until I realized that it goes against [...]