With all of this abnormal hot weather in September, I have been craving cold treats. And if you know me well, you know that I LOVE ice cream, especially mint chocolate chip! So last night after our dinner, my family and I sat out on our patio relaxing in the evening heat. My husband had boiled up a pot of crab legs, shrimp, potatoes, and sweet corn (seafood boil) and we ate what we were considering our "last summer meal." It was a perfect meal to close out the summer. But

How many pieces of pie did you conquer last week? For those of you who are just joining this Monday madness, please catch up by reading last week's (September 11th) post. There were six questions to answer. These were the following questions: Do you drink 64 or more ounces of water per day? Do you take a nutritional rich supplement or multi-vitamin daily? Do you eat 5-6 times a day, alternating meals with balanced snacks every 2-3 hours? Do you consume an average of 10-20g

There was a "pie" test I would have our personal training department administer. No, it's not a pie eating kind of test, although I bet I could figure out eating habits if I watched one. But this pie test involved a chart which paired questions with the pie chart allowing a visual for us to go by regarding the client's current lifestyle. If the pie chart was completely filled in 100%, the client was in an excellent status of making healthy choices (we never saw 100% in a beg

Happy Labor Day! Chances are you have or are attending a social event over this holiday weekend. I will bet you that food is part of it. And with that bet, there will be a sweet option of either cookies, pie, brownies, cake, ice cream, or s'mores. One of those sweets is sure to always be present where I seem to go. And if it's not, then it's the sugary drinks - soda, lemonade, or juice boxes for kids and who knows what mix up for adults. The problem: it's bad for you if n