I’m going to be open here. When I decided that I wanted to lose weight, I was adviced to keep a food diary. (And so, the first thing I did was to look for a pretty, pink diary.) In this food diary, I keep a list of all the food AND drinks I consume everyday. [...]

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THE SUGAR DETOX I know, I know, these two words don’t sound very appealing when put together. But I promise, cutting back on the refined white stuff could do us all some good. Ditching some of the sugary foods we’ve grown accustomed to could have all kinds of health benefits. I wished I were easy [...]

If you want to live a long and healthy life, you’re probably trying to eat right, exercise regularly and get enough sleep. Good steps. Now how about adding a little alcohol to your regimen? Could drinking alcohol have a benefit similar to that of exercise? If you don’t want to exercise too much, can you [...]

Quicktip: Eat a bowl of banana cereal because foods like banana & honey replace lose nutrients, increase metabolism and activate alcohol absorption. I love my banana nut crunch Eat it with soy milk!

“A smart workout three times a week is better than mindlessly going through motions on the elliptical every day.” “Hey Fay! It’s so good to see you again. You have lost some weight, haven’t you?” an old school mate of mine, Peter, said to me last night after we bumped into each other after FEMALE [...]