Where's the Beach?

Well, this post might be all over the place and a bit rambly/ranty, but that's kind of how my brain seems to be working this week. I've been a little mopey and completely scattered. I had wanted to maybe share a new recipe. But that might have to come next week. Jason is hell-bent on making split pea soup, a vegan version of the kind he grew up eating that was made with ham. I do have some tofu marinating in a tandoori sauce - yes, I know tandoori is the method, but that's what the spice jars says ;-) I stumbled across this article on Yahoo (by the editors of Runner's World ) 25 Snacks that Boost Weight Loss Results . Some of the snacks listed actually included Pop Tarts, Gummi Bears, Fruit Yogurt, and Fig Cookies. Anyone see a theme there? Processed, sugary-carbs. Yes, yogurt can be great for calcium and protein, but the fruit yogurts tend to be extremely high in sugar. Why wouldn't they say "Greek yogurt with fresh berries" instead? And I have heard ...

Happy Hump Day! Hope the week is treating you well so far. Today I wanted to share something I've been reading lately - we can call it What I'm Reading Wednesday just for fun. For five years, I worked in a bookstore to pay my way through college, pay the bills basically. While the retail aspect wasn't glamorous by any means, it was a book lovers paradise. To say that I read a lot is an understatement. I read pretty much every evening before bed. I typically read fiction. It helps me decompress. Let's me think less. But, I do have my stacks of non-fiction books as well. Sometimes I'll read a few chapters of a fiction novel then switch to something else, something more educational. Lately, that has been  Tom Venuto's latest book: Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle: Transform Your Body Forever Using the Secrets of the Leanest People in the World. I was lucky enough to get an advanced copy to review (the book will be released in December ). I was extremely ex...

I wish I had some fantastic new recipe to share on Tasty Tuesday. But, I don't. However, I thought we might talk a bit about calories. That's still food related right? It's important to remember that food and calories are not the enemy. We need calories for energy, we need food to fuel our bodies. However, quite often, when people decide they want or need to lose weight, the first thing they tend to do is slash the calories. I mean, it makes sense right? You hear it time and time again, to lose weight you need to cut x number of calories from your diet. But what you don't often hear is that not all calories are created equal. And that you can eat too few calories and actually undermine your weight loss goals.  In fact, I'm going to suggest that it's not about losing weight so much as it is losing the fat. Losing the fat by increasing lean body mass to be more exact. And the only way this can be done is if you're eating properly along with res...