That old cookbook workhorse that keeps on giving

Anybody have one of those? It’s nothing special. It’s probably never been reviewed by anyone. But it’s the gift that keeps on giving. Mine is America’s Favorite Brand Name Light Cooking. Copyright 1998; I probably found it on a sale rack at Borders about 10 years ago. My mom has always said that if you get one good recipe out of a cookbook, it’s a success. This one has... Read More

A Baby Shower for a Growing Lady

As I mentioned in our interview with Redbook (How much do I LOVE referencing that bit of press???), discovering that Sarah Brown was expecting a little brownie bite of her own immediately filled my mind with all kinds of ideas as to what her baby shower should entail. I certainly hope our guests had as much fun attending as Chandra and I did hosting because I had a blast. Happy... Read More

The Perfect Scoop is Perfection

The reason I adore Weight Watchers so is because it really acts as a decoder ring for me to figure out exactly how much I can eat of what I really love. And something that I really love is ice cream. To be sure, there are some really delightful flavors of “1/2 the fat” varieties of Edy’s ice cream and I have found that a Skinny Cow ice cream sandwich really hits... Read More

Points Schmoints

So … I’ve got a confession to make. I haven’t been tracking points ALL SUMMER. And I don’t feel bad about it. There. I said it. I did know that at some point I would reach a tracking threshold once the first six months passed. This just so happened to coincide with the end of meetings at work, my membership lapsing and on top of that, the arrival of summer. While we’re... Read More

Pop Physique: Squeeze Your Cheeks and See Results

For the first time in a long time, I’m really enjoying exercise. After a long day of work, I’m finding an hour-long workout class that really challenges my muscles to do things they almost never do is helping me to sleep better and maintain my shrinkage, if you will. Recently, I wrote a post about how Chandra and I were “studio hopping” around town, using... Read More

Goal Weight Questions

How do you come up with a healthy goal weight? Last November, I picked a number that represented the weight I was about 4 or 5 years ago, when I was a vegetarian who ran several miles a week. That weight is about ten pounds less than I am now. And now, here I am, ten pounds more than this somewhat arbitrary number I picked and even though I’m still tracking pretty consistently... Read More

To Meet or Not to Meet. That is the Question.

When I set my goal weight last November, I REALLY needed those weekly Weight Watchers meetings. I didn’t even own a scale. Even now, I feel like it’s not really “official,” if I’m not getting weighed at a meeting. I’m finding myself about 18 lbs. lighter and about 10 lbs. beyond my goal weight. However, that weight was selected based on the weight... Read More

Feathering the Nest.

I wonder if there is something to this whole “nesting” rumor … that when you’re pregnant, you begin “feathering the nest.” I have never had an emptier laundry hamper in my life. (This could be due in part to the fact that I only have 5 pairs of pants that fit now.) And though I’m often exhausted, especially after a full-time work week, I have, on more... Read More

Camping or The Weight Watcher in the Woods

Bonus (activity) points to anyone who caught my 1980s Disney horror flick reference, BTW. All pop culture references aside, I did, in fact, go camping with my boyfriend for the first time 4th of July weekend. The time before that, we went car camping in Malibu, which wasn’t exactly Bear Grylls territory. The surrounding wildlife included a posse of drunk 20 – 40 something-year-old... Read More

A K-Hole of Infinite, Spicy Proportions

At practically every meal in my house growing up, there was a dish of kimchi on the table. The accompanying bowl of rice was never too far. It’s definitely where I started loving hot, spicy, uh oh, I-think-I’m-sweating kind of foods. But unlike where I grew up in West Virginia, the spicy Korean pickled cabbage isn’t hard to find here in LA. There are whole entire factories... Read More