My motivation for losing weight had always largely been vanity. The health warnings I'd read in magazines seemed like idle threats to an invincible teenager. But at 268 pounds at 20 years old, I was reminded of my mortality. I was obese and, worse, morbidly so, according to the height and

  Cooking healthy. For many of us, saying these two words together is a culinary kiss of death. You see, somewhere between the fat-free, reduced salt and sugar-free fads, “healthy” became synonymous with bland and unexciting. Back when I decided to start “cooking healthy” shortly after graduating

    The holidays can present something of a conundrum for the hard-working athlete: Fitnes devotees want to be able to relax and celebrate, but don't want to set themselves too far back when a new training year is days away. And according to experts, these concerns have merit when the holiday

  Q: What are the benefits of drinking aloe vera juice? A: If you do a Google search for ‘aloe vera juice’ you’ll quickly conclude that drinking aloe vera juice is the ultimate healthy habit, as it seeminglyaids in weight loss, digestion, immune function, and even ‘easing general discomfort’. But

It’s time.  Time for me to weigh in and face the music.  It is not going to be pretty.  It is probably going to be down right ugly.  But…it’s time. No more denial. No more lying to myself. No more hiding behind bigger clothes. No more pretending it doesn’t bother me, that is is “just a number on