After spending most of my life yo-yo dieting and relying on willpower to stay within my points, allotted calories, and exercise routines,...

In my mid-40s I went through menopause, and I gained a lot of weight. I tried a variety of methods to lose weight including...

When we first heard the term “insulin resistance” we had no idea what it meant. Being the inquisitive types, Laith and I headed down a...

When I set out to plan our vacation this year, I vowed not to stress over food by making a plan ahead of time. Meal planning has become a...

It’s been a year since Mary Welch and I connected to chat about weight loss. To date, I have released 53 pounds (ca. 24 kg) and Laith 30...

Once a quarter or so, Laith and I commit to an extended 2 – 3 day fast. Extended fasts differ from daily intermittent fasting in that...

While some may love going to the gym, we like working out from the comfort of our home. Not only are there gym membership fees to be...

I grew up with my mom, cooking delicious meals nearly every night. Dinner was a time for our family to be together, talk, and catch up on...

MCT (medium-chain triglyceride) We had never heard of MCT until last year, little did we know, we had been consuming it for some time as...

Gardening Woes Over the years, we have made several attempts to garden with marginal success. The most common issue was the proliferation...

In the early 1900s, processed food was introduced into the American diet. By the 1950s, fast-food restaurants and highly processed foods...

I've had a love/hate relationship with the scale, for most of my life I avoided it. I dreaded having to weigh in at the doctor's office...

The first time I heard the words "intermittent fasting" come out of Laith's mouth, I literally looked at him and said, no way! I couldn't...

I'm an exceptional planner. However, when it came to planning our meals, I was hesitant to be too rigid when it came to our food. I liked...

What I'm doing different today is I ditched the "diet" mentality and changed my lifestyle instead.

One of the first questions Mary asked me when we first spoke was if I used sugar in my coffee. Um, yeah, of course, but I knew where she...

Cravings and hangry moments are a thing of the past. We eat slower, enjoy and savor every bite of food.

Food is for nutrition, to feed the body with necessary vitamins and minerals. Gut health is the key to being healthy....

I review my Why's on a regular basis to remind me of the reason I am worth this effort.