This past week wasn’t as bad as I’d initially thought. The most disappointing part was how much money I spent on food. It was the most expensive week in a month, and my intake shows it. Additionally, I only worked out on Monday, Saturday and today (Sunday). On Tuesday night, I got to attend an [...] Read more>>
The Back on Track Report: Week 2
All things considered, I’m happy with how this week went in terms of food intake and exercise. I spent three days in a management training class where they just kept bringing snacks into the room and attended a going away party for a friend. Rather that sweat trying to resist, I indulged a little. The [...] Read more>>
More About the Lifestyle and Less About the Diet
I ate a burger and it felt so gooooood¹. Drank some grape soda just to keep it hoooood. Yep. I did both of these things in the last few days. I even went to a Coldstone Creamery and sated by innermost cake batter ice cream desires. And honestly, I have no remorse. My scale didn’t [...] Read more>>
The Beginning: How Green Smoothies Made Me Hate My Scale
The process of changing the way I live began this past Wednesday morning when I made a commitment to incorporating green smoothies, raw fruits and veggies, and portion control into my daily habits. I’ve never been one to hate on “veggie power,” but the idea of drinking stuff like kale and spinach has never been [...] Read more>>
Living Fast, But I Don’t Wanna Die Young
I was catching up with Momma Jackson last night. Like every other conversation, we both asked “So what’s been going on?” at the same time. And like Momma always does, she responded with “Oh nothing. What you been up to lately?” My response: work, writing, running websites, fatigue. Since she doesn’t cruise the net, tweet, [...] Read more>>
Harlem: Where It’s Easy To Be Fat
I was warned before I moved to NYC just over a year ago that the abundance of food options would turn me into a grease monster (amongst other things) if I wasn’t careful. So what did I do? I laughed it off, moved to Harlem, and put on the 150th Street 15. When I got [...] Read more>>
