Healthy Food Chart

You have two types of body fat… They are called subcutaneous and visceral. Subcutaneous fat is the noticeable layer of fat that lies just below the skin. It’s the type of body fat that makes us look softer in appearance….

The rain finally stopped and the sun was shining today. YEAH, there’s nothing like a beautiful day to get you out of a funk. My gang and I spent the afternoon at Mom’s car wash. We hit the driveway with a few buckets of soapy water, a hose, and some sponges. What a great workout! The suds were flying, the boys were soaked, and after about an hour of washing (more like scrubbing) we had a clean car. Tomorrow it’s Self’s Workout in the Park. Have a very Happy Mother’s DayJ

*Washing the car burns about 3 calories a min. Skip the car wash and get scrubbing!

Finding inexpensive ingredients to make healthy meals is not a hard thing to do. Using canned tuna, salmon, or beans can help you make some weight loss friendly meals without breaking the bank. Try some of these easy to make…

The sun is still shining so I am heading out with the dog and the baby for a nice long walk. I am feeling pretty tired today but I am hoping the walk will wake me up. I think tonight is going to be low key and for the first time in a while I can go to bed when I want to! The weekend is also supposed to be nice so hopefully I get more outside time then too. For my lunch I had a turkey and cheese sandwich on a whole wheat pita with some grape tomatoes and cheddar bunnies. I am still thinking about the pizza tonight, and getting excited for it!

I feel like a student myself this morning, the excitement and relief that the semester is officially over. I loved teaching my food science class but it made for a lot of early mornings, late nights, and long (working) weekends. I’ll enjoy the summer break as much as the students in my class will! I am driving over to BU once Will wakes up from his nap to drop off final exams for their pick-up and then it’s the start of the weekend for me! It’s beautiful out right now, I wish I could go take a walk but I want to get the papers over to school ASAP. I think we are getting rain later but maybe I can squeeze in the walk before then. For breakfast this morning I had an English muffin with PB&J, a glass of milk and a banana. Mike mentioned pizza for dinner so I am going to be on my good eating behavior during the day and then I’ll really enjoy my favorite splurge tonight! Have a great Friday and weekend to follow. Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there!