Yahalla

Sugar, raw unadulterated plain ol' glucose is the fuel that our cells use to make energy...you have millions of cells in your body each needing some sugar to keep 'em going. Don't hate too much on the sugar! Granted our bodies are amazing things and they'll pack away the excess sugar that is not being used into little…

Don't let one day or one whole weekend blow your motivation! This is a lifelong journey to health..you'll have ups and downs along the way. The goal is to be more good than bad, be more healthy than unhealthy and don't beat yourself up. I try to plan for the party weekends by reducing a few calories each day through the…

With mental illness it is difficult to get the right "label"...there are literally hundreds of them. I think that may be what folks are saying when they say "don't worry about the label." It is much more difficult with mental illnesses to say "You are bi-polar or you are depressed" Unlike other body systems, there is still…

What is "normal" anyway? In polling many of my close friends, most suffer from one form of mental illness or another. Some are dx with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, some with Bi-Polar Disorder, some with Depression, some with Anxiety. It was the exception, rather than the rule that a person I spoke with about this topic…

My advice...put yourself in his shoes. Would you want him there with you at your Family member's wake, regardless of how he feels about the fam? You may be thinking...but I don't go out drinking until all hours of the night with my family...but that is NOT the issue. The issue is that you need to be there to support him,…

The Total Lean Shakes are my life! I like the pre-mixed vanilla, that's yummy! I don't like the powdered vanilla as much, it has an odd taste to me. I mix it with Milk, not water, but it still tastes a bit funny, so I add Reduced Fat Peanut Butter...yuckiness is gone! I have NOT tried the OJ, that does sound good. I prefer…

Per my doctor, I have my carbs and protein set equally...126 grams of protein, 126 grams of carbs per day. My caloric content is a bit higher as I am not planning to lose the weight as quickly (only looking for a pound a week). The protein builds the lean muscle, which burns calories more efficiently than does other body…