by Linda Burklin Three years ago, I ended up in the hospital for an emergency appendectomy. As I was going through the admission process, the nurse asked me, “Did you know you are diabetic? And that you have sky-high blood pressure?” Well, I didn’t know—but I wasn’t surprised, either. I’ve been morbidly obese for my entire […]
How I Finally Lost 25 Pounds (with Intermittent Fasting) After 32 Years of Trying Everything Else: Guest Post
by Cindy McKee My weight-loss story goes back three decades to the birth of my first child. For 32 years, I tried to lose the baby fat using various weight-loss plans and supplements. I rode the roller coaster of weight gain and loss. As soon as I stopped dieting, the pounds would come back with […]
The 26 Best Things Ever at Aldi (Plus a chance to win a super cute Aldi-related prize)
I used to be a grocery store snob, shopping only at Giant Eagle and Kroger. I never set food inside Aldi even though I heard a lot of buzz about their “awesome produce” and “super low prices.” At the time I thought: Surely low prices mean low quality. I was so “bougie” about grocery shopping […]
What to Expect IF You Try Intermittent Fasting (Because everyone is texting and emailing me!)
In response to my “Life in the Fast(ing) Lane” post, I was asked (multiple times) what to expect with intermittent fasting. Though I’m a baby at this, having only done it since January, I have lots of thoughts on the topic, so here goes! I think the best approach to fasting as a lifestyle not […]
Life in the Fast(ing) Lane: How something very old has become the new way (of dieting)
Anyone want (or need) to lose a few pounds? At the end of January, I asked Tony Bear to be my guinea pig for a weight-loss experiment. See, as an ACC college football official, Tony frequently appears on national television, mostly during fall weekends. The rest of the year, he watches dozens of recorded games […]
