This Monday morning that just passed I boarded my 9:10 train to come home from Virginia.  The whole week and a half that I was gone I had almost thrown in the towel completely on whatever healthy eating goals I had set in place.  I had eaten fried chicken, more chocolate chip cookies than I should probably eat in a month, ice cream, chips, and maybe a whole day's servings of fruits & vegetables (but who's counting?).  I mean.....what's a vacation if it's spent reading nutrition labels right??  Well........at least that's what I'm telling myself.  On future vacations maybe I'l

Two months ago, I made a commitment to increase my water intake. I did this by creating new water rituals for myself, drinking Crystal Light, and being conscious about the amount of liquid I was consuming during the day. I made games for myself and researched out how much water one needs to drink during the day.

I recently started to do research to replace my old Nalgene bottles. Yes, I'm jumping on the Bisphenol A scare wagon because enough research has come out to make me turn my old Nalgene bottles into plant holders. Even in the face of the fact that there is research stating that it isn't quite as bad as was stated in the past.