Summer is rolling along and the temps are soaring higher. Unfortunately, with COVID, many of us are left at home dealing with the sweltering heat with nothing fun to sip on while we relax on the porch watching the day pass by. Of course, you could always make your own refreshing summer drinks but there’s all that sugar and “stuff” that will only add to your waistline. What’s a person to do? There’s that two-year-old...
Does this scenario sound familiar? It’s 9 pm on a Friday night. You are watching TV. As you sit there absorbing the mindless entertainment, you feel the almost undeniable call of your refrigerator. The one beckoning you to grab some snacks and stuff your face as you sprawl out on the couch. You aren’t hungry, though, you think. Or are you? whispers the refrigerator. Your stomach is not growling? You don’t feel faint? Yet the...
Do you know the basic formula for weight loss? Basically, you should consume less calories that you expend on a daily basis. To give you a very simple explanation, your body burns calories for energy so that it can keep you alive and doing things on a daily basis, from going to work to playing sports to making dinner. If you burn more calories each day than you take in through food and drink, your...
These last two to three months have been challenging, to say the least. COVID-19 has changed the entire societal landscape for us from grocery shopping to restaurants to entertainment, probably forever. Forced quarantines, social distancing, and your favorite local businesses temporarily shut down all have combined to create a massive shift in how we do life. One area where we all feel this shift is in how we do our food shopping and manage our...
The past few months have been a bit of change for most Americans. Ever since the outbreak of COVID-19, many people find themselves stuck at home due to forced quarantines and social distance policies. Sports are on hold.Many businesses are temporarily closed.Churches are empty and online. And, oh yeah, gyms are closed too! So what’s a guy or gal to do when they want to stay in shape but have no access to treadmills, stairclimbers,...