I originally wrote this article last year when my father was doing well with controlling his diabetes. As many of you may know, he is currently in the hospital with complications due to this disease,

I know what you are thinking---Snickers and M&M's aren't necessarily "healthy" food choices. I felt the same way upon reading about the MARS Brand launch of their healthy living website. If you are a connoisseur of Snickers and M&Ms, then you are familiar with the MARS chocolate brand. Known for chocolate ...

I cannot believe I am a month deep into my weight loss regimen. It has been a hard journey thus far but so far, the results have been positive. Let me let you in on what I've been doing: The first week I spent weaning myself off of soda. I didn't ...

I did a little grocery shopping today. I was walking down the cereal and breakfast aisle to get the kids some syrup for their waffles when I overheard a mother speaking to her daughter. The little girl looked to be about eight or nine and had a pudgy little face ...

In the continuation of my weight loss series (for more on my weight loss efforts, click HERE), I wanted to discuss an awful, painful truth. It is cheaper to be fat than it is to be skinny. Why is that? In my quest to shed pounds recently, I have been doing ...

Every time I come a new picture of our FLOTUS, I see more and more why she is such a force to be reckoned with. I absolutely love her style, her poise, her confidence, and she serves as a role model for all women, no matter the political affiliation. She represents ...

A few days ago, I stepped on the scale and almost had a heart attack. I have packed on way too many pounds this winter and the buck must stop here. No longer will I be talking about wanting to make a change, I WILL make a change! I am by ...

In November, I blogged about my father and his experience with diabetes. For the past ten years, he has been living with diabetes and has had to change his eating habits in order for him to stay as healthy as possible. With the influx of the holiday season, it is ...