Last week, Dr. Oz had a show about preventing pancreatic cancer. One of the things he mentioned is to avoid foods with nitrites in them. Other possible risk factors include obesity and family history.
Luckily, I don't seem to like the foods with nitrites in them. Many of you probably do though, as they are very common in the American diet. They include lunch meat, hot dogs, sausage and… bacon. Yes, the popular breakfast choice of many has nitrites in it.
It’s getting close to the end of the year, that wonderful, happy time to reflect on all the great accomplishments you've made over the last year and celebrate with your friends and family. That's great and congratulations to all that have succeeded this year! But what about those who didn't accomplish what they wanted to this year and failed to reach their goals?
Let's Get Lean in 2014!!
****Tis the season for Fun, Rum and Egg Nog! Unfortunately, with all the hustle and bustle it is so difficult not to put on a pound or two during the holidays, maybe even more! Parties, skipping workouts, break rooms filled with Christmas cookies, and lord knows what from vendors that drop off platters of food at the end of the year! Before you know it your pants are snug and NO its not the DRYERS FAULT! Time to take control, OWN IT! Decide, LIFESTYLE CHANGE!!! How many of you are already starting to panic? How many of you are planning a winter vacation in February or March and are starting to dread the thought of pulling out your bathing suit?? DON'T PANIC!! I know how you feel, I've been there! Yoyo diets, crash diets, now it's a lifestyle!! I will give you all the tools that were given to me to succeed! I have availability in my December 30 P90x3 group!! If you'd like information on my group or would like to chat and need support, email me at
I'm not sure of the exact date, but late last December, after two wellness challenges, better eating habits and increased exercise, I reached my goal weight. It was a lot of hard work and the result was normal blood pressure, good cholesterol numbers and optimal glucose levels. Plus my waist size went from 44 down to 34 inches.
There were a few comments along the way that I still hear at times, even though it has been a year since I reached my lowest weight. The first comment comes from those that knew my sister had anorexia. They assume that automatically I would "catch" anorexia, even though my goal is to be healthy. Only another sibling of an anorexic can truly understand what this feels like. The only way I can describe it is if one sibling is an alcoholic, someone will feel the other sibling is an alcoholic because they had one drink. I know people say these things because they care, but it just shows how misunderstood anorexia really is.
I was at McDonald's the other day ordering unsweetened iced tea when I overheard a grandmother talking to her grandson. She was asking him what he wanted to order and when she asked what drink he wanted, he said "Soda"! She replied that she don't normally like him to have soda but it's the holiday season so why not?
This was actually refreshing to hear. After witnessing so many kids refilling their sodas at the self serve soda machine, it's nice to know that some people understand that soda shouldn't be an everyday thing (ideally, you should always avoid it).