FabFit50s

Yesterday I had a cheeseburger. From that place with the golden arches. Hardly newsworthy. Except it was probably the second fast food burger I’ve had in the last 10-15 years. I was starving, driving home from my boyfriend’s on the New York State Thruway. I had an hour to go before I’d get home and [...]

For the last couple of months, I’ve been monitoring my body’s acid/alkaline balance. It’s simple to do. Each month, for several days in a row, I stick a short strip of litmus paper into a little of my first morning urine (sounds lovely, I know), which then turns a color that I compare to a [...]

I recently wrote that I no longer eat the way I used to when my main goals were to be lean and muscular. Well, a friend wrote me to ask the details. How has my diet changed? she wanted to know. Good question. Well, here’s what I now do. It might not be exactly what I [...]

Something about Mondays. Getting back into the grind after a nice weekend. It can be a challenge, even when you don’t work a 9-to-5. On weekends, you probably give yourself permission to relax a little, perhaps indulge in foods you don’t normally eat. As I did yesterday when I enjoyed my Mother’s Day eggs benedict and, [...]

Your health point average. OK, I made up that term. It harkens back to years of tracking my GPA, my grade point average. In case you’ve forgotten, your GPA is calculated from all of your grades over your 4-year college (or high school) career. It’s a great concept if you don’t let yourself get caught [...]

I am a big believer in finding experts you can trust. Because, really, who has time to be a nutrition expert? Or an exercise expert? Unless you do it for a living. My list of health experts is actually substantial. I have quite a library of books by experts on brain health, heart health, cancer, [...]

I’m a big believer in reading and researching what you can do for your health. It’s time well spent.   Specifically, it’s a good idea to spend some time reading about nutrition. I’m also the first one to say–you can’t know everything. You don’t have the time to conduct really exhaustive research. You also don’t [...]

I’ve heard it more than once:  ”Gee, I’m eating a healthy diet–but I’m not losing weight!” Well, a lot of things could be going on. Here are 6 reasons your “get healthy” diet might result in stubborn scale syndrome. 3 things you may need help with: 1. After age 50, hormonal imbalances enter the picture that [...]