Recent Blog Posts

I love a good snack. When you're hungry, the right high protein snack can be a life-saver. It has the power to satisfy a craving and provide an energy boost that can carry you from one meal to the next.  I've noticed there are plenty of misconceptions about snacking. Two very common questions I get are: "Does snacking promote weight loss?" and "What are the best snacks?"  If you're … [Read more...]

Another weekend flew right by. As I type this, I'm watching the Oscars having just seen La La Land which completely blew me away and was so much better than I ever expected.  A large part of my weekend involved more time on the project I've been working on, which I promise I'll elaborate on soon.  After a long week, David and I decided to stay in and unwind on Friday night. On Saturday, … [Read more...]

It's ironic that as I write this post, the weather is in the mid-60's in NYC - definitely not what I had planned when I scheduled a post about a fur hat. But, so many people have asked me about this hat, that I decided to devote a post to it. I love this hat because it's warm and also adds a special touch to a winter coat and boots. I often find myself wearing it on winter European vacations … [Read more...]

Since I've mentioned that my weeks and a majority of my weekends have been consumed with a big project I'm working on, David and I decided that for the long weekend, we would have an all-day date on Sunday - a Sunday Funday, if you will. I remember when Sunday Funday was synonymous with hanging out in bars all day. This Sunday Funday was very different.  We started out with brunch at … [Read more...]

Traveling with dietary restrictions has the potential to be intimidating and at times can seem next to impossible. My husband and I travel a lot so when I went fully dairy, sugar and gluten-free in April of last year, I was anxious about how I would handle travel, especially outside of the U.S. In the past, I had made exceptions, but I was feeling so good I didn't want to go backwards. … [Read more...]

It's time for List #4. Well, it's really past time. Like, several weeks past. I'm really behind on these and slowly catching up, but I'm not sure I'll continue to post on the blog after this one. Unless you guys really love them. If so, let me know, but if not, I may just keep them private.  Ok, so this one was easy. A few years ago I created a video that depicted a day in my life as a … [Read more...]

It's Health Coach Week so I want to take some time to talk about weight loss vs. wellness and health. The two may seem to go hand-in-hand, but in fact, that's not always true. In my many years of health coaching, I've seen how weight loss can become a distraction from wellness rather than a means to it. In an ideal world (at least for me and my clients), we strive to make improvements and better … [Read more...]

Is it Monday already? I truly don't know where this weekend went. I've actually been swamped with working on something that I can't talk about quite yet, so I'll stick to what I did with the remainder of the weekend, which isn't as exciting (sorry!).    New York City finally got hit with winter late last week and this weekend so after opting to stay in and hibernate on Friday, David … [Read more...]