Do you have a hard time getting in your suggested water intake each day? 

I know that a lot of people do but for some reason, I was blessed with a love of the stuff.  I’m a drinker.  As in, I must have at all times something to drink.  For many many years it was iced white mochas (and I’m talking 32 oz. white mochas, yep they actually make ‘em!).  But ever since I first got pregnant, I have been drinking water on a very regular basis. 

I thought I would give you a run-down of how I manage to drink approximately 96 ounces of the good stuff a day.  Besides the obvious, chug-a-lug all day long, I start out with a water bottle and a goal.  My water bottle is in the picture there (and yes there is more than one… it’s not the same one every day!).  It’s a 32 oz. water bottle.  And my goal?  Drink at least three full bottles a day.

  Read the rest of this entry »

Can a salad really be this easy to make?  Really?

That’s what I was asking myself as I compiled the ingredients for my lunch salad today.  I’ve always imagined making a salad as being a very time consuming, arduous tasks.  At least that’s how it looked from my view on the couch.  But today, I made the simplest yet, yummiest salad I could have asked for!  And it was SO easy!

Here’s what I did.  And I’m warning you, this is the EASY way to make salad, not the cheapest (although it’s not like I broke the bank). 

Lettuce:     I bought some pre-washed romaine lettuce leaves.  Everyone has their own favorite lettuce, right?  So pick your favorite type of lettuce and buy the pre-washed version.  (Check out the photo to see the brand I got.)  Grab the cutting board and chop up the lettuce.  Romaine is so easy to chop (chop it length-wise for perfect bite-sized pieces of lettuce).  I love it.

Read the rest of this entry »

Do you know how many calories you eat a day?  Do you regularly keep track of them?  And if so, how?  On paper, in your head, maybe an excel spreadsheet?  Well, my Useful Website of the Week, caloriecount.about.com, is a free online calorie counting tool and is very helpful in keeping track of those numbers.  Given my recent realization that I wasn’t eating enough calories, I am definitely finding this to be a handy resource.

Read the rest of this entry »