01-11-06 . Welcome to bodyofwisdom.com We’re building a collection of resources for fit, balanced and conscious living from women who are making changes their own lives. No manifesto, no one right way to live. Just a space to share the wisdom of what’s working for us — physically, mentally, spiritually. Read more...

01-26-06 . Winter winners. Laurie took us for a test drive of two Cooking Light* recipes this week. With a crisp and golden broiled salmon, she served the sweet and creamy Cabbage Gratin. [Cal. 91, Pro. 7.4g, Fat 3.8g, Carb. 7.5g] On another night she served us One-Pan Whiskey-Flavored Pork Chops. [Cal. 310, Pro. 29.5g, Fat 3.8g, […] Read more...

01-26-06 . Sickly sweet. The Accidental Hedonist gives us the nutritional reasons and the political reasons to avoid High Fructose Corn Syrup. And, here’s the Hedonist’s list of foods and products containing the super-sweet maufactured molecule. [thx Val!] Read more...

01-26-06 . Tender Baked Apples If it can’t be pie, it could be this pie-filling-like cup of goodness. Read more...

01-25-06 . Petsercise. The UK’s Pet Health Council offers advice on exercising with your dog. Read more...

01-23-06 . For your playlist When Laurie and I saw them in 1981(!), Devo had actual treadmills on stage where they did their devolved choreo-march-ography thing. [Like this, this and this] Is it any wonder that Freedom of Choice keeps us pumping through the cardio workout like the good little calorie burning machines that we are. 80’s DJ […] Read more...

01-23-06 . Goodbye 200. This week’s big three pound weight loss (woo!) puts me below 200 lbs. First time in four years. That’s right, 200, I am through with you! Vaya con Dios and don’t let the screen door hit you on the way out. And hey, lose my number. And by the way, Laurie has parted with […] Read more...

01-22-06 . Keeping track. We use worksheet forms to help us track our daily food and water intake, our workouts, stresses, slips and successes. We fill out and keep a journal sheet for each day and use completed sheets in planning — this helps us repreat good food and workout days, and avoid reliving the bad […] Read more...

01-22-06 . Recipes for success. Here’s the thing: we don’t just like to eat, we are food enthusiasts. Good food — preparing it, sharing it and eating it — is one of life’s primary pleasures, and we’re just not willing to go on a pleasure-fast for the many months it will take us to reach our healthy weights. […] Read more...

01-20-06 . 22 ways to be fitter and healthier from thirdage.com Read more...

01-18-06 . Calci-yum. A 2005 food research round-up at the UNLV Rebel Yell reminds us that recent University of Tennessee research shows “a low-fat, calcium-rich diet can reduce body fat significantly when coupled with other foods such as leafy vegetables, salmon and oats, which are also high in fiber.” Milk and yogurt (the non-fat varieties please) […] Read more...

01-17-06 . The glycemic index demystified by the Yale-New Haven Hospital Nutrition Advisor. Read more...

01-17-06 . Warmest regards. For Monday dinner Laurie got out her big cast iron pot and cooked up the delicious and weather-beating Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic*, adding 2 big fingerling potatoes and a salad dressed with avocado and Bernstien’s Cheese Fantastico to make a completely satisfying stew-like winter meal. Here are the counts: meal/item/portion pro. fat carb cal           Chicken with […] Read more...

01-16-06 . Keeping your resolve. John C. Norcross, a University of Scranton professor of psychology, offers the Los Angeles Times some research-backed good advice for keeping your New Year’s resolutions: • Believe in yourself. Self-efficacy is the psychological concept that [Stanford University psychology professor Albert] Bandura introduced in 1977 to describe how much someone believes he or she can […] Read more...

01-16-06 . Bad day? Take two fluffy kittens and call me in the morning. Researchers at Emory University say that looking at pictures of cute baby animals could give you a lift. Functional magnetic resonance imaging showed that cute images stimulate the centers of the brain associated with pleasure, arousal and positive emotion. “Some evidence suggests the activity there is greater when the stimulus is ‘neotenous,’ which […] Read more...