I was listening to Geneen Roth on the Oprah podcast today and she said something that really clicked with me -- or should I say, I had an "aha moment"? If you don't know, Roth is an expert on emotional eating and women's relationship with food. She noted that every time we want to run to food for comfort or when we aren't hungry or whatever is an opportunity to dig deep and figure out who we really are and that the problem really is. Not a novel thought, but one to really hold onto if you are battling a vice. If we give into emotional eating, we glaze over the emotional turmoil, bury it and never overcome it. But really, whenever we experience that discomfort that pushes us toward food (or whatever the vice may be), we should look … [Read more...]

*This post is sponsored by Premier Protein I know what you're thinking. That doesn't sound healthy to me! I think healthy is all relative. But you can actually make cupcakes with protein powder -- among all kinds of other yummy desserts! It's actually kinda crazy all the amazing recipes out there, all of which I want to try. Most of the time, people buy huge tubs of protein powder, like the massive ones from Premier Protein I have stocked in my kitchen. So the question is -- how can you use it all in a creative way? Sure, you can just drink it straight up with water, but why not turn it into some other fun stuff too? You can top your protein powder cupcakes with sugar-free frosting to help ya out on the sugar side. They make … [Read more...]