If you want to get fit and stay fit for the rest of your life – you need to find something you love doing. Lots of people start out on a new fitness regimen with a punishing regime – often on the 1st of January each year. This usually starts off at a great pace […]

My twenties were some of the most fun and adventurous times in my life. I attended incredible parties with the most high profile celebrities, socialites and editors and drank my face silly. As a fashion blogger, I was treated to lavish parties, the finest restaurants and some of the most amazing business trips. In the […]

As a college freshman, adjusting to my new lifestyle hasn’t always been easy, but things have gotten easier now that I’ve found my rhythm, I can easily give tips to others going through the same things I am. Avoid late-night snacks: Snacking can be tempting especially when you’re up late finishing a paper Be aware […]

Summer is almost over, which means our opportunities to go hiking are slimming down.  With the weather so nice these past few weeks, taking advantage of the gorgeous outdoor trails on the outskirts of the city is such a must. What we normally wear to the gym just won’t cutting for a day of hiking.  […]

You tell yourself that tomorrow you will start your new workout regimen – tomorrow comes and nothing happens.  Perhaps, subconsciously, you are reluctant because you have not found an activity that exhilarates you.  I was lucky enough to find one that motivates me through a recommendation of my friend, Sarah Spear Sands, owner of Dance […]

My birthday was two weeks ago, I turned 28. Happy Birthday to me! One of the goals I set up for myself was to be under 200 pounds by this birthday and I was happy to step on the scale and see that I was exactly 200. I had dinner with a small group of […]

I have been on the Medifast program for two weeks now and it’s started to become second nature to me.  Getting my primary nutrition from packets of powder is a cinch seeing the pounds melt away.  I have 80 lbs to lose and I am well on my way.  My goal weight seems so far […]

I’ve got too much junk in my trunk and it’s not healthy.  For many African American women, adhering to the stereotype about our shape reenforces the bad habits that keep us unhealthy and overweight.   These include, “I’m more curvy than white girls,” “I have bigger bones, so I’ve got more meat on those bones,” […]