Health Smart Mom

Marathons - You Can Overcome Any Obstacle

Physical challenges don’t have to rob you or your loved ones of a full life.  Many physically challenged people make great strides in their lives each day.  If you want to participate in a marathon, don’t let your physical challenges hinder you. We have read stories in the newspaper and magazines...

Your Back To School Routine - It's A New...

Well, it's that time of year again, time to send the kiddos off to school, or if you're a homeschooler (like me) it's time to promote your kids and start their new routines (just in case the rules got a little "relaxed" over the summer!) While you are busy instilling the importance of routines in...

Losing Weight - Week Three

Weekends seem to be the worst for me.  I don't exercise and I eat way too much - I don't even bother tracking what I'm eating in my Weight Watchers journal because I know it's too much.  And yet despite all that my weigh in on Tuesday September 15 was - 189!  I lost 1.2 pounds!  It just goes to...

Is Winter Making You Fat?

During the winter, it’s pretty common to pack on the pounds. There are a lot of factors that help contribute to this weight gain. By knowing what they are, you can also figure how to combat them and stay trim all the way to spring. One of the biggest causes of winter weight gain comes in the beginning...

Losing Weight - Week Two

Drumroll please. . . . This week's weigh-in was 190.2! Woo Hoo - So lost one more pound. I know I should be happy with this, but at this rate it will be November of 2010 before I am where I want to be, which seems a little unfair since it seems like I gained all the weight overnight (okay, so I gained...

Losing Weight - Week One

Okay, so for my first official weigh-in at Weight Watchers® I weigh. . . 191.2. So I lost one pound since last week's "courtesy" weigh in. The changes that I've made have been small - I switched from a 32 ounce Coke (full strength version) to a 12 ounce Coke each day.  I eat flavored yogurt instead...