I've written several posts about Michael Thurmond's 6-Week Body Makeover lifestyle plan and you've heard me talk about it in my video posts, too, however there's something that is included in the 6-Week Body Makeover kit that I haven't mentioned yet - the 6-Day Mini Makeover. The 6-Day Mini Makeover is a different plan than the 6WBMO and its purpose is to get you down one pant or dress size in 6 da...

I've seen this many times before - well-meaning folks pinning all their hopes and dreams of happiness on their weight loss, thinking that once they get to their goal weight that they'll be happy and fullfilled. Unfortunately, thinking that weight loss will make you happy can backfire on you - weight loss does not guarantee happiness. You'll still be the same person on the inside once you reach your...

Welcome to week two of my 15-week series in my latest experiment on myself here at The Fit Shack. In this experiment I'm using Lucinda Bassett's program Attacking Anxiety & Depression on myself. In this series I'm reporting my weekly experiences with you like I did in my emotional eating experiment, my ban on refined sugar experiment, and my experiment with the 6-Week Body Makeover. I'm doing t...

If you're committed to living a healthy lifestyle filled with whole foods and regular exercise, unless you're going raw (eating only raw foods), then it means that you're going to be doing some cooking. If you're like me, you either don't want to cook every day or you don't want to take the time to cook every day. However you'll have to take the time to do your cooking at some point, so when is the...

Here are some gems for you to check out this weekend along with an update on how my first online radio interview went today. Enjoy! My First Internet Radio Interview - Fun! Today I made a guest appearance on my very first live, online radio show, yeah! I was interviewed on the Michelle and Kim show on Planetary Streams and it was a lot of fun. They asked me some great questions about cravings, how...