A Different Look at Comfort Food

Comfort food is meant to do just that, comfort you. Right.  No other benefits intended.  Well, the inevitable guilt that follows is not as necessary, is turns out.  Says Men’s Health:

Men’s Health: Transform Comfort Food into Muscle-Building Fuel

If, Then Statements

If there is a function in Excel that I use more than if(), it would take me a long, long time to figure out what that was.  I have been using this conditional statement for as long as I can remember and it is extremely helpful and applicable across a broad range of situations.

The general usage:

If([Condition to Check],[What to do if the condition is true],[What to do if the condition is false]) Read more of this post

A Mayonnaise Jar & Two Beers

Have you ever had a message delivered to you at just the right time in your life?  Well, a while ago, I was really struggling with balancing work,  my fitness, and my family.  And this story, sent to me by a very dear friend dealing with much more serious issues than those with which I was dealing, was just what I needed to remind me to keep things in perspective.

I still take a peak at it now and again to once again get grounded. Read more of this post

Eat This, Not That!

MensHealth.com has an umbrella of useful sites, including WomensHealth.com and EatThis.com.  Eat This, Not That! is a great resource for those looking to lose weight or just get leaner.  I encourage you to find every tool you can to make your life easier, to inspire and motivate you, and to help you grow every day.  Best of Luck!  And I’ll be checking in with you guys!

A thought (or two) on MLK Day

I’ll be 39 this year.  And although I am always hard on myself, thinking I should be further along in my life- more established professionally, more secure financially, among other things- the truth is I’ve done okay for myself.  And it’s okay for me to say that. (More on that in a later post).

But on this Monday, a day many of us appreciate only because it’s a day off, I did a little research.  Shamefully, I admit that I know a lot less about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. than I should.  A whole lot less.  So, after watching ESPN’s Town Hall Meeting Special on Martin Luther King and the Black Athlete, I started doing a little research.  Turns out, Dr. King was 39 when he died.  The same age I am now. Read more of this post