How To Diet On A Date

If you are dieting and happen to have an avid dater (first of all, Lucky You!), the marriage of the two can be a bitch, though. You don't want to be that person who orders a salad with no dressing or pulls out your Weight Watchers app to calculate your point total for the day. So how can you date while you're on a diet? It's not that difficult. You can still find love without losing control...

Tips For New Moms Struggling With Breastfeeding

I'm sorry. I can't help it. I have to vent: I have met so many new countless new-moms who are struggling with breastfeeding their newborns. You are not alone. Three years ago, I was that struggling-to-breastfeed, sleep-deprived, maniacal new mom. I hear loads of stories from mothers who went through the same thing when their kids were young, too. There are thousands of mothers out there struggling...

The Price Of An Hermès Birkin: More Than A Car, Luxurious Jewelry, Designer Bags & Shoes Combined. Really.

I love luxury goods as much as the next girl but I just don't think I could do this. Moda Operandi is offering Hermès goodies from Dallas' Heritage Auctions. There are a three iconic Hermès Birkins costing $75,00...

How To Love Exercising...Even When You Hate It

Even when I was fat, I loved to exercise. A good workout produces chemicals, called endorphins, that make you feel better.  If you absolutely dread the thought of exercise, there are some tricks to help you learn to love it more.  Listen to a book or podcast on your iPod while walking or running. They key is to allow yourself to listen to them ONLY while working...

Is Your Skinny Latte Making You Fat?

For the first time in about a year, I had tall a Starbucks Skinny Vanilla Latte on Monday. It tasted like a warm hug on a cool Beaver Creek day. It was the perfect balance of sweet and toasty with a nice touch of cinnamon. It was heaven in a cup. There's a reason, though, it was the first one I had in a long time: consuming lattes regularly, even skinny ones, can be a fat pill.&...

Ridiculously Easy Diet Secrets To Help You Lose Weight For Good

Learn how I lost 55 pounds and kept it off for more than a decade!  80% of my friends, girls AND guys, are on diets at any given time. They hate them. They stress over losing weight. They're miserable. They're making their spouses and significant others miserable, too. Dieting doesn't have to be hard. Really. By implementing simple changes, like the two-bite rule, you can save calories...

Day Trips From Paris: The Champagne Region

If you're in Paris and have even the slightest interest in wine, making a day trip to Champagne should be on your list of "Must-Dos". The terrain is gorgeous, the wine and food are magnificent and it's a relatively easy region to access....once you figure out to get there. The first time we tried to visit Champagne was in June 2013. I consulted a number of my friends who work in the wine...