Cooking Single in the City

Trader Joe's! Next best thing to Diamonds--in my book, anyways. I have to say I was rather disappointed in how quick I fell off the wagon with my gun-ho approach to a new me at 40! Oddly enough, I woke up yesterday morning, took my friend's kids to school, and then off to Tom's #4 we went. For one, it is amazing to me how many Tom's there are. Are they all just one big chain? One thing they have in common--the yummiest, fattening foods one can ever find! You can smell the grease as you are exiting the ramp, readying to turn onto their street (which in this case would be Orangethorpe). I have to say though, I was encouraged as an ex emailed me after reading Sunday's blog forwarding me weight-loss tips via an email article entitled, "A Breakfast Favorite that Blasts Fat?" Wow, so it's come to this. Truly, the man is a gem and is as sincere as he is disciplined. He, in fact, has got to be one of the most disciplined people I know (especially when it come

Trying to relocate my life to Los Angeles has been a major adjustment. For one, I forgot the external pressures of what it means to be a thirty-something-single female in the city of Angels--meaning that my size 10's and sometimes 12's are NOT the norm in a town where thick is not acceptable! While I am preparing the soil for my official return home to Tinseltown, I must now face the hard facts--I can no longer eat breakfast burritos steaming with fried potatoes, melted cheddar cheese, re-fried beans and egg whites with a side of chilied -carrots and a large Coke. It is time to turn to something much healthier on the heart, the body and for now, the ego. This state of being is somewhat daunting as not only is it my goal to get healthy again, I have got to also shed some pounds and tone--the big 40 is less than one year away, so carbs can no longer be my best friend. I was really hoping that my rejoining 24-Hour Fitness would be sufficient, but let's be real here. There is