discipline

The Dieter’s Mistake (the list continues…)

Do you wonder why you keep working out since it doesn’t seem to really pay off anyway? Do you say to yourself, “I can eat this, I exercised today”? Are you tired of sweating until there’s no sweat left, only to see the scale barely budge? Or not at all?

Introducing Dieter’s Mistake # 5: The Wheel-Spinning Hamster. Continue reading »

Picture This! Photos of Clean Eating

It’s hard for a picture to say a thousand words when it’s filling your face. Continue reading »

Traveling Light (Part One): Seven Pounds

Thanks to last year’s one-week vacation in Spain (otherwise known as the “pound-a-day-vay-kay”), I’ve learned a valuable lesson about exercising some self-control — even when on vacation. Continue reading »

A Parenting Thought: Sibling Squabbling

Somehow I don’t think my girlfriend’s with daughters will want to use J&L’s reconciliation tactics. But hey, works for us! Continue reading »

A Parenting Thought: Reality Update

Many of you have been curious to know how our messy-room-means-mommy’s-on-strike reality consequence worked out. Continue reading »