I came home to a crime scene tonight!!!!!!  There was a kidnapping here, and there was a ransom note left!!  Here’s what I found when I got home and opened my freezer: Ransom Note!!! OH MY!  I was shocked to find that the ice cream being saved for post-warp-speed cheat meals had come up missing!!!  The tempting, creamy, chocolatey, butterfingery, melt-in-your-mouth, tantalizing, titillating,...

So I’ve been very obviously “off the grid” for a while the past couple of weeks.  My mom passed away this past Wednesday, Dec. 30th after a battle with cancer.  She was only 47.  While I can’t even begin to describe what this experience has been like (nor is it an appropriate forum to do so here), it has made me realize clearly one thing; I want to do everything in my power...

Part of what I do in order to have a successful maintenance of a healthy weight (and maintenence of my leanness) is the cheat meal.  Yep, I eat junk or miss a meal ten percent of the time.  How does that help me keep a healthy weight?  Well, if you eat nothing but lean proteins and fibrous carbohydrates all the time, you’re going to get BORED.  You’re also going to feel cheated, and...