A Fit-at-Forty Check In

It’s 2 days before my 40th birthday and so I thought it was the perfect time for a Fit-at-Forty check in. It’s been about five months since I undertook my $25-a-week healthy food challenge…

Great expectations – Easier said than done

At the beginning of this year I set out with a lofty goal of being fit at forty. I was determined to reclaim myself – my health, my time, my goals, in pursuit of a more authentic me. Three months into 2010 and I’m finding out that the authentic me is lazy, whiny and a tad arthritic. Nice to meet you – me – whatever.

Esther Kane on: Mindful Eating Roadblocks – Distracted Eating

In light of all the Fit at Forty challenges taking place on the Women at Forty site and elsewhere, we thought it’d be a great idea to share Esther Kane’s three part “Mindful Eating Roadblocks” series with our readers.

My $25 good food challenge: It’s a wrap!

Ok, not quite. I’ve officially got 4 days left in the $25 good food challenge I started just 3 weeks ago. And I’m happy to report that, with the exception of the bean business and my indiscretion with the chicken, the challenge has been a success on several levels.

My $25 food challenge: Up to my eyeballs in beans

So I’m full speed ahead into week 2 of my $25-a-week good food challenge and so far so good. This week’s grocery total was $21.32. Almost a quarter of that was my purchase of a pound of Laura’s Lean Beef – cattle raised on a diet of natural grasses and grains, without growth hormones or antibiotics. I’m up to my eyeballs in beans and am ready for a little variety. But at $4.99 a pound, a pound is about all I was willing to purchase on a $25 budget.

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