Frigidaire just announced actress Jennifer Garner as their new celebrity ambassador. Jennifer is introduces Frigidaire’s time-saving appliances and challenging us to pledge a bit of our own time to help children in need as part of Frigidaire’s new “Make Time for CHANGE” campaign to support Save the Children’s US based programs, which are dedicated to [...]
Posted on September 24, 2009 in Inspiration and tagged as Frigidaire
As I wrote last week cancer affects everyone. My husband just returned from the funeral of a good friend who lost his battle with cancer. My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year as well. So in honor of these two important people in my family’s life and for National Breast Cancer Awareness [...]
Posted on September 23, 2009 in Books,Health,Inspiration
Yesterday, my husband Paul left unexpectedly for Chicago. He received an email early Monday morning from a hunting buddy in Wisconsin that their friend, Mike had finally passed away. Mike had been fighting cancer for a few years now. He went into recovery for awhile, gained back the weight he lost, and even returned to [...]
Posted on September 16, 2009 in Health,Inspiration
Occasionally, I get fan email at This Mama Cooks! On a Diet. Sure, it makes my day to receive a compliment, but even better it gives me a chance to get to know some of my readers better. When today’s guest poster, Tracey, told me she had maintained a 60 pound weight loss over the [...]
Posted on July 10, 2009 in Dieting and Weight Loss Tips,Inspiration
How do you get yourself motivated to exercise? Do you set a schedule? Or maybe reward yourself with something like a massage or a trip to the movies? I like trying new things, whether it’s an exercise class or a session with a personal trainer. Even getting a cool new water bottle or downloading a [...]
Posted on May 8, 2009 in Exercise,Inspiration
Santa brought us a Nintendo Wii and a Wii Fit this year. Now every morning my son Nathan is up by 7 a.m. skiing, boxing, bowling and even doing yoga. The kids are so addicted to the Wii that I can’t wait for them to go back to school so I can get a turn. [...]
Posted on December 30, 2008 in Inspiration
Are you looking for a new way to set goals on everything from losing weight, to getting your veggies in, to working out? I just came across a new site that will help you do just that – Goalforit! Their easy-to-use online tools will help you (and the rest of your family including kids) set [...]
Posted on December 19, 2008 in Inspiration,Products and Equipment
As part of her WOW! Women on Writing Blog Tour, book author, Linda C. Wisniewski has written a guest post on yoga and meditation for This Mama Cooks! Linda writes for the Bucks County Herald and teaches memoir classes for Bucks County Community College. She is regional representative of the International Women’s Writing Guild and [...]
Posted on November 6, 2008 in Books,Health,Inspiration
Life has its ups and downs, and so does my weight it seems. I’m back on the heavy side again, even though I’ve been working out regularly when I haven’t been traveling. I’ve decided I’m in a diet and exercise rut and need to change it up to get back to where I want to [...]
Posted on October 10, 2008 in 5 Things/Ways Advice List,Books,Boozing It Up!,Cookbooks,Exercise,Health,Inspiration,Products and Equipment,Recipes,Sensa
A bunch of food bloggers and I are having lunch today with Chef Rocco DiSpirito at the BlogHer conference in San Francisco. He’ll be demonstrating how to use the new Bertolli Premium Pasta Sauce in a pouch to put a little sizzle back into date night at home. The new sauce from Bertolli makes it [...]
Posted on July 18, 2008 in Books,Inspiration and tagged as BlogHer
Yes, one of my kids asked me that after watching an episode of The Biggest Loser. It’s really my husband’s fault. Every time one of the men took off his shirt, he would jokingly exclaim, “Man boobs!” The kids thought this was hilarious. So every time the show is on, I hear all three of [...]
Posted on January 11, 2008 in Inspiration
On the far right side bar I’ve posted some books I hope will inspire you. You’ll notice that not all of them are diet books. Some are tomes like Jack Canfield’s The Success Principles(TM): How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be, which can help you with personal and professional [...]
Posted on July 4, 2007 in Inspiration
This week’s Adam @ Home cartoons have been fabulous. It’s the only cartoon I read because I can relate to Adam, a work-at-home dad. This week’s edition must have been inspirational for parents like me who are constantly challenged by our kids’ eating jags, the lack of time to shop and cook, and our little [...]
Posted on September 1, 2006 in Inspiration and tagged as family
