I invited a wonderful Organizing Coach, Sue West to write a guest post this month to help us get our kitchens ready for the New Year and the January Jumpstart Program.
Organize to Eat Better: Simple Ways to Get Your Kitchen Ready
You’ve made a decision to focus on your nutrition. Good. How …
PCOS Meal Planning Tips
At this time of year, many of us with PCOS who have found themselves over-indulging in holiday treats, especially sugary ones have a hard time getting back on track. We watch the numbers on the scale creep up as we try to gain control over our cravings. If this is you, …
Staying on track during the holidays is easier with my PCOS Holiday Guide . I share 12 of my top tips on how to have a PCOS friendly Holiday Season. I’ve also included 15 of my favorite festive holiday recipes. The PCOS Holiday Guide is free with your pre-purchase of …
My weekly trek out to Lull Farm in Hollis, NH is one of my favorite “chores”. I love trying new veggies and I truly anticipate each season’s bounty. That’s me selecting some of their beautiful heirloom tomatoes. Local and seasonal eating is a cornerstone of the PCOS Diva philosophy. Eating …
Ask Amy: I am often on the road during the day and don’t have access to healthy food and try to do my best at fast food places by eating chicken sandwiches and salads. Do you have any suggestions? – Janice, Nashville, TN.
Amy says: I am not a fan of …
Spring has sprung. Time to shed our winter coats and lighten up! Spring is a natural time to “detox” from the heavy foods that sustained us all winter. You don’t have to do a major, “Master Cleanse” type detox to reap the benefits of feeling more balanced, energized, lighter and less bloated. Just …
When the days grow short and the weather turns colder, “Soup Season” begins in my house. I’m not sure there’s anything more satisfying on a cold evening than a steaming bowl or soup or stew.
One of the best things about soup is that it can be a great meal choice …
In my last post, I talked about adding “planned overs” to your weekly meal plan. Instead of haphazard left-overs that sometimes get eaten and sometimes get lost in the fridge, you actually plan to make one meal that can be transformed into another meal later in the week. Here is …
Establish weeknight meal traditions – If you grew up in the in 80′s you may remember the commercials telling us that Wednesdays are “Prince Spaghetti Day “. My family followed this meal tradition. We also had “Fish Fridays”. Growing up Catholic, meant fish & chips on Friday. Obviously, pasta and …
I am crazy about Tosca Reno’s series of “Eat-Clean” books. She was a self-described “40 and frumpy housewife” who went from 200 lbs to 130 lbs and became a cover model for Oxygen Magazine. Before she lost weight she suffered from some of the same things we women with PCOS …
