Diane Raymond's Blue Sky Blog

5 Reasons why your workout isn’t working (anymore)…

Diane — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:58:35 +0000

You are going to the gym faithfully, day in, day out, and not seeing the results you want. It is frustrating, I know, but there are very simple changes you can make that will help you achieve the results you want. Luckily, none of them involve more time in the gym! Here goes… 5 Reasons [...]

Full-fat vs. low-fat/fat-free fare

Diane — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 01:48:04 +0000

If you frequented the grocery stores in the 1990s, you probably remember the “fat-free” craze and plethora of low-fat and fat-free food options that existed. We weren’t aware of it then, but these so-called “low-fat” foods contained tons of sugar and sometimes fat substitutes that did very strange things to your digestive track. I recall [...]

A calorie is a calorie…or is it?

Diane — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:16:29 +0000

I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “a calorie is a calorie,” and that when weight loss is the goal, you can probably loose weight on a 1,200 calorie/day diet whether it is 1,200 Twinkie calories or apple calories. At this point, you might be thinking, “Cool! I’ll go on the Twinkie diet!” Our bodies are [...]

My “go to” workout when too busy to work out

Diane — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:23:43 +0000

Being that it is summer, and there are vacations, kids home from school, camps, a lot of running around in circles…sometimes a workout is hard to knock out, even when intentions are high. When that happens, I have a 30-minute, total body workout that requires very little equipment, yet will leave you dripping in sweat. [...]

Deals and Discounts – July 12: day planners, cookbooks, free coffee

Diane — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:59:25 +0000

Stumbled upon a few deals I’d like to pass along: 20% off planners! For all of you planners out there (you know who you are, planning each workout weeks in advance), get a head start on school year planning at MomAgenda. MomAgenda is offering 20% off small School Year books (use code: schoolyearsmom) Visit MomAgenda.com, offer [...]