So we all know that strong is the new skinny, right? Move over Thin Mints, and make room for Powermint Patties! As with many of my creations, this recipe was inspired by a store-bought product that I had bought a couple times for my daughter, and then instantly regretted it! It was actually the Lara […]
Resisting Junk Food Cravings
We are all born with a propensity to seek food that knocks our socks off. In our historical world of hunters and gatherers, this was a biologically necessary tool for survival. In our modern world it’s a prescription for…. prescriptions. Whole natural foods that are high is salt, high in calories, and contain sugar (like […]
Healthy Snacks for Kids, and Getting Them to Eat Them
I was at Sam’s Club today stocking up on some groceries. I bee-lined for the produce section as I usually do so as not to get tempted by all the snack foods all over the rest of the store. I stocked up on snack foods like nectarines, grapes, strawberries, sugar snap peas, bananas, and green […]
Surviving and Thriving with Compassion and Patience
After reaching an all time high at 300 lbs and an all time low self-esteem, Maureen Orrico’s cardiologist told her that he wouldn’t be surprised if she walked out of the office and had a heart attack. She was only 28 years old and a new mom. That was hardly the spark she needed to get her life […]
The Key to Ultimate Weight Loss
In response to my recent success story I’ve been getting a lot of questions about exactly what I’m doing. What is the Ultimate Weight Loss Program and how do I get started? The “program”, as I usually refer to it, was originally taught as a multi-day seminar in-person by Chef AJ and John Pierre in Los […]
The New and Improved Me!
I have been hinting around the results I have achieved following Chef AJ and John Pierre’s Ultimate Weight Loss Program. It’s time to pull back the curtain. Let’s get down to numbers, why I even started this in the first place, and how the program really works, from an insider’s perspective. The China Study started my […]
