What are you doing the evening of Wednesday, February 29th, 2012? Laundry? Driving the kids to a game? Trying a new recipe? I’ve got a better idea, why don’t you get sassy? [Read more...]
Miss Lori lists five alternatives to the Susan G. Komen Foundation for your donations
February 1, 2012 By 15 Comments
On Tuesday January 31st a tweet passed through my Twitter stream. That single tweet led me to an article that, no kidding, rocked me to my core. Marie Diamond posted an article on ThinkProgress.org entitled:
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Miss Lori wants you to help POWERHOUSE Volleyball Club in Chicago keep all kids active
January 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
If you are familiar with my efforts you know that I am desperately focused on increasing the overall health and wellness of children and their parents. One important piece of armor in this fight is physical activity. A great way to get an abundance of that is to have your child participate in organized sports. [Read more...]
Miss Lori is getting Fit with an Omron Strapless Heart Rate Monitor for Fitfluential
January 8, 2012 By 3 Comments
The road to better health is best traveled in the company of supportive friends, and in this day and age, superior gadgets. This week I had the pleasure of trying out one such amazing piece of technology, the Omron Strapless Heart Rate Monitor. [Read more...]
Miss Lori is reviewing the suggestions of nutritionist David Grotto to reaffirm her health plan
January 2, 2012 By 4 Comments
Since one of my WILL do tasks for 2012 is to not just try and get healthy but to actually and definitely lose 30lbs this year. In order to be successful I need to do a barometer check on where I am at to start. I have been working with the fabulous nutritionist David Grotto since September. [Read more...]
Miss Lori does not have resolutions for 2012 she has resolve.
December 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
We all talk about resolutions for the coming year, but they rarely get put into action longer than a few months. So for 2012 I am laying down a blueprint for my own personal success. I am specifically stating, not resolutions, not intentions, but a certified to do list that I WILL get done. Not TRY but DO. [Read more...]
Nutritionist David Grotto gives Miss Lori 4 goto food items to add to her routine in town or traveling
December 28, 2011 By 3 Comments
One of the reasons I fell off track last month was because of all of my traveling. I was okay at the beginning of my adventures, still ridding high from my stellar September and October, but that burn could only take me so far, and last so long. My big downfall was the fact that I couldn’t be in control of my own food. I would do my best to make the “healthiest” choices on the menu’s available to me, but that didn’t always make much of a difference. I mean bad is bad right? Anyway, when nutritionist David Grotto and I were finally able to get our schedules aligned and get back together on a consultation call my first and most important question to him was, “What can I do to keep me on track when my World takes me out of my comfort zone?” [Read more...]
Miss Lori fell off the bull but she is determined to get back on for her health
November 21, 2011 By 1 Comment
When you fall off of the Bull you simply must dust yourself off and get back on for another ride!
10 weeks ago I started on a specific journey of health with nutrtitionist David Grotto.
Miss Lori offers PENN State victims of child sexual abuse 15 statements of empowerment she needed to hear herself
November 17, 2011 By 7 Comments
In light of the PENN State tragedy I have been doing a lot of thinking of victims of childhood sexual abuse. It’s actually a subject I have always given a lot of time to, because it is one very personal to me. I was a victim of sexual abuse when I was just 4 years old. [Read more...]
Miss Lori speaks from the heart about the Susan G Komen Planned Parenthood saga
I have so many mixed feeling about the Susan G. Komen/Planned Parenthood saga of the last few days. When the decision first broke that Komen intended to de-fund their grants to Planned Parenthood I felt dizzy with grief. So many things in this World of late have seemed illogical and unfair. [Read more...]