This was only 6 weeks, I wasn’t messing around. They say that “Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.” This statement couldn’t be truer in this instance. It is safe to say that I have had some bad judgment. It was not on a grand level of bank robbery or grand theft [...]

I received this email the other day and it made me think about how important all aspects of my teaching is. “Hi Leigh, I just wanted to say that you are so funny! I know you can piss people off but I love it, never change!” This gave me a mixed feeling deep down inside. On the [...]

In 2004 a study was done (1)  that showed that lack of sleep for a short period of time saw an 18 percent decrease in leptin, a hormone that helps regulate the brains signaling for need of food, and a 28 percent increase in ghrelin, a hormone that triggers hunger. What this means is that [...]

So um…how about that Queen Latifah post eh guys? In my last post there were three main things that were misunderstood and need to be explained. 1-Being overweight means being unhealthy? I never said that. I did say that “this is about understanding what 50 extra pounds of fat CAN do to the body.” Folks need to really analyze [...]

Now this one might…rub you a little. Let me preface this post by saying, whatever you want to be, you can be, and I don’t care. If you want to be 500 lbs and fork lift your way to the grocery store, seriously, it’s none of my business. I almost look at someone’s size the [...]

If you don’t know who Hungry Girl is just go to a book store or the back of a Fiber One cereal box, or on TV Land, or well,..SHE IS EVERYWHERE! So, yeah, if you don’t know who Hungry Girl is I am sure you will soon. I personally had the pleasure of being featured on her newsletter [...]