Easy there Princess

Fitness Tip: Stop being a princess
Okay this is especially for the ladies, and the wannabe ladies. Put away the princess weights. You know the princess weights. These are the off color weights that are usually in pastel because they want to make it seem “appropriate” for girls. Well girls, suck it up and pick up a real weight. All too often, women think that if they lift weights, they will bulk up. Okay, I agree some of you put on muscle pretty easily. That does not mean that you should opt for light weights. I don’t want you to look like a shot-putter. But if your body takes on muscle, accept that you can be muscular, because quite frankly, I’d rather look like a shot-putter than Mrs. Potato Head.
So here is the plan. Do any exercise for 15 to 20reps. Pick a good size weight until you start to struggle. When you cannot lift the weight, (say when you are at 8 reps) finish the other 7 reps with a lighter weight. Not only will you be building some muscle, but you are also doing enough reps that the muscle will be tone and lean, not bulky. So stop being a princess and put the pastels away for Easter. If you are a guy going for the pastel weights, well quite frankly, I am done with you. And if you are a guy that knows what pastel means, well, Hello Mary!

Recipe of the Day: My new obsession, McCormick in the bag

So McCormick makes these in the bag beef stews, pot roasts etc. etc. Holy crap are they easy! There is about 5 minutes of prep work and absolutely no mess. You just cut veggies and meat, stick in a bag and eat. Sounds perfect! Well it almost is. It does have a ton of sodium. So here is what I do. Instead of using the whole seasoning pack, I use half of it. Then I add some a tsp of rosemary, thyme and basil into the bag, ground fresh by magic bullet or coffee grinder. I save the rest of the seasoning pack for the next time I make chill or something. The key is just because it is easy, does not mean it is bad for you. Learn how to read the labels and look for sodium count and you can modify easy meals into healthful ones.