Early New Year's Resolution?

Or is it a really, really late one? At any rate, I have decided it is time to get healthier, eat better, lose weight, start exercising, the 9 yards!

LiveStrong.com is a fabulous online fitness resource! You always read about the importance of keeping a food diary -- well LiveStrong.com helps you do just that -- and then some! This site provides you with the tools to track everything from calories burned in your daily activities, to fat, carbs, protein, sodium, etc., to the amount of water you drink! It is FABULOUS!! Check it out today! (Join as a Gold Member and you get a breakdown of your vitamin and mineral intake as well.)

Planning a consultation with a nutritionist? Start right now and take your diary with you to your consultation. You can either print or download your food diary to an Excel spreadsheet.

And, while I've got the fitness bug, I found this video to help motivate me to be more mindful of what I eat:



And, of course, sometimes you just need external intervention:

Dear Mr. Obama . . .

An Iraq Veteran has a personal message for Barack Obama:



Thank you for all those have served and serve and to their families for their courage, commitment and sacrifice.

Here's To You - Mr. Way Too Proud of Texas Guy

True Texans know that this is, in reality, an oxymoron -- it is simply impossible to be too proud of Texas!