My Insights After 365 Days of Veggies for Breakfast. Thoughts on Habit Formation.

Happy New Year everyone! I hope that you are enjoying your last day before 2016 and that your reflections on 2015 give you hope for the futu...

Winners Announced. Link to Recorded Teleclass. UWL Mastery Program.

If you think you can, you can. If you think you can't, you can't. Either way, you're right." - Henry Ford That's my cur...

What I Mean When I Say "UWL is So Much More Than That"

Has it ever occurred to you that losing weight and getting healthy is so much more than simply knowing which foods to eat and which foods no...

Free Teleclass This Saturday Night

I know, I know, you probably have a hot date this Saturday night . . . but in case you're available, I'm really happy to be inviting...

Is 2016 Your Year to Join UWL? Please Join Me This Saturday Night!

Good morning! I sure hope that you took a minute and entered the Plant Pure Nation giveaway . You still have two days to get in on it, so do...

Something to Feel Really Good About and Plant Pure Nation Double Giveaway!

A few days ago I began a daily yoga practice (are you laughing yet?) and I can't tell you the high I have been on from moving my body an...

Can't Meet Up in Cleveland in March? How About Baltimore in January?

photo courtesy Gena Page Photography I don't want to brag, but can you see how happy I am? That's a picture of me and my good friend...

Can You Join Me in Cleveland This March? The Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease One Day Conference

You have no idea how excited I get about these things. I'm like a kid thinking about going to a candy store, all giddy with anticipation...

Zoodles, Sauce and My First YouTube Video!

I went totally out of my comfort zone on this one. Not only did we make a video in my kitchen while Chef AJ was in Cleveland last week, I wa...

Create Chopped Salads Like a Chef

Sometimes I get really excited about a new idea (or at least new to me) and then after a short time having fun with it I lose interest. Not ...

The 2Forks Food Conference Recap

My veggies for breakfast this morning, in honor of The Esslesyn's love affair with kale. I cried as I drove away from the airport. Liter...

Food Porn and Other No-nos for a Food Addict

I have made some key changes in my life that do seem to have contributed very positively to my weight loss, and three of those changes all r...

Four Key Changes I Needed to Make in Order to Lose Weight on a Plant Based Diet

This blog post has been a long time in the making and I'm so excited to share it with you. By this point you probably know that over the...

David, David, Where Are You Dear David?

I'm shocked. Totally surprised. I hosted a giveaway, saw the outpouring of emotion in everyone's responses to my question, picked a ...

Winner Announced/Sign-Ups Start for the Back to Basics UWL 21 Day Challenge

It was heartbreaking and inspiring all a the same time, reading the 168 entries into The Ultimate Weight Loss Program giveaway. So many of y...

GIVEAWAY! The Back to Basics Ultimate Weight Loss Challenge Giveaway starts NOW

Hey Lovelies! Yesterday's blog posting was loooong, so I'm not going to take up too much of your time today.  I'm just here to t...

The Top 10 Things I Learned Spending 72 Hours Straight with Chef AJ in LA

Well guys, I'm sort of recovered from my weekend trip to LA. I'm excited about sharing what I've learned about food and a little...

How Batch Cooking Really Has Made My Life Easier and THE Recipe for Perfect Brown Rice

I'm off to Los Angeles in a few hours to film an episode of Healthy Living with Chef AJ. I'll be posting pictures of the experience ...

How I Gained 50 Pounds on a "Vegan" (aka Plant Based) Diet

Okay, before you get crazy angry with me about the title of this post and think that I am doing the Plant Based movement a disservice, just ...

Does Your Life Suck? Try Vegetables for Breakfast

Vegetables for breakfast (VFB). I know, it sounded so odd at first. Unless you aren't from the United States. It's fairly common all...

Reader Advice Day: Addicted to the Restaurant High

Do you get a thrill from eating out? I do. Ever wonder why? I'm pretty sure I know. It's that irresistible combination of fat, salt ...

And We're Back!

Great news folks! After a long blogging hiatus (with a few posts sprinkled here and there over the past few years), I'm back blogging an...

Finally, a Television Cooking Show for Us

When I was a child, I was totally obsessed with a television cooking show. In fact, I remember being five years old and standing at our kitc...

Tom's of Maine Natural Deodorant

This post brought to you by Tom’s of Maine . The content and opinions expressed below are that of Healthy Girl's Kitchen. When I met my ...

UWL Winner Announced and Program Date Change

And the UWL winner is . . . MorningBeth Thank you so much to everyone who entered the contest. I'm sorry that we couldn't give the p...

UWL Giveaway! Plus, Meet Rebecca, an Ultimate Weight Loss Success Story

I'm so excited to share this giveaway with you this morning. A few weeks before the last 21 Day Ultimate Weight Loss Challenge began, I ...

Are You Wondering if Ultimate Weight Loss is Right for You? Plus, A Sneak Peak into My Decluttered Closets!

You know that I could practically talk all day about how UWL has changed my life for the better, stabilizing both my blood sugar and my brai...

What the Heck is Up with this Blog and . . .

. . . Why Do I Keep Talking about Ultimate Weight Loss? Okay, okay, I realize that I am going on and on and on about this Ultimate Weight Lo...

Missed the first Ultimate Weight Loss/HGK Challenge? Or Were You In andNow Ready for the Next Steps? Here's What's Coming Up.

Greetings everyone! By now you guys know that I am a raving fan of Chef AJ and John Pierre's Ultimate Weight Loss. I'm finally findi...

Meet Shayda, an Ultimate Weight Loss Success Story

When it comes to losing weight, staying healthy or maintaining a healthy weight, I've always been someone that found my greatest inspira...

Meet Karen, an Ultimate Weight Loss Success Story

Good morning! Today I would like to introduce you to my friend Karen. When I met Karen 16 years ago in Los Angeles at our local YMCA, my hus...

Chop Chop!

Ever since discovering the Vitamix, it's not very often that I get ridiculously excited about a kitchen appliance. But then this happene...

Last Chance to Sign Up for Ultimate Weight Loss

At this point in the evolution of this blog, Healthy Girl's Kitchen, you might be asking yourself, "Why all this fuss over a plant ...

Ultimate Weight Loss FAQs

Good morning! I'm so excited about beginning another Ultimate Weight Loss Challenge with those of you that have already signed up or wil...

Winner Announced. Please Join Me in Our Ultimate Weight Loss (and Happiness Gain) Journey!

From the response to my last blog posting and giveaway , it seems like many of you are ready to take the next steps to overcome your food ad...

24 Hour Blog Giveaway! The Complete Ultimate Weight Loss Program and 21Day Challenge

Breakfast! I hope you guys are not sick of me talking about the success that I am having following Chef AJ and John Pierre's weight loss...

What's Up with Potatoes? Don't They Make Us Fat?

I don't know about you, but I used to be apprehensive about eating a potato. Or more than 1/2 cup of brown rice or any other unrefined c...

My Kind of St. Patrick's Day

We had a very large pot luck at work today. I work with a very imaginative group of people and St. Patrick's Day is one holiday that mos...

These Simple Things Could be Messing Up Your Weight Loss Success on a Plant Based Diet

If you are reading this post, chances are you are interested in learning as much as you can about a healthy plant based diet. Either you hav...

My Most Asked Question: What Does a Typical Day of Food Look Like on Ultimate Weight Loss?

Hi Everyone! First off, I want to thank everyone who left a comment on my last post , whether it be here on the blog or on Facebook . It'...

When a Plant Based Diet Just Isn't Enough

A few weeks ago, in my vegetables for breakfast post , I mentioned the fact that I have been experimenting with dropping whole grain flours ...

Butternut Squash and Quinoa Chili

Ever since I posted about my vegetables for breakfast commitment , I have been asked what I eat the rest of the day. I'm really not a fa...

#365daysofveggiesforbreakfast

It's been a long time since I have written a blog post, so please excuse me as it's almost hard to begin! But begin I must, because ...