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I lost 12 pounds this week.  It was shocking, but since I’d previously enjoyed 8.5, 9 and 10 pound drops in one week, it wasn’t exactly unprecedented. Some factors that I believe contributed to this week’s huge drop: – over Labor Day weekend I drank too much and threw up several times.  Not the healthiest…

I managed to lose 1 pound on my London vacation!   Billy @ DIAKADI and Sarah @ Eating Free totally called it.  I guess it was the increased exercise and my relaxed state, because Lord knows it wasn’t because I ate properly.  Since I’d mentally prepared myself that I might gain weight on this vacation,…

You have to try this butternut squash and barley pilaf. I made it for a dinner party the other night and it was a huge hit. So flavorful and hearty. My guests were amazed at my culinary skills because the dish seems so gourmet, yet it is very simple. 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil 1…

I’ve been in London for the last 9 days and it’s been an amazing trip.  On Thursday I saw not one but two shows (“Much Ado About Nothing” starring Catherine Tate and David Tennant, and “Ghost: The Musical” based on the 1990 movie with Whoopi Goldberg and Patrick Swayze, coming to Broadway in 2012); both…

Feeling like you’re in the whole grain doldrums? Tired of brown rice, whole wheat, and oatmeal? Whatever you do, don’t give up on the grains! We’d like to introduce you to a nutty alternative – Barley.  Super high in fiber – in fact 20% more than oatmeal, barley helps regulate glucose and insulin levels, maintain…

I have been on vacation in London since Friday morning.  And I must say, since my Commit To Fit year started in March, nothing has been more exciting for me than what happened on Thursday afternoon when I boarded the plane. For the first time in about six years, I did not need a belt…

Yes, that’s right. I said, “Eat more, Exercise Less to Lose Weight.” Are you confused now? Everything you’ve been taught about weight loss and exercise is wrong. Eating Free encourages eating homemade food, cooking, savoring flavors, and eating the food you love free of guilt. Here is a typical scenario: you are spending hours and…

  This is one of my favorite Spanish dishes. Easy to make and great for brunch parties. 2 lbs. potatoes 1 cup onion, chopped 8 eggs 7 tbsp. olive oil Salt Heat oil and add peeled, thin sliced potatoes. After 5 minutes add onion and salt. Cook over high heat until soft and strain in…

When you think about losing weight, many people instantly think about restricting certain foods, depriving one’s self of specific “bad” foods, and living a diet-based lifestyle. Well, Eating Free breaks these myths. Eating Free focuses on eating the foods you love in the right portions for you. One of my all time favorite foods is…

My new two-man play, the biggest and most ambitious writing and performance endeavor of my life, closed this weekend.  Among the many “gifts” this show gave me was some upper back pain from the scene where the two main characters, both played by me, finally meet in the second-to-last scene. The two find themselves tied…