About Lisa
After 25 years as a local and network anchor, Lisa was just another American mother struggling, and failing, to lose weight. Finally, she cracked the code, and lost 30 pounds, quickly and for good, by doing what she loves: reporting, cooking and eating! The Skinny is the inside story on how she did it, and how you can, too!
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Category Archives: Health
SOUPER SKINNY: LIGHT AND LOVELY SPRING AND SPLIT PEA SOUP
Who doesn’t love Spring? With days growing longer, buds turning into blooms and winter produce giving way to spring’s greens, it’s the season of re-birth and renewal. But in Southern California–with daily highs hitting 80 and nights dipping to 40–spring … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Skinny Sides, Skinny Snacks, Souper Skinnies, Weight Loss
Tagged Healthy Soup, Spring Soup, vegan, vegetarian, weight-loss
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EAT LIKE YOU SHOP! SKINNY CORN, CUCUMBER AND TOMATO SALAD
To lose weight now and keep it off for life, one of the most important Skinny Truths to remember is “Eat Like You Shop!” By looking for bargains wherever you can, you’ll be able to eat the things you want … Continue reading
Posted in Fit For Kids, Health, Quickies, Skinny Salads, Skinny Sides, Weight Loss
Tagged corn and tomato salad, corn salad, low calorie corn, party food, summer salads
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YOU SAY “TOMATO,” I SAY “TOMAH-TO.” SKINNY TOMATO CONFIT aka TOMATO “SPLAT”
For weight loss, taste and ease, you just can’t beat a late summer tomato. Simply sliced, salted and sprinkled with a bit of balsamic, it’s a super snack or side dish with so few calories it’s not even worth doing … Continue reading
Posted in Beautify the Bird, Feeling Fishy, Fit For Kids, Health, Low Meat Mains, Morning Glories, One Oven/One Time, Skinny Sides, Skinny Snacks, Weight Loss
Tagged goat cheese appetizers, omelet ideas, party food, skinny appetizers, summer tomatoes, tomato confit, tomato splat, vegan, vegetarian
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FOOD NEWS: THE SKINNY ON SOY
Before I share another recipe that drastically cuts calories and prep time by using tofu noodles, I wanted to share a little food for thought about soy…its risks and its rewards. Though cultivated for 5000 years, it was in the … Continue reading
Posted in FOOD NEWS, Health
Tagged cancer and soy, Food News, soy controversy, tofu, tofu noodles
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FOOD NEWS: LET’S TALK TURKEY… RECALL
Five months after a salmonella outbreak killed a California man and sickened 76 other Americans in 26 states, meat giant Cargill announced today that it’s recalling 36 MILLION pounds of ground turkey…one of the largest recalls of meat in our … Continue reading
THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN OF THE TIMES: LAPBANDS FOR TEENS???
Once upon a time, HOLLYWOOD, spelled out in letters, on a hilltop, was the defining signage of Los Angeles. Today, the word that dominates the urbanscape of L.A. is LAPBAND.
FOOD NEWS: MIGHT I SUGGEST SOME STAPH WITH YOUR STEAK?
If you need any more convincing that “easing up on the animal” is not only an effective and easy way to lose weight, but also a great step toward improving your overall health, more evidence comes from this spring’s Journal … Continue reading
FOOD NEWS: WHEN BUYING ORGANIC IS REALLY WORTH THE EXTRA GREEN
I’d love it if you (and I!) could buy all of our produce from local farms and farmers markets.. Fruits and vegetables that are grown organically are not only better for your bod, they’re also better for the planet. But … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental, FOOD NEWS, Health
Tagged Food News, health, organics, pesticides, research
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