My Diva Diet and Fitness Challenge is coming along slowly but surely.  I’m still making strides, literally.  After a week of serious effort that included an hour-long walk home over the Brooklyn Bridge several times last week, taking Natren’s Healthy Trinity and Healthy Tummy probiotic supplements, and cutting down on the carbs and sweets, I’ve lost a couple pounds.  
I know, however, that for lasting results I need to pump up the cardio.  And I can look to my own cousin, Janine Norris of Baltimore, for inspiration.
 
 
The busy director of health services and mother of two knew she had to …read more

I’ve already been scooped by the Huffington Post and the New York Daily News, which have appropriately asked if it was in poor taste that the First Lady wore a pair of $540 grey and pink designer sneakers to a food bank that provides low-income individuals and families with food?
 
 
I think it’s safe to say that Mrs. Obama didn’t think her fly Lanvin kicks would cause such a stir.  But I suspect she’ll be making a trip to J. Crew or the Gap sometime soon to see what more affordable sneaker options they have.
 
 
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