Hello out there in blog land! It's been a long...LONG time, hasn't it?! Hopefully you've missed reading my musings at least a little. I know I certainly have missed sharing my nonsense with all of you!

Life has been beyond crazy for this mama! We uprooted our family, moved in with my parents, started new jobs and are anxiously awaiting the completion of our new house. God bless my parents, they are saints for putting up with us {me, really}...but still, ANXIOUSLY awaiting...

Guilty pleasure…a little pregnant…amicable divorce…mostly proud…the list of oxymorons is endless.

Take the guilty pleasure. Supposedly, it’s indulging in something we know isn’t a good thing, but we do it anyway because the pleasure of the moment outweighs the guilt we feel about having indulged.

As a working mother, kid’s school holidays can potentially cause us much stress.  Not that we don’t want to have our little ones home with us, but if we have to work during their time off (unless we’ve planned a fantastic family vacation!!), we need something for kids to do.  The good news is, there are more and more camps offered throughout the school year now instead of just summer time.  And what’s great about these camps is that their main goal is to pro

I forget who I am...

I was recently asked a question about meal planning and diabetes. This is important, because food affects blood sugar and it’s essential that diabetics manage their blood sugar. If they don’t, they put themselves at potential risk of complications such as heart problems, kidney issues, nerve damage, vision problems, amputations and more.

I get so many nutrition- and health-related questions through my Facebook page (Lisa Tillinger Johansen) and from my web site (

I’m a dietitian. I’m a nutrition expert and I use this knowledge to help thousands of people every year on a variety of health issues. I know what I’m talking about and I’ve helped people make changes and achieve great results. But I’m also human. I also walk the talk. But while I make the healthiest food choices most of the time, sometimes I don’t.

I tuned in to the Golden Globes tonight and I’m sure that I was like so many of us who enjoy watching the Hollywood elite work the red c

I don't know much about football, which is one reason I don't watch the games on TV much. But my hometown San Francisco Forty Niners are playing in the Superbowl tomorrow and I don't want to miss out on the fun. It'll better if I know what the heck is going on. (A "tight end" isn't what it sounds like.)

We have arrived… arrived in the new world of play dates. OK, it’s new to me anyway.