About
Hi! My name is Lori Pirog and I am a professional Nutritionist and self-taught artist. I am happily married with one daughter. At 56, I am enjoying the privilege of good health and the time for creative pursuits including my online business and art. I have a wonderful but ornery black cat named Mona.
I am committed to living a healthy lifestyle. My mission is to encourage women to eat healthy, exercise, and enjoy life now! By making appropriate diet and lifestyle choices you can lose weight and succeed in maintaining that loss, increase your energy, feel better, look better, and multiply your enthusiasm for life! Check back often to learn more about healthy portion-wise diets, low calorie nutritious food, and the benefits and fun of exercise.
In addition, to help guide you in your journey to better health and wellness I share reviews of worthwhile products and services. I wish you the very best!
Have a question or comment? I would love to hear from you!
Lori
Dam to Dam Half-Marathon Run 2009
Dam to Dam Half-Marathon Run in 2010. What a day for a race! Ran nearly the entire first half in the rain. This photo was taken near the finish line when I was hot, wet, and very tired. But I made it for a second time!
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Dear Lori,
I really like your website, womenandweight. It has been very helpful. I am 60 and in serious need of some weight loss and continued weight control, therefore, you offer practical solutions appearing to be aimed right at me. Thanks.
I’m so glad you have found my information to be helpful. Thanks for letting me know. I do work hard to provide the most accurate, up-to-date, and helpful articles I can!
Managing weight and staying healthy is a just as much of a challenge for nutritionists as it is for anyone else. Do let me know if there is anything you would like to learn more about that you are not finding on my website.
Lori
Lori,
Just now found your site. Looks like it is what I’m looking for and will bookmark it. Especially like the 1200 and 1500 calorie diet plans. They look healthy. My problem is that I eat fairly healthy but just eat a lot of it. Portion control is my main issue.
Lori,
What a wonderful site! I’m 46 and also exploring life in a new way, trying to eat healthier, lose weight and try new ways to get healthier. I’ve lost 14 pounds but have a long way to go on my way to a healthy weight while getting my health problems under control. If you have a chance, check out my new blog at http://www.livingbetterfeelingbetter.typepad.com/.
I would love to see some suggestions on your site for ways to create diet breakfasts with organic ingredients. I can’t eat any foods with preservatives or nitrates due to chemical sensitivities.
Thanks so much!
Lori H.
Lori, you have so many great recipes! I will try some more. I have enjoyed your recipes with blueberries since we spend a week in Maine every summer, picking wild blueberries.
Keep up the good work! Your site is very professional.
Thanks Pam!
Lori……thanks so much for all this great information and inspiration! I have spent hundreds of dollars on weight loss plans and programs, and even managed to lose 50 pounds on Atkins, but of course have gained it nearly all back! But your website offers more healthy alternatives, fantastic advice and ways to eat real food, and all for free! God bless you for what you do for us! I will be keeping up with you….I am just beginning to get myself organized to lose 50 pounds. At 53 with two toddlers (!!!) I am in need of some serious weight loss and exercise and healthy living! Thank you again!! Debra
Hi Debra,
53 with two toddlers! Wow! Good for you! Thank you for sharing your story and your kind words. Hearing from individuals such as you is what keeps me going. We live in an environment/society that makes managing weight very difficult.
There are many things about our country and our way of life that make me proud, however, there are other things that make me angry. But I won’t get started with that… Suffice it to say that knowing how to go about making the right kind of choices for weight loss and better health (and then actually doing it) is not easy. I will keep on writing and sharing suggestions about healthy eating and living for as long as I can. (My mother will soon turn 90. If I take after her, I could be at this for a long time!)