What the Heck is Yum Yucky?

Do you love food? Does food love you? Are your fat cells bloated or in looming danger of swelling beyond recognition?

I’m Josie Maurer, and Yum Yucky is a way of life to find balance between fitness and your greedy side. Ditch the weight loss gimmicks, deprivation of so-called forbidden foods, or trying to starve yourself thin. That really sucks! Just don’t be a lazy arse; keep your body moving and eat well. This may take some practice, but it’s definitely achievable if your best friends are Moderation, Discipline, Portion Control, and Commitment.

Taste Test Reviews

I eat food and then I talk about it. You get the honest opinion of myself and the Taste Test Crew. The Taste Test Directory grows each week and includes both “diet” and non-diet foods. Any food product is game if it can easily be found at most grocers. I’m not going to review something from a rouge health food store 50 miles from your house. What’s the point?

Get to Know Josie

I’m a wife and mother to four children, ages 3-18 years-old! My highest weight was 185 pounds and I was pushing a size 14 (with my formerly melting leg). My lowest weight after birthing the child-spawns and workin’ on my fitness was 147. And this is my most recent progress pic.

I like to feed my greedy gene 10-15% of the time. It wants cake, pizza, fresh hot rolls with butter, and other foods offensive to the “perfect people”. But I balance this “Love-of-Food Fest” with a healthy lifestyle that includes exercising on most days of the week, eating healthy foods, and drinking lots and lots of water.

Do I screw up sometimes? YES! I fall off the wagon occasionally and get lazy on workouts or eat too much cake, but the key is to push through the tough spots and continue on the journey.

Fitness ‘n Stuff

I’m a fan of high intensity interval training and strength training with bodyweight exercises. I hate to go jogging, so I don’t. And I don’t like protein power, so I don’t buy it. I find what works for me and ditch the rest, but I change it up on occasion so I don’t get bored.

I’m not a certified trainer or nutritionist, but my love of heath and fitness has taken me around the block a few times through experience, personal studies, and a ton of research. I’m happy to share what I know and I’ll never stop learning!

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