I posted my schedule for this week and will post my food for Monday – Thursday, but I will be out of the country from 8/27 to 9/6, and probably won’t have internet access.   To say the least, I am a little scared and nervous about being someplace where I will have so little control [...]

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Someone commented on my exercise program the other day and said, “I wish I could do the same thing, but I can’t afford a gym membership.”  Building a healthy lifestyle should be about eating right and exercising regularly to the best of your ability.  That means a whole lot of things:  You are not going [...]

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Things like this happen everyday because people so desperately want to believe that weight loss is about the number on the scale and that it’s quick and easy.  It’s not about the scale, or quick or easy.  And it’s despicable that companies like this take advantage of people this way. FTC sues Ariz. company over [...]

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This weekend someone commented on my weight loss and exercise and said something along the lines of “you make it look so easier and you’re so good at it.”  That’s not a quote, but you get the general idea. I am proud of what I have accomplished, but trust me… It isn’t easy… I’m not [...]

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While I am definitely choosing healthier foods, which means more fruits, vegetable, lean meats, etc, I haven’t gone overboard on organic vs. canned or anything.  But this new product makes me want to… THE CANDWICH Like a cross between a Little Debbie and a cold Hot Pocket, but also in a can, the Candwich is [...]

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I know that sometimes it seems like I just post stuff from other sites a lot, but I don’t believe in recreating the wheel, and usually I am posting stuff that I either want to complain about, or believe in.  This is one I believe in because you are reading my version of it.  I [...]

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Porcini Mushroom Rub Grilled Steaks  Ingredients: 1/2 oz dried porcini mushrooms, ground to small bits 1 tablespoon sea salt 1/2 teaspoon dried mustard 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1/2 teaspoon hot paprika 1 teaspoon granulated garlic 2 – 6 oz lean cuts of meat such as eye cuts, top round or sirloin [...]

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Great information about exercise myths from Reader’s Digest! 1. Walking is not as effective as running. Sure, you’ll burn about twice as many calories running for 30 minutes than walking for 30 minutes. But if a runner and a walker cover the same distance, they burn about the same number of calories. So if you’re [...]

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Don’t think of the color red. Find that you can’t help it?  The psychological process is called ironic mental function.  Telling yourself not to think about something requires that you access the mental file on that thing to “place” it.  Whether you try to think of red, or try not to do so, you are [...]

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Usually when I am writing about fad diets or celebrity diets it is to slam the insanity in them.  The team at Shine did that quite well, but they also pointed out some of the benefits that are the basis of fad diets.  It’s good info! The Cooler Cleanse Salma Hayek is singing the praises [...]

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