Blogging with Fattiude! Don’t be a fool, eat for fuel. Hallelujah!
Weight 280 lbs, lost this week 4 lbs.
Challenges this week:
Really hungry for most of the week. I have a cook out to go to today, and I don’t plan on eating anything — except to move around some little bits of food on my paper plate so I don’t hurt the hostesses feelings. I am [...]
Here are three heavenly recipes that Mama Kelly found on the web:
Cantaloupe and Strawberry Shake
adapted from southernfood.about.com
1 cup whole strawberries, hulled and washed
1 cup diced cantaloupe
2 to 3 teaspoons Splenda (or 2-3 packets)
1/2 cup skim milk
Place all ingredients in food processor or blender and process until frothy; serve immediately. Serves 2.
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Strawberry and Watermelon Slushie
from recipezaar.com
4 [...]
Part 1 HERE. and Part 2 HERE.
I also found two companies who are bottling water infused with healing and good intentions.
Aquamantra was inspired by a 2004 film, “What the bleep do we know?” which discusses the underlying quantum uncertainties of our world and shows how reality is changed with every thought. Dr. Masaru Emoto, who [...]
Part 1 HERE.
Here is one recipe made the way the Sudanese do using Hibiscus flowers:
48 oz water, 3 cinnamon sticks (4-inches long) broken up, 2 TB Dried hibiscus flowers, 1 1⁄2-2 TB Honey, to taste. (For a stronger tea add more dried hibiscus.)
Add the dried hibiscus flowers to cold water, soak for two days in [...]
Water, one of the basic essentials of life. We are told to drink at least 8 glasses a day. When striving for a healthier lifestyle and eating plan, water definitely plays a big role, but it can get rather boring. So I did a research to see what I could find to make water more [...]
Weight 284 (loss 1 pound, plus lost the 5 lbs I gained in the middle of the week for no reason)
Biggest challenge this week:
Angelgirl’s 10th birthday party with a sleep over. An exhausting (but fun) event, with chocolate fondue and other goodies – that I resisted!. I also made grilled sandwiches with diet bread, 0 [...]
AARP magazine has some very good articles and this one caught my eye, 10 fat-fighting tricks of the naturally lean. Here is a brief summary:
Don’t Diet – Yo-yo dieting leads to increased likelihood of weight loss, more difficulty in losing weight, and for many obesity. Think in terms of making slow gradulal and permanent changes [...]
My good friend, Mama Kelly found a great web site Small Steps that lists over 100 simple ideas for ways you can eat better, get active, and be healthier. It is sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, and their site also includes a newsletter, recipes, activity tracker and other useful resources.
Remember [...]
Just need to vent a little about just about everything – it hasn’t been a good couple of days.
Today I called the bariatric surgery clinic (15 minutes away) my doctor recommended, but they don’t take my health insurance. I called my health insurance, the closest place I can go to is one state over (it would [...]
When we can understand some of the reasons why we overeat, then we can prepare and prevent some of the triggers that cause it and avoid diet pitfalls that can cause us to stumble from the path of healthy eating.
Following is a summary from a very good article: 12 Reasons Why We Overeat & How to [...]
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