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The Power of Thinking 2008-07-12 10:13:00 I am reading a book right now that talks about how powerful your mind is. Well, Duh? Right? But what this book is suggesting is that your mind can in fact make things manifest in your life. It is stretching beyond positive thinking. It is actually suggesting that with your mind and essentially your thoughts, you can in fact make yourself ill or healthy.
The point the author brings up are the var
Weigh-In Friday! 2008-07-11 13:29:00 Okay, so let’s see… 2 weeks ago I was down 12.6 pounds or something similar to that (I’m too lazy to look, lol), then last week I gained 9.3 pounds (again give or take since I’m too lazy to look), and this week I lost 2.2 pounds so that would make me…
Wait, doing the math here -
5.4 pounds from 3 weeks ago, and exactly 10.4 pounds down from my record high last year. Not exactl Read more:Weigh
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The Importance of Stretching 2008-07-10 11:15:00 This week, I am reminded of the importance of a simple act that I SHOULD do everyday - yet I don’t. Stretching
. I stretch each day before Tae Kwon Do, but I don’t stretch any other time. For the past week, I have been nursing a messed up foot/ankle injury due to, I am embarrassed to admit, my lack of stretching. I have managed to pull muscles that I didn’t know existed and as a result, I hav
Best and Worst Cereals For Eating Healthy 2008-08-06 16:51:00 Half of all Americans start their day with a bowl of cereal for breakfast, according to the National Cereal Council. And while it is typically a healthy breakfast choice (better than sugary doughnuts, giant muffins, even carb-loaded bagels), your favorite cereal might not be as healthy as you think.
Study after study has shown that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Eating breakfa Read more:Cereals
Too Harsh or is it the Truth? 2008-08-04 14:11:00 I was scouring Google News for… well, for news. I always check out the latest in diets, obesity, and weight loss in general just to see what is coming up in the world of weight loss. I came across this article in a little publication called “The Walton Tribune.” I was a little surprised at the in your face kind of talk, but you take a look and see what you think:
Once again, we Read more:Truth
Weekends Make Us Stronger 2008-08-02 12:22:00 It is a known fact that weekends are not our friend when it comes to weight loss. Nope. They call to us like the devil. Inviting us to indulge when we would ordinarily not. Why is that? I found a study that supports this nifty fact.
“Weekend indulgences can wreak havoc on weight control, either causing our weight to increase or if we are following a diet to lose weight, can hinder our weight l
Back to Business! 2008-08-01 13:27:00 I know last week I let you all off the hook allowing you to put how much you have left to lose rather than how much you have lost that week. Well not this week! It’s back to business! How much have you lost this week?
I didn’t weigh in last Friday so in 2 weeks I have lost 1.8 pounds. Not a huge amount, but very decent in my opinion. Hey, at least it wasn’t a gain Read more:Business
The Magic Pill 2008-07-31 11:11:00 For years, people have hoped for a magic pill that could make us lose weight. We want a quick fix to reduce appetite, burn fat, or somehow make it easy to lose weight. This is still a dream, but it is getting closer to reality. Roughly 120 weight-loss drugs are currently under investigation, variously targeting the genes, brain chemicals, hormones, and proteins that affect people’s weight. Many Read more:Magic
A Little Motivation 2008-07-30 07:58:01 I actually wrote this post for my other blog, but I really think you can take what I said and apply it to your own life. I think lately, a lot of us have been having some pity parties of our own and I think you’ll agree we need to get over it and move on. So take a gander, and if you are with me, we’ll make a change in our own lives starting today
A lot of people have moments
Myths Busters 101 2008-07-29 10:54:00 I was on my couch sometime last week and they put up a blurb for the upcoming news. This blurb hinted that it was no longer healthy to eat fruit. Then today, I get an article in my email box saying that the best way to lose weight is to eat beans. They even called them the “magical fruit”. *insert eye roll here*
I am sick of the crap that the diet industry is tossing at us. Sick of it. Ther Read more:Myths
Weight Loss Thought Blockage :) 2008-07-28 16:14:00 You know, I tried to do this post last night, and then again this morning, and honestly, I have run creatively dry Sometimes you just want to take a break from thinking about weight loss and when you write for a blog that is ALL about weight loss, it is quite hard to!
I will admit that I didn’t think about weight loss much last week. I pre-posted my posts and pretty much ate what I wan Read more:Weight
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Vinegar does what? 2008-07-26 09:30:00 Using a salad dressing to steady your blood sugar? Alas, this Queenie is left standing here with her jaw agape. It is apparently true.
Vinegar, that smelly yet oh so needed for the good vinaigrettes and marinades stuff may help clamp down on blood sugar spikes from eating starchy carbs like potatoes and pasta.
Keeping your blood sugar level may also help you to ward off diabetes in the long r
Weigh In Time Again 2008-07-25 11:07:00 Today we’re going to do things a little differently. I see that people are not weighing in every Friday and I have my theories as to why.
First theory - you secretly can’t stand us and are mocking us to all your friends while you sit there and lose tons of weight without us.
Second theory - You don’t want to admit that you weigh in on Tuesday rather than Friday and Tuesday Read more:Weigh
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Easy Breezy Chocolate Cake 2008-08-21 10:38:01 Oh yes. Seems funny that me here, on this site devoted to weight loss, I am sharing a recipe for Chocolate
Cake of all things but I can assure you, this isn’t a typical cake. It’s made with whole wheat flour and will pass the taste tests of even the most discriminatory sweet addicts. Give it a try. PS: I hope you all will notice that there are no eggs, or butter in this either.
Super Moist
A Fast Food Ban? 2008-08-20 06:48:00 Honestly, if it isn’t one thing it is another. This goes back to the post the other day about taking responsibility for your own health. Well, I guess Southern L.A. doesn’t believe that it can be done and have decided to do something about it. Check this out…
Big Brother is watching you! And if you happen to live in Southern Los Angeles, he is also keeping a close eye on t Read more:Fast Food
Ommmmm….Yoga 2008-08-19 11:22:00 Yoga has long since been associated with health and weight loss. What you might not know is why this quieting form of exercise works so well to help you on your quest for health.
People are walking around like little stress bombs lately. We are all wigged out over our jobs, the mortgages, the kids, and of course trying to look fabulous. When you are stressed out, your body sends cortisol and ot
Are Salads Really That Healthy? 2008-08-18 07:46:00 More and more restaurants and fast food joints are carrying a variety of salads. That’s a good thing, right? In fact, I have started to eat a few of them thinking that they are healthier… It’s true that vegetables are the lowest-calorie food group; the problem is that salads aren’t just composed of vegetables anymore.
Because not all salads are made the same, it takes some work by
The Benefits of Raw Food 2008-08-16 10:50:00 I have talked to you guys about Vegetarian diets. I have talked to you about juicing. I have shared my love for smoothies. The one part of my life that I have not mentioned yet is my love for raw food. Yes. Raw. As in not cooked. I am not a raw foodist although I would love to be. I have no clue how to prepare anything raw other than a salad. I attended a lecture from a raw foodist a couple Read more:Benefits
What? It’s Friday already? 2008-08-15 15:19:00 Yes, it’s true… it’s Friday
which means weigh-in day! I’m actually excited because this will make three weeks in a row that I am down - 2.2 to be exact So.... how did you all do this week?
Continuing the Olympic theme that Queenie started yesterday, as you all know Michael Phelps is like the Olympic God of swimming… well of all sports really. Anyhow, they were saying how
Makes Ya Wonder 2008-08-14 07:43:00 I was watching the Olympic Women’s Gymnastic Final on Tuesday night. Did anyone notice how young the team from China looked? Compared to Team USA, China looked like a bunch of 6 year olds. Here is a visual for anyone who is not a sport fan:
Team China
Team USA
There have been some question as to the ages of the Chinese Team for quite a while. People claiming that documents wer
Beat the Heat 2008-08-12 10:55:00 Nothing screams out summer like watermelon does. I love this stuff. I eat it straight out of the rind. I juice it and drink it. I put it in fruit salads. I would bathe in it if I weren’t so afraid of ants. I am not crazy either. Watermelon is a great fruit.
Here are three great health reasons to dig into this juicy fruit:
1. It’s loaded with lycopene. Watermelon juice actually gave tom
The Easy Way to Lose Weight 2008-08-11 16:34:00 Get food poisoning. I’m telling you - you can’t eat at all, and god knows nothing you do eat stays down.
Don’t try this at home.
For today I will leave you with this great easy to make low calorie dessert recipe that I like to make occasionally.
Dreamcicle Cake
servings - 4
estimated POINTS per serving - 3
1 box orange sugar free jell-o
7 pieces of st Read more:Weight
Shoulders are Sexy 2008-08-09 11:46:00 My shoulders are not in good shape. I spent years swimming competitively when I was younger and have the busted up shoulders to prove it. I am slowly restrengthening them and trying to get myself back into shape.
Shoulder exercises are a popular part of resistance workouts. When you work out while facing a mirror, you train what you see — the front and middle of the deltoid muscle. But the re Read more:Shoulders
Weigh-in Friday! 2008-09-12 15:26:00 Lookie, lookie, it is that time again class I’m very disappointed - there are so many of you we haven’t heard from lately! I realize that it may be embarrassing to say that you haven’t lost weight or if you have gained weight, but we’re here to cheer you on anyhow! I ended up losing 2.8 pounds and honestly I’m not sure how. I didn’t try to do it - it just happened.. Read more:Weigh
, Friday
Forget Jack, just pass the sprouts 2008-09-11 09:39:00 Sprouts have long been one of my favorite things. Even before I went healthy, I liked to munch on them. Now that I know more about them, I love them even more.
Sprouts are loaded with vitamin C, vitamin A and they contain beta-carotene. They are a great source of protein and fiber too. Basically, they are a wonder food. They are also pretty darn versatile. You can eat onion sprouts, alfalfa spr
Sorry! 2008-09-10 20:16:00 I just got my DSL back after 2 days and 4 hours of not having it. I couldn’t remember my password for OWW so I couldn’t post - even from the library - who by the way gives you 35 increment time period, but the kicker is you can only do it twice. Then they closed at 5pm so I couldn’t even go to the nearby library!
Anyhow, no post for today - but make sure you read Monday and Tue
A Little Help for the Points Counting 2008-09-09 10:27:00 I do realize that many of our readers here are Weight Watchers guru’s. You guys are doing what works for you. I can dig that. They have been around for 40 years. I simply can’t ignore their success when it comes to weight loss. The original Weight Watchers plan invites members to weekly meetings where they participate in a group session, where you form a network of support with people that sha Read more:Points
, Counting
Your Loss is Their Gain 2008-09-08 15:52:00 On September 7, Weight Watchers will launch Lose for Good, a campaign created to empower people to get healthier while also giving back to others in need. The program addresses two global epidemics – obesity and chronic hunger and malnutrition. And I know I’m totally late and for that I’m WAY sorry!!!
For every pound lost with Weight Watchers during a six-week period, beginnin
Sugar in Soda - Satan in Disguise 2008-09-06 09:46:00 I stopped drinking soda in October of 2007. I don’t even do the diet kind. It was the most difficult thing to give up for me when I decided to make the changes in my life. I was a Pepsiholic. I tried to be “good” and switch over to Diet Pepsi at one point...then I read the ingredients in soda. ALL soda. Not just the non diet kind. Whoa. Do you really want to dump things into your body that t Read more:Sugar
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Weigh-In Friday! 2008-09-05 14:06:00 Let’s get back to the important things - weighing in! I did not gain, nor did I lose. I am exactly what I was last week - which is pretty much what I expected considering I barely thought of weight loss this week. It so easily leaves your mind sometimes… or perhaps I just needed a break from thinking about it.
Often times it over takes your life and you just focus on Read more:Weigh
, Friday
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