Diet and Weight Loss Programs

Diet Forks
First, we have your diet plate. Now, to go along with the diet plate, you can get a diet fork.
I use small spoons, don’t know why, I just always have. And it’s never helped me with portion control.
This think looks suspiciously like a spork, so if I were to try this, I’d get a […]

The South Beach Diet Plan
The South Beach Diet Plan stresses eating the right carbs, and eating good fats like olive oil and you stay away from saturated fat like beef, bacon and butter. During the first part of the diet, you eliminate all alcohol and carbohydrates for the first 2 weeks. In the second phase, […]

Stressful Week
This week has been really stressful. It’s bad enough with the adjustment of back to school - and babyboy immediately
launching into bad eating mode. Geez. Third day of school, what does he get? Why cupcakes for some kid’s birthday and ice cream on top of that.
I’m ready to pull my hair out. Truly […]

Chicken Soup with Greens and Black Beans
2 tsps. olive or canola oil
1 small red onion, finely chopped
1 small green bell pepper, seeded, cut in 1/2-inch dice
1 medium tomato, seeded, cut in 1/2-inch dice
6 cups mustard greens, lightly packed, cut in 1/2-inch strips
4 cups chicken broth
1 cup canned black beans, rinsed and drained
3/4 cup shredded cooked […]

Kids Exercise and Safety
When I was a kid, we didn’t pay much attention to safety. We rode our bikes, climbed trees (fell out of a few, too) ran races, climbed fences and never seemed to get hurt except for the occasional skinned knee or elbow.
Nowadays, studies suggest that more than three million kids get […]

Ways To Cut Fat In Your Diet
Try using a butter spray. Using a butter spray can help you cut the fat in your diet, but you must remember the sprays on the market still have fat in them. For instance, Butter Flavor Pam says it has 7 calories per 1 second spray, and less than […]

Non Diet Question of the Day
What happens to a Koolaid Cherry Jammer Artificially flavored Juice drink (you know - in one of those baggies with a straw) when it expires and sits on a shelf where you’ve hidden it from your kid? Expiration date: Aug 27, 2006.
A. It turns orange
B. It turns to gel
C. It’s […]

Hurricane Is Coming What Do I Eat?

Just because a hurricane is coming doesn’t mean that you have to blow your diet. Of course, it’s a good reason to, but you don’t have to.

If a hurricane hits, you need to plan on […]

Chicken Broccoli Stir Fry
1 tablespoon canola oil
6 ounces chicken, cut into strips
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
2 cups chopped broccoli
1 teaspoon soy sauce
3 drops hot pepper sauce
2 scallions, chopped
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
In a large nonstick skillet, warm 1/2 tablespoon of the oil over medium-high heat. Add the chicken, garlic, and ginger. Cook, […]

The Atkins Diet Plan
The Atkins Diet Plan was created by Dr. Robert Atkins in the 1960’s. He made changes to a diet he read about in the Journal of the American Medical Association , because he had his own issues with weight. After success with the diet, both for him and patients, he then wrote […]

If You Want To Lose Weight
If you want to lose weight all you have to do is
“rise early in the morning; be exercised to sweating; be sparse in diet, not eating sweet things”.
according to a women’s guide in 1694 that’s about to go up for auction.
Sounds kind of close to our diets now. Although I […]

Bodybuilding Workouts
There are tons of sites available that are dedicated to bodybuilding workouts, especially since diet and exercise have become so popular. You can find the latest in bodybuilding news in books, magazines and on TV. Bodybuilding has been in existence for many years, and there is a lot of information available for you […]

Swimming and Sugar Crashes
Had another brilliant idea today. Swimming. We have a pool in our complex but I never go because
A. I don’t have a bathing suit
B. If I did I wouldn’t go out in public in it.
But today I went to a pool party with babyboy and there were several heavy people and those […]

Pregnancy and Weight Gain
I was never told how much to gain - or not to gain. When I got pregnant, I was only like 15 pounds - if that - over what I wanted to be. About 8 months pregnant - I had advanced to drinking 3 - 16 ounce glasses of full fat […]

Getting Ready For School
School will be starting next week and we’ve been busy getting ready for it. The backpack is all ready to go, stuffed with enough school supplies for the year.
We don’t need to buy clothes this year. I have a slew of shorts that I bought last year that babyboy outgrew the first […]

Tae Bo Kicks Kids’ Workout
My son loves the Tae Bo Kicks Kids’ Workout. I have several of the Tae Bo tapes for adults, and this tape came with the package. (I ordered it a couple of years ago when I saw it on T.V.) The DVD runs for 40 minutes.
Tae Bo has been modified for […]

Drink Your Milk
If you drink your milk after you exercise, you’ll lose more fat, a study by Department of Kinesiology’s Exercise Metabolism Research Group (http://www.mcmaster.ca/) shows.
At the study’s conclusion, researchers found that the milk drinking group had lost nearly twice as much fat - two pounds - while the carbohydrate beverage group lost one pound […]

Day 208 - Food Log

 
Food
Calories
Fat
Sugar

8/11/07 Saturday
 
 
 
 

 
Oatmeal (steel cut)
200
18
 

 
1/2 cup milk
130
45
 

 
turkey 6oz
120
15
 

 
2 sl ww bread
200
18
3

 
4oz chicken
150
6
 

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
turkey 6oz
120
15
 

 
banana
 
105
 
 

 
3c Lettuce
45
 
 

 
turkey 6oz
120
15
 

 
2 tsp olive oil
60
60
 

 
balsamic vinegar
 
 
 

 
 
 
1310
217
 

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Portion Control
I take issue with some of this stuff. Portion sizes.
If the USDA says 1 slice of bread equals one portion and
Dictionary.com defines a sandwich as:
two or more slices of bread or the like with a layer of meat, fish, cheese, etc., between each pair.
So I’m only supposed to eat a half a […]

How much fat are you storing on your body?
How much fat are you storing on your body? The body mass index or bmi can help you determine this. The number you get, once evaluated; will help signify if you’re in danger of developing heart disease by establishing if you are overweight or underweight.
You can […]

Weighing In
As of today, I’ve lost 54 pounds. The weight is coming off drop by drop, folks. You can hear it in the night -drip….drip….drip….just like a broken water faucet. What I want it to do is pour!

Babyboy, I’m proud to […]

Five Ways to Cut Carbs
I don’t know about you, but cutting carbs, for me is a tough thing to do. While I’ve cut back somewhat, I’m not able – and I won’t – cut carbs completely out of my diet. A gal’s gotta have some comfort! I do try to watch what kind and how […]

Getting the Most from your Aerobic Exercise Routine
Do you have an extra 30 minutes a day a few days a week? If so, you might want to consider adding some aerobic activity to your exercise program. If you add aerobic exercise, you’ll lose weight and improve your cardio health.
Aerobic exercise should be completed within your […]

Day 201 - Food Log

 
Food
Calories
Fat
Sugar

8/03/07 Friday
 
 
 
 

 
Oatmeal (steel cut)
200
18
 

 
1/2 cup milk
130
45
 

 
meatless jerky
99
27
3

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
3c Lettuce
45
 
 

 
turkey 6oz
120
15
 

 
2 tsp olive oil
60
60
 

 
balsamic vinegar
 
 
 

 
ww pasta
 
200
10
 

 
turkey 6oz
120
15
 

 
dark chocolate 85%cocoa
210
160
5

 
cheerios
 
220
18
5

 
 
 
1464
393
15

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eDiets.com - eDiets Diet Plans
Sit down and watch television on any given day and you’ll see a large selection of commercials that advertise assorted diet programs for you to pick from. eDiets.com, headquartered in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, is no different.
13 quality meal and diet plans:

Somersizing Weight-Loss Plan
The Mayo Clinic Plan
Low GI Diet Plan (Glycemic Impact […]

I recorded today’s food log a little differently. You always see my previous days food log - while I keep track of the current days food log locally, as I eat it, I’m always a day - or more - behind on the blog. You always see a nice, neat little square, sometimes with a […]

Between Meal Snacking
If you ever needed a reason to eat between meals, here it is, folks!
I eat, if not constantly, near constantly. For yesterdays food log (not up yet so don’t look for it), I kept track of the times I ate,
and even though there is a gap in the afternoon, the evening hours […]

Exercise Bands - Elastic Bands
If you’re like me and keep up with what’s happening on the exercise/fitness scene, you might have come across a Richard Simmons tape or a television show centered around elastic exercise bands. Elastic bands are basically a home gym that uses big rubber bands. Curious, I decided to look into them.
[…]

Day 199 - Food Log

 
Food
Calories
Fat
Sugar

7/30/07 Wednesday
 
 
 
 

 
grapenuts
 
200
10
11

 
1/2 cup milk
130
45
 

 
ww pasta
 
200
10
 

 
turkey 6oz
120
15
 

 
2 sl ww bread
200
18
3

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
meatless italian sausage
260
100
 

 
lentil soup - ok, this has got to be the worst pot of lentil soup I’ve ever made. I mean YUCK!
140
 
 

 
brussel sprouts
180
 
 

 
 
 
1490
223
16

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Two Discoveries Today - One Good - One Bad
My first discovery today was weighing in and finding a weight loss of 52 pounds. Whoo Hoo! I love this time of the month, right after my period when the weight loss actually registers instead of staying at one spot for days on end. It’s very frustrating, […]