Diet and Weight Loss Programs

Roasted Pepper Roll-ups
Ingredients
8-ounce package low fat or no fat cream cheese, softened
1 tablespoon fat-free milk
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup roasted red sweet peppers, drained and chopped fine
1/4 cup snipped fresh basil
8 8-inch whole wheat tortillas
2 cups packed fresh spinach leaves
Directions
1. Filling: in a […]

Make a small change or a big change?
I have a hard time making small changes. When I decide I need to do something, like lose weight, I can’t start small. If I start small, then I feel I’m setting myself up for failure.
For instance: if I make small changes in my diet, it makes it […]

Weight Loss Changes
I had a strange experience today. I was walking towards a glass window when I saw someone dressed just like me.
Only they were alot thinner.
As I approached this stranger, about to compliment them on how well they were dressed, it dawned on me:
That’s me!
I didn’t even recognize myself.
After I got over feeling really […]

Home Soda Maker

Here’s something cool. We’re all hearing now about how diet soda is so bad for us, it’s what’s making us fat, it won’t make
us lose weight, the splenda/aspartame/saccarhin/whatever is going to give us brain damage and so on.
Purdue says that diet soda prevents us from realizing how many calories we’re […]

Proform Ab Coremaster
A good friend of mine – Tara – who is also my neighbor - was going to freecycle a Proform Ab Coremaster this but she asked me first if I wanted it.
Heck yeah! I jumped on that puppy!
So, she brought it over – though if I had known it was […]

I was outside about a month ago in broad daylight. I was looking for food when I realized my butt could be seen. You have probably had that experience before. I felt fat, and I knew that soon I would have to lose some weight. I was a little worried about my […]

Sanjay Gupta About HFCS
Sanjay Gupta - a doctor with CNN talked about corn in our diets. Not so much natural corn - like corn on the cob, but - my favorite thing lately - high fructose corn syrup! He had a carbon test done on himself to find out how much high fructose corn […]

The Poop On Calcium
I missed Oprah the other day with Doctor Oz on it, and I wanted to see it too. I forgot all about it… Or maybe we went swimming. At any rate, Doctor Oz is one of the authors of You on a diet - the diet I am following with success might […]

Fitness Programs
If you want the most benefit from a fitness plan, follow a specific fitness program.
Decide on what you want to accomplish with a fitness program, then work on designing a plan of action that will bring the results you desire. If you have a set program to pursue, you should track your progress […]

Weight Watchers
The Weight Watchers program was established in the 1960’s by Jean Nidetch, an overweight housewife. She invited a group of friends who also had weight issues to her home to talk about issues they experienced with weight. This group was the first of its kind.
Weight Watchers is still considered one of the best diet […]

Whole Grain Flatbread
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup rye flour
1 cup garbanzo bean flour
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/3 cup olive oil
1 1/2 cups water
In a mixing bowl blend together the dry ingredients. Add the oil and 1 cup of water. Knead by hand, adding more water as necessary to form a […]

Italian Beans
2 (15 oz) cans garbanzo beans, drained
1 (15 oz) can red kidney beans, drained
1 (15 oz) can cannelloni (white kidney beans), drained
2 (15 oz) cans great northern beans, drained
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1 (1 oz) envelope dry onion soup mix
1 tsp prepared minced garlic
1/2 cup beef broth
Combine all ingredients in a slow cooker and stir […]

Weight Loss Calorie Calculator

A weight loss calorie calculator can help a lot of people to keep on track when they’re trying to lose weight.
You can buy a good quality weight loss calorie calculator for a small amount of cash and if you discover that getting a calorie counter keeps you on track and on your […]

Are you sure it’s 100 percent?

So you’re in the store and you’re getting ready to buy a product. The package says 100% whatever it is you’re going to buy. But did you read the label?
If you read the label on […]

Kids Gym Treadmill Junior Workout Kit
Work out on your treadmill, and let your kid workout with you. The Kids Gym Treadmill Junior Workout Kit will allow you to do this. The Kids Gym Treadmill will enable you to exercise with your kids, and teach them the basics of exercise.
This exercise treadmill is made for […]

Rejuvenation
It’s amazing to me, that I can come home, absolutely whipped, every muscle and bone aching, feeling like I’m not going to live thru the next hour, and then go swimming for an hour and all the pain - most of it anyway - goes away. Poof. Total rejuvenation from a chlorinated pool. I’m […]

Talk about cardio!
I’ve run my fool butt off so far this week. My first day at work - they put me on a catering function.
I’m serious about the cardio workout. On the first day, I got to a point that I thought my heart was going to jump out of my chest. I had to […]

Body Building Equipment
Exercise machines are a great way to work particular a muscle group. There is a variety of body building equipment available that you can utilize to work the muscles and tone them to get them into the best shape possible.
Body building equipment doesn’t need to be pricey. There are some excellent deals […]

We went swimming tonight. For me, it was the first time in years - so long I can’t say for sure - but I think it’s at least 20 years.
Man, that makes me feel old.
We were there for just over an hour - I did a bunch of goofing off - not ready to […]

Fitness exercise balls are great for a core workout, are good for balance great for beginners. They are inexpensive too.

Day 232 - Food Log

 
Food
Calories
Fat
Sugar

09/07/07 Friday
 
 
 
 

 
grapenuts
 
200
10
11

 
1/2 cup milk
130
45
 

 
turkey 6oz
120
15
 

 
2 sl ww bread
200
18
3

 
peas
 
200
 
 

 
2oz turkey sausage
180
100
3

 
chili
 
250
 
 

 
brown rice
 
170
10
 

 
peas
 
200
 
 

 
50 grapes
 
500
 
 

 
 
 
2150
198
17

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Day 230 - Food Log
I’m trying to get back on track keeping my food log. I feel horribly guilty when I don’t. As usual, it’s a day behind and not in real time when posted.
Oh, I’ve lost 10 inches around my waist. I’m really terrible about measuring myself.
I’m making a big pot of chili on […]

Weigh In Clothes And Work
The time has come for me to get a job. Outside in the real world. I was going to wait til I lost another 30 lbs - but oh well.
I looked in the Sunday paper - there ain’t squat. I’m leaning to go back to waitressing because of the exercise […]