Diet Articles

I love cooking on the grill. Years ago, before my son was born, I lived in a place that didn’t actually have a kitchen. It had a sink, a microwave, and a two burner hot plate. This was fine if I didn’t want to cook a full course meal. I was also dieting and eating right was important to me. So, I got a gas grill, one with an extra burner. This was … [Read more...] about Vegetables on the grill

Dieting and coffee creamers The coffee creamer and your diet The coffee creamer makes your coffee look good and taste even better. I don't have much to say on the whys of using it - I gave up cream of any sort in my coffee over 20 years ago, for dieting reasons - I wasn't losing weight - and slowly changed to black. It was a process and took a … [Read more...] about Dieting and coffee creamers

Diet Journal Do you keep a journal while dieting? I've always kept a diet journal. At least while dieting. In fact, in cleaning out my shower stall last week, I came across books upon books of calorie and fat intake, partially used waitress check books with my intake scribbled all over them. I kept track at work, mainly because people … [Read more...] about Diet Journal

Do you read food labels? Whether I’m on a diet or not, I read labels. I learned to read them at a young age and it’s become an ingrained habit for me. Fat labels and what they mean It's amazing how many products are out there today with misleading food labels. They try to fool the consumer/dieter into thinking their product is lower in fat and … [Read more...] about Misleading food labels

4 Quick and Easy Ways to Change Your Diet Today Permanent weight loss is gradual and slow. We didn’t gain the weight overnight, and will take awhile to lose. Unfortunately, we have this instant gratification thing going on, we want results and we want them now! Alas, this isn’t going to happen. So we take baby steps and make small changes … [Read more...] about 4 Quick and Easy Ways to Change Your Diet Today