Fitness Exercise Balls Experience the advantages of a full body workout at home with a fitness ball. An inexpensive item to add to your home workout equipment, fitness balls provide a unique workout. Fitness exercise balls are made from poly vinyl and generally have a diameter anywhere from 18 and 28 inches. A large air filled ball, a … [Read more...] about Fitness Exercise Balls
Day 232
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 … [Read more...] about Day 232
Day 230
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 Friday. I've been craving it for 2 … [Read more...] about Day 230
Weigh In Clothes And Work
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 aspect of it, plus it's money in my pocket immediately, even if it's only 10 bucks, … [Read more...] about Weigh In Clothes And Work
Diet Forks
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 couple of sporks to try out first to see if it … [Read more...] about Diet Forks
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, you start eating the right kind of carbohydrates and fruit. The … [Read more...] about The South Beach Diet Plan
Stressful Week
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 I am. And yet other kids … [Read more...] about Stressful Week
Chicken Soup with Greens and Black Beans
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 … [Read more...] about Chicken Soup with Greens and Black Beans