As I'm sure I've commented somewhere, I tend to be a person of extremes. When I decide to bring change into my life, I go overboard. A couple of months ago I did that. It did not turn out well. Going forward I am trying to be more reasonable about it. I'd already established that I can tolerate fish oil and about a third of the recommended dosage of calcium. (I'll write about my experience with taking the full dose sometime) So on 9/20/10 (my mom's birthday . . .not sure if that had anything to do with it) I started keeping a food journal again. And I added cayenne to my regimen. One of the things I've found is that I tolerate all supplements better with lunch rather than breakfast. Especially the cayenne, which gave me some problems at first.
So now I have my alarm set to remind me to go to bed at 10p. I usually don't make it until 11p but it's way better than the 1a I was staying up until a couple of months ago. I am also pretty consistently getting up and walking just a little bit every morning.
I will try to create a digital version of my food/activity diary to use here, so I can track my progress online.
Showing posts with label diet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label diet. Show all posts
Thursday, October 07, 2010
Monday, March 17, 2008
Theft Problem IMPORTANT MESSAGE:
Theft Problem IMPORTANT MESSAGE:
You've heard about people who have been abducted and had their kidneys removed by black-market organ thieves.
My thighs were stolen from me during the night a few years ago. I went to sleep and woke up with someone else's thighs. It was just that quick. The replacements had the texture of cooked oatmeal.
Whose thighs were these and what happened to mine? I spent the entire summer looking for my thighs. Finally, hurt and angry, I resigned myself to living out my life in jeans. and then the thieves struck again.
My butt was next. I knew it was the same gang, because they took pains to match my new rear-end to the thighs they had stuck me with earlier. but my new butt was attached at least three inches lower
than my original! I realized I'd have to give up my jeans in favor of long skirts.
Two years ago I realized my arms had been switched. One morning I was fixing my hair and was horrified to see the flesh of my upper arm swing to and fro with the motion of the hairbrush. This was really getting scary - my body was being replaced one section at a time.
What could they do to me next?
When my poor neck suddenly disappeared and was replaced with a turkey neck, I decided to tell my story. Women of the world, wake up and smell the coffee! Those 'plastic' surgeons are using REAL replacement body parts -stolen from you and me! The next time someone you know has something 'lifted', look again - was it lifted from you?
THIS IS NOT A HOAX.
This is happening to women everywhere every night.
WARN YOUR FRIENDS!
P.S. Last year I thought someone had stolen my Boobs.
I was lying in bed and they were gone! But, when I jumped out of bed, I was relieved to see that they had just been hiding in my armpits as I slept. Now I keep them hidden in my waistband…
You've heard about people who have been abducted and had their kidneys removed by black-market organ thieves.
My thighs were stolen from me during the night a few years ago. I went to sleep and woke up with someone else's thighs. It was just that quick. The replacements had the texture of cooked oatmeal.
Whose thighs were these and what happened to mine? I spent the entire summer looking for my thighs. Finally, hurt and angry, I resigned myself to living out my life in jeans. and then the thieves struck again.
My butt was next. I knew it was the same gang, because they took pains to match my new rear-end to the thighs they had stuck me with earlier. but my new butt was attached at least three inches lower
than my original! I realized I'd have to give up my jeans in favor of long skirts.
Two years ago I realized my arms had been switched. One morning I was fixing my hair and was horrified to see the flesh of my upper arm swing to and fro with the motion of the hairbrush. This was really getting scary - my body was being replaced one section at a time.
What could they do to me next?
When my poor neck suddenly disappeared and was replaced with a turkey neck, I decided to tell my story. Women of the world, wake up and smell the coffee! Those 'plastic' surgeons are using REAL replacement body parts -stolen from you and me! The next time someone you know has something 'lifted', look again - was it lifted from you?
THIS IS NOT A HOAX.
This is happening to women everywhere every night.
WARN YOUR FRIENDS!
P.S. Last year I thought someone had stolen my Boobs.
I was lying in bed and they were gone! But, when I jumped out of bed, I was relieved to see that they had just been hiding in my armpits as I slept. Now I keep them hidden in my waistband…
Friday, November 09, 2007
5 Reasons You're Not Losing Weight
- You're Following Bad Advice
- You Eat Fat-Free Foods
- You (Still) Don't Eat Breakfast
- You're Eating Too Much Sugar
- You Don't Lift Weights
Read the entire article . . .
They didn't add, and I would, you eat too much processed, and by processed I mean anything you didn't pick yourself, food. LOL My goal for next summer is to expand my garden to provide at least 75% of our fresh vegetables . . and to increase our fresh vegetable intake.
Monday, September 24, 2007
Monster mash: Squelch all those snack attacks
from the Contra Costa Times
Lots of good suggestions for resisting the snack monster arrived in my in-box after my recent column. Here are the highlights:
"I find that if I floss and brush my teeth, it will keep me from raiding the cupboards." -- Vicki
"One easy solution I use is to drink something low cal when I first get the munchies. I love sparking water (plain or flavored), and caffeine-free diet sodas, especially for the carbonation. A 12- or 16-ounce glass helps to make me feel 'full.' Then, I wait a half-hour before deciding if I am really hungry, because often thirst is masked by hunger.
"Beware of juices and other beverages that pack in the calories, and make sure you leave plenty of time for the liquid to go through you if it's close to bedtime." -- Carol, Clayton
"I have found the best way to resist snack attacks is to schedule the snacks. Mid-morning snack is at 10:30 a.m., about half-way between breakfast and lunch. Mid-afternoon snack is around 3:30 p.m., half way between lunch and dinner.
"I plan to eat something healthy when I schedule the snacks, like fruit or pretzels or a few nuts. If I schedule the snacks, it gives me something to look forward to and helps me resist cravings in between.
"The hardest time for me is after dinner when I am watching TV. I try not to eat after 7:30 p.m. If I get an attack, I drink a glass of skim milk or make a cup of Good Earth Original Sweet & Spicy Tea and Herb blend. Sometimes, I just drink coffee. But that often
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results in too many late night trips to the bathroom." -- Carole, Antioch
"Give in -- but eat foods that are good for you and that will satisfy your appetite. Try low-calorie but filling foods such as plums at 10 calories, peaches at 70 and bananas at 100. Also, I keep a large jar of dill pickles in my fridge because they are only 10 calories per medium size. The cold crunch is really satisfying.
"Snack on peanut butter and crackers. It may sound contradictory because peanut butter has so many calories, but it also has the trait of satisfying your appetite for a long while, thereby keeping you from going back to the snack sooner." -- Dick F.
"Wanting to eat from boredom and habit triggers is a major problem, especially since 'ya can't eat just one' if you start. Two things often work for me.
"Brushing and flossing teeth, the whole bit. Then chewing some xylitol gum (XyliChew is great). I think it's both the reluctance to spoil the clean mouth and the 'good health' mode that makes it work.
"Doing little exercises, like tightening different muscles, stretching gracefully (or imagining it's graceful; nobody's watching), breathing deeply and slowly -- all these things take me to an 'ain't I the healthy, strong, slim one' mood." -- Janet F., Berkeley
"I'm surprised you didn't come up with this suggestion: Needlework.
"When you are doing needlework both hands are busy. You don't want to set it down until you've finished knitting or smocking this row or pattern, or cross stitching that color area, or quilting just one more section. Besides, you don't want to get your hands dirty from food or you will soil whatever you are working on." -- Carol C.
"So, what were you doing with cheesecake in your refrigerator? The first step for conquering that awful snack monster is restraint from buying those goodies at the grocery store." -- Bev
Lots of good suggestions for resisting the snack monster arrived in my in-box after my recent column. Here are the highlights:
"I find that if I floss and brush my teeth, it will keep me from raiding the cupboards." -- Vicki
"One easy solution I use is to drink something low cal when I first get the munchies. I love sparking water (plain or flavored), and caffeine-free diet sodas, especially for the carbonation. A 12- or 16-ounce glass helps to make me feel 'full.' Then, I wait a half-hour before deciding if I am really hungry, because often thirst is masked by hunger.
"Beware of juices and other beverages that pack in the calories, and make sure you leave plenty of time for the liquid to go through you if it's close to bedtime." -- Carol, Clayton
"I have found the best way to resist snack attacks is to schedule the snacks. Mid-morning snack is at 10:30 a.m., about half-way between breakfast and lunch. Mid-afternoon snack is around 3:30 p.m., half way between lunch and dinner.
"I plan to eat something healthy when I schedule the snacks, like fruit or pretzels or a few nuts. If I schedule the snacks, it gives me something to look forward to and helps me resist cravings in between.
"The hardest time for me is after dinner when I am watching TV. I try not to eat after 7:30 p.m. If I get an attack, I drink a glass of skim milk or make a cup of Good Earth Original Sweet & Spicy Tea and Herb blend. Sometimes, I just drink coffee. But that often
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results in too many late night trips to the bathroom." -- Carole, Antioch
"Give in -- but eat foods that are good for you and that will satisfy your appetite. Try low-calorie but filling foods such as plums at 10 calories, peaches at 70 and bananas at 100. Also, I keep a large jar of dill pickles in my fridge because they are only 10 calories per medium size. The cold crunch is really satisfying.
"Snack on peanut butter and crackers. It may sound contradictory because peanut butter has so many calories, but it also has the trait of satisfying your appetite for a long while, thereby keeping you from going back to the snack sooner." -- Dick F.
"Wanting to eat from boredom and habit triggers is a major problem, especially since 'ya can't eat just one' if you start. Two things often work for me.
"Brushing and flossing teeth, the whole bit. Then chewing some xylitol gum (XyliChew is great). I think it's both the reluctance to spoil the clean mouth and the 'good health' mode that makes it work.
"Doing little exercises, like tightening different muscles, stretching gracefully (or imagining it's graceful; nobody's watching), breathing deeply and slowly -- all these things take me to an 'ain't I the healthy, strong, slim one' mood." -- Janet F., Berkeley
"I'm surprised you didn't come up with this suggestion: Needlework.
"When you are doing needlework both hands are busy. You don't want to set it down until you've finished knitting or smocking this row or pattern, or cross stitching that color area, or quilting just one more section. Besides, you don't want to get your hands dirty from food or you will soil whatever you are working on." -- Carol C.
"So, what were you doing with cheesecake in your refrigerator? The first step for conquering that awful snack monster is restraint from buying those goodies at the grocery store." -- Bev
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Study Suggests That Sugar Should Not Be Excluded From Slimming Diets
New study challenges conventional thinking that high carbohydrate, low fat slimming plan should contain little or no added sugar (sucrose).
A team of scientists at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh has found that a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet (containing sucrose) combined with physical activity achieved the greatest health benefits in overweight subjects. The study, which will be published in the August issue of International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, provides evidence that the exclusion of sucrose, as is normally advocated in a weight loss diet, is not necessary to achieve weight reduction. In fact, the palatability of sucrose may even help dieters stick to their eating plans.
Read more . . .
A team of scientists at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh has found that a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet (containing sucrose) combined with physical activity achieved the greatest health benefits in overweight subjects. The study, which will be published in the August issue of International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, provides evidence that the exclusion of sucrose, as is normally advocated in a weight loss diet, is not necessary to achieve weight reduction. In fact, the palatability of sucrose may even help dieters stick to their eating plans.
Read more . . .
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Neanderthin: Review from Nerdheaven.com
Neanderthin (Paleo) life style
The Paleolithic Diet a.k.a. Neanderthin is the diet that we humans are genetically adapted to eat. The paleolithic age is the same as the Stone Age - so this is a stone age diet or life style. This has been humanity's preferred diet for something like 2.5 million years, and humans have only genetically changed 0.005% since the introduction of agriculture (the Neolithic). As a rule, agricultural (and technological) products are not healthy to eat, and we should predominantly try to eat only those whole foods that are healthy in their raw state (though almost all humans, including hunter-gatherers cook their food). (Check out the Paleolithic links)
This is not a quick-fix diet but a way of life. You're not supposed to starve when you eat only paleo foods. Eat when you're hungry!
Disclaimer: the below are the bare essentials with no particular attempt at being in-depth, and they're to an extent my personal notes (and may change as my opinion does). Read the books in the Paleolithic links section if you need specifics.
Read more . . .Other Links
Review at Low Carb.ca
Review at Obesity Cures.com
Friday, December 01, 2006
10 Foods that Are Health Horrors
Dietitians name their top nutritional nightmares.
By Kathleen Zelman, MPH, RD/LD
Some foods are so bad for you, they qualify as a nutritionist's nightmare.
WebMD asked several registered dietitians and other food experts to nominate their favorite "food horrors". Their submissions ranged from empty-calorie foods masquerading as nutritious, to outlandish concoctions that tip the scales with obscene amounts of fat and calories. Have any of them ever lurked around your plate?
WebMD
By Kathleen Zelman, MPH, RD/LD
Some foods are so bad for you, they qualify as a nutritionist's nightmare.
WebMD asked several registered dietitians and other food experts to nominate their favorite "food horrors". Their submissions ranged from empty-calorie foods masquerading as nutritious, to outlandish concoctions that tip the scales with obscene amounts of fat and calories. Have any of them ever lurked around your plate?
WebMD
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