10 Days, 10 Ways to Lower Carbs, Day 8
Condiment Caution! It may seem negligible, but ketchup can sabotage you! Hiding behind it’s pretty red “I’m a vegetable” mask is actually a food that has a fair number of carbs. Let’s look at condiments, some of the common ones. Everybody knows jam and jelly...
10 Days, 10 Ways to Lower Carbs, Day 8
Condiment Caution! It may seem negligible, but ketchup can sabotage you! Hiding behind it’s pretty red “I’m a vegetable” mask is actually a food that has a fair number of carbs. Let’s look at condiments, some of the common ones. Everybody knows jam and jelly...
10 Days, 10 Ways to Lower Carbs: Day 7
Avoid, or at least be skeptical of anything labeled “non-fat”. This is the biggest scam around. We were taught, since the 1960’s that fat was to be avoided. Now that recent research has cleared that stinkin’ thinkin’ up, we still see recipes calling for low...
10 Days, 10 Ways to Lower Carbs, Day 6
T2T Restaurant Carb Hacks. It’s not as hard as you think to go low carb at a restaurant. Here are some of my favorite tricks to stay low carb and still enjoy yourself: I want to say something first. If you eat out once a...
10 Days, 10 Ways to Lower Carbs, Day 5
Today is a very important one. I’m not posting these in order, and maybe this should be considered #1. EAT MORE FIBER. Sounds simple, but here’s a trick that can help you get healthier, thinner, and lower your cancer risk. A win/win! The Role of...
10 Days, 10 Ways to Lower Carbs, Day 4
This one is simple once you see it in facts. Stop drinking ALL juice. Here’s why: Let’s take something you’d never eat on a diet. How about a “fun size” snickers bar? That’s clearly in the “no-no” zone, right? Well, what if I told you...
10 Ways, 10 Days to Lower Carbs, Day 3
Eat a Low Carb Breakfast My mother battled her weight her entire life. She was never heavy, but it was a constant struggle for her, and she passed on to me and my sister a “deprivation mindset” about food. But, that is a story for...
10 Days, 10 Ways to Lower Carbs: Day 2
Watch out for fructose and sugar in disguise. Fructose is in many natural foods. But where we get into trouble is the HIDDEN addition of sugar into processed foods. If you stick to a low carb diet, you’ll lose weight in part because you’ll ingest...
10 Days, 10 Ways to lower carbs: Day 1
The secret to staying healthy is lowering your carbohydrate intake. And I don’t just mean losing weight, I’m talking about lowering your cholesterol, triglycerides and inflammation. The stuff that makes us chronically sick. I’m going to post 10 days/10 ways you can lower your carbohydrate...
Boost Your Metabolism
Mark Hyman posted this great list on his blog this week. If you follow these 7 simple rules, losing weight and/or having more energy is much easier! I especially like #4. Read it, and avoid putting your body into starvation mode, where it “hangs on”...
The Right Receipt!
Last week we were in Denver to see my son. My son and husband had lunch together, and our son wanted to take him to a local restaurant that he liked. I loved his choice for so many reasons: 1. It was a great restaurant...
Cravings Rewired
Psychiatrist Judson Brewer poses some fascinating thoughts on how we can turn TO our cravings to eventually lessen them. Try using this mindfulness and see what you learn! How often do we smoke, eat, drink without REALLY thinking about what we are doing? Probably...
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