10 Days, 10 Ways to Lower Carbs, Day 9
Today is simple. The next time you want to reach for potato chips, try one of these low carb snack alternatives! In general, I’ve avoided cheese because I don’t eat dairy. You can add cheese in small amounts if you can tolerate dairy. The key...
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 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...
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...
2016 – The year to NOT…
It’s January 1st, and for many of us the new year heralds the all too familiar “this year I’m going to (insert self critical phrase here — eg; get thinner, work out harder, ramp up my career or be a better parent)…” STOP. Just STOP....
Can 36 Questions Help You Fall in Love?
I watched an amazing TED talk the other day and was totally intrigued by her story and an article she’d stumbled on in her research that posed 36 questions. The questions were meant to help university students bond with each other, and was written in...
Fat Shaming Never Works
In fact, as you read this excellent article from Kris Gunners, who authors the website Authority Nutrition, you will see that shaming never works — it does the exact opposite. If you know someone who is frustrated with a family member or a friend’s weight and...
10 Years Ago Today
Ten years ago today I heard the words from my husband “It’s cancer”. He stood in Recovery Room with tears in his eyes and had to tell me my biopsy was positive. I was in shock and scared out of my mind. For about a...
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