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Overnight Oats
Hey Folks, I've been so happy with this new way to eat oats (for me anyway) that I thought I'd share it. I got the idea from Kath of Kath Eats Real Food blog fame. She has a whole portion of her blog dedicated to a Tribute to Oats (http://www.katheats.com/?page_id=3889). Here's how I've been preparing my breakfasts. I make…
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food for thought?
just a link to one of my favorite science bloggers: Why Sugar Makes Us Sleepy (And Protein Wakes Us Up) http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/frontal-cortex/
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Decision Making Fatigue and its effect on weight-loss effort
Decision Making Fatigue and its effect on weight-loss efforts http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/21/magazine/do-you-suffer-from-decision-fatigue.html?pagewanted=all So, I've been observing myself for awhile as well as observing others on MFP and top it off with feeling some anxiety about the upcoming holidays. I've got some…
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an inspiring story:
A columnist in the Huffington Post had this inspiring story: Name: Jaylene Welch Age: 42 Height: 5'2" Before Weight: 227 pounds How I Gained It: I have been obese since I was a teenager. My mother, who I happen to look just like, has been severely obese my entire life. She is your classic yo-yo dieter. I can’t even begin…
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my first CSA farm box delivery of the season:
Its been so cold and rainy in Minnesota our CSA farmer had to delay our first delivery of the season. But it finally arrived yesterday!!!! How lovely to have FRESH farm picked strawberries for my morning yogurt smoothie. I loved the sight of the red explosion when I turned my immersible blender on; and the intense flavor…
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grilled greens, anyone do this?
My CSA farm box deliveries start this week so I'll be having an influx of chard, kale, romaine, beets, etc starting up. I've recently acquired a gas grill and I'm excited to find ways to utilize it for all my farm veggies. I'm curious if any of you have tried grilling your greens and if so what methods work best for you. I…
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interesting fitness / diet blog
this was posted in our local paper today. I'm going to check out this blog about a woman who decided to try as many as possible fitness and diet plans as she could, eventually the blog and a book came about. "Published in January, "The Great Fitness Experiment: One Year of Trying Everything" is a chatty and funny account…
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Millet instead of rice in my jambalaya: SUCCESS!!
I love jambalaya and made it this weekend with millet instead of rice and it worked wonderfully! The millet played exactly the same role the rice would have but provided me with superior nutrition. I cooked 1 cup millet in 2 cups of low sodium chicken broth until the liquid was all absorbed. Later I just tossed it all into…
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Self-Compassion
an article from the New York Times: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/28/go-easy-on-yourself-a-new-wave-of-research-urges/?src=me&ref=homepage a couple copied paragraphs: “Self-compassion is the missing ingredient in every diet and weight-loss plan,” said Jean Fain, a psychotherapist and teaching associate at Harvard…
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HAPPY NATIONAL OATMEAL DAY!!!!
I was reading Kath Eats Real Food (www.katheats.com) this morning and found out today is national oatmeal day! I just finished my bowl of steel cuts augmented with frozen wild blueberries, a shake of cinnamon, a tab of butter and a dollop of raw honey. Have you had your oats yet today????????? happy eating y'all JoJo
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finally someone noticed!
I've been SLOWLY taking weight off, been hovering around 30 lbs lost lately. All summer I've been keeping book and coaching base for my softball team and FINALLY last night at our second to last ballgame of the year, someone asked me how much weight I'd lost and then a couple other gals mentioned that they'd noticed too.…
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how long have you kept it off?
I copied and pasted an article from today's Minneapolis Star and Tribune below. While I completely support the effort to work on reducing childhood obesity, there's one sentence in this article that gave me pause: "No successful long-term weight loss interventions for adults have been identified, so preventing obesity…
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my OMG lunch salad today
I was so happy with this combo that I just HAD to share it. I don't get this week's CSA farm vegetable delivery until this evening, so I was out of salad greens and a tad puzzled about what to make for my lunch. This is what I came up with: 1 roasted, chilled, chopped beet (small sized) 1 diced radish 1/2 a lg carrot diced…
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new kid on the block
Hi, great site here, I'm thrilled to be able to use the calorie counter and have my exercise tie into it. Am also very happy to read all the advise and topics in the forum. Hope to get to know some of you. thanks in advance for all the help! JoJo [ url=http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker] [/url] Created by…
