Paula Deen..eating healthy??!!

Bobby Lightens It Up Intro from Paula Deen on Vimeo.

Oh man...maybe I'm the last to know, 

 I AM THRILLED!

Paula's got Bobbie cooking healthy and sharing with us!!

Bobby’s Lighter Iced Double Chocolate Iced Mocha

Ingredients

1/2 cup boiling water

1 (.55-ounce) packet fat-free hot cocoa mix (Swiss Miss Fat-Free Sensible Sweets)

4 teaspoons instant coffee

1/4 cup fat-free chocolate syrup

3 tablespoons fat-free half-and-half

2 cups ice cubes

Directions

Whisk together the water, cocoa mix, and coffee in a small bowl until the cocoa and coffee are completely dissolved. Whisk in the chocolate syrup and half-and-half. Let the mocha mixture cool 5 minutes.

Place the ice cubes in a blender. Add the mocha mixture and blend until the mixture is smooth and the ice is finely crushed. Serve immediately.

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Love Paula's new website!

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Bobby’s Lighter Watermelon Salad with Feta and Mint

This is an awesome recipe...watermelon and feta...delish!

Ingredients:



Grated zest and juice from 1 lemon


1 tablespoon olive oil


1/4 teaspoon salt


1 (4-pound) seedless watermelon, rind removed and cut into 1 1/2-inch chunks


1 shallot, thinly sliced


2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint


2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil


3 tablespoons crumbled feta cheese (did not use lowfat)


Directions


To make the dressing, whisk together the lemon zest, juice, olive oil, and salt in a small bowl. Combine the watermelon, shallot, mint, and basil in a large bowl. Lightly toss with the dressing. Sprinkle with the feta; serve immediately or chill up to 1 hour before serving.

Starbucks does it again with their Caffe' Vanilla Light Frappuccino

Caffe' Vanilla Light Frappuccino...

170 calories for a grande (hold the whip cream)

Yum!

I've been fighting....

When my doctor told me my blood test revealed I had little or no vitamin D left in my system and then I saw the ex-ray of my back with the start of osteoporosis in it....I was really alarmed.


Why oh why had I taken this all for granted? Was it too late for me? Was I going to turn into my little old haunched over grandmother? Oh dear, what a sinking feeling I had sitting there in my doctor's office staring at the pamphlet on Osteoporosis that had been handed to me. I decided right then and there in that examining room that I was going to fight with every ounce of my being to stop the advance of this disease....to do whatever it takes!

Gi-Gi, my doctor got me started on 50,000 units of vitamin D a week for 10 weeks....one pill, that's it. It's been over ten weeks now since starting the vitamin D treatment and I feel so much better plus a patch of psoriasis on my elbow has all but cleared up.

I started with a trainer at the gym and told her to push me hard.....here are some things I'm been doing.

• Added more protein to my diet
• Added more calcium rich foods
• Stopped the negative talk about myself ( I'm good enough!)
• Continued weight bearing exercises like walking
• Using circuit training ( it really works!!..I'll talk more about this later)
• Strengthening my "core" with weight bearing, free exercise and Pilate's
• Pushing my 57 year old self farther than I ever thought possible!

I use the triple threat shown below during my circuit training.... I started out with the big ball and now I'm using a 8lb medicine ball which makes it a little harder. Do this exercise and you WILL see results! I promise!




When my trainer Jill first had me do the plank (in the picture at the top) I was used to doing them from Pilate's...we held them oh ... 10 seconds or so...no biggy. Jill told me to hold it 30 seconds..."seriously??", I screeched, not believing what I just heard her say. After Jill started having me hold them 60 seconds, I googled it, I KNEW this had to be abuse...but no....2 minutes was the average hold. Never should have told her that one! ;-) Now I'm up to a minute and a half!

Bottom line...

I'm hanging in there doing everything I can do

to be the best I can be.

It's a good fight to be in!

No regrets!




Note: My daughter posted some really cute pictures

of the girls on her blog check it out!

Chobani For Your Bones

0% non-fat, rich and creamy Greek yogurt....double the protein

I'm in l-o-v-e!

The fruit is on the bottom....the instructions say don't stir,

just scoop down to the fruit to keep the creamy texture

For coupons try this Chobani site

I had a blood test a couple of weeks ago that gave me a scare....

There was no Vitamin D in my system..none

Got started immediately on 50,000 units of D a week

and increased calcium to 2000 units a day

Here's a great slide show of good for your bones foods from Web MD

I feel so much better after being on 50,000 units of D for three weeks

After a bone density test last Friday and meeting with my doctor to discuss

Osteopenia, pre-osteoporosis, I know I have to work even harder to protect my health.

I'd already started lifting weights in January in addition to the walking we had been doing.

I signed on with a Trainer at the gym to meet with once a week to

start interval training and increase the weight bearing exercises.

JIll, my trainer looked at my Daily Plate meal log

and exclaimed, " You ate marinara sauce and no meat?

Where's the protein! Why didn't you eat any meat?

I told her sometimes I just don't feel like eating meat...

Jill then went into a list of foods that contain protein without eating meat
Tempeh — 1 cup — 41 g
Lentils — I cup — 18 g
Chickpeas — I cup — 12 g
Tofu — 4 oz — 9 g
Peanut butter — 2 tbsp — 8 g
Soymilk — I cup — 7 g
Brown rice — 1 cup — 5 g
Whole wheat bread — 2 slices — 5 g
Broccoli, cooked — I cup — 4 g

My goal last week was to get more protein...

Jill told me I would feel fuller and not reach for the carbs so much.

Back to the Chobani...14grams of protein, no fat..200mg of calcium

...it's a winner!

Note: http://www.livestrong.com/ go to the Daily Plate there, sign up, it's free. Log in your food each day to see if you are getting the nutrients you need.

It's Delish!!!

She's so cheery ....

But....Denise Austin has staying power and LOOK at those abs at 52~! A great article about Denise was in our paper this morning in the Courier Journal. Included was a new half hour workout which includes interval training...

a new interest.

Walking 4+ miles everyday in the park and eating right was all I thought I needed to do to keep my weight off....not so I found out,

after I realized I'd gained almost 10 pounds.

How could that be!!!

I was eating pretty well and walking four and a half miles a day.

What I found out is....

my body had gotten used to the same old, same old and leveled off.

Since joining the gym and adding lots of different exercises, I'm seeing results after just 6 weeks. My favorite by far is Pilate's...love it!

The Elliptical and Octane give me the most bang for my buck

burning twice the calories of the treadmill in half the time.

We still walk in the park

at least three times a week when weather allows...

that's our first love!

Another thing I'm working on is to drink more water...

Denise gave these ideas to make water more appealing...

Slices of cucumber

Orange wedges

Shredded ginger

Mint Leaves

Chopped strawberries

Lemon slices

Two slashes of grapefruit juice

A peppermint tea bag

Green tea drops

A teaspoon of cranberry juice

Celery sticks

Orange juice ice cubes

Main thing is...never give up!

Never quit!

If you fall off the wagon..

get back on and on and on again!!

Making good fast food choices...

Panera still rocks for Dick and I...we are regulars. I just read this article about one of their officers that lost 60 pounds by eating at Panera...I believe it! The strawberry salad and summer corn chowder helped me believe I could eat better for life.

If healthy food tasted this good, my life could change for the better.

Panera Bread: Black Bean Soup & Mediterranean Veggie Sandwich

“I always do a ‘You Pick Two,’ which is any two of the following: a half sandwich, a half salad, or a soup,” says Scott Davis, chief concept officer and senior vice president at Panera Bread, who lost 60 pounds last year “pretty much by eating Panera.”

He likes to get the Low-Fat Vegetarian Black Bean soup (a spicy vegetarian broth with onion, red bell pepper, cilantro, garlic, and cumin) with the Mediterranean Veggie Sandwich on tomato basil bread (sweet piquante peppers, feta cheese, cucumbers, lettuce, tomatoes, red onions, and cilantro jalapeño hummus).

“It’s the right combination of carbs, protein, and fiber to keep me going all day,” says Davis, who washes down his meal with an unsweetened iced tea.

Nutrition info (for soup, sandwich, and iced tea): 462 cal, 19 g pro, 79 g carbs, 11 g fiber, 8 g fat, 1.5 g sat fat, 5 mg chol, 1,651 mg sodium

McDonald’s: Premium Southwest Salad with Grilled Chicken

“Each of our salads provides about 3 cups of greens, so I’m getting a great veggie serving,” says Cindy Goody, PhD, RD, director of nutrition for McDonald’s USA. “I like that it gives me protein from the grilled chicken and beans, plus a variety of vegetables like corn, tomatoes, and chiles.” She uses half of the Southwest dressing packet, which shaves 50 calories off her meal, and her beverage of choice is a small Diet Coke.

Nutrition info (for salad, full dressing packet, and soda): 420 cal, 31 g protein, 41 g carbs, 6 g fiber, 15 g fat, 4 g sat fat, 90 mg chol, 1,320 mg sodium

Subway: Roasted Chicken Sandwich

Subway’s dietitian Lanette Kovachi, RD, has advised the company on nutrition info for the last 8 years—so we were very curious for her take on how to build a healthy, tasty sammie. Her secret: Mound it with all the fresh veggies—doing so provides 2 full servings. Kovachi orders the 6-inch oven-roasted chicken on 9-grain bread (one of the more fiber-filled options) with water and baked potato chips. “I love the way this tastes, plus it fills me up,” she says.

Nutrition info(for sandwich and chips): 382 cal, 25 g protein, 79 g carbs, 8 g fiber, 7 g fat, 1 g sat fat, 25 mg chol, 1,180 mg sodium

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Cooking Light Fast Food survival guide

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Prevention has a formula that tells you how many calories a day you should be eating and what you need to do to lose weight....

go here to check it out.

You need to eliminate 500 calories a day to lose weight.

They told me...

"We recommend you do that by a combination of diet and exercise,

eat 200 fewer calories and

burn 300 calories through exercise."

Then always remember these FREE websites

http://www.thedailyplate.com/

http://www.sparkpeople.com/

For great recipes with calorie counts

http://www.myrecipes.com/

Take control and by spring there could be a new you!

Quiz:Are you ready to change your life?

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Note: If you do decide the treadmill is your form of exercise...don't do what Dick did on the treadmill yesterday....the splits. Very hard to watch your loved one quickly sliding off the treadmill while trying to hold on.(every one's worst nightmare at the gym)

I went through all the emotions...scared, anxious, to.. bless his little heart... to sad, and then Mad when I found out he was trying to keep up with the 25 year old girl next to him! His leg is skinned from his ankle to his knee!!

Please don't let this stop you from getting exercise.....it's just one man's experience! :-)

Love Pilates...

This looks a little like my Pilate's class...we don't have windows we have mirrors...yikes! Started three weeks ago with my friend Angela at our gym. Love it! Usually we leave in pain but that is a good thing...that means we are getting results.

I've started to lean over a bit and thought Pilate's might help me straighten up...it does. Simple movements achieve so much more than anything I've ever tried. It's something I can do the rest of my life.



These video's are great! They show you how to do Pilates at home. If you want to see more exercises just click on the link under the video's...that will take you to videojug.




Pilates:
Pilates: How To Strengthen Your Back


Pilates:
Pilates: How To Achieve Great Abdominals


Pilates:
Pilates: How To Tone Your Legs

I wholeheartedly agree with Dr Oz on this one...

If you didn't get a chance to see this story in the USA Weekend,

please do yourself a favor and read this article....it could be a life saver.

Dr Oz talks clearly about taking control of your health

plus he gives you 16 tips for feeling better in 2010.

GREAT TIPS!

Even though Dick and I walked 4.32 miles every day and tried to watch what we ate,

we were not pumping any iron....at all.

Plus, my pants felt tight....warning!!!!!

So we made the good decision to go back to Wellness Fitness Center,

sign up again and ask for help.

My trainer Maria said my body had gotten used to the walks and

I needed to mix things up....

she told me to swim, bike and use the Octane machine

and use weights in addition to walking.

Hallelujah!!

We absolutely love being back in the water, we use a kick board and fins.

The Octane machine is the BOMB!

Since I have arthritis in both knees,

I'm anxious about anything new.

The first time I climbed on and used the Octane,

I could do 30 minutes and work up a good sweat

without a single ping to my knees...

Yea!!!!

Hooked! ;-)

After just a week,

my pants fit better and I feel optimistic about the future.

I have two more sessions with Maria to go over a weight lifting plan and another to show me new exercises for the water with weights...

then I'm on my own.

Dr. Oz says.."I've learned that people change behaviors not because of what they know, but because of how they feel. So don't struggle with all of our recommendations if some of them seem unnatural. Focus on the ones you easily can program into your life. When you don't even realize that you're on a new lifestyle program, we have succeeded."

All I know is, I used to live in pain...now I don't

Great feeling!

~~~~~~~Dr Oz's website~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Don't Forget..Biggest Loser

starts tomorrow

January 5th!

Got the Green Light!

Just can't wait for 2010 to roll around...

Starting today, starting right now,

I rededicate myself to staying in shape and eating right

Just threw out the cookies, bagels and pies...

Heading to the gym...

Happy New Year!!
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PS:Great article on fiber rich foods.....here!

Let's see, if I tweak a few things I can look five years younger....

When My dad was in the service during World War 11 he was stationed in Jacksonville Florida, dad was a flight instructor. My mom desperately wanted to be a WAVE but my dad said no to that, so she worked on base selling shoes. They loved living in Jacksonville and made friends there for life.

We traveled to Jacksonville one summer when I was quite small to visit friends they had made during their time in the service. My mom was happy about that, but could not hide her excitement about going to visit the Fountain of Youth to get a drink from it. I picked up on that excitement and was intrigued to say the least. "Why did momma think that was gonna work?" I thought to myself. When I was 6 or 7 the fountain was huge and important looking.

Years later we took the kids to visit the Fountain of Youth and as an adult I was taken back how very small the fountain was and really unimpressive...once again I thought, " Why did momma think that was going to work?"....

Can we really get our youth back again or even stay youthful?

Maybe a sip from the fountain can't hurt but...

I believe yes, we can if we work at it!

Here's an article copied from Vibrant Nation about ways to look 5 years younger, I liked it..

I'm always eager to learn ways to look younger. That's why I was keenly interested in the beauty feature in this month's InStyle magazine on "10 Ways to Look 5 Years Younger." So, what did the 10 beauty tips say?

1. Brighten Up with Concealer - According to the makeup artist Mally Roncal, who is quoted in the story, if you use concealer "People will start asking who your surgeon was." (Yes, I do use concealer under my eyes every day. However, no one has ever asked me who my surgeon was...which is good because I don't have one.)

2. Be Careful With Color - By color, they mean hair color. According to New York colorist Louis Licari, who is quoted in the story, "If you over-highlight your blond hair, you lose the golden tones that keep it looking youthful and pretty. And hair that is dyed too dark is unnatural." (I am careful with my hair color. I have a fabulous colorist who puts just the right amount of highlights in my hair and doesn't dye my hair too dark either. Ah, glad I am complying with Lou's suggestions.I agree with you Lou. I do. I do.)

3. Perk Up A Saggy Butt - This tip says that 'our bottoms tend to be less buoyant as we age...gravity pulls them down.' Susie Crippen of J Brand, says to "check the label of every pair of jeans before buying to make sure they have at least 2 percent stretch, like Lycra. Pants with more than 98 percent cotton can stretch out as soon as you wear them." (Wait, J Brand is the brand of jeans that my daughter A raves about. I should listen to Susie, she must be smart when it comes to perking up saggy butts. I do love my Not Your Daughter's Jeans which also perk up my butt.)

4. Shine On - This tip says that years of blow-drying and styling our hair can leave it lackluster...that adding conditioning gloss or a shine serum can help hair sparkle. (I'll have to try the conditioning gloss. As for the shine serum, I already have that product in my repertoire of haircare products and it seems to weigh my hair down rather than sparkle it up.)

5. Find the Perfect Bra - According to New York stylist Annabel Tollman, "A good bra elevates your chest to a higher altitude, giving you a longer, slimmer-looking waist." (Hmm, hmm, maybe I will have to listen to Annabel and go to Victoria's Secret and buy one of those new Miraculous bras.)

6. Give Some Lip Service - This tip says that our lips lose volume as we get older and that dark matte lipsticks accentuate our aging lips. It says to switch to pink gloss to look younger. (Okay, after I go to Victoria's Secret to get my new perfect bra, I'm going to go to MAC and buy some 'pink gloss' for my lips.)

7. Fake An Eye Lift - Ooh, ooh, I think I am practicing this tip already. Yes, I am. I put my eye makeup on just like the tip that N.Y.C. makeup artist Paula Dorf says. Sorry Paula, I learned this tip from the MAC makeup lady when she did my colors several years ago. I think it was when I was 5 years younger and I'm still practicing this tip. I do 'use a light-colored shadow near my lash line and a deeper shade in an arc above the crease where my lid is dropping.'

8. Get A Little Cheeky - The Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Gabriel Chiu says that "as we age the fat pads in our cheeks fall" and that to defy nature you can either get a filler or you can use a bright pink blush, which illuminates the cheekbone and draws the eye upward." (No fillers for me. I'm not putting any fillers in my cheekbones. And I've tried bright pink blush once before and it doesn't look good on my cheeks. Guess I won't be practicing this tip. I wonder, if each tip is worth .5 years and I practice all the other nine tips, will I look 4.5 years younger? You think?)

9. Lose the Powder Makeup - Paula Dorf says that "As you get older and your skin produces less oil, dewy makeup is more flattering." (No wonder why the makeup artist at Bobbie Brown recommended that I start using an oil based foundation when I had my 50th birthday makeover. It's been almost two years since I had my 50th birthday makeover and I've been practicing this tip ever since.)

10. Mix Things Up - This final tip says to "always throw in something unexpected, like messy hair, a casual jacket, or flats with a fancy dress." (I can do messy hair, I have several casual jackets in my closet. I don't like flats with a fancy dress, they tend to make my pear-shaped body look more hippy. Personally, I like pumps with a fancy dress or a sandal.)

My yoga teacher N, also had a few yogi cures for aging that she shared with us during tonight's yoga class:

Yogi cure #1 - The first yogi cure for aging is to do a 10 minute inversion every day. An inversion can be a head stand, or a hand stand, or the dead bug pose (which is my favorite. I look like an upside down dead cockroach when I do this pose.)

Yogi cure #2 - Massage your face outward every night. Start at the top or bottom of your face and stimulate your skin and then put your moisturizer on your face. Stretch out your neck too by pulling your face forward. (This will add an extra step to my evening skincare ritual, but I'll try it if it will help me stay forever young.)

If I can find 10 more beauty tips to help me look younger, I wonder if I can look 10 years younger? Wait a minute...wait a minute. How does the chorus in the "Forever Young" song go? Think I need to stop, breathe, and sing...

Forever young,
I wanna be forever young
Do you really want to live forever?
Forever and ever
Forever young I wanna be
Forever young
Do you really want to live forever?
Forever, forever

Well...I'm Shrinking...In More Ways Than One.

All my adult life I've been 5' 7 1/4......

more than 40 years I'd say.

Just found out yesterday at the doctors office

I'm 5' 6 1/2...

made the poor assistant measure me twice,

but there it was,

five six and one half...sigh.
Oh yeah...I weighed 10 pounds less than I thought! JOY!!

Hopefully, this will help me with my plea to Dick to join a gym. We walk about 4.5 miles a day, but that is it....we really need to be doing more strength training. He has resisted I believe because for years we paid good money to a gym, used it, but never lost a pound. Now I have proof I need strength resistance training or I'm going to end up like Edith Ann! ;-)

All in all though, I found out I'm in good health...

it's been a very stressful year ....

the state of my life

could have been so much worse

than loosing three quarters of an inch.
Trusting God, eating right, exercising and loving life has paid off.
I'm a happy girl!
Speaking of being a happy girl,
check out these photo's of my girls!

Starbucks Holiday Coffee .....purely a dessert, even if it's low-fat or non-fat

(These are Grande facts)
1.Gingerbread Non-Fat Latte

Guess this is the best of the three...

calories, 270 with whipped cream, 200 without

fat calories 70

37grams of sugar

40 grams carbs

2.Peppermint Non- Fat Mocha

calories, 480 with whipped cream, 400 without

fat calories 120

75 grams sugar

78 grams carbs

3.Eggnog Latte ...

sadly my personal favorite

calories, 470

fat calories, 190

48 grams sugar

53 grams of carbs

Silly me thinking I could waltz to a Starbucks...

order a low-fat Eggnog Latte,

drink it

and worry about the calories later.

The girl in the box at the drive up window announced

(after I had ordered a low-fat eggnog latte,)

"oh, you don't have to order non-fat...

that's the only way eggnog latte come"

How thoughtful of Starbucks I thought,

just like them to think of the calorie conscious ...ha!

I could not believe my eyes when I checked the Starbucks web-site later that day to get the true calorie count....

470 CALORIES...for coffee!!??

sinking feeling

It was good..very good

However, not worth almost 1/3 of my daily allotted calories.

Buyer beware....it's the Holiday season..traps are everywhere.

To tell you the truth

the grande skinny vanilla latte for a mere 130 calories

has enough holiday in it for me!

Get out there and celebrate life!

We took these photo's this past weekend while hiking in the Jefferson Forrest ...let me repeat that...while hiking. Sure sounds good to my ears... never thought the words hiking and me would ever go together.

Life is short...

make the most of it...

My heart and prayers are

with the families of those killed and wounded at Ft Hood.

God Bless them.

The Holidays...they are a coming...

These are the kind of buffets/pot lucks that really get to you...

how do you decide what to eat and avoid temptation.

It was about a year ago I stopped logging into http://www.thedailyplate.com/ on a daily bases. After about 8 months of faithfully logging in every speck of food I ate (Dick too), I wanted to see if I could manage in the world of dinner parties, restaurants, bakeries, ice cream parlors and such alone. At the end of the holidays last year I had only gained 2 pounds...not too bad! From time to time I log back in to see how I'm doing....bottom line, you can teach an old dog new tricks. I'm a changed person...forever!

My friend Deborah teased me yesterday that I know how many calories are in everything....not quite...but almost! Practice makes perfect! ;-)

Getting control of the food you eat is key. So...

1. Plan Ahead.

Without thinking about what is likely to be served, the best intentions fall by the wayside faster than you can shake a drumstick. If you absolutely cannot pass up the cornbread or cinnamon buns warm from the oven or Aunt Fay’s amazing apple cake, then you need to decide what and how much you will eat so someone does not have to roll you out. If you’re going to eat the apple cake that’s fine, but remember to eat fewer quiche and pastry puff appetizers when you arrive and to pace yourself throughout the meal.

2. Strategize. So if you’re not eating puff pastry appetizers, what are you going to eat? If you’re going to someone’s house for the holidays or if it’s in your home, serve something that is good to eat like a salad, lots of vegetables and maybe shrimp cocktails and take larger portions of those and smaller portions of the rest of the meal. Eat your vegetables first. They’ll fill you up, leaving less room for the more calorie-packed stuffing, mashed potatoes and pie.

3. Relationships first, food second. Yes, the holidays have wonderful foods – everywhere. But the reason you’re gathered together with relatives and friends, rather than eating alone is to be in contact with people. Focus on the people and what you’re doing instead of strategizing how to get those last potato puffs before Aunt Harriet does. Let Aunt Harriet have it. Besides, if her mouth is full, it will keep her from gossiping and give you the opportunity to connect with people you care about.

4. Eat small meals throughout the day. Do not make the mistake many people do of eating virtually nothing during the day to “save” extra calories for the big meal. You’ll end up hungry and eat things you don’t particularly like. Eat high-fiber mini meals for breakfast and lunch with snack (think whole fruit) in between to prevent an all-out binge.

5. Slow down. It takes 20 minutes for your brain to register fullness. Put down your fork and talk to your neighbor.

6. Water, Water, Water. We often eat, when we are really thirsty. Drink water before, during and after the meal so you are well hydrated.

7. Go for a walk. Instead of watching football on the couch all afternoon – eating the chips and dips during time outs – why don’t you gather everyone for a long walk? Taking a 45-minute walk could use up almost 250 calories. This is a wonderful holiday tradition you could start. If nothing else, you’re not home eating the leftovers.

8. Talk kindly to yourself. Banish the mantra, “I always gain weight over the holidays.” Instead say to yourself, “I am giving myself the gift of health. I can eat and enjoy any food I want in moderation.”

9. Enjoy the season of celebration. Remember the holidays are about coming from a place of gratitude. Now especially this year, we have a lot to be grateful for. Treat yourself well with friends, with loved ones and yes, with foods.

There are more good tips here from this article from http://www.letdiet.blogspot.com/

My favorite workout pants....

When you first start out on an exercise path finding comfortable clothes is sometimes an issue. I don't like clingy fabrics that show off things I'd rather not share with the general public. These everyday pants from Lucy rock! I like the vital pant too.

Right now these pants and everything at Lucy are 20% off (expires Nov 16, 2009) if you enter 1009EWORKOUT when you checkout. Lucy always has free shipping and if they don't have a store in your state you won't be charged sales tax. Note..revision: Now extended until Dec. 7, 2009 code 1009EGLITTER

Friday is their 10th birthday and if you make an order on Nov 6th you will get 30% off. When you checkout on Friday use the code HAPPYBIRTHDAY.

I could live in their clothes, the quality is there, love their socks too. Here's their website Lucy.

These are mine.....

If your life is not what you want it to be....

If things are all messed up and you can't see a way out....

hold on and look up!

There was a time I was crippled by pain and thought my life was used up.

These are my hiking boots.....there is hope!

Psalm 121

I lift up my eyes to the hills—

where does my help come from?

My help comes from the LORD,

the Maker of heaven and earth.

He will not let your foot slip—

he who watches over you will not slumber;

indeed, he who watches over Israel

will neither slumber nor sleep.

The LORD watches over you—

the LORD is your shade at your right hand;

the sun will not harm you by day,

nor the moon by night.

The LORD will keep you from all harm—

he will watch over your life;

the LORD will watch over your coming and going

both now and forevermore

I'm still trying to drive the point home....

I really identified with K.W. in the movie "Where the Wild Things Are". K.W. comes back into the fold and gets disgusted with all the Wild Things once again, especially Carol. At one point she lays on her back on the ground completely out of energy, asking herself, why do I bother? She really wants to do things differently. I get there myself from time to time ....exasperated

When Dick is really happy on the weekends he wants to eat junk. This past weekend Sonic called his name...chili-cheese tater tots. I associate Dick with Carol...child like and somewhat wild, albeit, lovable.

My point to him is...when you eat food like that, for some reason, it starts a chain reaction...chili-cheese tater tots, hot dogs, milkshakes and so on. Like lets see what can I eat next sorta thing.
If you start out the day with good food choices and end the day having made good food choices.... you feel good about yourself. This makes sense to me...I'm still trying to convince Carol, err, I mean Dick.