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An article caught my eye as I flipped through the August issue of Money magazine entitled the “High Price of Healthy Living.” It is an article with a few graphed statistics. I guess the headline worked because it slowed my flipping down to see exactly how having healthy eating habits and exercise can cost me [...]
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For the last week and a half I’ve been struggling with my coffee addiction. This is not the first time I tried quitting, but I hope this will be my last time. Each time I learn something new about my body’s reaction to caffeine and my self-discipline. This post is discussion on what I learned [...]
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I feel miserable without my normal dose of caffeine. Besides the painful headache and the head splitting yawn, I feel like there is something missing from my morning. Sipping white tea from my sunny yellow coffee mug only reminds me of what I could have been sipping. I have to be more cognizant of what [...]
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Whenever I want to drop a few vanity pounds, the first thing I do is look at what I am drinking. I have a tendency to drink my calories. I eat about the same volume of food every day, but it is always the caloric intake from drinks that cause me to gain weight. My [...]
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I usually have a substantial mini-meal before my Wednesday bowling league. I have half a sandwich left over from my lunch. The roast beef was too salty when I ate the other half earlier in the day.
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If you are overweight and unhappy, the solution is not in another diet book or celebrity trainer. If you find yourself always back at the same place every few years (or maybe months), you need to figure out what is holding you back. Weight control starts in your mind. You are at exactly where you need to be. You cannot move pass GO unless you figure out why you are holding on to your weight.
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If we only ate when we are hungry and only enough food to ease our hunger, then chances are that we will not have a weight problem. If only it was that easy!
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Sometimes I feel like the word moderation is thrown into the healthy eating arena to placate us into believing that it is ok to have cake once a week. But mostly I believe the main reason is to prevent a backlash from processed food manufacturers.
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My husband and I have this tug-o-war about healthy food choices in our marriage. My husband is from the “see food” school of thought when it comes to food. When he is hungry and he sees food, it goes into his stomach. Hence, he always appreciates my poor cooking skills.
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We have a group of friends that have an annual Super Bowl party that rotates among our homes. Since embarking on my healthy lifestyle path, my husband and I have been supplying the veggies tray for the last two Super Bowl parties, the annual camping trip, and the annual Christmas party. However, my friends wanted the ranch dressing, but not my celery or carrot sticks.
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