Sugar
Saturday, April 5, 2008
There is too much sugar in my oatmeal.I assumed, wrongly, that this was a great way to start the day. I enjoy a hot breakfast for winter and early Spring. The only thing that instant oatmeal does for me is
trigger a ridiculous sugar craving hours later.
I am
not a
sugar fiend, but that instant oatmeal definitely turned me into one. I cannot tolerate a lot of sugar: it makes me sick. High blood pressure runs in my family. To me
wherever there is too much sugar, there's likely to be too much salt.
Now that the weather's getting warmer, I've switched to one banana. I don't like any of those "diets" that recommend a slice of whole wheat bread, one egg, an 8 oz glass of orange juice, and some other junk.
That combination is guaranteed to cause a belly ache and make me barf. I kid you
not.
Sometimes you can't win for losing when it comes to food these days.
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Vanity Check: Hair and Body
Monday, September 3, 2007
When one is as vain (sometimes) as I am, I like to periodically do the head and body check.
Finally,
lost another inch, down to 39-30-39. I was able to
squeeze into a pair of Levi's size 12 (super stretcher!). Counting from my
highest weight (almost two years ago), I've lost
40 lbs.
Oh the
vanity! My hair is finally (sorta)
armpit length - if you
pull hard enough! Well, if I flat ironed (I'm tempted) it would be armpit length. But my hair is
soooo delicate, any heat and there would be immediate breakage. That's just the way it is. So most of the time I keep it twisted, bundled up, or under wraps.
The hard part begins when it gets cooler, I get
really really hungry. All the cold foods and drinks I had for the summer, I cannot tolerate even in late late summer.
Gotta find warm filling foods that are still low in calories. Boy, that's gonna be fun, especially during the coming
get fat holidays.
Labor Day is a funny concept. It's celebrated by people
not working. Just thought I'd toss that lame joke in here.
Heads up: the political season officially begins, I might start writing about it.
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Weight Loss: What's For Breakfast?
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
I was talking with a friend of mine about recipes; she was sharing her vast list with me. I thought back to the Raw foods trend, and how I want to increase my raw or natural food intake. I'm not a foodie, because if I see food I will eat it. There are very few foods I am fussy about.
I used to only have instant oatmeal in the morning. I'd eat it each and every day without fail. I rarely skip breakfast.
A few months ago, I started eating one banana just to pretend I was doing the proper fruit thing in the morning.
Lately, I've decided to be more creative since my friend and I were talking about using the food processor / blender for cooking. I haven't used mine in years. We have kitchens packed with items we buy, use once, and never touch again.
A few weeks ago, I took out my blender. My goal? To create breakfast drinks.
The Bananas Whatever Drink:
- 2-4 ounces of water,
- 2-3 baby carrots,
- 1 banana (you could use half - my drinks are very thick),
- squirt of lemon (optional),
- ginger (optional sprinkle),
- cinnamon (optional),
- cranberries (optional),
- and last but not least half of a plain low-fat yogurt cup.
- Sometimes I'd add about 2 cashews or almonds.
Into the blender the entire mix goes, and that's breakfast. Doesn't make more than an 8-12 ounce glass. I drink this with multivitamins, followed by a glass of water, right before I work out.
The Breakfast Alternatives Drink: sometimes I leave out the bananas, cinnamon, and cranberries. I find that I like to add more carrots and add some fake sugar. Anything to switch up the drink.
I think my drinks are a nice tasting low calorie nutritious meal. They don't qualify as raw, but it's a change from having just oatmeal.
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