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It’s Friday — recipe day.  I have a one-pot meal for you today that even this incompetent cook made successfully.  However, this incompetent photographer didn’t get a picture! Steamed Vegetable and Chicken Medley for Two  Ingredients 1 cup thinly sliced carrots 2 cup chopped kale with the stems removed 1 cup cubed zucchini 1 onion,…

To weigh or not to weigh — that is the question we are looking at today.  Ask a dozen different health gurus and you will get a dozen different answers. Some say “Be SURE to weigh every single day. The constant feedback will keep you on track and help you to be mindful about your…

Variety may be the spice of life — but too much of that spice may have contributed to our epidemic of obesity.  A study in this month’s  The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition tested the idea of putting a meal on cruise control to see if study participants ate less if they ate the same…

Why do crazy diets work? I once owned a book called “The Dr. Forgot-His-Name’s Quick Weight Loss Diet Plan.”  It was really a collection of  crash diets that called upon the dieter to eat strange things for quick weight loss.  I tried several of them and they worked — temporarily.  Why? Simple reason. The ones…

How do you feel when you start a weight loss plan? I always felt angry.  I would think about the people who were not satisfied with me as I was and, yes, I resented them!  It just wasn’t fair that I be deprived because other people had unrealistic expectations for me.  I’m more than my…

The best plan is to retrain your sweet tooth by eliminating all sweets.  Then you can enjoy the flavor and sweetness of fruit as a dessert.  (It really DOES work that way!)  However, sometimes you have to make cookies.  When it’s your turn to make cookies for a church or school event, it’s good to have…

You’ve been working hard on your weight loss plan — so why aren’t you seeing results?  Chances are the results are there  — but you are looking for them in the wrong place.  We use the scale as the primary measuring tool because it is easy. That’s the reason we talk about losing weight.  What…

You are doing your best — even going above and beyond the call of duty. So why are those pounds not leaving?  We’ve looked at a couple of reasons.  Maybe you are underestimating your calories, or you need to step up your exercise plan.  Possibly you aren’t drinking enough water. Speaking of drinking — that’s…

We’ve looked at a couple of reasons why your weight loss may have hit a plateau.  Here’s reason number three:  Maybe you aren’t drinking enough water. Let’s take a look inside at what is happening to your body as you lose weight.  Click here to learn about your autopilot. The first few pounds you lose…

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. James 1:22. “I’ve read every diet book on the market, but none of them have done me any good,” a friend proclaimed recently. Too true.  Reading does not burn many calories.  Knowledge, in this case, is not enough. You have…
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