February 29th, 2008 — Cravings, What I Ate
I did something monumental the other day. I had an orange as an afternoon snack! You may be thinking, “So what?” But this for me was a big deal! The afternoon is usually when I get snack attacks for something horribly sweet, fatty, and unhealthy. I’ll grab a few mini candy bars from a coworker’s [...]
February 25th, 2008 — Food Journal, Sugar Addiction
I think it’s time I add another weapon in my battle against my enormous sweet tooth: a food journal…
Continue reading → Battle Against Sugar Cravings Step 2: Keep a Food Journal
February 25th, 2008 — Goals
My progress report for last week wasn’t the kind you’d want to hang on the refrigerator. I skipped workouts and ate a ton of sugar! This week I’m armed with a plan, and I’m sticking to it!
February 22nd, 2008 — Progress Reports
I had an “interesting” week, as far as eating and exercising go. I experienced the winter blahs, was unmotivated to exercise, and had a few battles with the sugar monster. The results: I slept in more than getting up to exercise this past week. I ate mini Twix and Milky Way candy bars during the afternoon [...]
February 21st, 2008 — Cravings, Sugar Addiction
I had a sugar craving the other day that I just couldn’t shake. None of the “textbook” remedies seemed to work. I waited, kept busy, read a good book, relaxed, drank water, and had a small piece of fruit. Despite all these great alternatives, I still wanted the real deal. Visions of sweet bread danced in [...]
February 20th, 2008 — News, Nutrition Fitness Life
I just learned that today, Feb 20, is Hoodie-Hoo Day! For this wacky “holiday”, people are to wave their hands over their head and shout, “Hoodie hoo!” It’s supposed to chase away the winter doledrums and usher in Springtime. The silliness is to be performed specifically at noon, but I imagine any time would work just [...]
February 20th, 2008 — Announcements, Motivation
I’m at that point where I am so ready for Spring and warmer weather! How about you? I’m ready to shed the winter coat and scarf and go for a hike in a nearby nature preserve! I’m ready for sunny days and clear roads! I’m ready for longer days and no salt on my car! [...]
February 14th, 2008 — Just Plain Fun
My husband occasionally makes pancakes Saturday mornings. They are tasty, let me tell you! Well, a couple weeks ago during one of these pancake mornings, my husband made a tiny, little pancake that looked like this: See the heart in the middle? I thought that was so cool! The pancake with its little heart was [...]
February 13th, 2008 — Goals, Health and Wellness, Sugar Addiction
I’ve been thinking about setting personal health goals for the past few weeks, two of them in specific. Well, after some consideration, I’ve come up with two personal health goals I’d like to really focus on this year. They’re important to me, they would improve my health, they are a bit of a challenge (I like a good challenge now and then), [...]
February 11th, 2008 — Cravings, Nutrition, Progress Reports
In a previous post I mentioned my goal of having breakfast with protein and complex carbohydrates. That post will tell you the “why” of my doing this. Well, so far I’ve been keeping this goal. My breakfasts this past week consisted of: scrambled eggs (egg whites/egg yolk/finely chopped onions and peppers/low fat shredded cheese) and [...]