How to Deal With an Emotional Breakdown After a Devastating Loss

Breakdown After a Devastating Loss Tracy Kennedy Lifehack's Personal Development Expert, a results-driven coach dedicated to helping people achieve greater levels of happiness and success. It was almost 11:00 pm when I called my long-time boyfriend (with whom I had just recently broken up with), from my dorm room phone. I had been busy allContinue reading "How to Deal With an Emotional Breakdown After a Devastating Loss"

How Adding Flow Yoga to Your Workout Routine Boosts Your Gains

How Adding Flow Yoga to Your Workout Routine Boosts Your Gains Aleksandra Slijepcevic Yoga Teacher, Writer | Delaware, United States Read When we fall into a workout routine, our moves become automatic, and the body quickly adapts. This is called muscle memory. While teaching your body how to properly execute squats, push-ups, or crunches isContinue reading "How Adding Flow Yoga to Your Workout Routine Boosts Your Gains"

Why Am I Not Losing Weight? 7 Reasons Revealed

Why Am I Not Losing Weight? 7 Reasons Revealed Jamie Logie Jamie is a personal trainer and health coach with a degree in Kinesiology and Food and Nutrition. Does this describe you: You’ve made some great changes to your diet and started a good exercise program but you’re not losing weight. Or you’ve been ableContinue reading "Why Am I Not Losing Weight? 7 Reasons Revealed"

Take A Step Out Of The Ugly Past

TAKE A STEP OUT OF THE UGLY PAST I’m going to keep using the words meat, meaty, to describe the main part and/or texture of the plant until such time that meat = plant. In other words, animals will not be considered meat nor food in the future. I will not, however, refer to aContinue reading "Take A Step Out Of The Ugly Past"

Using Animals To Process Your Food Before Consumption

People who won't eat processed foods, unless they've been processed through an animal. What?! I could think of cleaner ways. We grow more plants to feed animals whom we kill to eat, than we grow to feed humans. But when we eat the animals we're not getting the benefit of all those veggies eaten byContinue reading "Using Animals To Process Your Food Before Consumption"

Does eating fat make you fat? | Examine.com

Does eating fat make you fat? If you ingest more calories than you burn, it may be worse for your waist if those calories come from fat. If you ingest fewer calories than you burn, however, it doesn’t seem to matter much whether those calories come mostly from fat or mostly from carbs. Our evidence-basedContinue reading "Does eating fat make you fat? | Examine.com"

Top 10 Selenium Health Benefits + Toxicity, Sources, Dosage

Top 10 Selenium Health Benefits + Toxicity, Sources, Dosage By Ana Aleksic, MSc (Pharm) December 25, 2018. Selenium is an essential mineral needed for optimal health and longevity. Its intake needs to be just right — too much or too little can have the opposite effects. Healthy levels can balance your immune system, set yourContinue reading "Top 10 Selenium Health Benefits + Toxicity, Sources, Dosage"

Scales And Mirrors (part 10) ©

Scales & Mirrors (Part 10) © Today's Steve's birthday and I'm going to eat more than usual, because I'm preparing more than usual - or at least I'm going to try with the food I have on hand. This is one of those times when you have to weigh the price you're willing to pay fat-wiseContinue reading "Scales And Mirrors (part 10) ©"

33 Resistance Band Exercises You Can Do Literally Anywhere

  33 Resistance Band Exercises You Can Do Literally Anywhere FEBRUARY 13, 2015 | BY KELLIE DAVIS Rock out with the band! Resistance bands are a great addition to any strength training routine or rehabilitation program and come in a variety of sizes, lengths, and strengths. This portable exercise equipment is also easily stored, makingContinue reading "33 Resistance Band Exercises You Can Do Literally Anywhere"

The Most Effective Way to Squat – ‘ass to grass’

Get Low: Deep Squats Are the Best Squats OCTOBER 28, 2013 | BY NICK ENGLISH The humble squat might just be the most effective exercise you can do: It engages the entire lower half of the body, including the hips, glutes, quads, hamstrings, and calves, while also hitting the core, shoulders, and back. A perfectContinue reading "The Most Effective Way to Squat – ‘ass to grass’"

THE CONSTANT REMINDER

My age is a constant reminder of my mortality. Old age is like an incurable disease with an expiration date. When we're young it's the crossing of the street or getting into a car that could end it all prematurely. It helps to lift the doom knowing the odds that it probably won't happen andContinue reading "THE CONSTANT REMINDER"

Air vs. Magnetic Rowing Machine: What is the Difference?

Air vs. Magnetic Rowing Machine: What is the Difference? Recently many people have asked me, “What is the difference between an air vs. magnetic rowing machine?” While many people can use their imagination to make a decent educated guess, I’m sure a lot don’t even know both exist! Most people see a rowing machine inContinue reading "Air vs. Magnetic Rowing Machine: What is the Difference?"

Rowing Machine vs Other Fitness Machines – Home Rower

THE MOST IMPORTANT FITNESS MACHINES COMPARED Is The Rower the Best Fitness Machine For You? Are you unsure if you should get a rower or a more traditional fitness machine? It’s only right that you consider your options before you commit to purchasing any exercise equipment. A rower is great for cardio, muscle building andContinue reading "Rowing Machine vs Other Fitness Machines – Home Rower"

How to Reduce Lactic Acid Build up in Muscles: 15 Steps

What causes lactic acid build up in muscles? A consistent lack of oxygen flowing to the muscles. It's possibly a warning to you to take it easier. How to Reduce Lactic Acid Build up in Muscles Co-authored by Jurdy Dugdale, RN In this Article: Stretches and Foods to Reduce Lactic Acid Build Up Recognizing LacticContinue reading "How to Reduce Lactic Acid Build up in Muscles: 15 Steps"

8 Health Benefits of Copper & 7 Ways Excess Copper is Bad

Health Benefits of Copper & 7 Ways Excess Copper is Bad By Maja Stanojevic, MD March 16, 2017. Reviewed by Nattha Wannissorn, PhD (Molecular Genetics) Copper is an important trace mineral. We need it for normal growth, bone strength, immune function, and cardiovascular health. However, too much of it can be toxic. Read this postContinue reading "8 Health Benefits of Copper & 7 Ways Excess Copper is Bad"

Scales And Mirrors (Part 9) ©

SCALES & MIRRORS  (Part 9) © Your only goal should just be to lose weight. To set how much in a week or month sets you up to fail. You've got the scale and the mirror. That's all you need to make assessments on how you're doing and where you want to go. I seeContinue reading "Scales And Mirrors (Part 9) ©"

7 Impressive Benefits of Lavender | Organic Facts

7 Impressive Benefits Of Lavender by John Staughton (BASc, BFA) last updated - October 25, 2018 The most important health benefits of lavender include its ability to relieve stress, improve mood, promote restful sleep, lower skin irritation, prevent infections, reduce inflammation, eliminate dandruff, and soothe stomach bloating.What is Lavender? Nearly forty plants with the mintContinue reading "7 Impressive Benefits of Lavender | Organic Facts"

BABY STEPS

Sometimes baby steps are needed - in the beginning, sporadically throughout and often times when nearing the end. Today I'm baby-stepped-out. Simon says take a giant step forward. I don't know anybody named Simon, and I'm tired of asking permission of somebody I never met, so I'm just going to do it. One giant stepContinue reading "BABY STEPS"

WISHING ON A WEED

FOR ME Eating protein doesn't make me want to eat more and more of it. Eating carbs doesn't make me want to eat more and more of them. Simple, complex, doesn't matter. They don't push the addiction button - for me. For me it's fat. Fat with anything. Alone too. But I don't usually eatContinue reading "WISHING ON A WEED"

WATCH YOUR WEIGHT – be a work in progress

WATCH YOUR WEIGHT | BE A WORK IN PROGRESS Too often we set unrealistic short-term goals that should be in the long-term category. We're always going to start tomorrow or next week and those weeks turn into years, because the job of reaching the goal is overwhelming. Your weight doesn't begin and end with a weightContinue reading "WATCH YOUR WEIGHT – be a work in progress"

NO SHAME HERE

Fat or skinny you are accepted the way you are. Some people eat too much. Some people eat too little. Some people eat mostly healthy. Some people eat mostly unhealthy. Some people are in the middle on some counts and not others. Some manage their weight at great effort, others with hardly a thought to it. Doesn'tContinue reading "NO SHAME HERE"

MY NEW THING

  I'M HAVING A FAT-FREE FOOD FLING! I'm stepping outside the box, testing boundaries, going beyond the familiar on this site. Always with a history though - the history of eating animals, the history of original sin - the ugliest of sins that made me and makes the world ugly. I'm looking for the beautifulContinue reading "MY NEW THING"

From One Year To The Next

The main goal, maybe the only goal, is to lose weight. Too often, having too many satellite goals clog up the process. Sure, eating more healthy, abstaining from animal products, lowering the fat, exercising more, stress management, fatigue management are all important. With me however, by focusing on all the peripherals, the losing of theContinue reading "From One Year To The Next"

6 Ways Seeing Clutter Changes Your Brain, According To Science

  6 Ways Seeing Clutter Changes Your Brain, According To Science By JR THORPE We've all been there: a bedroom filled with piled-up clothes, books you're definitely going to read one day, and four hundred socks, or a living room strewn with old tea cups and an apparently infinite number of magazines. Seeing clutter regularlyContinue reading "6 Ways Seeing Clutter Changes Your Brain, According To Science"

Lucky Lilly Belle PI

When Steve and I adopted Lilly Belle we kept the name the rescuer assigned, so as not to further confuse her since this was yet another move into another home. I can still see her tiny body marching down those front stairs still on the leash knowing exactly where she was going. In seconds sheContinue reading "Lucky Lilly Belle PI"

The Process Is What Will Get You There

Do the best you can with what you have to work with. Then you don't need excuses. No excuses. Improvise. Get the job done to the best of your ability, not somebody else's low expectations. When others don't expect much from you, they see you as weak. When they expect too much, they show theirContinue reading "The Process Is What Will Get You There"

Sharon’s Umbrella Spotters

Not just for seniors. Plenty of people have trouble with their balance when doing certain exercises they aren't used to doing and even when they are used to them. Squats are top of the list for balance issues. It's easy to lose your balance while squatting or feeling like you're going to lose your balance.Continue reading "Sharon’s Umbrella Spotters"

Matcha Quinoa Jasmine Rice

MATCHA QUINOA JASMINE RICE Jasmine rice and Toasted Quinoa make a great texture match. I'm using it often lately. What you add later is up to you. This time we start with Matcha Green Tea Powder to flavor the grains. Then we top each serving with Tomato Mushroom Sauce followed by a very traditional friedContinue reading "Matcha Quinoa Jasmine Rice"

Antipasto Marinara

ANTIPASTO MARINARA  Artichokes, black and green olives, sun-dried tomatoes, lots of fresh garlic and ginger simmered with nothing better than San Marzano tomatoes! Fat-free, except for a negligible amount found naturally in the olives. Makes 7 cups 8.5 oz. can artichokes in brine (discard any outer too-tough-chew petals), diced - I used DELALLO brand 1Continue reading "Antipasto Marinara"

Low Fat Stewed Tomato Cabbage Soup

LOW FAT STEWED TOMATO CABBAGE SOUP I don't know why the love of cabbage is attributed to Polish People, but they obviously knew a good thing when they cultivated it! If you like tomato soup you'll love this one. The strong tomato flavor somehow enhances all the other vegetables. Even the kids will like! MakesContinue reading "Low Fat Stewed Tomato Cabbage Soup"

Skinny vs Skinny

Skinny plant-eaters are like skinny animal-eaters. They're not that much into food, unless they've been bingeing and purging, and that happens in both categories. People into food don't move their food around the plate conflicted over what to do with it. The smartest approach to take when assessing your own weight is not to compareContinue reading "Skinny vs Skinny"

Naked Labs raises $14 million for its body scanner mirror

These entrepreneurs invented a futuristic 'magic mirror' to take on the bathroom scale — and investors say its groundbreaking tech could transform the future of fitness Zoë Bernard Aug. 4, 2018, 3:19 PM Naked LabsCalifornia-based startup Naked Labs just unveiled its flagship product: a high-tech mirror and scale that delivers precise information on your bodyContinue reading "Naked Labs raises $14 million for its body scanner mirror"

Christmas Chili

CHRISTMAS CHILI Obviously this chili is cooked, yet it tastes so fresh. I wonder why? "Very good", Steve said. "Very French". Serve by itself or over orecchiette (hat shaped pasta). Over rice too! It's all good. The "very" categorizes it as special! And yes, it's even low-fat. It didn't have to be; that's just theContinue reading "Christmas Chili"

‘A Watched Pot Never Boils’

Distraction makes it boil faster, or so it seems. Watch your weight and see how long it takes to lose it. Look away and poof it's gone before you know it? When I was a kid, I'd stay up till Mom got home from work, greeting her with a familiar face, a cup of coffee,Continue reading "‘A Watched Pot Never Boils’"

Apple Cranberry Black Bean Salsa

APPLE CRANBERRY BLACK BEAN SALSA It's Thanksgiving or any other holiday, so why not ratchet up your old favorites with a twist of new? Cranberry and apple in salsa?  Why not? Take this dip with you to any gathering. Volunteer for the dip detail. You will change people's taste buds forever. From now on theyContinue reading "Apple Cranberry Black Bean Salsa"

Baby Lentil Matcha Green Tea Soup fat free

BABY LENTIL MATCHA GREEN TEA SOUP w/gravy option - fat free A simple lentil soup with complex seasoning profiles and a Green Matcha Tea boost! Nutrient dense and fat free walks this keeper all the way to the animal-free food bank! Apple cider and carrot juice, smoked paprika and curry are a few of theContinue reading "Baby Lentil Matcha Green Tea Soup fat free"

FANTA Orange Soda Salad Dressing

FANTA ORANGE SODA SALAD DRESSING fat free with sun-dried tomato, garlic and fresh orange - fat-free. A refreshing change in the way you dress your salads! Makes 6 cups 12 oz. can Fanta Orange Soda (you can use diet if you want) 2 c. red wine vinegar 2-1/2 c. water 1/4 c. Chick Pea MisoContinue reading "FANTA Orange Soda Salad Dressing"

ROASTED YAM STEAKS

  ROASTED YAM STEAKS - fat free Tired of the same old mashed yams? Or the cubed and roasted style? Me too. Steve doesn't like the texture. So what do I do with yams on sale? Try something new. Yam steaks! Pour the SMOKY CRANBERRY ORANGE GRAVY over, top with some pine nuts and aContinue reading "ROASTED YAM STEAKS"

Smoky Cranberry Orange Gravy fat free

SMOKY CRANBERRY ORANGE GRAVY fat free If you're looking for something different and familiar this is it! Plus you combine the cranberry and gravy into one dish, saving time and money. Did I mention how off-the-planet exciting cranberries can be when you recognize their potential? They're just waiting to be explored! Makes 3 cups 14Continue reading "Smoky Cranberry Orange Gravy fat free"

Saffron Apricot Walnut Pockets

SAFFRON APRICOT WALNUT POCKETS  These little pockets look like they took a while to make, but they didn't. Complexity is the impression; simplicity is the reality! Wonderfully rich bites. The perfect dessert to savor with tea, coffee or wine!  Makes as many as you want 1 pkg. dried apricots 1 pkg. walnut halves 3 T.Continue reading "Saffron Apricot Walnut Pockets"

Baked Apples With Quinoa Apple Pine Nut Stuffing low fat

  BAKED APPLES WITH QUINOA APPLE PINE NUT STUFFING low fat If you don't want to do the apples, that's just as fine. Serve stuffing from stove-top as is. Perfect either way! However, the apples do add a festive touch to a festive holiday! And they're easier than pie to make! Serves 6   ReferContinue reading "Baked Apples With Quinoa Apple Pine Nut Stuffing low fat"

Smoked Almond Garlic Green Beans

SMOKED ALMOND GARLIC GREEN BEANS Not your typical green beans almondine. Better. Easy to make. I could make a main dish out of these beans and feel like I had a complete meal. Yet they go well with other main dishes, especially holiday ones. If you're serving a crowd, this is a perfect side dishContinue reading "Smoked Almond Garlic Green Beans"

FOOD IS NOT AN ANTIDOTE FOR FATIGUE

When you're tired, eating will not make you less tired, no matter what you eat. We often think we're tired because we need to eat when it's often eating that makes us tired. We want energy, so instinctively think more fuel in the tank will provide that. If your tank is full, and you're stillContinue reading "FOOD IS NOT AN ANTIDOTE FOR FATIGUE"

What Can STUCK Do For You?

PEOPLE LOVE TO CROSS BRIDGES Even if it's a bridge to nowhere, no one cares; they want to see what nowhere looks like. Blame our adventurous animal nature to seek beyond what we can see to find what we need to survive or better yet to thrive. We like the anticipation of not knowing whatContinue reading "What Can STUCK Do For You?"

Gluten-Free Quinoa Apple Pine Nut Stuffing low fat

QUINOA APPLE PINE NUT STUFFING low fat This is my gluten-free, bread-free, animal-free, low-fat stuffing. It's made stove-top, so you don't take up room in the oven while roasting veggies, plant-meat roasts etc. How can nutrient-dense tastes so good? Because you know who engineered it that way! Makes almost 7 cups 2 T. extra virginContinue reading "Gluten-Free Quinoa Apple Pine Nut Stuffing low fat"

COWARDS EAT COWS. WHAT’S ON YOUR PLATE?

People want you to do what they’re doing. It makes them feel more comfortable if you’re as fat as they are, or at least if you’re dining out together, that you eat as much as they do. Or eat the same kinds of food. Or drink the same drinks. Smoke the same cigarettes, wear theContinue reading "COWARDS EAT COWS. WHAT’S ON YOUR PLATE?"

28 Day Alcohol-Free Challenge Revisited (2 months out of sight)

Back in June of 2018 (this past Spring), I mused about how much weight, if any, I could lose by eliminating all alcohol from my daily consumption of calories. Although when I was doing the Rapid Fat-Loss diet my calorie count was reasonable, I did wonder if I eliminated the empty calories, would I shedContinue reading "28 Day Alcohol-Free Challenge Revisited (2 months out of sight)"

Eliminate 2 Phrases From Your Vocabulary

A Stanford professor says eliminating 2 phrases from your vocabulary can make you more successful "Your language shapes the way you approach your goals. ... 1. Swap 'but' for 'and' You might be tempted to say, "I want to go to the movies, but I have work to do." Instead, Roth suggests saying, "I wantContinue reading "Eliminate 2 Phrases From Your Vocabulary"

Asparagus And Edamame Fried Rice

ASPARAGUS AND EDAMAME FRIED RICE Red and white rice pan-fried with red onion and celery. Mixed with RED FORK Asparagus Skillet Sauce, then tossed with asparagus and edamame. Served with a Smoky Russian Dressing! Makes 9-1/2 cups Rice: 1 c. red rice, washed and drained 1-1/4 c. Golden Canilla par boiled long grain white rice,Continue reading "Asparagus And Edamame Fried Rice"

Winter Tomatoes Got You Down?

Why worry about the high price of winter tomatoes and unripened, flavorless choices, when grapes are on sale. That's right, substitute grapes for tomatoes in any salad. It's a nice switch from the traditional tomatoes that we seem to add to every salad we make, just because it's a salad. Even Lilly Belle says yes!Continue reading "Winter Tomatoes Got You Down?"

Smoky Russian Dressing low-fat

SMOKY RUSSIAN DRESSING low-fat Steve likes bottled dressing and sometimes so do I. Wishbone Russian is one of them. To reduce the calories this time, I add a low calorie unsweetened Almondmilk by Blue Diamond (Almond Breeze), a few drops of liquid smoke, a little garlic powder, salt, then whisk till smooth. Perfect! I loveContinue reading "Smoky Russian Dressing low-fat"

Collards In Mustard Cider Sauce fat-free

COLLARDS IN MUSTARD CIDER SAUCE fat-free There aren't many sauces you can make fat-free that will stand up against the fatted version. This is one of them. All added flavors and textures compliment the greens and vice versa. I just happened to have cider on hand, because it's Fall in America where I happily live.Continue reading "Collards In Mustard Cider Sauce fat-free"

PICKLED BEETS

PICKLED BEETS fat-free You don't have to go through the entire canning process to make pickled beets. Prep, cook, place in a jar and refrigerate to use as wanted. Here we add sweet onion strips and sweet red pepper. Then as we use the beets, we add other ingredients to the pickling jar, such asContinue reading "PICKLED BEETS"

Minute Maid Limeade Dressing fat-free

MINUTE MAID LIMEADE DRESSING fat-free Minute Maid Limeade combined with pineapple explodes onto your greens like no other dressing. Use as dressing for any salad you like or over cooked veggies or as a dipper for fried tofu! Makes approx. 5 cups 20 oz. can pineapple slices or chunks in 100% pineapple juice 12 oz.Continue reading "Minute Maid Limeade Dressing fat-free"

Is Green A Rainbow Color?

So the green thing. I woke up wondering if I ate only green foods could I be healthy and lose the fat quicker? I also wondered why it was so important to the government who makes food policies for the populace, that we eat the colors of food that appear in the rainbow. It's likeContinue reading "Is Green A Rainbow Color?"

Dandelion Coleslaw

  DANDELION COLESLAW A beautiful looking, feeling, tasting coleslaw from start to finish. I'll bet you never had a dandelion green coleslaw. Well, there's no time better than now - if you can locate the greens of course. I eat this salad as the whole meal. Winner Winner Dandelion Dinner! I love it! Steve too!Continue reading "Dandelion Coleslaw"