The Fat Lady Sings

a better day

2011-12-28T19:06:00.000-05:00

here is how things are going for me over at sparkpeople:

a little excerpt for ya:

12/28/2011 5:31 PM spark blog

So...............it's Wednesday. Okay today started off well as I had a healthy spark breakfast and did an hour of cardio and about half an hour of weight training. lunch went well and I opted to make something new with the things I had: brown rice, bacon fried in a pan, and a whole chopped up plum tomato. things were going very well until I realized the brown rice even though I put it in the rice cooker on the "brown rice" setting, was taking waaay too long to cook :(

more at my sparkpeople blog here

What diet plan or program do you follow and how is it going for you??

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Have a blessed week!

Lori

2011-08-04T11:17:00.000-04:00

Well..............last night I made my very first batch of crock-pot yogurt! I surprised myself because it actually came out good! My daughters though are scared to go near it so it is store bought yogurt all the way for them. So.....today I paired up one of my previously-grilled bean burgers with a blueberry yogurt shake. so simple to take 8 oz of newly made yogurt [whole milk yogurt], a handful of yogurt, sweetener to taste [I used 2 splenda and a dash of sugar free hazelnut syrup, a few ice cubes and a bit of water. Blend and enjoy. yum! I was glad to get in my exercise this morning and have been working on creating a stress-free schedule for the new school year. My baby is going to Kindergarten!! Also with one in high school and the other in college it is bound to be a very busy year, phew!
How is your week going? Good I hope. What marvelous meals are you serving today? How are you staying organized? Write in and share :) Have a great week all.

yummy summer snack

2011-08-02T14:16:00.000-04:00

Today I made a healthy yummy snack. Behold the yogurt figs flax honey bowl. mmmm.

Last night was healthified meatballs , spaghetti, and sauce. What healthy thing did you make today?

Cover Girl NatureLuxe Yes!!

2011-04-12T17:51:00.001-04:00

Update 8/2/2011: I have been using the Covergirl NatureLuxe foundation/tinted moisturizer in "flax" and it really suits my skin. It feels silky and covers well :) I am not so crazy about the gloss color for the lips I chose though, it is too red for me. I wish I would have chosen a pink or a mauvey color :-/
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Yay!!! I am finally gonna get to try the new naturelux!! :) I just joined the COVERGIRL NatureLuxe BzzCampaign The new COVERGIRL NatureLuxe Collection features make-up made with carefully-chosen natural ingredients for flawless coverage and light-as-air-feel - now that's luxury touched by nature! I'm trying it for free because I'm a BzzAgent. Want to learn more? Ask me!

Weight Loss Weapon -- Carb-cutting Enzyme Stopped By Bean Extract, Endocrinologists Say

2011-03-01T16:43:00.000-05:00

Weight Loss Weapon -- Carb-cutting Enzyme Stopped By Bean Extract, Endocrinologists Say Okay so .............like, ToDay...I was re-stocking up on my low carbing supplies [because it is GNC's Gold Card Week, lol] and I said to myself, gee, maybe I should try one of those carb blocking pills too because even though my carbs are very very low right now [like 20 or so per day] I am not in that "deep purple ketosis" I think I ought to be seeing on the ketostix thingy's. So I looked it up to see if these things really work and came across this nifty website on the internet where they encourage you to share what they write so.............here it is: "ScienceDaily () -- UCLA researchers have found an extract in white kidney beans may help the body stop carbs from breaking down into sugars. A digestive enzyme in the body normally acts like scissors, literally cutting starches into little sugars. Phase 2 stops the enzyme from cutting, so the starches stay in the body as long fibers and are burned off quicker. Patients in the clinical studies who took Phase 2 lost body fat, not lean muscle." So once again I am gonna make myself the human guinea pig and try it and see how it goes. Wish me luck! :)

good earth is good stuff!!!

2010-10-13T09:27:00.000-04:00

If you have not signed up for this, what are you waiting for??? http://pssst.generalmills.com/ I got the most terrific full size product in the mail yesterday from psst It is called good earth and is one of those dinner kits; I had some thawed chicken breasts and did not know what to do with them for dinner when this box came in the mail so I made it and.....................everyone really loved it!!! [including me]. It is very rare that the hubby likes anything from a box but this was a big hit! We tried the Mediterranean flavor and it tastes just like a restaurant dish. I made extra penne pasta on the side because there was not much of the included whole grain spaghetti and everyone enjoyed it. I used three chicken breasts cut up instead of one or two. We even have leftovers for the next day. I will add beans to it unless my hungry son decides to eat the rest for lunch today. [he is a growing teen who likes food, lol] :) lori g.

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Lori G.

Better Budgeting

2007-11-12T04:47:00.000-05:00

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