Want to be Happy?
- POSTED ON: Apr 22, 2012


This picture is from my latest "Ask Grandma" video, "Want 2 B Happy? which has now been
posted here at DietHobby in the GRANDMA section, and is located in the Ask Grandma category. 
Some of you might be interested to know that all of these "Ask Grandma" videos show
locations at my home, and that I built this stained glass window myself. 


Shrimp Avocado Salad Recipe
- POSTED ON: Apr 17, 2012

This ia  picture of one serving of food from my new cooking video,
Shrimp Avocado Salad
which is located at DietHobby, under RECIPES,  Mealtime.


On The Right Track
- POSTED ON: Apr 06, 2012

 Here at Easter time, I'm thinking about new beginnings,
my own life path, and the necessitiy to keep moving on toward 
what I consider to be my own "right" direction.

Today is Good Friday 2012.
About this same time of day one year ago on Good Friday, 2011
I was shooting one of these Words of Wisdom videos in my front yard,
and stepped backwards in the wrong spot,
which caused me to trip and fall backwards, breaking my left arm. 

I spent the rest of that day in the Hospital Emergency room,
and have worked all year to recover from that injury. 
I did not recover the complete dexterity that I had before the injury,
and my wrist, hand, and fingers ache slightly much of the time. 

But I can wear my wedding ring again, and I'm typing with all my fingers,
and I can pick up medium-heavy objects with my left hand. 
I can finally even hook my bra in back again. 
I am very grateful for my recovery, 

And today, this Good Friday, I'm going to stay inside my house.  

 


Vegetables and Artificial Sweeteners
- POSTED ON: Apr 04, 2012

                            

Today, I'm thinking and rambling on about Vegetables
and about Artificial Sweeteners.

Recently, in my search for a better, more sustainable way of eating
that would allow me to maintain or reduce my current weight,
I looked into the specifics of several diets
that involve reducing or eliminating processed food,
and eating "real" food.

That's a tough one because I am very fond of
what they term "foodlike substances".

I've been able to reduce sugar… although I haven't totally eliminated it,
because the information available has convinced me that sugar
essentially has no food value, and makes me tired and fat,
and I've often noticed that it causes a sick feeling in my body
while at the same time making me crave more sugar.

During the past few years I've also run personal experiments
where I reduced carbs, and where I eliminated wheat,
but these did very little to improve the quality of my life
or help me in maintenance or weight-reduction.
I, also, have not been able to personally sustain that eating behavior
for more than about twelve weeks at a time.

The main reason that I've been successful at reducing sugar,
is because I can get about the same taste from artificial sweeteners,
without the tired, sick feeling, or cravings,
or the added calories that make me fat.

Artificial sweeteners can definitely be termed "foodlike substances".
However, using them as a substitute is immensely valuable to me,
and so I'm not about to try to reduce or eliminate them
without some cold, hard proof showing me
that my life will greatly improve without them.

This is a real sticking point for me,
which does tend to keep me out of the "real food" mindset.

Anyway, what I noticed was that most of these "real food" plans
… except for the very low carb ones …
require eating a great many more vegetables than I am accustomed to.
I could eat vegetables. I just hardly ever do.
This would not be a hardship.
Trading some of my processed foods for vegetables
is something I've seldom focused on,
and perhaps I'll try THAT PART of a real food plan.

Hell will probably freeze over before I'm ready to
give up Splenda and Diet Cokes.
It would take some very convincing research,
…..far beyond what now exists,…
providing PROOF that artificial sweeteners are the CAUSE
of my personal weight problems before I would be willing
to adopt a plan for their elimination.

There are many other, less desirable, "foodlike substances"
which I have not yet eliminated in my dieting lifestyle
and I would reduce or eliminate those things
and watch my results, before addressing my Splenda.
As far as artificial sweeteners go,
I'm not willing to throw out the baby with the bathwater.

So what does this all mean?
I don't know… but
today I had a green salad with vegetable soup for my lunch,
and a small bowl of raw cauliflower for a snack.


Highlighting - Extra Calories
- POSTED ON: Apr 02, 2012

This is my latest Diet Wisdom video,
which is also located in the DIET WISDOM section, under
Basics

 


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