Ever typed diet into the internet search? Well I did today and got 613,000,000 hits. OK, granted not all the links have to do with diet and exercise. My point is t here is a lot of information out there about dieting and exercise. Especially this time of year. Believe me marketers know just when to release the ads.
You know New Year's Resolution time? I think more people sign up for these programs at this time of year. Of course, they will drop out by Feb 1st. Not all will. but enough. So if you are serious, or even if you are not, there is one website t hat really breaks it down. They have bought and tried several diet and exercise prorgrams and they have put together a really nice website. They are Youonadiet.net. Here is one of thier videos.
Showing posts with label new year's resolutions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label new year's resolutions. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Monday, December 28, 2009
New Year's Resolutions and Feasts.
Are you making your New Year's Resolutions yet? Or did you give up on that stuff years ago? Well if you do, did, are planning too keep reading.
Many of us tried on our favorite party clothes this Christmas Party season, looked in the mirror and grimaced. If we could put the thing on at all.
See most of us gain a couple of pounds a year if we don't do anything to keep it off. We're such couch potatoes, and junk food addicts.
I don't know how many of you are aware of this but there is even what I call Vegan Junk food. Ok so it doesn't contain any animal products or bi-products, but there is still no point to eating it. Except that we re such junk food junkies. I'm sorry but a cookie is a cookie whether it is make the traditional way with white sugar flour, eggs and butter or not.
So what about that New Year's thing?
Who’s going to stop smoking?
How about loose weight?
Notice how most of our resolutions are health related?
Ok, who’s concerned about debt?
Why else do we make resolutions? Why do we break them?
I again am going to make that same resolution as I do every year. I’m going to lose weight, and get in shape.
My apartment is on the second floor, and I’m tired of being winded when I get to the top of the stairs.
So, I’ll be telling you about things as I go along- New diets, new programs and such. This will still primarily a food blog, but hopefully about more healthy choices.
All right now here is your New Year's feast for a good New Year. And its healthy too.
Black eyed pears are a staple for Southern Americans on New Years, and I'm not talking about the band, al though ....
Differnet day
Hoppin' John By Diana Rattray, About.com Guide
slight variation by me.
Ingredients:
•1 pound dried black-eyed peas
•2 small smoked ham hocks or meaty ham bone
•2 medium onions, divided
•3 large cloves garlic, halved
•1 bay leaf
•1 cup long-grain white rice
•1 can (10 to 14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes with chile peppers, juices reserved
•1 medium red bell pepper, chopped
•1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
•3 ribs celery, chopped
•1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
•3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
•3/4 teaspoon salt
•4 green onions, sliced
Preparation:
In a large Dutch oven or kettle, combine the black-eyed peas, ham bone or ham hocks, and 6 cups water. Cut 1 of the onions in half and add it to the pot along with the garlic and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer gently until the beans are tender but not mushy, 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Remove the ham bone or hocks, cut off the meat; dice and set aside. Drain the peas and set aside. Remove and discard the bay leaf, onion pieces, and garlic.
Add 2 1/2 cups of water to the pot and bring to a boil. Add the rice, cover, and simmer until the rice is almost tender, about 10 to 12 minutes.
Mince the remaining onion then add to the rice along with the peas, tomatoes, and their juices, red and green bell pepper, celery, thyme, cumin, and salt. Cook until the rice is tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Stir in the sliced green onions and the reserved diced ham. Serve with hot sauce and freshly baked cornbread.
I cook mine in a crock pot and let them simmer all day.
The other ingedients I leave out is Creole Seasoning and hot peppers. This recipe is "kicky" enough.
Well try it both ways. See what you think.
To you're heath America!
Many of us tried on our favorite party clothes this Christmas Party season, looked in the mirror and grimaced. If we could put the thing on at all.
See most of us gain a couple of pounds a year if we don't do anything to keep it off. We're such couch potatoes, and junk food addicts.
I don't know how many of you are aware of this but there is even what I call Vegan Junk food. Ok so it doesn't contain any animal products or bi-products, but there is still no point to eating it. Except that we re such junk food junkies. I'm sorry but a cookie is a cookie whether it is make the traditional way with white sugar flour, eggs and butter or not.
So what about that New Year's thing?
Who’s going to stop smoking?
How about loose weight?
Notice how most of our resolutions are health related?
Ok, who’s concerned about debt?
Why else do we make resolutions? Why do we break them?
I again am going to make that same resolution as I do every year. I’m going to lose weight, and get in shape.
My apartment is on the second floor, and I’m tired of being winded when I get to the top of the stairs.
So, I’ll be telling you about things as I go along- New diets, new programs and such. This will still primarily a food blog, but hopefully about more healthy choices.
All right now here is your New Year's feast for a good New Year. And its healthy too.
Black eyed pears are a staple for Southern Americans on New Years, and I'm not talking about the band, al though ....
Differnet day
slight variation by me.
Ingredients:
•1 pound dried black-eyed peas
•2 small smoked ham hocks or meaty ham bone
•2 medium onions, divided
•3 large cloves garlic, halved
•1 bay leaf
•1 cup long-grain white rice
•1 can (10 to 14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes with chile peppers, juices reserved
•1 medium red bell pepper, chopped
•1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
•3 ribs celery, chopped
•1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
•3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
•3/4 teaspoon salt
•4 green onions, sliced
Preparation:
In a large Dutch oven or kettle, combine the black-eyed peas, ham bone or ham hocks, and 6 cups water. Cut 1 of the onions in half and add it to the pot along with the garlic and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer gently until the beans are tender but not mushy, 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Remove the ham bone or hocks, cut off the meat; dice and set aside. Drain the peas and set aside. Remove and discard the bay leaf, onion pieces, and garlic.
Add 2 1/2 cups of water to the pot and bring to a boil. Add the rice, cover, and simmer until the rice is almost tender, about 10 to 12 minutes.
Mince the remaining onion then add to the rice along with the peas, tomatoes, and their juices, red and green bell pepper, celery, thyme, cumin, and salt. Cook until the rice is tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Stir in the sliced green onions and the reserved diced ham. Serve with hot sauce and freshly baked cornbread.
I cook mine in a crock pot and let them simmer all day.
The other ingedients I leave out is Creole Seasoning and hot peppers. This recipe is "kicky" enough.
Well try it both ways. See what you think.
To you're heath America!
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Your 7 day program
I read and download so much about self improvement, This is part of a series I found. I don't remember the source. Sorry, but it came with 39 others.
It is still January and many of us have not yet broken our new year's resolutions to work on ourselves this year. So... KEEP GOING! and enjoy.
"A Better You" Your 7 days program to self-improvement
I seem to lost count on how many times I've read and heard of celebrity marriages failing almost left and right. Not that I care (and personally I don't), it seems strange that we often see movie and TV stars as flawless people, living the fairytale life of riches and glamour. I suppose we all have to stop sticking our heads in the clouds and face reality.
There are many ways to lose your sense of self-esteem despite of how trivial it could get. But whatever happens, we should all try not to lose our own sense of self.
So what does it take to be a cut above the rest? Here are some of the things you can think and improve on that should be enough for a week.
1. Know your purpose
Are you wandering through life with little direction - hoping that you'll find happiness, health and prosperity? Identify your life purpose or mission statement and you will have your own unique compass that will lead you to your truth north every time.
This may seem tricky at first when you see yourself to be in a tight or even dead end. But there's always that little loophole to turn things around and you can make a big difference to yourself.
2. Know your values
What do you value most? Make a list of your top 5 values. Some examples are security, freedom, family, spiritual development, learning. As you set your goals for 2005 - check your goals against your values. If the goal doesn't align with any of your top five values - you may want to reconsider it or revise it.
The number shouldn't discourage you, instead it should motivate you to do more than you can ever dreamed of.
3. Know your needs
Unmet needs can keep you from living authentically. Take care of yourself. Do you have a need to be acknowledged, to be right, to be in control, to be loved? There are so many people who lived their lives without realizing their dreams and most of them end up being stressed or even depressed for that matter. List your top four needs and get them met before it's too late!
4. Know your passions
You know who you are and what you truly enjoy in life. Obstacles like doubt and lack of enthusiasm will only hinder you, but will not derail your chance to become the person you ought to be. Express yourself and honor the people who has inspired you to become the very person you wanted to be.
5. Live from the inside out
Increase your awareness of your inner wisdom by regularly reflecting in silence. Commune with nature. Breathe deeply to quiet your distracted mind. For most of us city slickers it's hard to even find the peace and quiet we want even in our own home. In my case I often just sit in a dimly lit room and play some classical music. There's sound, yes, but music does soothe the savage beast.
6. Honor your strengths
What are your positive traits? What special talents do you have? List three - if you get stuck, ask those closest to you to help identify these. Are you imaginative, witty, good with your hands? Find ways to express your authentic self through your strengths. You can increase your self-confidence when you can share what you know to others.
7. Serve others
When you live authentically, you may find that you develop an interconnected sense of being. When you are true to who you are, living your purpose and giving of your talents to the world around you, you give back in service what you came to share with others -your spirit - your essence. The rewards for sharing your gift with those close to you is indeed rewarding, much more if it were to be the eyes of a stranger who can appreciate what you have done to them.
Self-improvement is indeed one type of work that is worth it. It shouldn't always be within the confines of an office building, or maybe in the four corners of your own room. The difference lies within ourselves and how much we want to change for the better.
Kimberly
What are you Dreaming Today?
http://dreamingtoday.info
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