Do You Struggle with Weight Loss?

Are you struggling to lose weight?
People overeat for a variety of reasons:

• Our poor food choices
• Emotional hunger
• Unmet needs
• Repressed feelings
• Confusion around self identity
• A call for love and help
• Self hatred
• Our disconnection from the body
• Past history of sexual abuse
• Being wounded by love
• Financial worries
• Repressed creativity
• Being someone we are not
• The need to forgive and move on
• The need to earn how to truly nourish and care for oneself
• Loneliness

In an article in The Institute for the Psychology of Eating, they say to "listen to your weight".  I have not researched this group, so I don't know how science based their research is, but I believe that it is important to look at the reason an overweight person thinks they struggle with weight.  Going on a "diet" is never the long term answer to the problem.  A 30 day "cleanse fast", or short term low carb diet is not the answer to life long weight management and health.

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Dude Food Recipe from Jeff Bridges

Since I have a "Dude Food" section, I thought it would be appropriate to ask "the real deal DUDE from The Big Lebowski", Jeff Bridges, for one of his favorite recipes.

He sent me a favorite from a page in his Mom's, Dorothy Bridges, "Tried & True" recipe book.
Many thanks to both Jeff and Dorthy!

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                 CARROT RING

1 ½ cups (3 sticks) butter, room temperature

1 cup firmly packed brown sugar

4 eggs, separated

3 cups finely grated raw carrots (about one lb.)

2 Tbs. cold water

2 Tbs. lemon juice

2 cups flour

1 tsp. baking soda

2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. salt

¼ cup breadcrumbs

Preheat oven to 350.  Cream butter and

brown sugar.  Add yolks and beat until

thick.  Add carrots, water, lemon juice,

flour, baking soda, baking powder, and

salt.  Mix thoroughly.

Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.

Fold into carrot mixture.  Generously

oil 3-qt. ring mold;  dust with bread

crumbs.  Turn mixture into mold.  Bake

1 hour.  Remove from oven and allow to

Cool 3 minutes before loosening edges

with dull-edged knife.  Turn into heated

serving platter.  Fill with peas or

whatever.  ( May be prepared and refriger-

ated day before.  Bake just before serving.)

6-8   Servings

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        Watch Jeff gobble this up!

Bill's Scrambled Eggs with a Kick

Sunday morning after church, the entire family always looks forward to Bill's Scrambled Eggs.  No ho-hum eggs here...not with dried chilies and hot sauce!

They are not just hot though....they are also savory.

He is sharing his recipe:
1/4 to 1/3 lb of Jimmy Dean's Hot Sausage
2 shakes of dried chilis
Cook and crumble.

Beat 5 to 6 eggs and add 4 to 5 shakes of hot sauce, then pour over the crumbled sausage.
Cook over medium heat, stirring continuously until cooked soft.

Top with grated sharp cheddar cheese before serving.
Yum!  They are addictive!
Thanks for sharing your recipe Bill!

Today is NATIONAL WALKING DAY

Today is National WALKING DAY. Take a walk around town, have a healthy snack....and feel like a million bucks!

What's worth more than your health---and that of your friends and family (and of course your dog IS part of the family too!)

Everyone can benefit from a brisk walk.

Favorite Saturday Morning Breakfast

Just got back from an hour and a half walk in the woods with my girlfriend and Sophie.  Not just wonderful exercise but talking with a friend, having my four footed friend with me and enjoying nature contributes to a healthy life......followed by my favorite Saturday breakfast..
An apple (full of vitamin C and fiber) with crunchie peanut butter (protein & mono-saturated fats), raisins (iron & potassium), and cinnamon (anti oxidants).  There are so many fun flavors and textures going on!

How Do You Prefer YOUR Oreo Cookies?

Food can be FUN, and it is so comforting the great scientific minds are helping us in that endeavor.
Check out what machines can do for us now----separate the cookie part of the Oreo from the creamy center.  That's right----I know we'll all sleep better tonight knowing that.  In the mean time, you should check out the video, it is FUN!

Portion Control is KEY

Portion control key to fighting obesity, expert says foodnavigator-usa.com

Food has gone through a technological revolution in the US in the last 50 years. Food is available in more variety, in more forms and in more combinations than ever before. The key word in that previous sentence,(click on link for details)

Science has known that for years (which is why I have an entire section labeled "easy portion tips").  But science based knowledge bears repeating!

Is Gluten Free Right for Everyone?????

Everyone is talking about GLUTEN FREE diets.

So many are eating Gluten Free---but do so many need them.

Doubtful.

There was an interesting article in the New York Times

I'm writing an article for "The Nutritionist" but can't post it on my blog till it publishes

in May (Celiac Disease Month)

It is true that even if you do not have Celiac Disease---you can have a true sensitivity to Gluten.  (I was diagnosed recently.)  Go to your physician and be tested BEFORE you go on a Gluten Free diet, because the blood test for antibodies can be negative if done after being on a gluten free diet.

Here are a number of helpful websites if you need more support or details.

American Celiac Disease Alliance

Celiac Disease Center

Celiac Disease Foundation

Celiac Sprue Association

Be NICE to YOU

Pick something that makes you feel good…

I’ll give you some suggestions to get you started, but pick anything that sounds good to you.  Honor yourself by showing yourself care. 

• Drink too much coffee, tea, soda?  Try drinking just ONE extra glass of water a day.
• Try eating ONE extra serving of Fruit or Veggie one day a week.
• Add GOOD STUFF!!!!