It's the end of the holidays.....

The end of the holidays are HERE! Time to get serious about health and beauty. Well, I have one more day..........

I would like to start posting some low carb, healthy recipes and ideas for meals. One of my favorite breakfasts is two eggs ( I eat the whole egg, just the whites would be a better choice) fried in a pan with Pam cooking spray. I add onions, bell peppers, a roma tomato and salsa or Tabasco. If I have any kind of meat from the night before or a little cheese I will also add that. Even a scoop of cottage cheese on top is great! Depending on how much and what you add, this is a low carb, low fat, low cal option for breakfast that will hold you for hours. Get an Atkins pocket hand book on the carbs in different foods so you get familiar with the carb counts.
For snacks I recommend a hand full of nuts and a slice of low fat cheese or turkey slices with mustard and rolled in lettuce. Always include a fruit serving in your day. Fruit is tricky! Some are LOADED with carbs, check your carb hand book and pick the right fruits if you are trying to lose weight. Losing weight is under 25 carbs per day. Once you've reached your goal or are close to it slowly start adding healthy carbs back in. You will know how many your body needs to maintain your weight. I suggest weighing yourself everyday to figure that part out. I need somewhere around 40 per day. Remember, eat healthy carbs when you eat them. Eat whole wheat, high fiber. Don't add sweets, desserts, sugars. Those are not good choices!

Jan 2 2010 weight loss plan. Get ready for summer!

Join me Jan 2 2010 for a "get rid of the holiday weight and then some" challenge! Summer will be here before you know it! Who wants to wear their "winter coat" in the warm weather.

Once a week I will post my weight, what I have been eating, what I've been drinking and my exercise plan. Nothing like a public weigh in to keep you on track! I would love a friend in this! Send me a note if you want to join! We can keep each other motivated! I am a low carb girl, but bring on any plan you have. We can compare ideas and strategies!

Sharon Stone, FAB!

There are a lot of Sharon Stone pics and articles out lately. She is in great shape. I believe she is 51 years old! I read she keeps sweets, breads, starches and alcohol to a minimum. Everything I read about dieting keeps coming back to what I've been saying in past blogs and what I practice, low carb, low sugar, low fat. I know that the cocktail hour is something I could do with out, but why?

I am going to try to cut down to one drink per day. Red wine is a good choice.

The holidays have been brutal on my exercise and eating regime. Jan 2 I am going to kick it up a notch. I am going to start posting my weight, what I eat and drink and my exercise plan. I will keep records to show anyone who is still negative about a low carb life that it truly does work. Nothing like public shame to keep you on your toes!

California Dieters Tea

OMG! The holidays are not even over yet and I already feel bloated. If you feel the same and want a quick fix try California Dieters Tea at night before you go to bed. The first time you try it make the tea a little weak meaning, don't leave the tea bag in your cup too long and don't try to squeeze all of the tea out of the bag. Try it weak and see how it works in the morning. It should make you have a bowel movement to relieve any "back-up" and excess food. If it doesn't work the next night make it stronger and so on. I've made the mistake of making it too strong. Really nothing bad happens, your just in the restroom probably longer than you'd like! You will have to check your area to see where to buy it, they don't sell it in every market.

The holidays are hard. Sweets, breads, carbs galore! If you just stay focused on low carb choices you will never feel hungry or deprived! I just went out for dinner for a holiday celebration and had two vodka rocks, two olives, tuna (sushi type, no rice) and a blue cheese wedge salad. Fab! Very low carb choices and I had a great time! People say " oh, it's the holidays, I'll eat what I want." But, Jan. 2 always comes around! You can't stop it! You don't want your ass the size of Texas just because it's the holidays! Live well, eat well and be merry....remember, it's not about the food , it's about the people you share it with.

More Magazine

I wanted to take just a second to talk about More Magazine. This magazine targets women 40 plus. They always have interesting articles and info I seem to use. They have articles about politics, current events , celebrity interviews, art, restaurants and recipes. My fave is the last page where they do a really great caricature of a women celeb over 40 and have them speak candidly about things they don't talk about in every other mag. Kind of off the wall stuff. Great mag. Look at it if you haven't already.