Vs. You guys know I struggle with the intake of sugar, its no surprise to hear on this blog. The other day when I was trying to justify a laffy taffy I started doing some comparisons between fruit and candy. Banana- 7-8 inches long has 105 calories and 14g of sugar. However it also has [...]
Category > Sugar
Aspirations 2011 Update#4
The good: I’ve cut down on my sugar intake ALOT! I’m still not perfect but hey who is? Another successful crock pot recipe from A Year of Crock Pot Cooking, Fish! I used light mayo and fresh caught fish from our trip to Canada last year. The mayo I use is whole ingredients only no [...]
Aspirations: Update #2 (Debit and Food)
Debit Credit Cards are paid off!! Step one is complete! Now moving on to paying off the Pathfinder. Starting this month, I’m going to add the money we were paying to the credit cards to the principal. The good news about this loan is that we have a great interest rate and in the past [...]
Taking care of myself
Its amazing how much taking care of myself affects my attitude. The healthier I eat, the easier it seems to be in a good mood throughout the day. When I exercise it wears me out, but the next day I feel more energetic, and maybe a little bit sore. That is why about 2 months [...]
Silly but very proud moment.
I’m at work and I’m trying to reduce sugar…again. I went into the break room and saw whoppers, yumm but I was good I asked myself “would you rather the whoppers now or a sucker when you get home?” Then I walked away!! Woo hoo! Also yesterday I met my new mentee for coffee and [...]
