Our Diet & Garden

One of the problems in America (according to a program that I saw the other day) is the overabundance of processed food.
I know that since I’ve started avoiding sugar (corn syrup, honey, etc.), I’ve discovered that there’s sugar in all kinds of foods that don’t need sugar. All this sugar is for is to [...]



 Update

The diet is really working. I wish I’d weighed before starting it, but I’m more interested in losing inches. I can now have fruit, which is good.
We had a delicious Tilapia last night. I browned it a little in Canola oil, then baked it in the oven with a little cheese and some tomato [...]



 Spaghetti Squash

Yes, we tried it tonight. No, it wasn’t nearly as bad as I had thought. It was actually okay, and the squash is really cool to prepare.



 Our New Diet II

I’m up starting a new load of wash and got some soup for a snack. I exercised for 30 minutes tonight and I’m proud of myself. This has just got to become a habit.
If someone was approaching this diet rationally, they would 1) clean out their pantry 2) find and organize diet-friendly recipes [...]



 Our New Diet

Stephen and I have started on the South Beach Diet. We might as well diet now, or we’re going to “have” to diet later. Diabetes runs in Stephen’s family, although I seem to have more blood-sugar problems than he does.
We’re doing the South Beach Diet. I didn’t think it would be hard. I never [...]