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Figure-Friendly Lunch Ideas Part II: Making the Most of Leftovers

LJ September 19, 2010 0 Comments
Taking leftovers to work is hardly a novel idea.  In fact, there are very few novel ideas in the world  - whether we're talking about writing or food.  However, from time to time, I find myself rediscovering and getting inspired by old ideas that really work.  For example, for dinner tonight, I had a turkey meatloaf sandwich.  It sounds like I consumed a million calories in a diner,...

Celebrate Your Weight Loss Milestones

LJ August 17, 2010 0 Comments
At the end of July, I hit my halfway weight loss milestone.  When I started this journey on March 16, 2009, I was 50 pounds heavier.  At that time, I set a goal of losing a hundred pounds.  It sounds excessive, I know, but that is how much weight I needed to lose to be within the healthy weight range for my height.  It seemed impossible at first.  In fact, I could barely get my head around...

Tips for the Lazy Dieter Part I

LJ July 18, 2010 0 Comments
I probably should change the title for fear of offending someone.  "Tips for the Busy Dieter" or "Tips for the Dieter Who is Short on Time" (aren't we all?) would probably have worked just as well.   But, to me, the phrase "lazy dieter" had a ring to it. I once got an e-mail from a friend who said that she admired the fact that I found time to write and diet.  Time to diet?  That phrase...

Eating Breakfast Can Help With Weight Loss

LJ June 20, 2010 0 Comments
Did you know that eating breakfast can help you lose weight?  Recent studies suggest that eating breakfast helps us to jumpstart our metabolisms in the morning and avoid overeating throughout the day.  They also suggest that skipping breakfast makes us more likely to overeat later to make up for that skipped meal.  My go to breakfast on weekday mornings is usually a packet of high fiber...

Learning to Cook Healthy Dishes Leads to Weight Loss

LJ March 19, 2010 0 Comments
I was never known as the cook in my family.  My mother is a fantastic cook.  She can "burn" in at least five different cultures.  She learned to cook from her mother and from spending summers on a farm in Tennessee.  Later, she made friends of different nationalities and took a little from each culture.  She learned to cook Haitian food from her Haitian friends, Jamaican specialties from...