E's - Before! (The "thank heavens its G rated" version!)

Because I can already see a small difference... :) and I want to document the progress, I have taken the liberty to be a poster child for our website. Here are my "before" pictures. As you can see, the figure in this demonstation-although quite fabulous-could use a bit of T.L.C. via the Y.G.G! So please keep posting your many good advices and may the force be with us all!
You go girls!

Do you need some buns with that? HA! HA! Pa-leeese! (OK, back to work!)

Your Diet should be Healthy and so...

This is a very good resource for learning about how what you eat effects you! It is like Biology 101 for how your body works to maintain itself and how appetite works etc. Here are the parts and chapters:

Part 1: What a waist!

3 Introduction: YOU: On a diet
Work smarter, not harder

chapter1
25 The Ideal Body
What your body is suppose to look like

Part 2: The Biology of Fat

chapter2
35 Can't Get No Satisfaction
The science of appetite

chapter3
51 Eater's Digest
How food travels through your body

Chapter4
71 Gut Check
The Dangerous Battles of Inflammation in Your Belly

Chapter 5
99 Taking a Fat Chance
How Fat Ruins Your Health

Chapter 6
127 Metabolic Motors
Your Body's Hormonal Fat Burners

Chapter7
137 Make the Move
How You Can Burn Fat Faster

Part 3: The Science of the Mind

chapter8
155 The Chemistry of Emotions
The connection between Feelings and Food

chapter9
163 Shame on Who?
The Psychology of the Failed Diet

Part 4: The YOU Diet and Activity Plan

chapter 10
193 Make a YOU -turn
How to change what you thought You Knew about Dieting - and Change Your Life For Good

chapter 11
205 The YOU Activity Plan
Physical strategies for Waist Management

chapter12
231 The YOU Diet
The Waist Management Eating Plan

And then there are the Appendices of Medical Options for those who are seriously over weight.

Anyways, it is all very good. The sample ideas in the eating and excersize are very simple and fabulous! And they tell you what kinds of products you should not eat because they are so bad for you...very interesting and eye-opening! Very Good!

Anyways, Thought that I would share too!
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Another Healthy Recipe

I must say that this is my favorite recipe book. All the recipes in it are good for you and taste REALLY good. (All the ones we've tried that is! :)

Here is one of the recipes. . .

Chicken Minestrone

2 Tbsp olive oil

2 Slices Canadian bacon, chopped (we decided a whole box of the pizza sliced bacon is better!)

1 onion, chopped
2 celery stalks, sliced
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 medium zucchini, diced
1 bay leaf
1 can (15 oz) cammellini beans, drained and rinsed
1 can (15 oz) red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
6 cups fat-free, reduced-sodium chicken broth
2 cups water
6 portions chicken breast, cut into 1/2 inch chunks (about 1 1/2 lbs)
3/4 cup Ditalini pasta
1 box (10 oz) frozen green beans
1 bag (5 oz) baby spinach
3 Tbsp fresh basil, sliced (we used dried basil)
2 Tbsp fresh Parmesan, grated (we used the spaghetti shaker kind!)

1. Place a large pot over medium-high heat. Add oil and heat for 1 minuts. Add Canadian bacon and saute for 4 minutes. Add onions, celery, garlic, zucchini and bay leaf, saute for anouther 5 minutes.

2. Add cannellini beans, red kidney beans, chicken broth and water to the pot. Bring to a boil over high heat. Then add chicken and cook for 10 more mintues.

3. Reduce heat to medium high; add pasta and grean beans. Cook until pasta is tender, about 8 minutes.

4. Remove bay leaf from soup with tongs or a spoon. Stir in spinach and cook until slightly wilted, about 1 minute.

5. Ladle a portion (about 2 cups) of minestrone into eacvh bowl. Top with fresh basil and Parmesan. Serve and enjoy!

Once Upon A Thigh. . .

Mom was telling me about her doctor's little website that gives weight loss advice and different ideas to be more healthy. Here is a link. . .

http://www.madisonwomensclinic.com/onceUpon.php


Go enjoy Once Upon A Thigh!

Friday is my day!

I have decided that Friday is going to be the day I splurge and have a delicious dessert of some sort or another. What's not to love about Friday night? No school or work on Saturday morning...then add an ice cream sundae to the mix; one might call it a perfect evening :) Also with it being date night (even if our date is just downstairs watching a movie) I want to be able to revel in the "date" experience and thoroughly enjoy the evening! Not to mention, if I plan my dessert ahead of time then I have a whole week to look forward to the sweet confection of Friday night! Thank goodness for Fridays! -Tiffany

Here We Go!

Ok sisters. We are at the starting line. The time has come. Time to win this race. . .

YOU GO GIRL!!!