Yesterday for Thanksgiving Day, we joined 6000+ others for Father Joe’s Turkey Trot in San Diego – a 5K walk/run to benefit the homeless. We had a great time despite the rain!
Usually sunny San Diego was wet and cold as the rain sometimes sprinkled but mostly came steadily down, with an occasional pelting! The kids [...]
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Thanksgiving is just two days away! The delicious smells of turkey, yams and pumpkin pie will be filling the kitchen very soon. It all sounds great…except you are still trying to lose that baby weight. How can you enjoy the holiday without gaining 3 pounds by Friday?
Check out my article on my website titled, “Guilt [...]
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Okay, Thanksgiving is only days away so you’ve got to lose a little bit of weight before the feast. Here’s one way: EAT TOFU! Here’s a recipe from www.allrecipes.com to make “the new beef” part of a great lunch or dinner!
Ingredients:
1 pound firm tofu
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 green onion, chopped
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 [...]
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Today was a special day because we got to attend a “Men are Like Waffles, Women are Like Spaghetti” marriage seminar with bestselling authors, Bill and Pam Farrel.
This was not about eating actually waffles and spaghetti, so I can easily blog about it here – ha! Men are like waffles because they tend to see [...]
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Just wanted to give another shout out to my San Diego readers. In November, you have a great opportunity to win free ice cream at Seaport Village’s Ben & Jerry’s.
All you have to do is submit a photo or video to the Seaport Village November contest and you will automatically win 2 coupons for free [...]
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My husband was listening to talk radio a few days ago, and heard of a pastor in Dallas who issued a 7-Day Sex Challenge. For 7 days, he was asking the married people in his congregation to have sex. We laughed that church attendance would be very good with the men that next Sunday!
Here’s 3 [...]
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Sandwiches are a staple when you have kids in the house. This is one easy way to spice up your sandwich with a few additions (blue cheese and walnuts, yummy!), found on www.allrecipes.com.
Ingredients:
1 whole wheat sub rolls, lightly toasted
1/3 cup light mayonnaise
16 fresh basil leaves
1 pound thinly sliced cooked deli roast beef
3/4 cup crumbled [...]
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Right now as I’m sitting at the computer, I am thirsty! I’m staring at an empty glass on my desk and it hits me. I need to write about water!
If you are trying to lose weight (or just be more healthy), drinking water is such a lifesaver. Water is so good for you, it’s free, [...]
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Okay, let’s face it. Thanksgiving is coming and then Christmas which means we will be gaining 1, 2, 5, 10 pounds…yipes!
NOW is the time to have a plan to MAINTAIN your weight and maybe even lose a few pounds.
Here’s what my family has decided to do. Believe it or not, this was my mom’s idea [...]
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I love chicken casseroles. This is one you can bake that (hopefully) your kids will enjoy eating too. Step it up by adding some broccoli to it.
Ingredients:
6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into bite size pieces
2 cups milk
2 cups uncooked white rice
2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of chicken soup
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
Directions:
Preheat oven [...]
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