by LT MarathonGirl | Jan 10, 2016 | Diet, Self Development, Whole 30
Beware of labels!
Headlines this week all read “Americans Eat Way Too Much Sugar”. Hello! That’s not news. Some, OK, most is no brainer stuff like soda and snacks. Some is legitimately hidden in food that is made to appear like a healthy choice, We are trying to be good and are tricked by the label.
A typical can of soda may have almost 40 g of sugar in it, and who drinks a can anymore. You grab a Vitamin Water thinking you are making a better choice. There is still around
30 g of sugar. At snack time you choose a yogurt thinking this is the best choice and since you didn’t read the label you missed that your tiny little container of yogurt has 25 g of sugar in it.
My first Whole30 mistake was misreading a label on a jar of nut butter. With the attention span of a gnat
– squirrel –
I read the portion of the jar that said “Contains: Sunflower Seeds”. Perfect! One ingredient and no sugar. In the cart it goes.
Wrong!
When I got home and looked at the jar more closely what I read was not the ingredient list.
In the store I read what I wanted to see. I was hoping for no sugar and there wasn’t any. Unfortunately I was reading the warning for allergies and whatnot and not the ingredients.
If you want the soda, then buy the soda. But, if you want the healthy alternative you must read the label.
by LT MarathonGirl | Aug 30, 2015 | Self Development
The sobering fact; I’ve put on 14 pounds since this time last year.
At a business meeting Friday someone said “LT you’re looking thick“! I know he meant it in a good way. I’m sure of it. But, for my type A self, it troubled me.
On the flip side, 14 pounds lighter, a different friend said “LT, you’ve got a great looking body . . . for an 8 year old boy“. Ouch!
Somewhere in between “thick” and “boy body” is the answer.
How this happened? A year of indulgence. A beautiful new house, more time on the golf course, and … the wine cellar pictured here. Try a bottle, store a bottle, try a bottle, store a bottle. Repeat.
Each Fat Tire on the golf course – 160 calories
Each glass of red wine – 125 calories
Munchies afterwords – priceless
I resolve to find that in-between-ness by breaking up with Fat Tire and Red Wine for 30 days – Sober September.
Does anyone else have a goal this month? Share it in the comments section below.
by LT MarathonGirl | Mar 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
Peas and carrots
Chocolate and peanut butter
Oreos and milk
Eggs and bacon
Bacon and eggs
Burgers and beer
Pizza and . . . pizza
Perfect food combos. Now there is a new match made in heaven…
Taco Bell and breakfast.
My favorite food and my favorite meal.
If you didn’t give up fast food for lent and are going to dare the new breakfast menu here’s a look at the nutrition value of what they have to offer, from Taco Bell’s website.
