Motivation
Weighty Matters Call for Self Acceptance
Mad at yourself because you have a weight problem and high blood sugar? Learning some facts may help. The relationship between Type 2 diabetes and weight is complicated. Consider the following facts: The majority of overweight/obese people do not get Type 2 diabetes – about 30% will. However, 85% of people who have Type 2Read more
Favorite Tools for Cooking with Ease
Truly, I’ve never met a kitchen gadget I didn’t like. Over the years, I have purchased a crepe maker and a cherry pitter, a herb scissors and a special contraption for making jam (I used it once LOL.) Also a yogurt maker, a vacuum sealer, a …. Prediabetes has changed my priorities when it comesRead more
Tiny Steps to Better Health
Has this brutally hot summer sapped your energy and motivation? You can still work on getting healthier by making tiny changes that require almost no self discipline 😀 Before you begin, make sure you have the right tools. (Nothing fancy!) 1. Sturdy shoes to wear indoors 2. Dental floss 3. A water glass. It takesRead more
Summer Crockpot Cooking – Lemon Herb Turkey
Crockpot Lemon Herb Turkey is the kind of summer recipe I make over and over again. It takes no work, doesn’t heat up the kitchen and is carb free. Calling it a “recipe” is a stretch – it’s more of a simple technique that results in lightly flavored, moist white meat. I created this recipe-techniqueRead more
Nick’s Beans is the Side Dish for Summer
Traditional baked beans are synonymous with summer cookouts – but they are filled with sugar. On Memorial Day, I bypassed the baked beans, instead opting to make Nick Anthe’s Beans, an appealing side dish that is naturally much lower in sugar than baked beans, requires no cooking and can be made (way) ahead. The beanRead more
A Favorite Broccoli Salad, Slimmed Down
Sometimes trying to slim down a beloved recipe doesn’t work. The result is disappointing, and feels like a consolation prize. Happily, that’s not the case with this take on broccoli salad. Broccoli salad traditionally contains broccoli (obviously) sunflower seeds, raisins or dried cranberries, bacon, red onion and a sugar-spiked mayonnaise dressing. The result is aRead more
Daylight Cravings Time
Daylight Savings Time, which starts at 2 a.m. Sunday, brings with it an unwelcome gift: Don’t be surprised if you feel extra hungry or find it harder to stick to a healthy eating plan for a few days. The “springing forward” means our bodies get less morning light and more evening light. That disrupts theRead more
About Valentine’s Chocolate…
Valentine’s Day chocolate – love it or leave it? Maybe you are lucky and are able to walk by the displays of valentine’s chocolate with nary a glimpse. Or maybe you look wistfully at those heart-shaped samplers filled with chocolates, wishing you didn’t have prediabetes. I’ve been both those people. Some years, I could careRead more
DIY Personal Exercise Plan
Are you determined to be more physically active in 2023 but hate to exercise? Rather than forcing yourself to follow a set routine, you can design a exercise plan that focuses on who you are, what activities you really like to do and how much time you have on a particular day. That’s the ideaRead more