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The blog is up and down tonight, so if you’ve had trouble getting here, that’s why. I’ve turned in a ticket, so hopefully all should be well soon. Thanks for being patient.

This is an interesting article about some super-healthy foods that everyone should be eating on a regular basis. I was surprised to see a couple of them on the list (celery, for one).

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This is really too much. I sometimes get frustrated seeing all the ads for concoctions that supposedly make the pounds “melt” off, knowing that most, if not all, of them are the modern equivalent of snake oil. But telling girls that being anorexic is good? You’ve got to be kidding me. Don’t girls (and boys, for that matter) get enough pressure to look perfect without something like this too? Turn on the television, right now, and start thumbing through the channels and take a good look at the shows that a teenager might be watching. Look at the girl’s magazines the next time you’re in the grocery checkout. I promise you won’t feel terribly good about the experience.

This type of thing is what made me want to start this blog in the first place. I believe that it’s not only possible, but more likely, to lose weight by making small, healthy changes that you can really stick with. Even more important, it’s crucial that women and men stop judging their appearance and worth by the number on their bathroom scale. Endeavor to do something every day to improve your health, and be happy with yourself, as you are right now. Don’t wait until you’ve achieved the “perfect” body to like yourself. You deserve it today, not someday.

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These look very very good. Smoothies are great for a hurried breakfast, not that we’d ever have one of those around here… The peach raspberry and blackberry both sound great. I’d probably substitute regular skim milk instead of the soy milk. I’ve never been a fan of soy milk in general.

Here’s a trick if you find that adding ice to your smoothie waters it down too much. Either freeze the fruit, the milk, or both the night before. You really need something frozen to keep the smoothie from warming up from all the friction in the blender, but sometimes ice cubes can water down the taste a bit too much. If the fruit and/or the milk is frozen, it serves the same purpose, without watering down the taste.

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This is very cool. This page shows pictures of what 200 calories looks like for a variety of foods (chocolate kisses, jelly beans, puffed rice, celery, and on and on).

This might be interesting for you to look at, and a great motivator to pick lower calorie foods! After all, how filling can a handful of chocolate be?

Okay, okay…. I might pick the chocolate too on some days!

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