Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! 

Aren't the holidays are wonderful? A time of giving and receiving. A time with friends and family. And best of all a time of excuses to indulge in all kinds of tasty treats and scrumptious delights. After all, the holidays only come around once a year! Did you indulge until you bulged?  Did you, by chance, make a New Year's Resolution and promise yourself you'd shed some extra pounds? 

As we enter the New Year I think back to the day I sat with my friend at a local pub and she declared that she was going to stared a diet on the 2nd of January. Ugh! I knew that if she lost weight, and I didn't, then I'd be turning green with envy. So I decided to join her.  I began to research the fastest, easiest way to lose the extra pounds and learned about our body's natural way of burning fat - a process called ketosis. By choosing the right foods I immediately lost 6 pounds and then steadily lost 30 more! And I didn't have to eat things like grapefruit and plain toast.  I never thought I'd see the day I would weigh the same as I did on my wedding day, but I have seen it and rejoiced! 

Ketones Aren't From Motown - A Weight Loss Success Story is my story of how I lost over 35 pounds by eating things like Eggs Benedict and Chocolate Covered Strawberries.  My eBook contains Low Carb, Gluten Free recipes and an easy to follow, step by step plan.  In the book I tell you the science behind the process without getting too in complex, and share my experience in a humorous way.  If I can do this, so can you! You can have your own weight loss success story.

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Never Too Old To Be Parented

As a mother of four I've had plenty of opportunity to parent but I rarely do I feel parented. Yesterday was an exception. Just a few days earlier I'd been repeating myself for the umpteenth time as I encouraged one to, "Be the best 'you' you can be and don't let other people's behavior sway you."  Then a funny thing happened in my home. Whether my eyes were opened or it just sneaked up on me, I can't be sure, but suddenly I was discontent. My kids we uncooperative!  Over the years we've had assigned chores, allowance, fancy charts and incentives-- but it usually comes down to me reminding my kids to pitch in and help out. Yesterday I'd become so discontent with my family's behavior I was considering going on 'strike' and being just as uncooperative as I'd perceived them to be. My very own philosophy, the one I'd shared so many times, "Be the best 'you' you can be, regardless of others behavior" did not return to me. I was stuck!  Then my heavenly Parent reminded me of this philosophy by using a friend. First he reminded me of Galatians 6 - "Do not become weary in being your best! Eventually you'll see the results of your efforts so don't miss an opportunity to be your best!"  Then he mentioned the importance of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience and 'bearing with' others -- none of which I'd been practicing during my self focused grumbling fest.  Next I was reminded that, with a little effort I could change my attitude -- if I wanted to.  By focusing on the good instead of the negative I could renew my way of thinking and embrace an attitude of gratitude.  Finally, my friend reminded me that my spiteful desire to go 'on strike' was not going to accomplish anything good and it certainly wasn't going to model what I'd been telling my kids all these years: "Don't let others behavior sway your decision to be the best you can be." The best thing of all is that my friend was just sharing something he'd been considering and had no idea that he was reminding me of some very important principals.  Yet, even with this personal pep-talk, it wasn't easy to overcome my discontented feelings. But as I made the deliberate choice to prepare the dinner I had vowed NOT to fix, as I sat with the children I had decided NOT to grace with my presence, as I spent time with the ones I'd been given to love, I knew I'd made the better choice to be the best I could be. For them and for me.

Merry Christmas Dinner Done Wisely!

Christmas Dinner Done Wisely!

Thanks for counting down the 12 days of Christmas with me! Today the only recipe I have for you is a bit of advice: Enjoy! But be like the wise men and be wise.  Be good to yourself and choose wisely!  Here is a list of some of the most common holiday foods and the carbs a typical serving has. Enjoy yourself and have a little of everything you love, but don't overdo it. Instead savor every bite! Merry Christmas!

Roasted Turkey 0 carbs
Honey Baked Ham 2 carbs
Prime Rib 1 carbs
Stuffing 3 carbs
Gravy 3 carbs
Mashed Potatoes 33 carbs
Scalloped Potatoes 21 carbs
French's Green Bean Casserole 19 carbs
French Beans w/ Almonds 2 carbs
Peas 9 carbs
Carrots 4 carbs
Yams 33 carbs
Cranberry Sauce 53 carbs
Dinner Rolls 13 carbs
Pumpkin Pie w/ Whipped Cream 28 carbs
Apple Pie A La Mode 165 carbs
Cherry Pie 49 carbs
Cheese Cake 33 carbs
Fruit Cake (like anyone's really going to eat that!) 75 carbs

Christmas Eve Cookies For Santa!

Twas the night before Christmas…Cookies for Santa

1/2 cup butter

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup Splenda

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla or almond extract

3/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

2-1/4 almond flour

Preheat oven to 350.  In medium bowl use microwave to melt butter.  Add brown sugar and Splenda and cream together. Add egg and vanilla and mix well. Add baking soda and salt, mixing well. Mix in almond flour. Stir in chocolate chips.  Place by heaping teaspoon-fulls, one inch apart, on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 5-8 minutes.  Makes 36 cookies.

Each cookie has

Calories 69

Carbs 8

Fat 7

Protein 2