July 2010

2010 goals revisited

July 31, 2010 competition July 31, 2010

I’m a little late with this since July (the 7th month of the year) is almost over, BUT this year has flown by! So, it’s PAST time to revisit our annual goals and see how we’re doing! I want to reassess….what can I check off my list? what can I take off my list? what can I add to my list? NEW GOALS FOR THE REST OF 2010 Blog every day to every other day…inspiring and sharing Stay in touch w/ my blogs using NetNewsWire Update our budget/transactions on Mint.com daily — NEW! Finish my masters degree (by Thanksgiving) Continue working on organization & simplifying my life & home (one space at a time) Continue with health and nutrition as my #1 goal for my ...

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recipe | carrot banana muffins

July 29, 2010 nutrition July 29, 2010

These muffins are amazing and they were suggested by an amazing friend of mine. She is truly inspiring! She and her husband are examples of living a healthy lifestyle in every way – mentally, spiritually, and physically. They are also great examples of how to create the life you want! You can find Joy here. This is a recipe that her entire family raved about! And, she had to share it! I’m so glad she did because we love it here also! There is NO FLOUR and NO SUGAR in this recipe. It’s gluten-free. They are sweetened entirely with fruit. They taste fantastic! They make the house smell fantastic and I think they’re better after they cool! Ingredients 2 cups blanched almond flour 2 teaspoons ...

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recipe | cinnamon-walnut oatmeal cookies

July 28, 2010 nutrition July 28, 2010

So, I spent a couple hours going to the grocery store and the health food store to get ingredients for two different recipes. Of course! When I get home, I am missing an ingredient for each of the recipes that I intended to make. That is standard for me! So, I switched gears and picked a recipe that I had all the ingredients for, or so I thought….and I started. I didn’t have WW pastry flour but did have WW flour and they turned out just fine. BTW, I used dark brown sugar so mine are a little darker than the original recipe. **Tip: don’t tell the husband or kids that there are prunes in these cookies!** Ingredients: 1 cup pitted prunes 1 cup walnuts ...

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fertility | what is this?

July 25, 2010 fertility July 25, 2010

I wanted to take a minute to clarify what I’m doing here with my fertility series. I am sharing with you what I have found in my MANY HOURS of reading on nutrition. I am telling you that I research all things nutrition and that it is my passion, including fertility, pregnancy and nursing. I am telling you what I have found and a great deal of that is contradictory or unproven. I am telling you to make your own decisions about what you will eat and feed your families! I subscribe to the notion that it’s better to be aware than not. I soak up as much information as I can, from every source I can. I then take that information and I decide what I will believe and do with that ...

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i believe…

July 25, 2010 personal July 25, 2010

I had an assignment this week in my Masters class to list 100 of my ethical beliefs in one-sentence statements. They were supposed to be ethical beliefs and not personal beliefs, but I had a really hard time with ALL ONE HUNDRED! So, I thought I’d share them with you and encourage you to do the same. It was a neat challenge! (Please do not judge, criticize or fight with me about these since some of them are political and religious in nature.) I believe in God. I believe God is forgiving. I believe that God does not care what religion you are as long as you accept Him. I believe in love. I believe everything happens for a reason. I believe marriage is sacred. ...

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fertility | no trans fats

July 21, 2010 fertility July 21, 2010

No surprise here….TRANS FATS ARE BAD! Basically what I’m coming up with in ALL of my nutrition research is EAT REAL FOOD. Trans fat is NOT real food! The effects of trans fats are not all known, but we do know…. Trans fats are not real food! Eat real food! Trans fats = greater chance of ovulatory infertility 4g / day of trans fats showed effects on fertility (BTW, 4g = one donut, 2T stick margarine or 1 med order of french fries!) Trans fats make the body more resilient to insulin (higher blood sugar + insulin = reduced fertility) Trans fats increase inflammation in the body which interferes w/ ovulation, conception and early embryonic development (BTW, it also assists in creating a great environment ...