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Archive for April, 2010

Is Your Boyfriend Making You Fat?

Monday, April 19th, 2010

Close-up of young couple sharing drink in fast food restaurant

Sometimes falling in love can make you as soft and goey on the outside as it does on the inside! These pages usually contain my own thoughts and words instead of simply linking to another page. But in truth, this story is as fun a read as the title. Click the link below and enjoy!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35932231

Tags: Fast food, Portion sizes
Posted in Fat, Nutrition, Restaurants, Weight Loss | No Comments »

Electronics – Argh!

Friday, April 16th, 2010

Young woman sitting on sofa using TV remote

For months now, whenever I want to increase the volume on my TV, I have to get my blanket-clad body up out of my comfy chair and walk the few feet to the TV to manually adjust it. Finally, a trip to RCN for a new remote and I’m all set. Or so I thought. Programmed it according to the directions, nada. Now what?

Turns out, there’s a little hidden circle on the bottom of the TV that receives the signal from the remote to tell it to change the volume, turn off the TV and cable box at the same time, those sorts of things. I had discretely placed a beautiful Zen clock in front of the signal, thinking is a natural thing to do. That eliminated any careful conversation between the remote and the TV. Who knew?

Covering up the ability to receive important signals is what we do when we eat in the absence of hunger. Like when we’re bored, distracted by a movie, upset, or socializing. (more…)

Tags: Hunger, Satiety, Signals
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Thai Coconut Curried Salmon with Greens

Sunday, April 11th, 2010


Simply divine over fragrant jasmine rice!

Ingredients
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 cup thinly sliced onion
2 teaspoons curry powder
1 cup light coconut milk
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 tablespoon bottled minced ginger
1 tablespoon fish sauce
2 teaspoons bottled minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon chile paste with garlic
1 (8-ounce) bottle clam juice
1 (1-pound) salmon fillet, skinned and cut into 3/4-inch cubes
6 cups trimmed watercress (about 2 bunches)
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