From the monthly archives:

May 2009

Almonds and anxiety?

May 31, 2009 by hollie Food and Recipe Reviews

After years of not liking almonds, a couple years ago I finally started trying to integrate them into my diet. I began finding that I liked the taste, and it was easy to grind them up and add them to all kinds of things. I don’t like walnuts (besides the taste, they make me feel [...]

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TPS Report #2

May 31, 2009 by hollie Numbers and Progress

JUST under the wire! I almost forgot to make my weekly summary.
Weight:
I didn’t lose a single pound. My weight fluctuated, but when it was averaged for the week, it was exactly the same as when I started, down to a tenth of a pound. I actually wasn’t disappointed, as this week has seen a lot [...]

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Mmmm, lemonadey goodness

May 30, 2009 by hollie Deep and Meaningful Commentary

Greg and Jason and Beth and I went to the Farmer’s Market this morning (after dropping Miles off at the movie theater for a birthday party, fun!), and picked up some snow peas, apples, farm-fresh eggs, and piles of strawberries. I had a glut of lemons at home, so I used my Breville juicer of awesomeness [...]

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Baklava Attempt #3: still toooooooo soggy

May 30, 2009 by hollie Recipes

I made this last night: Baklava
Jason is visiting this weekend, and I tend to want to make some spectacular treat when people are over. For Christmas this year I want to send out piles of almond baklava, but I to do that I need to get the recipe just right. Which requires PRACTICE. Which requires [...]

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Eating meat: so far, no heart attack

May 30, 2009 by hollie Going Vegan

Well, the last three days I’ve had two servings of meat a day, a whole slew of fruits and veggies, and hardly any grains at all. I feel a little confused and guilty admitting this, but I feel amazing. In two days:

My anxiety has been much better. Yesterday I almost missed a dose of my daily [...]

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Are running shoes useless?

May 28, 2009 by hollie Exercise and Fitness

On a bbs I’m on, a link was posted in response to a friend asking about shoes for starting the Couch to 5k program.
The link went to an article titled, “The painful truth about trainers: are running shoes a waste of money?”
What I like is that they come to the conclusion that we’re basically better [...]

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The vegans are gonna kill me (but at least they won’t eat me)

May 28, 2009 by hollie Going Vegan

Okay.
DEEP BREATH.
So….I’m taking a break from trying to go vegan.
I’ve been trying for months, and I’m doing horribly. My weight has gone up, my anxiety has gone WAY up, my panic attacks have increased, and while I don’t blame going vegan for any of this specifically, I have been keeping track of what I eat [...]

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The nice thing about vegan cookie dough….

May 26, 2009 by hollie Kids

…is that you can eat it with your four-year-old!

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Great article on the benefits of fruits and veggies!

May 25, 2009 by hollie In The News

I just found a great article on the benefits of fruits and veggies, written by David H. Murdock, who is chairman and owner of the Dole Food Company. Here’s a link to the article, and here’s an excerpt:
No pills, not even aspirin, and certainly no supplements ever enter my mouth — everything I need comes from my [...]

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The joys of juice for breakfast

May 25, 2009 by hollie Deep and Meaningful Commentary

This is what I juiced for breakfast this morning: an entire head of romaine, a lemon, two small apples, four stalks of celery, and a chunk of ginger.
I’ve been having this (or a slight variation) most mornings since I got my juicer, and I’ve noticed a few things changing. My taste for vegetables has increased [...]

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