Take the fun out of advertising for your kids.

I need to post a note because I want to talk about this.  I am listening to something that reminded me of this topic.  The second thing that reminded me of this was because I was at the grocery store and this child was asking for things he no way knew what it was but knew the picture.  How do you teach your kids.  My daughter now thanks me for this.
I also have to tell you about teaching her to wear socks.

I think I talked about bout this before but how do little kids know these products?
Jingles logos?  The box doesn't really dance.  I guess when you see ads you as the parent have to say, gee our box doesn't dance or sing.  If you start point out the not trues about products maybe our kids will become less trusting to only read the front of the box.  This subject is just to hard to talk about.  Advertisers get paid big bucks to get us to buy products.  I think this is  a first that I am at a lost for an answer.  Maybe we need to work on the positive of spending time together in the kitchen preparing good foods.  Maybe doing some veggies in a pot.  This is the time you should be putting lettuce greens in your pot.  It likes the cooler months.  I am putting mine out this week.  I got some really nice pots at the end of the year.  I am going to do a whole patio garden.  I never thought I would be excited about beets.  I will have to link a picture.
 

Learn out loud

I am listening to  learn out loud because it is a free download today about Professor Rogan Kersh describes the politics of food and nutrition
It is really good.  He is talking about when the shift went from fat being desirable to unhealthy.  At one time about 1900 it was a sign of wealth to be heavy or curvy.  The history of how this all happened is worth checking out.  I will blast you a link.  It was free about a month ago so I get to finish it up today when it is free again.
Would I buy it?   Might be worth $20.00  I would have to look at what the price really is.
http://oyc.yale.edu/psychology/psyc-123
Just having fun today

Week 3

It is the start of another week.  I can't believe it has been 2 weeks already.  So as I look back do I feel I have made good use of my 2 weeks?  Yes.  I can really say yes.  So now I know that week 3 will be a hard one.  As far as motivation this is going to be a hard week.  I guess what we need to do is put up a reminder of the changes over the last 2 weeks and think about what is in store for us for the next 2 weeks. 
I started out at 130 pounds.  I weighed in this morning at 125 but the big thing is that I am starting to look forward to those 2 miles.  We all know I hate running but I like how it effects my buy. 
I have to tell you that I have a daughter in fashion school.  She made these pants that are really cute but to small for me.  They are a model size 8 or a size 1.  So I tried them on as my goal pants and I have about 4 inches to lose.  I feel like I have made progress so I am excited to see what the next few weeks will bring. 
I am trying to set up a meeting with my once a month trainer.  I didn't meet with him last month but just the thought that I was going to workout with him really hard I wanted to be ready so everyday I wanted to quit I would thing about how I was going to explain quitting.  I really am enjoying the slimkicker site.  I have been getting in my 2 miles and tracking my food.  I am really enjoying the challenges. 
I did think of a couple of other things I wanted to talk about but I have to get to work right now.  If you have something you would like to know about let me know.

Coke Death

http://www.foodmanufacturing.com/news/2012/04/coca-cola-addiction-cited-womans-death?et_cid=2604487&et_rid=41383390&linkid=http%3a%2f%2fwww.foodmanufacturing.com%2fnews%2f2012%2f04%2fcoca-cola-addiction-cited-womans-death

I had to post this because this is what I am talking about if you eat sugar for food in an extreme.  Where does Coke advertise that it is a one item body maintainer.  Her poor liver.  This also happens when the liver gets over loaded with alcohol.  Thinks just can't clean.  I have said it before and I will say it again, people have to read lables and take charge of your health.  Doctors are there as a tool.  If you ask for trouble you will get it.  If coke gets sued there is more wrong in our court systems than I thought.
I stand on the side of coke, They offer many products and noplace do they say that you can live on coke.  Please tell me with all the information out there this woman didn't think there was something wrong with what she was doing.  If she was trying to prove a point and get a TV show about her extream habits I think we will never heard the trruth.
This is wrong on many levels and anyone that follows chatthefat know this.
What did her teeth look like????

Week 2

This is a really tough week.  I did step on the scale this morning and I am up. :(  I can give you a list of reasons why this number wasp up. 
1 woman thing
2 haven't been eating salads (can't and miss them)
3 did eat that ice cream (more than 1 serving)
4 slacking on the work outs
5 telling myself that it is ok to take it easy because of my mouth
This is week 2.  week 1 you are all excited because it is something new week 2 you are trying to change habits by making them stick.  Your body is screaming hey I like my old life, I like the comfort squish (fat roll) The body doesn't like the idea of leaning out.  That fat is like a savings account.  I shouldn't call it a savings account because that sounds like a good thing but it is a savings account of fat not money. 
I have to get to work.  Maybe I will get to the gym tonight.
Think positive.  This is a push week.  Do we went to move forward or turn back to our old habits.

 I really have to start thinking what I want to do with my blog.  I would love to lead a meet-up type support group.  Anyone got some ideas?

Has my blog or the 27 rules helped you lose weight or gained health?  I trying to think of what I want to do next.  Do I want to get the world Jillian ripped? no I want to help people to eat in a healthy manner.

Have a great day
Lynn

Lets cook some Fava beans

I saw these at the store and wanted to try them because they looked interesting.  I got the red mill ones  because you didn't have to soak them.  I made this bean and ham soup for dear husband.  I put in the beans, celery, onion, green pepper. carrots and 2 cans of broth.  I chopped all those veggies with the chop o matic and tossed them in and turned on the heat.  When I got home from the store I added the ham I just picked up.  I would add spice to taste.  maybe some cilantro.  I thought it was good.  For me I made some miso.  Husband hated miso.  To the miso I added some beans, onion, carrots and mushrooms.  I did leave the first batch on the stove while I went to visit my friend Mary and stop at the store.  I must of been at Mary's to long because it ran out of water because I was to lazy to find a cover for that pan.  I did put a cover on DH's pan.  I had to quick remake mine.  It was good.  I did put 1 oz of cheese on mine because I like cheese in soup.  I really like onion soup. I do like the miso and I have a big bag of it.  You only use a small amount of the miso paste to make this.
I have to say afterr looking up how good these beans are for you I will make this again.  I will make the ham one again too.
What is the worst that can happen if you try something new?  Man should not live on pizza alone.
I now have to look up how to put your grill together and get the ignitor to work.  I love you tube.
Have a good time cooking.

Progress report

I really am starting to think of my post titles.  So this week I want to talk about drive and progress. First weigh in day with my motivation buddies.  My buddies, 1 new 1 I have had for at least a year are seeing what can be done in a month. And the numbers are 126.8  and 28.6% body fat.  I was talking to someone at the gym that had lost 56 pounds and is now a size 1 and she was saying because she is lifting weights the scale is going up but the fat is going down.  This is why I want to keep an eye on the body fat thing.  I have to look back at what I was last week.  OK I did try to look back on a weight and found 131 but no body fat.  This was from a day right after pigging out on ice cream.  So 131-126 looks like down 5 pounds.  Like on BL the first week of changing habits is always a big one.  It's not that I ate that bad but I really cleaned it up this week and also kicked up the workouts.  I have to say I am enjoying them.

I also have been listening to some podcast and trying to stay focused.  I have another friend that has helped develop an app and website.  I am having a blast with that.  I am on level 4.  I was at the gym yesterday and took an aerobic type of a class, very fun but she did no pushups and I signed up for this challenge to do 20 per day.  At the end of the class I had a mat and time so I got them done and completed the challenge.  I did see some one asked on the slimkickers site (my friend's site) what happens if you missed a couple of the days?  Well in my book you didn't do it and try again.  The challenge is for 7 days not like 3 months.  Sometimes you just have to say, "hey I tried but I didn't do it." and try again.  I guess it wasn't that important to you or you would of gotten it done.  Like life, it's not the end of the world.  Can you say you got 1/2 way over the wall? no. you either got over or you didn't. 

If you think of a challenge as a wall you put a sticky note on the wall and say I got this high this time and try again.  You don't get the checker flag till you do it.  So what if it takes you 9 weeks to do it, I have time.  This is all about developing habits, good habits.  Maybe 5 hours on the computer blogging isn't a good habit unless it's your income. Let's see 5 hours- 1 min. to get those pushups done and you have plenty of time left. One of the things my mom use to say is "don't make a big production about it, just get it done."  Let me quick get those pushups done, I feel guilty not doing them even if I have the challenge done.  OK done.  I feel better now.

Striiv up date.  I did do a bunch of challenges on it the other day or should I say over the last week.  I am building energy to be able to build this little town. I have to figure that part out.  Well enough for today.  Get out there and enjoy the day
Lynn

striiv review

I started on Friday at noon.  so far I am liking it.  I am doing some of the mini challenges.  It is hard to say something at work like "just a min. I have to do a challenge."  I think it only promps you for a challenge when you check it.
I have been checking out some podcasts.  I found http://logicalloss.com  I really like what I am hearing so far.  This is where I heard about the striiv.
Then I have a follower that did a  website more like a game called -slim kicker-. the website is http://www.slimkicker.com  I am lynnbaum on this site. 
Striiv results (all about)
Fri 5500
sat15,000
sun 8000
mon 6500
Can you tell I wen to the gym on Sat. with my friend Cindy.  She is my workout buddy.
In the slim kicker I am having fun.  I get up and do those pushups so i can l can log that I got it done.  I m logging my food on this site. I still chat on sparkpeople because I like the community.  I do have to make sure I don't spread myself to thin where I don't get the benefit of what I want to do.  So I am eating with the 27 rules.  I had spinach w/ strawberries and shrimp for dinner.  Cucumbers and a fat free hummus I made.  Child said I put to much tahini in it but I put in chicken stock for the oil.  Maybe what she is tasting is the lack of olive oil.
I found another person about my goal and she said lets really give it a 100% try for a month so starting Monday it was game on.  It's all for bragging rights.  It is a race to 120. maybe 115.  Have you ever wanted to say -oh ya, I'm good" well I want to.  That left over cake in the pan on the table can rot before I will eat it.
I need my other friend to join me in this.
I have to think of what else I wanted to talk about. Oh I know the slim kicker doesn't like the bananas I eat.  My sugar bar always overloads.  I'm still going to eat them because I love them.
Shakes.  We need to quick talk about them.  I think they are a fad.  I did buy one that is really good.  It is a vegan blend.  I like the taste of it but if I can eat the banana and peanut butter why should I blend it?  I have time to eat, because I can eat while I am having a cup of coffee in the morning.  People are made to eat not to drink shakes.  Nothing wrong with the shakes but don't think you are missing out if you are nit eating them.  One person -fit2fat2fat put spinach in their shakes.  I love spinach in salad so I will eat it in a salad for lunch.
Well I am off for the day.  I will be watching loser on the treadmill tonight.

Toys update

My new Striiv is on it's way.  It will be here next week.  I have a follower on this site that has been part of the creation of a fun website.  Here is the link www.slimkicker.com she calls it level up.  Yes I signed up and will keep you posted.  It looks fun sofar.  We all know as soon as you start tracking calories you start dropping the pounds.  I will see if this helps me stick to it.  Really anyone can lose weight it is keeping it off.  How many pounds have you lose 50 times.  You lose it just to put it back on.  I did get up and did a mile on the treadmill and some pushups, planks, and crunches. 
I have to go check in.  Send me a friend request if you join me on level up.  If you find something you would like to chat about or test out , let me know.
Lynn

Toys

So yesterday and for the past every now and then I have been checking out the weightloss toys.  I heard someone from a podcast talk about the striiv.  I really thought about what I hate.  I hate paying a fee every month, I hate websites that are hard to input what you ate.  I do like sparkpeople because it is easy to find the food items you want to enter and you can combine food items so you can you can repeat meals with ease. 
I'm having a thought.  I do eat pretty good most of the time but with a notebook everyday you can put what you ate on one side and your workout on the other.  You don't need a big notebook.

So I want to look more into the striiv.  I want to pick one up in the morning.  They say it is good to go right out of the box. 
So here's the test for the month of April.  I will blog everyday and let you know how it goes.
I am enjoying the your shape box punch and kicking  I got a score of 3500.  to much fun.