Fabulous Breakfast and Letter From a Finnish Friend
Had a fabulous breakfast at my Mom and Dad’s this morning – a “bomba” of pureed fresh fruits served in chilled wine glasses, then we had poached eggs, bacon, cornbread and coffee. Um-m-m!
It was unseasonably chilly for August, so we couldn’t eat in the garden. We played with the Flip camera my sister and I gave [...]
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Elba in August — Slenderizing Figs From the Garden
This morning I pedaled over to the nearby Farmers Market. And what do you think I found, amongst other things?
The most gorgeous ripened figs — just like you find in late August in California.
But they reminded me of some other figs on the Isle of Elba in Tuscany one golden summer not so long ago.
When [...]
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Eat, Pray, Love and a Weight Loss Challenge
Have you seen the movie, “Eat, Pray, Love” yet?
Did you love the food in Italy? Have you been praying that you could eat those delicious things and not gain weight?
Here’s my 7-Day Challenge, which will help you: Clear all the processed food out of your kitchen and out of your life by Saturday, Aug. 28.
Be like [...]
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Eat, Pray, Love and Losing Weight in Italy
I went to the theater to see Eat, Pray, Love yesterday. And although there were many things I did love about the movie, I have to set the record straight on one thing: Most people don’t gain weight when they go to Italy – they lose it!
I know that sounds counter-intuitive but that’s the experience of the vast majority [...]
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Emotional Eating and Weight Loss
If you’re an emotional eater, no diet will work in the long run. You may learn to eat lots of vegetables and cut down on sweets, but when your emotional hot buttons get zapped, you’ll be running to the fridge and cupboards.
Is this you? Do you find that under certain circumstances you cannot stop yourself [...]
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Weight Loss Lessons from Gardening
As I was riding my bike this morning, I couldn’t help but notice all the gardeners taking care of the lovely homes I was passing.
It’s kind of hard to ignore the noise of leaf blowers and lawn mowers at 7 a.m. It doesn’t matter what day of the week it is, there’s always a gardener somewhere, hard at [...]
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Pasta Disaster Becomes Weight Loss Blessing
I had a pasta disaster last night — but it had a happy ending.
I had just put the finishing touches on my garden pasta delight — pasta mixed with fresh garden tomatoes, basil, garlic and extra virgin olive oil. I gave John his plate and sent him out to the pool. Then I dished up [...]
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Have You Made Yourself a Promise to Lose Weight?
How many times have you promised yourself to lose weight — only to break that promise?
And how did it make you feel to break your word with yourself?
A colleague, Matthew Cossolotto, author of the new ebook “The Power of Making a Promise: Make A Promise. Keep Your Word. Change Your Life,” recently commented on a line [...]
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Low-cal Canned Coffee? Si!
Have you tried illy issimo, the little canned coffees that allow you to enjoy a quality Italian coffee wherever you go?
If not, you can find them at Whole Foods, numerous Target locations, gourmet grocery stores, and even Duane Reade if you happen to be in Manhattan.
The company asked if I would try three of their canned coffees and give [...]
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