Sea Salt

I recently discovered about health benefits of sea salt. What is the difference? Sea salt is made from evaporating sea water in a natural way, that's preserving all minerals and table salt is a refined one and in the process lost all the minerals. What about Iodine?? Yes it is necessary for the body. I discovered that Hain pure foods is making sea salt with Iodine and I added recently that to my pantry.

Turn your exercise into Money

I have a found an interesting wat to support for breast cancer foundation. My Mom died with breast cancer, I have seen her suffer. Here is a great way to support them.

http://www.plus3network.com/

Diabetic friendly food--- Chana dal

Chana dal

Where to find it: Indian food stores

Recipe: Chana dal with coconut

1 cup chana dal
1 cup grated fresh coconut
1 tsp mustard seeds

1 tsp cumin seeds

10 curry leaves

1 tsp oil

a pinch of salt ( according to your taste buds)

Soak chana dal for 2 hours and cook with enough water and salt.

In a pan heat oil, add mustard, cumin seeds fry and then add curry leaves and then the grated coconut.

Now add the cooked chana dal to the above mixture.

Mood Swings!!!

Ya, we eat when we are happy and we eat when when we are sad, tired and deressing. We eat when the weather is bad, most often when we eat in these times, we are inclined to eat sugar based food.

Yes, I do have mood swings. The best thing I do is eating  DARK CHOCOlate. My favorite Lindt 85% Dark chocolate.

Michelle Obama Hula hooping!!!

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Why do we fail on diets???

My first question is why do I don't keep my diet promises???

When I was first diagonised with diabetes, do you know how much weight I lost, 20 pounds in 12 months, at that time I again became pregnant with my son and I increased only what I have to during the pregnancy. I was looking great after my delivery too.

I breastfed my son for 14 months, so I have to eat, organize home, cook, drop and pick up my daughter in the preschool etc.. my weight is increased by 10 pounds, before I realised.. and to 15 and to 20 pounds increase when my son was 25 months old. Now he is 5 years old, started Kindergarten, but the Mommy remained the same.

I am again on DIET, but what happened my son was sick last week, couldn't keep up with my diet gained 1 pound, 2 birthday parties, one festival and then my birthday. We have to celebrate all these. Get to gethers are very important part of social life and always it revolves around the food, often it is not the food that you are eating when you are in diet. Right from appetizers to dessert. If I don't eat my sugar levels will be down, so I have to eat.

What to do, workout, workout.. don't over do it.

Some things works for me is planning ahead for meals. Eating at right time, hydrating myself often. Otherwise for thirst I eat.. not good.

The 1500 calorie diet my nutritionist gave me:
Breakfast: 3 servings of carbs, 1 dairy, 1 protein serving
mid morning: free foods ( carb free)
Lunch: 3 carbs, 2 protein, 1 fruits, 2 veggies
afternoon snack: 1 fruit
Dinner: 3 carbs, 1 protein, 1 dairy, 2 veggies.

Am I sticking to it. No, I can say it passes more than that.

KEAS

I came across a website where you can track your weight goals, meal plans and your lab results too.
I signed up today me and my husband.

Here is the link

http://www.keas.com/