10 Things in Candy I’m Not Sure I Want to Be Eating

Halloween is in two weeks and I’m already dreading it.

Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE Halloween — the spooky movies, dressing up, decorating the house. It’s not any of that.

It’s the CANDY.

Every year I think it’s not going to be a big deal. “I’ll just have one or two pieces,” I say and then the flood gates open. I find myself rummaging through the kid’s stash for Twix and Kit Kats after they go to bed. It’s sad.

I know all the tricks: Buy candy you hate, wait until the last minute, blah, blah, blah. It’s all good advice, but at the end of the day, I still find my hand in the candy bag.

So this year I decided to do something different. I decided to educate myself. I wanted to really learn what’s in this candy I’m eating so I can make an informed and conscious decision of whether I want to put it in my body.

Note: You may think I’m anti-candy but I’m not. I’m an “everything in moderation” girl. There’s only one problem: sometimes I have a problem with the moderation part. I hope this helps.

10.  Titanium dioxide, found in Skittles

… and sunscreen! That’s right. The same stuff we slather on our skin to prevent burns also happens to help make food white, which is why it’s also found in marshmallows. Oh, and paint. I don’t know it just doesn’t sound like something we should be eating either. Click here for more info.

9.  Carrageenan, found in Baby Ruth, PayDay

Apparently it adds texture and thickness but has NO nutritional value and has been shown to be destructive to the digestive system. Interesting enough it’s “natural”.  Check out this article on Prevention for more information if you are interested.

8. TBHQ aka Tert-Butylhydroquinone, found in Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Baby Ruth, Goobers

It’s a preservative that does not cause discoloration in food and it’s been deemed safe for consumption even though the FDA limits it usage to 0.02%. I’m not so sure I’d categorize something as safe when it has to be limited to such small quantities. Click here for more info.

7. Partially hydrogenated soybean oil, found in Snickers, Almond Joy, Tootsie Roll, Reese’s Pieces, Whoppers, Baby Ruth

According to some it’s quite possibly the most harmful ingredient in processed foods. Look, even Urban Dictionary says so.

I’m only partially joking here. It is a trans fat and it is bad for you. Click here to see what the Mayo Clinic has to say about it.

6. PGPR, aka polyglycerol polyricinoleate, found in Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Kit Kats, Twix, Peppermint Pattie, Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Bar, Mr. Goodbar, Hershey’s Special Dark

PGPR is considered safe for consumption, however, according to BeacauseNoOneAsked.com, PGRP is used to replace the expensive cocoa butter that is normally found in chocolate. So they take the stuff that actually may have some health benefit to us and replace it with what? A bunch of chemicals to mimic chocolate. Let me guess, it’s cheaper.

5. Carnauba wax, found in Nerds, Mike & Ikes, Gummy Bears, Swedish Fish, Skittles, Reese’s Pieces, Good & Plenty, Jolly Rancher Gummies

Another “safe for consumption” ingredient, carnauba wax is the same stuff used in car wax, shoe polish and cosmetics. Just thinking about that makes me reconsider grabbing that handful of Swedish Fish from The Husband’s stash. More info on FitSugar. 

4. Hydrogenated palm kernel oil, found in Milky Way, Skittles, Butterfinger

Contains less trans fat than partially hydrogenated soybean oil, but like carnuba wax, I’d much rather it stay in my cosmetics and candles than my food. I’m thinking it’s just best to stay away from the word “hydrogenated.” More on Ehow.com.

3. Resinous glaze, found in Reese’s Pieces, Whoppers, Milk Duds

Also known as shellac, it is secreted by an insect called the tachardia lacca beetle. According to vrg.org, it is also used in furniture polish and varnish, hairspray, shampoo, perfume, cosmetics, and paint. Yikes!

2. Yellow dye No. 5, found in candy corn, Starbursts, Nerds, Skittles, Butterfinger, Reese’s Pieces, M&Ms, Dots, Jolly Rancher Gummies

I decided only to pick one dye or my list would have just been filled with them. According to CSPI’s Chemical Cuisine, it causes allergy-like hypersensitivity reactions, primarily in aspirin-sensitive persons, and triggers hyperactivity in some children. It may be contaminated with such cancer-causing substances as benzidine and 4-aminobiphenyl (or chemicals that the body converts to those substances).

And the No. 1 Thing In Candy I’m Not Sure I Want to Be Eating is …

1. Sugar, aka high fructose corn syrup, aka almost anything that ends with -ose, found in EVERYTHING

I don’t want to start a sugar vs. corn syrup argument because that’s not the point of this. The point is to be a little more aware of what we are deciding (yes, deciding — what you eat is a conscious decision, or at least it should be) to put in our bodies, and the more time I spend thinking about it the more I want to reduce my overall sugar intake. If you really have some time, you may want to read this article in the New York Times about it.

Listen, I’m not an alarmist. I don’t think we are all going to die if we indulge in a few bites of candy this Halloween. But for some of us just having a “few bites” is a problem. So maybe, just maybe, if we are a little more aware of what we are eating, it will be a little easier to stop at a bite or even skip it altogether.

Now I feel like a big downer but I have to be honest, I’m not craving those Twix bars I know will be in the 8-year-old’s Halloween bag!

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Clean Eating Lunchtime Combo (it’s easy to do ya’ll)

Lunchtime a la Josie

Check out my homemade, clean eating lunchtime combo: Seasoned, roasted chicken breast and a lightly salted, baked sweet potato.

…because I’m pseudo-fancy like that — not all the way fancy, because I forgot to sprinkle cinnamon onto the ‘tater.

But anyways, I prepared everything the night before and packed it up to feed my stomachs for lunch. It’s a protein/fiber powerhouse that’ll keep you full and energized, and your sexy bawwdy on the lean side. And yep, this combo is only around 375 calories, so I had room left over for a fist-full of popcorn (I have Hulk-sized fists, just take a look for yourself) and a tasty Shakeology Cookie. As if I’d skip out on dessert?

Clean eating makes me feel all powerful ‘n stuff.

It’s easy to eat this way and keep your fatty parts on meltdown when you plan ahead. Food planning is super important to your weight loss goals, so don’t you be lollygagging about pre-planning your meals.

Plan those meals, or else!!!

Don’t make me come after you if you’re failing to plan. I possess stalker-vision and will most certainly use it. O_0

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Ninja Fusion Circuit (Home Workout #6), plus My Eating Snapshot For Today

My morning workout is done. This is how it went down.

NINJA FUSION CIRCUIT (after a thorough warm up)

50 reps Tuck Jumps (gah!)40 reps Abs on the floor20 reps Jump Kick, left20 reps Jump Kick, right5 reps Dive Bomber push ups (killer!)5 mins Kickboxing Intervals: 45 secs boxing / 15 secs high knee jog

Completed circuit 3 times: total time approximately 30 minutes. I am Ninja. Hear me R-O-A-R!

Tuck Jumps Demo

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Dive Bomber demo

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And gotta top off all that well earned fitness-funk with healthy eats all day long. Here’s what I’m eating today…

BREAKFAST GRUBBIN’: Tropical Shakeology in the blender with 1 cup water, 1 ripe banana, 6 frozen strawberries

MID-MORNING SNACKAGE: Nope. Never hungry for morning snack (thank you, Shakeology).

LUNCHTIME FEEDING: Steamed broccoli, baked sweet potato with nutmeg & cinnamon, no butter. Pack of Belvita golden oat biscuits.

MID-AFTERNOON FORAGING: Greek yogurt with fresh blueberries, plus coffee with cream, no sugar (around 4pm).

PRE-DINNER SNACK ATTACK: Godzilla-sized handful of organic tortilla chips with salsa.

DINNER FRO DOWN: Roasted chicken with vegetables and big ass piece of cornbread. Yesss!

EVENING COUCH-ASSING: Cup of mint green tea with Stevia. Bowl of cereal (maybe).

Recommended Grocery List

Make your fitness and eating choices count! Today brings you one day closer to achieving your goals!

XO,

Josie

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4 Reasons I Refuse To Be Blamed For Eating Up All The Damn Cake

No pictures to show. Why? Because the damn cake is gone. It was Greedy Kid #1's birthday. She’s 19 now. We had cake, of course. There was a rude conversation that took place two days later:

Greedy Kid #1: I can’t believe all my birthday cake is gone.
Me: Yeah, me either. That’s crazy.Greedy Kid #1: Why are you so surprised? You basically ate the whole thing.

((blank stare))

I Refuse To Be Blamed Because…

Reason #1: I only had 3 or 4 large slices, m’kay?

Reason #2: There was plenty of cake still there when I left the table (I think).

Reason #3: And it’s not like anyone else was trying to get a slice.

Reason #4: The cake was just sitting there, being ignored.

I am a victim of accusation. Whenever cake goes missing in the house, the finger gets pointed at me. Clearly for the reasons I set forth above, I am NOT the culprit of the cake that disappeared. But even if it was me (which it wasn’t), I carried Greedy Kid #1 for 18 long months inside the womb of life, and have the stretch marks to prove it. Doesn’t that entitle me to some cake, dammit!?

Okay, uh huh, yeah. That’s what I thought. Thanks for seeing things my way.

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February Podcast: Running After Baby, Getting Started, Raising Eaters, Cals vs. Points, Habit Eating

Please excuse any foot in mouth slip ups or nonsensical ramblings. I recorded this month’s podcast so fast I can’t even remember what I said!

Topics include…

Running after baby.Why would you do if you were having trouble making the lifestyle changes you want so desperately to make but can’t seem to get your brain on board with it?Getting started. Raising good eaters – a ramble. Points or Calories Habit Eating

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What Would YOU Do? If You Found Yourself in This Eating Dilemma…

I’m asking, because this has happened to me, and probably will again. I’ll tell you how I handled it, but first, let me propose the dilemma-scenario in question for your consideration…

YOUR DILEMMA-SCENARIO

You’re seriously hungry. For whatever reason, I don’t know, but your stomachs are excessively way past their feeding time. Maybe you were waiting for hours at the doctor’s office, or you got held up at work. Unplanned crap happens that messes with our ability to eat on schedule, and now it happened to YOU. You have no snacks in your bag, there’s no sort of hippie health food store around for you to grab some kind of organic crunch bar, and you won’t be home for another hour and a half. You are freaking STARVING!

So what do you do?

There are fast foods spots on every corner. Do you continue to starve yourself or do you grab the only thing around — fast food? And please don’t say, “that would never happen to me because I’m perfect and I carry my snacks at all times” because that’s NOT part of this hungry scenario. So what’s your answer? How would you handle the situation? Starve or take the fast food route?

JOSIE’S ANSWER

I used to allow myself to starve until I got home, and it was excruciating. I refused to eat anything that violated my healthy-eating code, especially fast food. But later I decided that was bullshit and there was no reason for me to be putting myself through that starving nonsense, so I started grabbing the healthiest fast food item I could identify opposed to starving myself until later, especially if had worked out earlier in the day.

It’s not too hard to find a decent salad or grilled chicken sammich on a fast food menu nowadays. I recently had both in the last few weeks, and I have ZERO guilt about stepping into a fast food joint. Fast food is my last resort, emergency ninja-move alternative.

So how about YOU? Would you starve until you got home, or get fast-foodie instead?

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Use the Reverse Food Journal to Keep Your Holiday Greedy Eating in Check

It’s barely 9am and the bacon slabs are cooking in the kitchen for the family. But does this mean I gotta eat them with my own breakfast?

Hell naw! The bacon slabs are going on my Reverse Food Journal. But what the heck is THAT?

I hereby authorize you to get a little greedy today. It’s Thanksgiving, after all. But using my Reserve Food Journal system will help you give yourself some credit (a little pat on the back, if you will) for NOT stuffing your stomachs to overfilled capacity. Log the foods you say “no” to and DON’T eat.

Try it today. Those bacon slabs are the first thing on my Reserve Food Journal list. I’d rather save my holiday calorie-fest for sweet potato pie slices.

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Don't Say 'Bon Voyage, Diet!' Tips For Eating Well While Traveling

Who doesn't love summer? The vegetables are at their freshest, the nights are balmy, the kids are out of school, and it’s time to hit the road! But when we’re on the go and traveling, it’s tough to stick to our healthy lifestyles. Vacations are good for our health: They reduce stress and give balance to our lives. But with road-trip diner fare, cruise ship buffets, and airline meals, they can be a dietary disaster.

Give your body -- not your diet -- the vacation.

Here are a few tips to help navigate the journey and stick to your budget:

1. Skip the junk food en route. Just because you’re on vacation doesn’t make a chain restaurant’s extra-large muffins or greasy burgers any better for you. Instead, pack snacks for the flight or the road -- a turkey sandwich on whole wheat, a piece of fruit -- and save your splurges for the unique fare you’ll encounter at your destination. If you’re on a road trip, make room in the trunk for a cooler; fill it with double-bagged ice to prevent soaking the food, and then layer in fruits and veggies and sandwich fixings.

2. Get a room with a view (and a kitchen). If possible, book a condo or a motel room with a kitchenette, and then hit the grocery store on arrival; it might seem more expensive, but you’ll be able to brew your own coffee in the morning, have a casual breakfast and pack lunch to go -- saving plenty in restaurant bills as well as calories.

3. Avoid the buffets. Going on a cruise? Gambling in Vegas? Opt for traditional restaurants rather than “all-you-can-eat” diet-disaster zones.

4.  At a restaurant, eat family style. Order mostly healthy dishes and a single “splurge” specialty, such as a dessert to share, and pass the plates so everyone at the table has a small taste.

5.  Park it. If you’re on a road trip, or if you have a rental, consider ditching the car once you reach the day’s destination, and walk around town instead. Not only will you log a couple of miles as you explore, but you’ll save yourself the hassle of finding parking spaces over and over again.

6. Build activity into every day. Dedicate a few hours to physical activity -- whether in the form of a walking tour, snorkeling or dancing at a disco. You’ll still have plenty of time to veg out –- and you’ll have earned it.

Happy trails!

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Ask Roni: My Goals, Eating Out Strategies, Calcium Concerns, Getting it to Click [video] [podcast]

I’m baaack! (with baby) ;)

Topics this week include…

Do you have a goal weight for WW this time?  Is it different from the last time because you are a new Mom and will be brestfeeding for awhile?  What was your goal weight the 1st time you did WW?  How tall are you? How you stay motivated to eat healthy when your husband is not a big fan of healthy eating. Any thoughts or suggestions?I was wondering how you make sure that you get enough calcium in your diet.How did you do it? How did it just click for you? How do you stop feeling sorry for yourself, and stop working against yourself and just do it?

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Food Can’t Hug You Back: Lessons in Emotional Eating

Before I tell you anything else, let me tell you about my relationship with Pop Tarts.

For at least four years, those little toaster pastries were the bane of my existence. Why? Because they were my personal favorite binge food. Whenever I felt stressed or lonely or sad, I’d tear into a box of them, furiously clawing away at the shiny silver wrappers.

I couldn’t stuff them into my mouth fast enough.

My relationship with Pop Tarts clearly exemplifies the way that I have used (or, more accurately, abused) food in the past. Whenever I was faced with an uncomfortable emotion – say, I was worried about an upcoming meeting or apprehensive about a difficult social situation – I found myself cramming cake or cookies or brownies into my mouth at lightning speed.

But Pop Tarts were my favorite. Particularly the Brown Sugar Cinnamon kind.

Of course, my weight climbed higher and higher in response to those binge eating episodes, which only made me more miserable than I already was. What am I doing? I thought. Why do I keep going back to the kitchen pantry again and again and again?

The truth is that I was a full-blown, out-of-control emotional eater. McDonald’s was my comfort and Dairy Queen was my solace. The easiest way to distract myself from whatever uncomfortable emotion I was feeling was to eat and eat and eat until I couldn’t focus on anything except the pain in my stomach.

I preferred that pain, I guess.

Eventually I decided that I didn’t want to keep living my life from binge to binge. I was tired of hiding secret stashes of candy in my desk or claiming I needed to buy milk when I was really buying chocolate éclairs. Where did that get me, anyway? No where except right back to Dunkin’ Donuts.

I finally admitted to myself that food couldn’t solve my problems. It couldn’t keep me company when I was lonely. It couldn’t give me a hug when I was sad. I needed something more.

These days I’m happy to say that I don’t reach for the cookie jar in the face of anxiety or the ice cream scoop in the face of stress. Instead, I’ve learned a bunch of other coping strategies that are much healthier and way more effective. Like exercising my body to release tension and frustration. Or journaling to cope with anger and irritation. Deep breathing when I feel nervous, and novel-reading when I feel overwhelmed.

Some of these options may seem obvious, and yet how many times do we dismiss them in favor of a trip to the refrigerator?

The good thing about emotional eating is that there are ways to overcome it, a fact of which I am living proof. There are plenty of practices to do and exercises to complete that can teach anyone how to use food for sustenance rather than for comfort.

We all know that life isn’t easy. There are plenty of curves in the path and bumps along the road. These days I’m learning to navigate those curves and bumps all on my own, no Pop Tarts required.

Katie McLaughlin blogs about all things healthy living at Health for the Whole Self. Her e-book is titled Taking Action: 30 Specific Strategies for Overcoming Emotional Eating, which is available as a PDF Download or through the Amazon Kindle store.

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Start Eating Healthy! Subliminal CD with (NLP) Neurolinguistic Programming imbedded in soothing music and calming sounds of ocean waves

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A kid’s guide to mindful eating.

Spring has sprung in our neck of the woods and, as a result, the Tornado & I have been picnicking.

Yesterday, while watching her eat, I was reminded of all she’s taught me these past five years.

Sure some of my sentimentalnessment (technical term) is in part due to the fact we had her kindergarten roundup yesterday (!), but you’ll have that.

Please to enjoy Five Mindful Eating Tips as furnished unknowingly by the Almost-In-Kindergarten Tornado.

Really take time to assess your hunger. REALLY.

Lately, when I ask her if she’s hungry there’s a l-o-n-gass lag before she responds.

And I wont lie to you.  Many, many times the aforementioned lag annoys me.

I find myself longing to say: “Make up your mind!” or the ever notsonice “It’s not that hard of a question!  Are you hungry?!”

As I recently watched her decide if she wanted a snack or not, it occurred to me she seemed to have a check list she went through in her head.

She really is DECIDING if she’s tired, bored, hungry, whatevs *before* she answers my question.  As it’s only *then* that she knows her answer.

Duly noted.

I could learn a few things from her slowslow response.

Be selective.

As a mom it’s my job to encourage her to try new foods.  I offer & encourage  and, should she not like a food at first encounter, I always proffer it at least one more time.

That said, Ive noticed she doesnt eat what she doesnt like.

While this used to annoy me greatly, Im choosing to view it in a different light.

When viewed through the lens of mindful eating her refusal is her simply being selective.

I can think of many times Ive eaten what I knew I didnt adore (hello lemon cake!!) & not only did I not enjoy it—I ended up eating what I did like (greetings brownies!!) anyway.

In addition.

Being selective mightcould be a good thing.

EMBRACE your food…literally.

Ahh age five.

It’s not enough to simply eat and be done with it.  She touches, smells, mashes, tastes, envelopes every morsel which goes into her pizza-hole mouth.

This, like her drawn out answer to are you hungry, used to be a Mama-crazy maker.

Now I view it as her being more present than I could ever hope to be while eating.

Now I view it as virtually the definition of mindful eating.

Parties or special occasions are about far more than food.

Before we head to a birthday party for one of her peers the Tornado is filled with questions about the cake.

What it will look like.  Will be cakecake, ice cream cake, or cup cakes.  What flavor it will be.  When will they cut it?

The list of questions go on and on.

Until we get to the party.

Once the fun begins—whatever the “fun” for that soiree is—the cake is entirely forgotten.

So much so she typically takes one bite & abandons the confection entirely in favor of frolicking with friends.

It’s all a great reminder that parties, holidays, & special events need not be about the food but about the socializing.

Time with friends can be just as decadent a treat or indulgence.

(heck not having to prepare food myself/clean up is a huge treat—no matter what we’re eating)

Eating as a family ROCKS.

I could quote statistics here but we all know how important family meals are.

Any meals, in my opinion.

Right now we are more family breakfasts than dinners and that’s ok.

While she doesn’t mind when she’s the only one eating (hello dinner at 5pm!) she clearly prefers the three of us at the table & no other distractions around.

Food. Family. Talking. Time together.

So there you have it, Oh Patient Readers.

Myriad meandering musings all gleaned from a five year old mind.

And you?

Whats your biggest mindful eating tip?

Have you watched others (from kids to friends to strangers) as they’ve eaten and picked up some tips along the way as well?

Please to hit us all up in the comments

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Now Eat This! Diet: Lose Up to 10 Pounds in Just 2 Weeks Eating 6 Meals a Day!

On the heels of the bestselling success of his low-calorie Now Eat This! cookbook, Rocco Dispirito expands his brand with a weight-loss program guaranteed to produce maximum results with minimum effort.

Award-winning celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito changed his life and his health-without giving up the foods he loves or the flavor. He has lost more than 20 pounds, participated in dozens of triathlons, and-after an inspirational role as a guest chef on The Biggest Loser-changed his own diet and the caloric content of classic dishes on a larger scale. In THE NOW EAT THIS! DIET, complete with a foreword by Dr. Mehmet Oz, DiSpirito offers readers a revolutionary 2-week program for dropping 10 pounds quickly, with little effort, no deprivation, and while still eating 6 meals a day and the dishes they crave, like mac & cheese, meatloaf, BBQ pork chops, and chocolate malted milk shakes. The secret: Rocco's unique meal plans and his 75 recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, and snack time, all with zero bad carbs, zero bad fats, zero sugar, and maximum flavor. Now readers can eat more and weigh less-it's never been so easy!

Price: $22.99

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Ask Roni_v49: Finding a Diet Plan, Training and Calories, Starting to Weight Train, Partners with Bad Eating Habits

Phew! Is today Friday? I didn’t realize until about 4PM. Bad… I know.

Topics this week include…

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The Diet Mob Prize Pack Giveaway! (EatSmart, Clean Eating Magazine, Shakeology and More)

The Mob is here, yo! So I’ll skip the mumbo jumbo and get straight to the point. But don’t get real nervous. The Mob isn’t pushing diets. They’re pushing PRIZES, baby! And these prizes are gonna help you reach your fitness goals, so let’s get to it!

Diet Mob Prize Pack: ONE (1) greedy winner will receive these FOUR awesome prizes. Yep, ALL FOUR PRIZES!!!

EatSmart Digital Bathroom Scale: Ohh, how I do NOT like to weigh. I didn’t weigh for close to a year because I was obsessed, weighing in 3 or more times a day (say what!?). Then the EatSmart people got smart and sent me a scale. I like it, people. It has a sharp LCD display and it’s lightweight – way lighter than my expense-azz Tanita scale which I am totally not using anymore. But what about weighing in every 5 seconds like I used to? Nope. I don’t do that anymore. For the first time in all my 9-lives (because I am part feline?), I have a healthy relationship with the scale. I’m loving my EatSmart and YOU could win this thing!

Clean Eating Magazine: It’s a 1-year subscription, people (8 issues). Clean Eating Magazine is da bomb. ‘Nuff said.

Simply Fit Chocolate Chip Cookies: Huh? How can I talk clean eating and cookies in the same breath? Well when you consider that this $13 box of cookies (yep, $8 + 5 shipping) is a powerhouse treat that includes flax, oats, quinoa, barley, amaranth, spelt, sesame and more, of course it’s on my eating list! I buy these cookies and now the winner will get a box, too.

Chocolate Shakeology: Hell yeah! One sample pack of Chocolate Shakeology to riddle the taste buds with joy and help whittle your body to goal weight while improving your health. And if you want to know more about Shakeology, or how to join my team on Beachbody, just email me, yo!

56-second video! Check out ALL the food you’d have to gnaw on to get the nutrition found in one Shakeology shake. Gah! I’m greedy, but not THAT damn greedy. Just gimme the shake instead.

Shakeology Sample Prizes: Three (3) consolation winners will each receive a sample of Chocolate Shakeology to gulp on. ka-BOOM!

Your chance to win ends Monday,  1/17/11. Winner announced by 1/19/11 on the top right sidebar. United States entries only. Totally null and void where prohibited.

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Ask Roni _v48 – Social Drinking and Weight Loss, Working out Pre-Work, Taking the Weekends Off, Eating healthy on a tight budget, Starting with Motivation

Time got away from me today but I got my podcast up! I give myself a midnight deadline. It keeps me honest. :)

As you may notice I’m now on YouTube!! YAY! They have finally approved me to have longer videos. This means no more markers for each question HOWEVER, next to each topic will be a link to jump right to that question on youtube if you don’t have time to watch the whole thing. That’s a good compromise, no? :)

Topics this week include…

Podcast/Audio Only Version
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What’s Your Take on Compulsive Eating? Real Disorder or Lack of Willpower?

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Start Eating Healthy! Subliminal CD with (NLP) Neurolinguistic Programming imbedded in soothing music and calming sounds of ocean waves

This is a subliminal product with hundreds of positive affirmations recorded onto one relaxing CD. Although the words aren't audible, they are there and they are powerful! The affirmations are masked by beautiful music and soothing ocean waves. Meanwhile, as you focus on something else, or just while relaxing, the subliminal affirmations take hold in your subconscious mind. The affirmations are powerful and designed to bring about safe, healthy and permanent changes in your life. With so many subliminal products on the market, be cautious to purchase only REAL subliminal recordings with NLP (NeuroLinguistic Programming) affirmations. Proper production, recording, scripting, and duplication are vital in creating such a powerful product. Use only the BEST! Trust Mind Design technology and expertise.

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Overcome Binge Eating Clinical Hypnosis Program (Audio CD)

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Ask Roni _v45 Breakfast on the Go Ideas, Adjusting to Eating Less, How I Met the Husband, Drinking Soft Drinks, Fairness of Weight Loss

Running a little late but I made it with an hour to spare. :)

Topics in this video include…

Ideas for Breakfasts on the GoAdjusting to Eating LessHow I met the HusbandDo I drink Soft Drinks?Fairness of Weight Loss

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