Tuesday, October 13, 2009 by admin.

In a society where some restaurants conceal their nutrition information, or outright lie about it, Panera is a stand-out where you can be sure that the information you read is accurate and complete.  Well, they’ve improved upon perfection!

Panera’s new nutrition calculator is fantastic.   You can choose different food items from a drop down menu, and add them to your meal.  You can also go into a sandwich and choose toppings, changing the caloric and fat content results.  This is a wonderful tool for all people wishing to eat healthier, or lose weight.

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Monday, October 5, 2009 by admin.

I feel like I’ve landed on a treadmill that won’t stop.  Catching up after vacation and trying to get back into a routine just isn’t working right now.  This coming Saturday, my husband and 8 year old son will be testing for their black belts in karate.  This is just not helping!

I thought creating new habits was difficult.  Apparently, reviving my previous habits is even harder.  One detour, and I’m floundering.  In all honesty, I’m not even really that busy yet.

I need to write down what my routine was before our trip.  Lists have a way of getting accomplished.  I think if I write down the things I did, and when, I’ll be able to at least get back to where I was.  Then I can add new routines and habits to that.

It sure would be nice if the imaginary life treadmill burned as many calories as  a traditional treadmill at the gym, though, wouldn’t it?

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Sunday, August 2, 2009 by admin.

Two women who’ve been up and down the scale get together over coffee and talk about their ideas and tricks and little changes they are using to become healthier.  This is how a blog is born.  So, without further ado, an introduction to us both!

Dea is a 32 year old wife and mother of two boys.  She has osteo-arthritis in her knees, which makes exercise and heck, climbing the stair, interesting.  She is six feet tall, and currently not pleased with her weight, or the junkiness of her diet.  She believes the word “diet” is not about losing weight, but merely means the food you eat.  She is also very, very interested in budgeting and saving money, and how to work the healthier, lighter way of eating into tight budgets.

Becca is a 31 year old single girl.  She has the best beagle ever, named Molly.  She has back problems, so she has to come up with creative ways of getting more exercise.  She, too, has a tight budget, and has had to come up with very creative ways of cooking for one that are both healthy and cheaper.  She is very interested in lowering cholesterol, keeping her back healthy, and watching out for diabetes.

Why the title? We’ll tell you why. Carrots should taste like cheetos. They’re the same color. Why is one healthy, and the other has more calories, fat, etc? Whoever came up with healthy food needs to do a bit more R&D and come out with “New and Improved - Carrots!” Extra strength lettuce would be nice too. Basically, we’re all  in battles with our minds and bodies to get to - and then maintain - good, healthy levels of fitness and weight. So we’re sure a lot of what we post here will wind up referring to our frustrations, or successes, of that struggle. Battle, more like.

So that’s us.  We’re hoping that we’ll have lots of new ideas that can help others to lead healthier, happier lives - while also saving money!

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