Can House Painting Facilitate Weight Loss?

I wonder if there are colors that can facilitate weight loss?

When I have the time, I'm going to check on the Internet and see if I can find some articles about how the colors of a house may affect appetite.

On this diet, I want to do everything I can to psychologically support my efforts to lose this weight.

That is why I have been thinking about doing some house painting in 2007.

Frozen Caramel Truffle Cappuccino Recipe

From The Desk of Tallahassee, Florida Dieter ~ Kathi Dameron

For a rich and luxurious cup of frozen hot chocolate, try this tasty treat!

Frozen Caramel Truffle Cappuccino Recipe

8 oz. fresh brewed Decaf Caramel Truffle Coffee
1 package Creamy Swiss Chocolate Shake Supplement from Winner's Weight Loss
A handful or two of ice

Blend to a rich, thick frozen consistency. Pour into a big whimsical mug.
Dust with a sprinkle of cinnamon or stir with a cinnamon stick. Serve with a long elegant ice tea spoon. Yum!

To learn more about the Winner's Weight Loss Diet contact Lori at 850-297-2500.

Hot and Sizzling Fajita Skillet ~ Ole!

From The Desk of Tallahassee, Florida Dieter ~ Kathi Dameron

Coming from a caterer's background... food just doesn't taste palpable to me if it isn't bursting with good flavor. On so many diets, the food tends to be bland and boring.

With the amount of weight that I need to lose, the only way that this adventure is going to work, is if my food-lovin' taste buds get their daily dose of pizzazz!

So for my dinner tonight, I kicked it up a notch with some high voltage southwestern flavor.

Sizzling Beef and Vegetable Fajitas With Salsa

Beef
Onions, Sliced
Medley of Your Favorite Vegetables
Salsa

Get your skillet screaming hot. Cook beef and vegetables till beef is done and vegetables are caramelized to perfection.

Top with a big dollop of chunky salsa. Ole!

Flavor Popping Salad

From The Desk of Tallahassee, Florida Dieter ~ Kathi Dameron

For a flavor-popping salad, I prepared a seasonal marriage of Mixed Greens With Turkey, Crisp Red Apple and Florida Tangerine Vinaigrette for my lunch this afternoon. Yum! It was simply delicious, quick to assemble, and so wonderfully healthy! With food this flavorful, dieting is a treat!

Mixed Greens with Turkey, Apple, & Florida Tangerine Vinaigrette

Bagged Field Greens

1 Small Red Delicious Apple

3 oz. Roasted Turkey, chopped or shedded

1 Teaspoon canola oil

2 Teaspoons Apple Cider Vinegar

Mrs. Dash Sun Dried Tomato Seasoning

A generous splash of fresh squeezed Florida tangerines

Top greens with turkey and sliced apples. Combine vinagrette ingredients then splash over salad.

This salad is a vision of culinary simplicity! Whose dieting? With food like this... it is a pleasure to embrace heart smart choices!

I am on an exciting adventure to shed over 100 pounds. If you want to join me on this magnificent journey... hop aboard! My friends at Winners Weight Loss can help you, too!

For more information on how you can embark on your own magnificent journey call Lori at 850-297-2500.

Frosty Mocha Cappuccino

Form The Desk of Tallahassee, Florida Dieter ~ Kathi Dameron

For a nice tasting mid-morning or mid-afternoon snack, here is a treat that tastes a bit like a cup of frozen hot chocolate with a whisper of flavored coffee.

1 Package Swiss Chocolate Shake and Pudding Mix, available from Winner's Weight Loss

4 oz. Fresh Brewed DECAF coffee (more or less according to taste preference)

4 oz. cold water

A hand ful of ice cubes

Put all in blender and frappe to a nice thick frozen consistence. Serve in a big mug and dust with a sprinkle of cinnamon or stir with a cinnamon stick.

To learn more about the Winner's Weight Loss Diet ~ Call Lori at 850-297-2500.

Vegetable Broth

Here's a nice vegetable broth you can cook up in a crock pot.

1 Gallon water

2 Onions, sliced

3 Celery Stalks, sliced

3 Carrots, peeled and sliced

3 Garlic Cloves

Fresh Tomatoes, chopped

Plus lots of your favorite chopped vegetables, chopped fresh herbs, and gourmet peppercorns.

Slow cook according to your crock pot instructions. Strain the stock, discarding the solids.

Let cool to room temperature. Pour into ice cube trays and freeze. After cubes are frozen, pop the frozen vegetable broth cubes into freezer bags. Then use as desired to season vegetables.

Surviving Thanksgiving

Surviving Thanksgiving on a diet is not entirely easy!

I started out with good intentions to eat only turkey and vegetables. But as the food was passed- my resolve gave in to the tantalizing foods being passed.

How can you not take at least a little bit? So I put a tiny portion of each item on my plate and enjoyed every bite.

Today I'm back on plan and happy that I had a small diversion yesterday.

Look For Apex NC Real Estate That Will Enhance Physical Fitness

When shopping for Apex NC Real Estate, it is smart to make sure that the home and the neighborhood offer opportunities to enhance one's physical fitness.

Here are a few questions to consider to help you make health-wise home-buying decisions:

1. Is the neighborhood suitable for walking, bicycling or jogging?

2. Does the home offer space for physical fitness? Is there space for an exercise room?

3. How is the backyard? If there is not currently a swimming or lap pool, is there room to add one if you would like?

4. How close is the home to community parks and sports complexes?

Orlando Town Homes Are Good Solution For Vacationing Dieters

When I achieve some of the major milestones on this diet, I am going to take some vacations!

One of the vacations I plan to take will be to Orlando, Florida.

Not only will I hit the outlet mall for some fun new clothes, I know I will continue to lose weight while on vacation with all the walking I will be doing!

By staying somewhere with a kitchen like Orlando town homes it will be easy for me to stay on my diet while on vacation. I think places with kitchens are a good solution for vacationing dieters.

Guess how many pounds?

From The Desk of Tallahassee, Florida Dieter ~ Kathi Dameron

Oops... I almost forgot to tell you.

Guess how many pounds I have lost?

Well, when I weighed in this morning I was down 15 1/2 pounds.

Yippee!! I already feel so much better. It is amazing how different I feel.

No more heartburn! No more strange sensations along the sides of my feet! And my tummy is shrinking! Hallelujah!

At first, I was worried that I wouldn't have enough energy. But the reality is I have more energy than I have had in years!

This is the best diet I have ever been on! It is not even like being on a diet... it is much more like being on a program to become the very best possible version of oneself!

I am so appreciative of Lori and Ruth from Winner's Weight Loss in Tallahassee, Florida. You gals rock! Thank You!

The Secret Is In The Supplement!

From The Desk of Tallahassee, Florida Dieter ~ Kathi Dameron

Yum!! The recipe I described in my previous post turned out to be simply delicious!

My tastebuds time traveled on this dish- back to the 1960's and to my grandmother' s house.

This tasted just like grandmother's cooking!

Chicken and fresh veggies that were stewed in a flavorful stock to tender perfection was a favorite staple in my grandmother's kitchen.

My grandmother was always a stickler for healthy, low fat food. She was never overweight and always on a diet. After tasting this tonight... I suspect grandmother might have been flavoring her dishes with some nutritious type supplements, too. Now that I think about it, she had quite a cache of unusual seasoning packages in her pantry.

How ironic! That in all these years I have never once been able to recreate the same intense flavor I remembered and loved in grandmother's exquisite stewed chicken and veggies until tonight...when by sheer serendipity the long lost flavor re-emerges.

Food has an uncanny ability to peel back the ages and transport us to days of long ago!

After experiencing this taste sensation, I have to admit that I can't wait to try some of the other soup type supplements from Winner's Weight Loss. What a surprise to learn that the secret is in the supplement! Wow!

I get my supplements from Lori at Winner's Weight Loss in Tallahassee, Florida. Give her a call if you would like to know more about the Winner's Weight Loss Diet Supplements. She can be reached at 850-297-2500.

Hungry For Something Hearty and Slow Roasted

From The Desk of Tallahassee, Florida Dieter ~ Kathi Dameron

With chill winds blowing outside tonight I am hungering for something hearty for dinner.

When I first looked in the freezer about 45 minutes ago ... I wasn't really too ecstatic over my choices.

I wanted to prepare a dinner that spoke to my soul and nourished me with a richness- the kind that is derived from the lovingly prepared and slow roasted process.

Maybe that seems like an oxymoron considering I'm on a diet. But I don't think it has to be.

In fact during the winter months I'm going to push ahead to create legal dinners that are soul satisfying.

Of course I don't know how this experiment will taste, because it is still cooking. However, the aroma is intoxicating! If it tastes as scrumptious as it smells.... Oh momma!!!

Ok here is what is cooking right now in my kitchen.

In a pan of roasting chicken meat, I added coarsely chopped onion, squash, zucchini, and a generous sprinkle of Mrs. Dash. Then I prepped the Winner's Weight Loss Chicken Noodle Soup in a shaker and added it to the roasting pan.

In a few minutes I get to dine on my experiment!

Trading In My Latte For A Fragrant Constant Comment

From the Desk of Tallahassee, Florida Dieter ~ Kathi Dameron

Ok... maybe I experienced a period of grief over saying good bye to my morning caffeine and brown sugar driven lattes.

But oh my ... an afternoon spot of hot fragrant decaffeinated tea is simply delightful! The taste transports me to days of long ago when office staff would arrive with a trolley cart of tea for teachers. I was a student teacher then near Wimbledon, England on an overseas student teaching program.

It has been said that when you let go of one thing in your life, you generally put something else in its place.

So I've traded my addiction from lattes of caffeine, brown sugar and milk first thing in the morning- to healthy breakfasts, lunches and a mid afternoon spot of tea.

And guess what I have not lost any of my rev... in fact the only thing I've lost is 11 3/4 pounds! Not bad for the first ten days!

Not only is this diet helping me to lose weight ... I think it will save my life, too.

Getting A Running Start on My 2007 Resolutions

From The Desk of Tallahassee, Florida Dieter ~ Kathi Dameron

By starting my diet before the holidays, I'm hoping to get a running start on my 2007 resolutions.

Ok, maybe I'm a little behind on my 2006 resolutions. (Yes, it took me close to 11 months to get in gear.) But I look at it this way. I have finally made the biggest decision of all- the decision to tackle my weighty challenge.

Come the season of resolutions on January 1, 2007 ... I will be weighing in at least 25 pounds lighter. Maybe more! How about you? Do you want to start 2007 lighter?

If you are in the Tallahassee, Florida area and looking for a diet pal ... my friends at Winner's Weight Loss can help you, too!

Lori is just one of the many awesome cheerleaders at Winner's Weight Loss that can help people to break the bondages of fat.

We all deserve to be the very best possible version of ourselves. Why let fat get in the way of experiencing your best possible life?

Lori does free, no obligation weight loss consultations. If you would like to arrange an appointment give her a call at 850-297-2500.

And if Lori's location is not convenient for you, there are several other centers. There is even one in nearby Crawfordville for our coastal friends.

I've Lost 11 3/4 Pounds

From The Desk of Tallahassee, Florida Dieter ~ Kathi Dameron

Today I broke the 10 pound mark. Since yesterday's weigh-in I have shed another 2 3/4 pounds!

I am down a total of 11 3/4 pounds! Yippee!

For every ten pounds shed, Lorie takes a picture... so today was picture day.

Lori, is such a great cheerleader. I truly feel blessed to be on the Winner's Weight Loss Program. This program is helping me to do something that I simply can not do on my own.

Even though I was not eating very much before I started doing the program... the little bit that I was eating was sabotaging my efforts to lose weight.

When Lori, my weight loss counselor reviewed what I had been eating pre-Winners Weight Loss, she was able to identify immediately some of the problem areas.

Every morning, I would start my day with two jumbo lattes with brown sugar. I had no clue that caffeine causes the body to hold onto weight! I assumed my brown sugar was a no-no... but didn't understand how disastrous caffeine is to a diet!

During the last 10 days, I have kicked the caffeine habit! This is a good thing! :)

So far... I love my Winner's Weight Loss Diet! I love the encouragement and support
that I get from the center.

Since I was finally ready to get serious about tackling my weight issues, Winner's Weight Loss is the key that I believe will lead me step-by-step to my ultimate success in my weight loss struggles.

It is going to be a lengthy journey... but one that will be worth every step. What could be better in life than working towards becoming the best possible version of oneself in every conceivable way?

Losing My Marbles!

I'm losing my marbles! Last week when I started my Winner's Weight Loss Diet I had an interesting visit with another Winner's Weight Loss patient who shared with me his penny technique for sticking to the diet.

His penny technique sounded really good... but by the time I arrived at home, I had added a new spin to his idea.

Since the first day I've almost lost ten marbles. Yippee!! I'm on my way!

This is how I am using marbles to help me keep track and stay focused.

I counted out crystal marbles for every pound I want to lose and put them in a stemmed carved antique brass candy dish. Every time I lose a pound I transfer a marble from the brass container to a nearby crystal container.

So far...so good. My clothes are already feeling looser and the heartburn that I sometimes get at bedtime has not surfaced once!