You probably noticed I didn’t post anything for your reading enjoyment yesterday – yes, it’s true, and I’m still here. You see I’ve been going through a break-up (with Splenda!) and was going to post about that yesterday but will be giving you the details on Monday.
Ok, here’s a quick peek – remember my experiment in mono dieting to prevent breast cancer? Well I started a mono diet yesterday to cleanse my lymph glands because of everything I learned about Splenda. This doesn’t have anything to do with the 6-Week Body Makeover, I was motivated to do it aside from the 6WBMO.
So I haven’t had any Splenda since last weekend and on my mono diet detox I am only eating fresh fruits and veggies. Last time I also juiced the fresh fruits and veggies, this time I’m not juicing (there are different ways you can do it, it’s explained in my post and also in the book You CAN Prevent Breast Cancer).
On Monday I’ll tell you all about the fallout of my break-up with Splenda, which is what sparked my detox. In the meantime, here are some links for you to check out this weekend, enjoy!
Want To Learn A Little More About Me?
Nah, this isn’t shameless self-promotion but instead I want to give a shout out to Mark who interviewed me on his blog Lose That Tyre. He asked me some great questions, be sure to head on over there and check out my interview, and leave a comment for him while you’re there!
A New 6-Week Body Makeover Gal
Over at Semi-Charmed Wife, Jen received her 6WBMO kit in the mail, I’m so excited for her! She ordered the 6-Week Body Makeover after reading my ravings about it here at Fearless Fat Loss, and now I want to go back through my kit as if I were a complete newbie and renew my enthusiasm and excitement for it.
ABC Before Crap
Here’s a tip from Lisa – when you want to eat that cake, cookie, or ice cream, eat an apple first! Very simple and the natural sugar from the apple may just satisfy your sugar craving.
The only thing I’d add is to first eat a portion of lean protein, then eat the apple, and then wait for 20 minutes. If you still want to eat cake or cookies, I’d ask if you’re actually physically hungry, or if your emotional hunger is in full force. 😉
An RSS Aggregator That’s All Set Up For You
Have you heard of Alltop.com yet? It’s basically a web-based RSS Reader that you can go to and browse All The Top Sites in over 50 categories. You can pick a category (like the Health, Green, or Humor categories) and browse through 30 or so feeds in that category. Each site is listed with their most recent 5 post titles and you can either click a title to read the post or go right to the site’s home page.
It’s all very easy to use and you don’t even need to understand RSS feeds or readers to use Alltop.com. However, if you would like to learn more about them, just check out my post about RSS, and be sure to subscribe to My Feed while you’re at it! 😉
I’m Feeling Very Lucky
Can you believe it – I won another Entrecard contest! Ken ran a contest where he asked that you comment on what you drink in your coffee mug – I drink plain tea, which you already know if you follow me on Twitter. 😉 Well, I ended up winning the first prize – 3,000 Entrecard credits – thanks Ken!
Just For Fun
Here’s a funny I found while browsing blogs in the Entrecard network – check out what the furry kids do at home while their people are at work – too cute!
One More Thing…How ‘Bout A Bike?
Do you have children who are just starting to learn to bike ride or anyone in your family with special needs? If so then check out the amazing giveaway for a Caboose Trailer Bike at 5 Minutes for Mom. If you would like to be entered in the drawing to win one you still have time to enter – the winner will be drawn on Monday, May 5.
It’s a wonderful product that allows the entire family to get out, ride, and exercise, and you can also find more details about the bike on the Caboose Trailer Bike’s product page.
Wow, just by arriving at this post one can garner lotsa info from the various links along the way down the post.
A very resourceful blog indeed.
AkiraSabine’s last blog post..What’s your idea?
Hi thanks for the mention 🙂
Mark’s last blog post..In The Blogosphere
Hi Jolynn, I checked out Mark’s sight and read the interview with you. I enjoyed the reading.
When you said you were going through a breakup, and I immediately thought, “Oh, no!” (I was thinking of relationships in terms of people.) But then I just had to smile when I learned your break up was really with Splenda. 🙂
I say you go, girl! You’re too good for Splenda. 🙂
I studied up on breast cancer not too long ago and did a presentation of caring for breast cancer patients. Very very interesting topic. Almost all breast cancers are due to genetic abnormalities, which result from just living life! Toxins, both in the environment and what we put in our bodies plays a major role. We can’t control everything, but we can always clean up the diet and choose those fresh fruits and veggies. I’m sure your body is saying, “Thank you!” for the detox. you’re doing.
Susan’s last blog post..BPA in your water bottle and other noteworthy posts
Thanks so much for your comment–I’m really excited to get going! I did all my grocery shopping yesterday, and I’m going to be cooking food for the week today and tomorrow. Monday will be my first “official” day–and the first day of my marathon training program!!
I didn’t do the 6 day mini-makeover. My goals are to (1) build some muscle and (2) manage my diet better, and the mini makeover seemed like it was pretty much focused exclusively on rapid weight loss (which I know from experience usually leads me down the path of catastrophic binging!).
I’ll definitely be taking you up on the offer of help–thank you! One question for you–did you use the online forums? Did you find them helpful?
Have a great weekend!
Jen’s last blog post..Day 6 of Month 359
I’d like to read more about your detox, where you have information to read.
Wow, I’m checking out your website for the first time, and am so impressed. Love your site design. Very elegant and appealing — esp like the body, mind, spirit with top posts for each. I can tell I’ll be around for awhile. Losing weight/being healthy is such a continuing struggle for me (and most women, I know!).
Thanks for all the resources.
Jane @ What About Mom?’s last blog post..Think of me, think of me fondly
how is the break up going?
did you call him all weekend and hangup as soon as his fakesynthetic sweet voice said hello?
🙂
M.
MizFit’s last blog post..Monday Facetime.
@AkiraSabine, thanks, glad you liked it!
@Mark, sure, np!
@Renee, cool, I hope you liked the interview! 🙂
@Susan, LOL, thanks a lot! 😀 Yeah, I kicked out Splenda, no more for me!
And yes, my body is happy I did the detox. 🙂
@Jen, hi, sure, np! I’m really excited for you (everyone – Jen’s starting the 6WBMO, I linked to her post in my post above).
Yes, the online forums are Excellent – wonderful people there, and you must check out the recipe exchange – and definitely let me know if you have any questions! 🙂
@Renee, absolutely! Check out this post for the mono diet details and Harvey Diamond’s book, and I’m also going to post tomorrow about my recent 4 day detox.
@Jane, thank you so much for your feedback, I love hearing it! 🙂 And let me know if you ever have any questions – I totally understand the struggle. I’m working on getting my inner self aligned with my healthy actions so that I don’t struggle with myself anymore.
@M, that’s really funny, when I saw your comment I literally laughed out loud, thanks for that. 🙂