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Sin #7 - Saving the Best for Last - Lazy Bones
I am not the laziest person I know, but I think like most things the adjective can be applied to many points of a persons life or...
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Feb 1, 20244 min read
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Sin #6 Peer/Family Pressure
Apt that I should be writing this post after the Christmas holiday season with so much lush food and friendly coffee dates exchanging...
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Feb 1, 20243 min read
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Snack Attacks - Happy Chew Year!!
I have taken a quick break from the Seven Deadly Sins posts because something more important has been occupying my time and derailing me...
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Jan 29, 20244 min read
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Sin #5 - Availability - I Never Met a Biscotti I Didn't Like!
I'm not a cookie monster by default but if you place a tray of biscotti's on the counter and just leave it there, the innate grazer in me...
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Dec 13, 20233 min read
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Sin #4 - or Sin Number Bore?
Boredom Eating - I think I can nibble on a whole meals worth of calories just through mindless boredom. One cracker, another cracker,...
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Nov 21, 20232 min read
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Third SIN - H’Anger - It's Gonna Get Ugly
Many things can trigger anger but anger can also trigger false hunger or H'ANGER. We read and hear about are you hungry or hangry? I...
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Nov 13, 20233 min read
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Seven Deadly Sins #2 - I LOVE FOOD
I have mentioned this before and I will write about it, podcast about it and recipe about it! I LOVE FOOD. I will not blame my weight...
pestoprincess
Nov 3, 20233 min read
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My Seven Deadly 'Weight Gain' Sins
Let me start by saying this list is not in any order - all Seven Sins are equally to blame as am I. This post is going to be about numero...
pestoprincess
Oct 24, 20233 min read
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Family Holiday Dinners - Big Meals - Big Plates - Stretchy Pants
Let's Get Started with a List: Some of these may not work if your not the host but I have other suggestions below if you are the Guest!...
pestoprincess
Oct 2, 20233 min read
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Spoiler Alert: Ya Gotta Make Sacrifices!
I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings but if you think that making life altering changes on how you eat will not include making a few...
pestoprincess
Oct 1, 20235 min read
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Stir Fries Are Healthy - Don't Take the Bait!
I get conned every time I line up at the grocery check out where the few stragglers of magazines still hold out and asides from the same...
pestoprincess
Sep 20, 20235 min read
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Mean Girls Still Exist…If We Let Them
I'm writing this post a few months after the incident so my perspective is slightly more level-headed than when it first went down....
pestoprincess
Sep 18, 20234 min read
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Penny-Wise and Pound-Savvy
I get asked a lot about the cost of eating healthier, and the challenges of losing weight. The cost of food has never been a big issue,...
pestoprincess
Sep 13, 20233 min read
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If You Were a Candy Bar Which One Would You Be?
I think I would be an Eat-More! Remember those? If you live in Canada you might, as they are distinctly Canadian and very original. They...
pestoprincess
Sep 9, 20232 min read
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I Have a Condiment Addiction - Let's Ketch-Up!
I don't think that I could've managed this extreme weight loss without condiments, Condiments are Mighty! They are instant flavour...
pestoprincess
Sep 5, 20232 min read
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"Diet" - Lifestyle or Life Sentence?
Losing weight.... the 20th 'new start' on how I lost weight. Let's take a moment to reflect on that one shall we? Do you get it? For...
pestoprincess
Aug 28, 20233 min read
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There is No Way to Candy-Coat Exercise for Me
It goes all the way back to school....and the first time the term PE was introduced. PE, who knew all those years ago that acronyms would...
pestoprincess
Aug 26, 20233 min read
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Feeling Faint from Hunger? - WHAT the Hell does that feel like?
So let's start by saying that I actually googled a synonym for "got the munchies" and I got a bucket load of suppos-ED words and I quote:...
pestoprincess
Aug 23, 20233 min read
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My Own Personal Picnic Basket
When I write a post, I re-read for spelling mistakes (and of course miss several) and grammatically errors (they will be dotted about...
pestoprincess
Aug 22, 20233 min read
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I Have a Carb Monster Living Inside of Me
I am the quintessential carb-aholic. My biggest weakness is pasta! I am in love with this food stuff. There is not a linguini, rotini or...
pestoprincess
Aug 15, 20233 min read
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