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Olive Oil Mayo And Other Health-ier Favorites

07/03/2010
Olive Oil Mayo And Other Health-ier Favorites

Since I have been struggling to eat healthy all week, I’d recap some of the healthier choices and substitutions I have made along the way and stuck with, even when I fall off the wagon in some of my other food choices. The newest addition to my healthier eating routine is Olive Oil Mayo. I don’t eat a lot of mayo at all anymore, but when I do, I am a mayonnaise purist. No light mayo in my egg or tuna salad. No thank you. So I was really hesitant to give this healthier mayo version a try. Can I just say yum? It has a slightly tangier flavor than regular mayo, but the consistency and overall taste is great, in egg salad anyway. With half the calories and fat, we’ve got a winner! Other food substitutions I’ve made and now can’t live without: Land O’ Lakes Light Butter...

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Stopping the dieting/bingeing cycle

05/25/2008

I’ve given up being a lifelong dieter, which has gotten me nowhere as I currently weigh more than 200 pounds.  I’ve lost the weight and then have gained it back every time and then some. There are some diets that seem to work for a time, like Weight Watchers, but for me, there is always a downfall. I would do well for a few weeks, even a few months, but then WW Brownie A La Mode desserts would start to feel like a reward and I’d eat both in the box instead of just one. Dieting for me has always been a struggle between feeling better about myself and feeling like I was cheating myself out of something I really wanted. Ring Dings never taste as good as when you are on a diet. That’s why this time, I’m not dieting. I’m walking. I’m exercising. I’m looking to be...

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