Slightly Indulgent Tuesday 1/5/10

January 4, 2010 { }

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Welcome to the first Slightly Indulgent Tuesday of 2010 where we celebrate fabulous food make healthier! Last year was incredible and I’m positive that 2010 will be even better. I am looking forward to working with all of you this year to help show people that you can eat well and eat healthy.

My Submission: Staying Healthy All Year, No Resolution Needed

I got to the gym yesterday morning about 6:10 am and the parking lot was packed. The New Years Resolution Group was back at it. They show up once a year for about a month, maybe two, and then disappear until the next year. It makes it a little more difficult to get at treadmill but knowing that there’s an end makes it do-able.

The first time I heard about this phenomenon, I was completely offended because I was part of the new Year’s Resolution Group. How could anyone insinuate that I was not totally committed to this new way of life? Well, in a month I was back to my old ways, no exercise and eating foods that didn’t nourish my body.

Over the years I learned that resolutions and fad diets just didn’t work. The only solution I’ve found that has enabled me to almost effortlessly maintain a 60+ pound weight loss is a simple decision to live healthier through regular, maintainable exercise, nourishing foods, and moderation. Over the next few weeks at Slightly Indulgent Tuesday I’ll share with you foods I eat and ways I stay healthy throughout the year so that a New Year’s Resolution is unnecesssary.

This week’s tips and recipes:

Eat 3 smaller meals and 2 -3 snacks a day. Don’t eat between meals. This has been my saving grace. I don’t get too hungry between meals which keeps me from overeating.
Find a doable exercise regimen that works for you. Don’t set yourself up for failure by trying to do something that doesn’t work for your schedule. I walk in the mornings. Most of the time it’s warm enough that I can just throw my shoes on and go. If it’s not, I make time to go to the gym. On the days I don’t walk, I do this Pilates videoto help keep my muscles strong. (I happen to be awful at exercise but I do it and that’s what counts.)
Balance your meals with a healthy carb, protein, and a fat. Eating all three keeps your blood sugar level and you’ll feel full longer.
A few of my favorite healthy breakfasts or snacks so I don’t feel deprived are Cherry Banana Frozen Yogurt, Blueberry Banana Ice Cream, and Cottage Cheese & Fruit Salad.
Check out Kalyn’s Kitchen for recipe ideas – she’s posting Phase 1 South Beach Diet recipes this month. Though I’ve never been on this diet many of her recipes are naturally sugar free and gluten free and right up my alley. I use her recipes quite often.

Last Week’s Submissions

Last week we had so many fabulous submissions – a granola bar recipe that could easily be made sugar free and gluten free caught my eye as did this divine double chocolate clementine cake.

What are you doing to stay healthy?

When you link, please tell us who you are and what you’re cooking . For example, I would enter:

Amy @ Simply Sugar & Gluten Free – (Cherry Banana Frozen Yogurt)

Please link to your individual post, not your homepage and link back to this post so that your readers can find the recipes here.

1. Lauren @ Celiac Teen (Date Treats)
2. Comfy Cook – Cashew Butter Cookies
3. Chaya – Roasted Cranberry Sweet Potatoes
4. Newlyweds (Blackberry Cobbler Sugar and gluten free)
5. The W.H.O.L.E. Gang- Old Bay Crab Hash Eggs Benedict
6. Katrina @ Gluten Free Gidget- Dairy Free Baked Macaroni and Cheeze
7. Shirley @ gfe (Oven-Steamed Shrimp)
8. Kristen @ Hope Abound: Easy Empanadas
9. Sandy @ Someday You’ll Thank Me – (Red and Black Bean Chili)
10. Amy @ Finer Things (Breakfast Sandwich)
11. Chelsey @ The Crazy Kitchen: Sweet Winter Berry Salad

12. Donielle @ Naturally Knocked Up (Pineapple Upside Down Cake)
13. Linda (veggies on eggs)
14. Winnie@Healthy Green Kitchen (Gluten-Free Coffee Almond Cookies)
15. SnoWhite @ Finding Joy in My Kitchen (GF Banana Bread)
16. Maggie Walnut Pesto
17. Iris at The Daily Dietribe: Veggie Stuffed Squash
18. Amanda @ Coping with Frugality (Mexican Shrimp and Quinoa Salad)
19. Linda-KitchenTherapy
20. Linda-KitchenTherapy (Wild Rice Chicken Soup)
21. Alta @ Tasty Eats AT Home (GF, SF Oatmeal Raisin Cookies)
22. Mollie@TheAlmondFlower(GF,DF,SF)

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12 Responses to “Slightly Indulgent Tuesday 1/5/10”

Lauren
January 4th, 2010 @ 9:26 pm

I think resolutions only work if they are something you are doing anyways, and just need a word for it. I’m working towards increasing my exercise this year, but just needed that final push. In fact, I started in December to get my body in a rhythm. And having fun ones doesn’t hurt either! (Like project 365 =D).

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Iris
January 5th, 2010 @ 5:06 am

Eating 3 small meals and 2 snacks a day has really been my saving grace. When I go too long in between meals, I get too hungry and overeat, but eating every 2-3 hours allows me to eat sensibly throughout the day.

I’m off to Cali, but hopefully I’ll be back later to link up to Slightly Indulgent Tuesdays. I haven’t read your frozen yogurt post yet, but the picture is to die for!

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Diane-The WHOLE Gang
January 5th, 2010 @ 6:05 am

Great advice. A friend and I are walking together twice a week. Boy am I sore! Today a yoga DVD from Rodney Yee and Mariel Hemingway. Great series I highly recommend, especially if you can’t do all of those difficult poses. They have easier videos and they include cardio.

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gfe--gluten free easily
January 5th, 2010 @ 7:35 am

Because I just posted my Top 10+ anniversary post late last night, I’ve linked to an older recipe. Oldie, but goodie I should say–oven-steamed shrimp. The original recipe was from Paula Deen and called for black pepper and butter. I’ve changed it up to use Old Bay and olive oil to be healthier, but it’s still fantastic. I think the olive oil version is even more flavorful than the butter version and so does Mr. GFE.

Finally, thanks for the shout out and new name for my double chocolate Clementine cake! Divine double chocolate Clementine cake sounds soooo much better. I need to run my post titles by you, my dear! Thanks again!

Shirley

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Sandy Gillett
January 5th, 2010 @ 8:57 am

You are right Amy, balance is the key to everything if life really. Your reply to a comment on a previous post in which the commentor felt they had eaten too many GF grains and alternative sweetners hit a key note for me. You commented, if I understand it correctly, that it may not be too much just not balanced with enough green leafy vegetables. That resonated for me. I’ve noticed that when even GF baked goods and goodies sweetened with alternative sugars “satisfy” me I forget all about vegetables, especially leafy greens. Thank you once again. I’ve been working on my food blog and am a little shy about submiting a link but I did. I pray it works. Thanks.

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Susie's Homemade
January 5th, 2010 @ 10:23 am

The recipes on your blog make it easier to stay on track:-)

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Tara Rison
January 5th, 2010 @ 10:33 am

I am so excited to have found your blog. I read your story (about your life relationship with food) and it sounds much like my own. I just started “detoxing” (white flour and sugar) my family, so I will definitely be using your site as a resource.

Thanks so much for all of your wonderful recipes!

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Linda
January 5th, 2010 @ 10:55 am

Amy, your healthy life style is always inspiring. Thanks for your reminders about living and eating healthy.

We got Wii Fit Plus as a family gift at Christmas and I’m enjoying the variety it ads to my exercise. I try to fit 20 – 30 min. in after I walk the dogs in the a.m. Hopefully I’m in good enough shape to ski next week!

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Chaya
January 5th, 2010 @ 11:09 am

You are wise in your advice.

I came back to tell you that I am adding your badge to the posts. Did not have time, last night. I want everyone to visit here. Great blog.

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Amy Reply:
January 5th, 2010 at 11:16 am
@Chaya, You are too sweet! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve forgotten to link to a blog carnival host and gone back and apologized and told them I changed my post.

I didn’t even notice when I was at your blog…must have been too busy thinking about your yummy cookies!

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Winnie
January 5th, 2010 @ 11:45 am

Hi Amy!
Love your post re: resolutions. I’m in total agreement. I also see we have a lot in common with regard to our goals for 2010…cheers to achieving everything you wish for! ps your frozen yogurt recipe looks great!

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Maggie Savage
January 5th, 2010 @ 12:07 pm

I love this idea – Slightly Indulgent Tuesdays! The recipes are sooo yummy and I think it’s a great way to support each other. The foodie blogging community rocks! Thanks for doing this Amy.

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