Monica Cardone's Diet Diary

Day 50: PM Luxury Shopping for a mother

monicaca — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 15:52:04 +0000

If any husband reads this…please understand that if your wife goes shopping for herself and takes the kids; she is NOT having fun (at least if the “kids” are each under 3 years old). My plan was to buy a mini-vacation wardrobe – a complete ensemble of clothes that look great on me right now [...]

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Life has really changed!

monicaca — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:59:28 +0000

Remember when it was fun to go grocery shopping? Life has really changed! I was reminiscing today as I parked my car & wrestled my kids from their car seats how going grocery shopping used to involve a relaxing stroll down each aisle, casually examining entire groups of products to find the one with just [...]

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Second day on Callanetics

monicaca — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:04:29 +0000

Second day on Callanetics…the instructor promises amazing differences in just 10 hours (one hour/day) – I have eight more days to go! It sounds easy when I think of it that way. But really, today was a bit easier! I got up, crawled downstairs and pushed play to listen to the soothing music during the warm [...]

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ACTION

monicaca — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:06:52 +0000

Enough with the whannie festival. Just get up and get moving. Today was one of those days where I had to remind myself that ANY action is POSITIVE action, the key word here being . . . .ACTION. And yes, I mean 5:15 in the MORNING. Insane, I know, but it’s the only time I [...]

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What Day am I On?

monicaca — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:11:29 +0000

I have no idea what day I am on… I’ve lost track at this point – and have nearly lost myself in just surviving through the run-on-Mondays! Isn’t there someone who can rescue me? Even if it’s just from my children….ugh

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Flu Season

monicaca — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:23:02 +0000

In the fall of 2010, science journalist Jennifer Ackerman released a new book about the common cold, entitled Ah-choo! The uncommon life of your common cold! She said that scientists used to think a cold worked just like a flu, which attacks and kills cells inside the body. But that’s not so. Some headlines from [...]

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Safe Organic Foods

monicaca — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:27:03 +0000

Organic foods are grown by using natural resources like animal dung, dried leaves, plant base matter, animal manure, and many other natural materials. In other words, organic foods means foods those are in accordance with specific production standards. They do not have customary pesticides sprayed on them, they have not been cultivated with manmade fertilizer [...]

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Sticking to a Diet

monicaca — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:54:55 +0000

One of the greatest challenges for most individuals is sticking to a diet program once started. There is a very important reason for this. If you were to lose only two pounds a week from a diet, you might become discouraged and discontinue, especially if your friend down the street lost eight pounds per week. [...]

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Add Pomegranate to your List of Immune Boosting Nutrients!

monicaca — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 14:57:17 +0000

Researchers have discovered that the polyphenol known as punicalagin is what gives pomegranate its excellent flu-fighting characteristics. Basic items which you have to touch every day like your desk or phone can pose a threat to you because influenza viruses, can live for hours. Pomegranates are plentiful in the ‘polyphenol’ is a powerful antioxidant against [...]

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Coffee

monicaca — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 21:30:14 +0000

Drinking two cups of coffee each day means buying about 18 pounds of beans each year—the total annual yield of 12 coffee trees. To keep those trees productive, coffee farmers apply 12 pounds of fertilizers and pesticides every year. Even though your program is going to recommend not drinking coffee, during the transition period try [...]

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