Ready for good health spiritually, mentally and physically? Then join in on the journey to complete good health. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/timetoshare/ en-us Homeschool Blogger Mon, 23 Jan 2006 16:25:00 -0600 Mon, 23 Jan 2006 16:25:00 -0600   A blogging buddy asked me to address this topic and I'm a bit squeamish for two reasons:  a)  HSB is a family friendly arena and while this topic certainly affects the family, I'm not sure I want little ones reading this and asking their mommies what that timetoshare lady was talking about, and b) It's a totally new area of life that I myself am just now beginning to enter and think about, so I'm no expert.   Having said that, here's the best way I can handle this:    First, if you are a young person under 18 years old, please hit the random button or find another blog to read today. I promise you're not missing anything of interest to you...in fact it's only of interest to me and other women my age because we have to learn it...kind of how you probably feel about algebra.  If you are a male 18 years or older, unless your wife is in this stage of life, you're probably going to be bored stiff with this stuff.    Second, these are just sites that I've found that look interesting to me in my own quest for information on this topic, I cannot endorse the accuracy of any of them.  And, I will only use the letters M and P for the stages of life being referred to out of respect for our family friendly blogging neighborhood.    Ok, my blogging buddy, as per your request, here's what I've found so far:   Q's and A's on M and P from Quest Diagnostics Patient Health Library    Medem's Medical Library Articles on Women's Healthy and M   Women's Health.gov  M & M Treatments (no it's not telling you to eat M & M's...althought that might help somewhat! )   Women's Health.gov M & Hormone Therapy   Aneas.net Women Health M   Medceu.com course: M   WebMD: M & P   About.com Women's Health: M, P, and Surgical M   Home & Family Network.com/health/M     These  links will  at least get us started on understanding what we're on the threshold of or already in the midst of.       http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/timetoshare/72186/ Mon, 23 Jan 2006 16:25:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/timetoshare/72186/ The following came from a Weight Watcher's group that I belong too.  I haven't browsed each site thoroughly, but did check each link to make sure they worked.  This is a recipe carnival.   Enjoy!   Weight Watcher recipes: with points and or nutrition listed http://aimeesadventures.com http://joycesfinecooking.com/weightwatchers.htm http://recipecircus.com/recipes/awsum34/ http://halfmysize.com http://geocities.com/CrispyRice/WW/wwindx.html http://ca911chick.com/recipes.html http://cookbookswelove.com/free_recipes.htm http://jaimeskitchen.com http://d21c.com/Seabird44/recipes/ http://shadesofjaim.com/recipes http://livinglowfat.com http://hawaiidon.iblogs.com http://freewebs.com/wenders123/recipes.htm http://mrstia.proboards45.com/index.cgi http://stormpc.com/ww/ http://barbosdietkitchen.com/archive.pl http://shortmomto2.tripod.com/id13.html http://auntpurplescooking.com/Recipes.htm http://recipecircus.com/recipes/krwact/ http://recipecircus.com/recipes/bjwarren123/ http://dwlz.com/recipeTOC.html http://p067.ezboard.com/bkellysweightwatcherrecipes http://saksfamily.no-ip.com/crockpot.html http://waynewatcher.com/Recipies.html http://recipegoldmine.com/ww/ww.html http://recipezaar.com/mycookbook/book/30696 http://floras-hideout.com/recipes/lf-ALL.html http://donnita.com/journal/100FavoriteRecipesindex.htm www.fbnr.com http://nancyskitchen.com/ http://groups.msn.com/WeightWatchersRecipesTips http://getting2goal.com/recipes/food.php http://oduamy.com/lighten_up.html http://lowfatcooking.about.com/ http://www.3fatchicks.com http://charlie-d.com/sswanke/WWRecipes/ww.htm http://yvesveggie.com/recipes.php http://anitasrecipes.com/ http://angelfire.com/journal/wwrecipes/ http://bitsyskitchen.com/kitchen.html http://cooken.com/WeightWatchers.htm http://geocities.com/alta_mom3boyz/light.html http://bhg.com/recipe/ http://healthdiscovery.net/recipes/index.html http://healthrecipes.com/homemade_beauty_recipes.htm http://aicr.org/information/recipe/entrees.lasso http://cookinglight.com http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/timetoshare/69862/ Wed, 18 Jan 2006 10:31:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/timetoshare/69862/   Here are a few sites for some healthy/healthier recipes:     Cooks.com lo-fat recipes     http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-21,lo_fat,FF.html        foodfit.com     http://www.foodfit.com/cooking/cooking.asp          innerself.com       http://www.innerself.com/recipes/         bhg.com       http://www.bhg.com/home/Healthy-Recipes.html                healthy.betterrecipes.com        http://healthy.betterrecipes.com/          applesforhealth.com        http://www.applesforhealth.com/recipes1.html     http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/timetoshare/69025/ Mon, 16 Jan 2006 19:07:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/timetoshare/69025/   If anyone has been following this blog since Jan. 1, you might have noticed that I took down my "today's challenges" link.  I hated that I didn't complete so many of my goals with seemingly so little to show for the "why" of not completing those goals.  In doing so, I robbed myself of some great initiative.  With keeping my list posted, I was much more motivated even if I failed at meeting my goals.  Without my list, I'm back to "fail to plan, plan to fail".    So, I spent last night journaling what I did the past two days, and sure enough, our home project is a major time robber.  But unlike just guessing that was the problem, I was able to see that while it is a time robber, we were really getting important must-do things done...things that never made it on my list.    Which leaves me thinking that not only does it pay to write down my daily food exercise, work, and spiritual goals, but to include in writing what I actually ate, the things that I actually did...in detail.     Anyhow, this must seem like a very rambly post, but I'm going back to writing my spiritual/ food/exercise/work goals and my actuals each day.  I'm not sure whether I'm going back to making them public (to registered members) or not, but I am definitely going back to journaling.      An added bonus (that I realized last night) is that we will have (albeit  mainly at the end of the journey) a written record of these days.     How about you?  Does journaling your food/exercise/work goals help you stay focused?  Any tips you've found that make your journaling an even better tool? http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/timetoshare/68439/ Sun, 15 Jan 2006 12:01:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/timetoshare/68439/ We all get heavier as we get older because there's a lot more information in our heads.So I'm not fat, I'm just really intelligent and my head couldn't hold anymore so it started filling up the rest of me!That's my story and I'm sticking to it! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/timetoshare/67964/ Fri, 13 Jan 2006 23:31:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/timetoshare/67964/   For some good thoughts/reminders on having good spiritual health, click HERE. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/timetoshare/65626/ Mon, 9 Jan 2006 10:22:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/timetoshare/65626/   I know many bloggers here at HSB have stopped by Erin's blog and prayed for her and her family as well as leaving words of encouragement.  If you haven't yet read what her family is facing, please take a minute to do so.  I know their family appreciates all the prayers and encouraging words on their behalf. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/timetoshare/64364/ Fri, 6 Jan 2006 00:36:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/timetoshare/64364/    Do you love to exercise or hate it?  It seems most people enjoy it once they make up their minds and find the time to do it, but...and that's always the problem, the "but".  We all have good intentions, but the bottom line is for whatever reason we usually have a hard time making up our minds and finding the time.  Here are some sites that list various fun ways to exercise in the hopes that if the exercise if more appealing to our fun side, we'll actually do it.   Check these out and see how many you'd like to try.  Then start scheduling some of them in.  Find an exercise partner who likes the same kinds of activities and schedule to do them together.  Don't forget that some people love competition, others want to just enjoy being together without competition.  Also take into consideration any physical restrictions, ie. back and knee problems.    One more thought, as homeschooling parents, we can always include the kids.  Exercise doesn't ever seem boring for them and with them.  They have the delightful way of making almost anything fun.    Here are the sites: Large and Lovely: Have Fun and Exercise     http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art5473.asp   About.com  Making it Fun (Exercise) http://beauty.about.com/od/makingitfunexercise/   AARP Walking: Putting Fun into Exercise (although written for AARP, this is a wonderful article for anyone looking for ways to make walking more fun) http://www.aarp.org/health/fitness/walking/a2004-06-04-walking-fun.html?aboutMembership=about   TimesDispatch.com  Nutrition: Yes Exercise Can be Fun in Right Place  (another article with unique and varied ideas) http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031783549250&path=!flair&s=1045855936229   KidsHealth: for Kids   It's Time to Play http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/fit/what_time.html   About.com  Add Fun to Your Workouts with an Exercise Ball http://exercise.about.com/b/a/021404.htm   About.com  Women's Health   Enjoying Physical Activity - Ways to Have Fun Getting Fit http://womenshealth.about.com/od/fitnessandhealth/a/exercisefun.htm   SparkPeople Fitness Articles: Ways to Make Fitness Fun http://sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness_articles.asp?id=276   Baptist Memorial Health Care: Fitness Should Be Fun http://www.bmhcc.org/health/library/exer3102.asp   For New Moms and Their Baby's  - check out StrollerFit http://www.strollerfit.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=C3CE1B00-AD30-5EB8-23F64127F72EBE9C   So...what do you do to make exercise fun?  What activities does your family do together? http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/timetoshare/63732/ Wed, 4 Jan 2006 15:23:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/timetoshare/63732/   Since we've set our getting healthy goals,  I'm looking for any tips that will help us.  Today, at Amy Beth's blog I was so surprised to see that I've been weighing myself incorrectly all this time.  Be sure and check out the correct way to weigh.   Be sure and let me know what you think. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/timetoshare/62808/ Mon, 2 Jan 2006 19:24:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/timetoshare/62808/   I saved the most important factor in overall health until last.  After praying and considering this over the past few weeks, I feel these are the areas the Lord would have me to focus more on:    1) Spending more time in prayer that's specific for our children.  As they grow older and face so many decisions and challenges as young adults, newly married adults, college and high school adults, I see how important it is to stay on my knees on their behalf.  In so many ways, the younger years are easier...they are more difficult physically, but the older years are more difficult as you begin to let them go and observe them as they begin to make decisions and choices for themselves.      2) Working on developing word/topical studies in the Bible.      3)  Memorizing scripture...this is a toughie for me, I have a very hard time memorizing anything word for word...I remember the gist just fine...but I really want to remember the verses in their entirety and accurately.    What are your spiritual health/growth goals this year?   And speaking of the year  -   Happy New Year's!      http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/timetoshare/62099/ Sat, 31 Dec 2005 20:34:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/timetoshare/62099/