I am sorry that my posts are few and far between. The wild life continues. More than not having time to do the blog...... I don't, well I guess, i am not really in the mood. To tell you things are great when they are not. To help you with your journey...but then I remember that is what our journey is about....isnt it. Its not about all good times......it is also the times in between.
We are waiting to hear on our 1 year old granddaughter Taylor. She will hear tomorrow when she will face a kidney surgery. Yes this will be coming up so, the posts might be few.
Just remember... I am soooo hoping you all are doing well on your journey, possibly facing a few rough spots like me from time to time. But, thats ok. This is what makes us stronger....right...???:)
Learn how to adopt healthy habits.
Work through emotions without overeating. Make yourself aware of the feelings that trigger comfort eating for you and you'll able to find healthier ways to handle them.
Managing your feelings means...
•Making yourself aware of the emotions that send you to the fridge: insecurity, sadness, anxiety, boredom, frustration, hurt, loneliness...even happiness and excitement.
•Understanding that your intentions are positive when you eat for emotional reasons: you're just trying to feel differently, or prolong good feelings.
•Finding positive ways to feed those emotions.
It's not unusual for people to eat when they feel sad, angry, hopeless or bored—most people do it once in a while. But for some of us, emotional eating becomes a habit.
When food is the only cure to our ails, it becomes difficult to make smart food choices—because when our emotions take over, we're likely to put our best efforts aside. Then we feel depressed about having fallen off the wagon, and hit the fridge again. It's a scary cycle that many of us know well.
When we make a conscious effort to manage our feelings in more positive ways, though, we're breaking the cycle of emotional eating.
Raspberry Squares
PointsPlus Value: 3
Servings: 24
Works well with chopped fresh apricots, blueberries or mixed berries, too.
Ingredients
1 1/3 cup(s) all-purpose flour
1/3 cup(s) powdered sugar
8 Tbsp unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1 1/2 tsp almond extract
1 cup(s) preserves, red raspberry
1 cup(s) unsweetened frozen raspberries
1 Tbsp powdered sugar, for garnishing
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350ºF.
Place flour, 1/3 cup powdered sugar, butter and almond extract in a food processor; pulse to combine and break up butter into pea-size pieces.
Pour flour mixture into an 11 1/2- X 7 1/2-inch ungreased baking dish; smooth into an even layer and tap with the back of a spatula to form a crust. Bake until crust just starts to turn golden, about 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a small saucepan over medium heat, combine preserves and frozen raspberries; cook, stirring occasionally, until preserves turn to liquid and frozen raspberries are thawed, about 3 to 5 minutes.
When crust is ready, pour raspberry mixture over top of hot crust and smooth into an even layer; bake until set, about 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from oven and cool in pan until just warm. Cut into 24 squares, remove from pan and cool completely on a wire rack. When raspberry bars are completely cool, dust with remaining tablespoon powdered sugar. Yields 1 square per serving.
We are waiting to hear on our 1 year old granddaughter Taylor. She will hear tomorrow when she will face a kidney surgery. Yes this will be coming up so, the posts might be few.
Just remember... I am soooo hoping you all are doing well on your journey, possibly facing a few rough spots like me from time to time. But, thats ok. This is what makes us stronger....right...???:)
Learn how to adopt healthy habits.
Work through emotions without overeating. Make yourself aware of the feelings that trigger comfort eating for you and you'll able to find healthier ways to handle them.
Managing your feelings means...
•Making yourself aware of the emotions that send you to the fridge: insecurity, sadness, anxiety, boredom, frustration, hurt, loneliness...even happiness and excitement.
•Understanding that your intentions are positive when you eat for emotional reasons: you're just trying to feel differently, or prolong good feelings.
•Finding positive ways to feed those emotions.
It's not unusual for people to eat when they feel sad, angry, hopeless or bored—most people do it once in a while. But for some of us, emotional eating becomes a habit.
When food is the only cure to our ails, it becomes difficult to make smart food choices—because when our emotions take over, we're likely to put our best efforts aside. Then we feel depressed about having fallen off the wagon, and hit the fridge again. It's a scary cycle that many of us know well.
When we make a conscious effort to manage our feelings in more positive ways, though, we're breaking the cycle of emotional eating.
Raspberry Squares
PointsPlus Value: 3
Servings: 24
Works well with chopped fresh apricots, blueberries or mixed berries, too.
Ingredients
1 1/3 cup(s) all-purpose flour
1/3 cup(s) powdered sugar
8 Tbsp unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1 1/2 tsp almond extract
1 cup(s) preserves, red raspberry
1 cup(s) unsweetened frozen raspberries
1 Tbsp powdered sugar, for garnishing
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350ºF.
Place flour, 1/3 cup powdered sugar, butter and almond extract in a food processor; pulse to combine and break up butter into pea-size pieces.
Pour flour mixture into an 11 1/2- X 7 1/2-inch ungreased baking dish; smooth into an even layer and tap with the back of a spatula to form a crust. Bake until crust just starts to turn golden, about 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a small saucepan over medium heat, combine preserves and frozen raspberries; cook, stirring occasionally, until preserves turn to liquid and frozen raspberries are thawed, about 3 to 5 minutes.
When crust is ready, pour raspberry mixture over top of hot crust and smooth into an even layer; bake until set, about 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from oven and cool in pan until just warm. Cut into 24 squares, remove from pan and cool completely on a wire rack. When raspberry bars are completely cool, dust with remaining tablespoon powdered sugar. Yields 1 square per serving.
