Why NuffnangX is One of the Best Google Reader Alternative

No more Google Friend Connect (GFC)! Wait and see: No announcement but GFC will be gone, just not yet.  I might be behind on the whole hype but I have recently found out Google is going to be retiring Google Reader as of 1st July 2013. Blogger Reading List and Google Reader are two separate items. When you follow a blog via GFC it puts that blog in both lists. The GFC widget is not going to disappear after July. Only the Google Reader. But with the imminent closure of Google Reader,...

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Obsessed with Fiber Supplements for Weight Control

I have a bad practice. Kind of bad. { source } Whenever I feel like I'm overeating, I'll always turn to fiber supplement as an escape. Fiber supplement has grown in popularity as a magical weight loss supplement. I actually don't see it like that. I don't give a buck to a testimony of weight loss success after taking fiber supplement. Fiber supplement is just another option to helps ease constipation. But I have this crazy idea about fiber supplement. When I feel like I've been bingeing...

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Pregnant and Overweight: Can I Lose Weight During Pregnancy?

It can be pretty overwhelming if this news is true. { source } I mean we'd love to expand our family but me and hubs agreed to pending the plan until I reach to my ideal weight. I'm still 20 kg overweight from my last child and I really want to lose weight before I got pregnant again. I like the idea that no one can tell I'm pregnant because I'm thin. Lame, lol.  Baby is on the way? I'm suspecting there is. { source } I have missed my period by 3 days now. I have a flu. I remember...

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Should Christians Be Practicing Yoga?

I know this might be a controversial topic and it has stirred a lot of debate in Christian circles. Suryanamaskar: This pose also known as Sun Salutation or Salute to the Sun.  In Hindu mythology, the sun god is worshipped as a symbol of health and immortal life. Image from Prolific Living Is it okay for Christian to do Yoga?  Yoga has become so utterly mainstream. And now there's even so-called "Christian Yoga". Stores are filled with yoga clothing, equipment, books, and videos....

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Non-Scale Victories: No Victory, and Using a SWOT Analysis to Achieve a Weight Loss Goal

My Non-Scale Victories this week is NO Victory. Linking up with KTJ is honestly something I'm looking forward to every week now. This linking party is like a motivation for me to work hard throughout the week so I can report something positive, thus to hold myself accountable to my goal weight. But this week I lost track of my juice diet plan. I ate crap. I slipped up on my exercise plan. How shameful. { source } Okay, I'm being too dramatic. The world’s still turning. The...

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Bye-Bye Belly: 3 Tummy-Shrinking Tips from Fitness Expert

I hate looking at my tummy. I hate seeing the bulge of my tummy hanging over my pants. I hate it when my tummy is literally sitting on my thighs when I sit. I looking like pregnant when I'm not. When I sit and read a book, I can put the book on my tummy. It jiggles when I laugh. It is so big that I'm wondering if it is possible for me to shrink that big tummy! I always inspired by weight loss success stories. It is impressive to see how their tummies really shrink and flat compared to the...

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Non-Scale Victories: Make Time for Fitness

Yay! I just finished my workout today. The second workout for this week. Not big but that is my Non-Scale Victories this week. Working out at home can be so tricky, with the kids pulling your leg (they thinks it's funny) and climb behind you to play cowboy riding a horse. That's why morning is the best time to exercise for me. The only problem is I am not a morning person. Perhaps I'm lucky today. I make the kids busy with drawing and coloring, so I managed to finish a short 30 minutes...

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Tasteful Tuesday: Juicing With a Blender

Gwyneth Paltrow Beyonce lost 20 lbs in 10 days on lemon juice diet. Gwyneth Paltrow did green juice for 3 days before the Iron Man 2 premier. If eating fresh fruits and vegetables each day isn't practical to you, then juicing them would be a good way to get them into your diet; less chewing and less risk of overeating. Basically when you juicing, the pulp (or fiber) of the vegetable or fruit is separated out from the juice and you'll have a thinner drink that's free of pulp. One of...

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Motivational Monday: How to Getting Past a Motivational Plateau

Motivation: Found on 2 Fat Authors I have everyday battle with weight loss motivation. Motivation to stick with the diet, motivation to get off my butt and exercise. Like I could be so motivated this week but after a few days that motivation high has gone. If you have the same issues like me, Dr. Phil has this prescription for us. 1. Don't rely on willpower -- it simply doesn't work.  Willpower is driven by emotions, which can be fickle. Emotions landed you into a weight problem, but...

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Weekly Weight Loss Progress: I am 1kg Lighter!

Weigh-In Day: My progress via simple weight recorder I try not to weigh myself too regularly; only weighs once a month because it can be discouraging if you don't see the numbers go down. I use simple weight recorder to record my weight history. As a matter of fact, I only recreate my weight loss plan 2 weeks ago. I attempt to do a 40-days juice fast but I take a week off the following week. And to be honest, it was not a pure juice fast. I drink ready made juices because I haven't got...

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