Yaffa Phillips writes here on occasion
Loved this article about how Google influences employees painlessly to make healthier choices.
Top tips:
Still having trouble with temptation. Offers of chocolate from coworkers and this week, a krispy kreme, a nice buffet spread at a workshop I attended followed by an ice cream….
The work temptations are also pick-me-ups when staying inside. Need to make sure to walk outside during the day. Then saying no to things I am tempted by rarely (fresh krispy kremes) or free food….It is not as though I’m hungry and need the food…
Been reading a really good book (so far) called The Flat Tummy Club Diet (should I have left the typo in as Fat Tummy Club Diet??).
The chapter on getting ready to make changes in your life talks about the Stages of Change model which has been around for a while in various forms.
1. Pre-contemplation
2. Contemplation
3. Preparation
4. Action
5. Maintenance
6. Relapse
damn but you can get to relapse quickly.
The trick with these relapses is to not let it lead to more, but rather to go straight back to contemplation, pass quickly through preparation, action and back into maintenance, or ‘happy balance’ mode. – Kate Adams, Flat Tummy Club Diet, p. 25
Preventing splatter with a hand mixer – genius! A heck of a lot cheaper than a stand mixer, wish I had seen this before making buttercream frosting and coating our kitchen counters in a layer of icing sugar.
Miniature marshmallows can go at bottom of ice cream cone to prevent leaks
Microwave for easy peel garlic
Make natural air freshener by boiling orange peels, cinnamon sticks and cloves
Use unscented dental floss to cut cakes and cheeses
How to tell if eggs are fresh before cracking them open and 9 other tips in this blog post
Add half a teaspoon of baking soda to the water to make hard boiled eggs easy to peel (the science)
Use lace to create beautiful pattern on a plain chocolate cake