Can You Hear the Trumpets Blaring?

Ta Da!

 

MY GRAND ANNOUNCEMENT!

I am MOVING.  Okay, I’m not really moving, but my BLOG is moving from WordPress to Blogspot.

If you are a subscriber, and want to remain a subscriber, here’s what you need to do…

1. Click THIS LINK.

2. In the Right Column, click on the “Subscribe” options (You can subscribe in a reader or via email).

3. If you subscribe by email, confirm your subscription to the new Blogspot website.

4. At the bottom of this email that you are reading, click the “unsubscribe” option and remove yourself from the betterbaker.wordpress.com subscription.  (This subscription feed will be deleted in a short while, so if you miss this step, it’s okay.  Just make sure you’re subscribed to the new website).

Now, I’m off to adding some new posts to my REALLY cute, new blog.

Yippee & Yahoo!!!!

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT COMING!

 

Be watching for details…please

stay tuned…I’m in the kitchen

stirring something up….

 

 

 

 

 

I’ll Be Back

So a few changes are coming to my blog – but it’s going to take a little time to get them all together. I’ll have a few reposts in the meantime, and then will reveal my BIG changes!!!

One way to celebrate a birthday…

Yep, it’s tough, but somebody’s gotta do it…

Ocean Breezes

Can you feel the warm breezes coming in off the ocean?

www.thekingsretreat.net

It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This!

Hello Everyone!

I’m taking a break from regular posts for the upcoming week…and for the month, in general. I can’t resist sharing some pictures to show you just what I’ll be enjoying!  My precious brother, Alan, and his dear wife, Heidi, own a villa on St. Kitts island in the Caribbean, and they’ve more-than-generously given me a week to stay there!!!  I’m taking along 4 girlfriends and we’ll be enjoying this gorgeous place from Feb. 6th – 13th. This will be my post-60th birthday celebration. Please don’t turn green. *_*  I’ll be more than happy to tell you about it when I return home. When this is posted, we will have driven to Florida. We covet your prayers for safe travels and for our families to stay safe and well while we’re gone.  

Bon Voyage…or Hasta Manana…or whatever!

WW Angel Food Pineapple Cake

We certainly don’t have to give up desserts to have a healthy eating lifestyle.  This is a wonderful fat free dessert fit for serving company.  They’ll appreciate the lack of fat and calories too.  And with only 2 ingredients, what could be simpler???

ANGEL FOOD PINEAPPLE CAKE

1 box angel food cake mix

1 – 20 ozs. can crushed pineapple, in its own juice

Preheat oven to 350.  Combine cake mix and pineapple in a bowl.  Mix well.  Pour into an ungreased 9″ X 13″ X 2″ baking dish.  Bake for 30 minutes or until brown.  Serve with fat free whipped topping if desired. Yield: 12 serving

A good-sized serving!

WW points per serving (minus topping) – 3 points

Stressed Spelled Backwards…

I can’t think of February – with Valentine’s Day in the middle – and not think of chocolate too.  Want to wish you a great month and remind you that eating dark chocolate is actually GOOD for you!

I’m going to be gone on vacation – (pictures to come!) and this month is going to be a rather slow one for me here at The Better Baker blog, so I hope you’ll enjoy some old posts that will be shared…and certainly – enjoy some chocolate.  Who wants to wait for Valentine’s Day to roll around? NOT me!

Are you feeling stressed? Simply reading this article will make you happy – doing what it says will make you feel even better!  ENJOY!

Dark Chocolate – Stressed spelled backwards!

If you’re concerned about blood pressure, it might not be a bad idea to pop an occasional piece of dark chocolate in your mouth! A new study found that small amounts of the candy were as effective at lowering blood pressure as other non-pharmaceutical interventions. While not a substitute for hypertension medications, a small dose of chocolate brought results significant enough to be considered clinically beneficial to overall health – Source: Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter – October 2007

From ’365 Reasons to Eat Chocolate’….Chocolate is not a drug, so there are no federal regulations to be afraid of. ENJOY!

Look Forward to Celebrating!!

If we are going to gain some new perspectives, in order to lose some ‘old’ weight, we must have some goals in mind.

Every day that you eat wisely and move more, you’re accomplishing something to be proud of. (And when you mess up – forgive yourself and start fresh again tomorrow…it’s gonna happen now and then!)

DON’T WAIT TO CELEBRATE!

When you applaud yourself for all you’re doing, and have done, it’s so much easier to keep doing those things.

I enjoyed celebrating every 5# loss with….a (dark) chocolate candy bar that had been given to me..a new shirt, etc. as it was always good to keep that in mind while I was working hard to lose those few lbs. at a time.

Celebrating is very important, because it helps to inspire you to continue doing what you’re doing.

Just keep on keeping on….it came on one lb. at a time, and it isn’t going to drop any faster either. I really believe the slower you take it off, the easier it is to keep it off.