21 Tips for 21 Pounds!

Here are 21 tips to mark the 21 pounds I have lost since February. Folks are beginning to notice (me too!) and are asking what I'm doing to lose weight. It's not as much dieting as making lifestyle changes. Here's the list so far. I can't wait until I can add to it! 

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Life choices tip #1: These days if I want something fizzy I'm drinking sparkling water instead of diet soda. The brain reads artificial sweetener as real sugar. This triggers an insulin response --which prompts the body to store fat. 

Life choices tip #2: I'm substituting sweet potatoes for white potatoes. Microwave for about 5 minutes, split open and add one tablespoon of real cow butter. Sweet potatoes are low glycemic and have more fiber, minerals and vitamins than white potatoes. 

Life choices tip #3: More fiber = more full. 

• I'm switching out white bread and flour tortillas for whole wheat. 
• I'm adding extra lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers to sandwiches. 
• I'm eating lots of salads, vegetables and fresh fruit.
• For spaghetti sauce or taco filling, I mix 1/4 cup oat bran and 2-3 finely chopped carrots with the meat while sauteing. The carrots adds a sweetness, and the bits blend in by the time the sauce is cooked.

May 2013

Friday May 3 Standup

The Joke Factory

High Point Plaza Hotel

9pm High Point

Saturday May 4 Storytelling 

Eno River Farmers Market

E. Margaret Lane

9am-12noon Hillsborough

Monday May 6 Standup

Tir Na Nog

Blount Street

9pm Raleigh

Wednesday May 8 Storytelling 

Carrboro Farmers Market

Mothers Day card-making w/Kidzu!!

Main Street

3:30-5:45pm Carrboro

Thursday May 9 Storytelling

Southern Village Farmers Market

Strawberry Dreams!!

Market Street

3:30-6:30pm Chapel Hill

Thursday May 9 Standup

The Well

Glenwood Avenue

8:00pm Raleigh 

Friday May 10

Second Friday Art Walk

Franklin Street

6-9pm Chapel Hill

Saturday May 11 Storytelling

Durham Farmers Market

Tomato Seedling Giveaway! 

Foster Street

9am-12noon Durham

Saturday May 11 Standup

Fishmongers

Main Street

9pm Durham

Sunday May 12 Standup

Smokin Grooves Bar and Grill

New Hope Church Rd.

8pm Raleigh

Tuesday May 14 Standup

Blinco Sports Bar and Restaurant

Glenwood Avenue

9pm Raleigh

Thursday May 16 Storytelling 

Pittsboro Toys

44-B Hillsboro Street

3:30-5pm Pittsboro

Thursday May 16 Standup

DSI Comedy Theater

Carr Mill Mall

7:30pm Carrboro

Friday May 17

Third Friday Art Walk

6-9pm Siler City

Saturday May 18 - Nada

A Saturday off? How could this have happened?

Tue May 21 Standup

Bulltown Comedy 

Casbah  

8pm Durham 

Wednesday May 22 Standup

Pittsboro Roadhouse

West Street

6:30-8:30pm Pittsboro

Wednesday May 22 Standup

The City Tap

W. Salisbury Street

8:30-11:30pm Pittsboro

Thursday May 23 Standup

Idiot Box

Elm Street

8pm Greensboro

Friday May 24 Standup

Top This

E. Franklin Street 

9pm Chapel Hill

Saturday May 25 Storytelling

Chatham Mills Farmers Market

Hillsboro Street

9am-12noon Pittsboro

Wednesday May 29 Storytelling

Durham Farmers Market

Foster Street

3:00 - 6:30pm Durham

Wednesday May29 Standup

Papa MoJos Roadhouse

8:00-11pm Durham

Thursday May 30 Storytelling

Cup 22

Haw River Ballroom

7:30-9pm Saxapahaw

Friday May 31 Standup

The Joke Factory

The High Point Plaza

9pm High Point

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