Healthy Posts

Starting to cut down on unhealthy fats because of a high (bad) cholesterol count? Try these:   Hard shortening, lard, or bacon grease - Substitute Olive, safflower, corn, sunflower, canola, or soybean oil.   It is generally known that 3500 calories equals a pound of fat. If you cut out 3500 calories from your diet in a week, you should lose a pound a week. 3500 calories divided by 7...

Our family has resolved to be much healthier in 2009. The race is on!!! Our goal is to go to Disneyland as a family if everyone loses 15% of their total weight by July 31st. We will be gathering in Kansas for Jacob's Priesthood ordination and will have the big weigh-in then. We check in with each other every week and report how we are doing and the amount of weight lost. Should be fun to work toge...