http://www.ellenloves.com/blogging food, fun, and family Thu, 01 May 2008 21:54:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So my hubby recently sent me an e-mail that contained the following link.  It describes the "12 germiest places" in your life.  Out of the entire article, I couldn't help but wonder who was the poor sod whose job it was to measure the amount of feces in each pair ... http://www.ellenloves.com/blogging/2008/05/01/if-germs-make-you-squirm/ My porn:  FoodNetwork. His porn:  the Golf Channel. http://www.ellenloves.com/blogging/2008/04/28/to-each-his-her-own/ I'm hoping that I will look back at this time in my life as a period that helped define who I really am.  Cuz in all honesty, right now it sucks pretty darn bad.  I just had a good sob and that helped somewhat.  I've talked several times about the incredible support ... http://www.ellenloves.com/blogging/2008/04/16/definition-is-painful/ So, you know I'm on the vegan diet.  The low-fat, low-GI, low-carb, no caffeine, no artificial sweeteners, no nuts, no avocadoes, no olives, vegan diet.  And this has been about a month now and I've lost 4 pounds which isn't bad.  But the disgusting thing is, my hubby who is ... http://www.ellenloves.com/blogging/2008/02/27/vegan-shmeegan/ So it's now 3.5 weeks into the vegan diet.  Surprisingly, I'm not yet ogling anyone's burgers, wings, or even bacon (altho' I do feel we need new legislation to regulate what is allowed to be called bacon.  Soy bacon is definitely an oxymoron).  The whole thing (maybe due to its ... http://www.ellenloves.com/blogging/2008/02/22/soy-bacon-should-be-illegal/ Insulin.  On a recent trip to my endocrinologist (due to inadequately controlled blood sugar levels) I heard the dreaded word:  insulin.  The long and short of the situation is that I'm running out of ways to get my sugars under control.  I was doing the low carb diet, the meds and the exercise.  Now the ... http://www.ellenloves.com/blogging/2008/02/02/fear-has-7-letters/ Some people are so good at appreciating luxury.  Five stars are a necessity.   For me, frugality still often wins out.  I just can't enjoy myself if I feel like I've overspent. My parents recently got a new luxury vehicle.  We all refer to it as the "hotrod."  I've been anxious about driving it ... http://www.ellenloves.com/blogging/2008/01/22/getting-accustomed-to-luxury/ This is a tough time of year for the GTBR or "gut-to-boob-ratio," as I like to call it.  You know, when you look in the mirror and think "oh my God, my gut looks bigger than my boobs!"  I have found that Christmas feasting is a definite contributor to the GTBR phenomenon, ... http://www.ellenloves.com/blogging/2007/12/31/gtbr/ I have been away from my "blogging practice" lately.  In pondering the whys of this situation, it dawned on me that I seem to have room for only so many "practices" at any one time in my life.  For instance, if I'm working hard on my healthy eating practice, my ... http://www.ellenloves.com/blogging/2007/12/12/practice-makes-perfect/ If you've enjoyed reading my blog (my general ramblings on life and diabetes), you may want to check out one of my other sites as well - my ramblings on food, (specifically recipes and cookbooks) is at www.ellenloves.com/cookbooks and my ramblings on Vancouver-area restaurants is at www.ellenloves.com/restaurants. One of the newest additions to my cookbooks site ... http://www.ellenloves.com/blogging/2007/10/25/do-you-love-food/