Words, as I mentioned in my recent post for San Diego Momfia, are very powerful. I wanted to share all the quotes submitted by the staff and volunteers of the San Diego Family Justice Center in hopes that they might inspire you as much as they did me.
Courage is not the absence of fear. Courage is acting in spite of fear.
-Carly Fiorina
It's choice, not chance, that determines your destiny.
-Jean Nidetch
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
-Eleanor Roosevelt
Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win.
-Bernadette Devlin
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
-Nelson Mandela
No longer lend your strength to that which you wish to be free from.
-Jewel
None of us can change our yesterdays, but all of us can change our tomorrows.
-Colin Powell
Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.
-Robert Collier
We must be the change we wish to see.
-M.K. Ghandi
Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it with use.
-Ruth Gordon
And please remember that if you or anyone you know is experiencing domestic violence, you can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline for help at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
What are some of your favorite inspirational quotes?
Wishing you love with extra cheese-
Nacho Mama
Monday, April 11, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
Never underestimate the power of the vela!
So....excited....hard to.....type...complete sentences!!!
People, this blogger if going to HISPANICIZE!!! If you've heard of it, you can imagine how excited I am to be going. If you haven't, then you can check out the the HUGE Hispanic PR, Marketing and Social Media Conference that is Hispanicize HERE.
You have no idea how badly I wanted to attend this conference! But the tumbleweeds in the family coffers were blowing across my dreams of meeting my role models and fellow blogueras like, well, tumbleweeds. I had given up all hope of going. Good thing I love free wine!
That's right, last Friday, the wonderful ladies of the San Diego Momfia sweetly invited me to attend a free wine tasting (thanks Mirassou wineries!) where I ran into Eva Smith of Tech Food Life. Eva asked if I was going to Hispanicize and when I shared my tale of financial woe, she told me that Jennifer from Mami to Mommy was having a contest for a free pass to the conference! When I went home and got online to investigate, I learned that I had only one hour left before the contest ended to write a post about why I want to attend Hispanicize. One hour!
And?
You can read my WINNING post HERE!
I'll be tweeting about the conference @shesnachomama and @mediamonarkey
Are you going? If so, I hope to meet you in person! If not, what would you like to know about what's going on at the conference? I'll try to address your questions in my tweets and posts FROM HISPANICIZE!
Wishing you love with extra cheese-
Nacho Mama
People, this blogger if going to HISPANICIZE!!! If you've heard of it, you can imagine how excited I am to be going. If you haven't, then you can check out the the HUGE Hispanic PR, Marketing and Social Media Conference that is Hispanicize HERE.
You have no idea how badly I wanted to attend this conference! But the tumbleweeds in the family coffers were blowing across my dreams of meeting my role models and fellow blogueras like, well, tumbleweeds. I had given up all hope of going. Good thing I love free wine!
That's right, last Friday, the wonderful ladies of the San Diego Momfia sweetly invited me to attend a free wine tasting (thanks Mirassou wineries!) where I ran into Eva Smith of Tech Food Life. Eva asked if I was going to Hispanicize and when I shared my tale of financial woe, she told me that Jennifer from Mami to Mommy was having a contest for a free pass to the conference! When I went home and got online to investigate, I learned that I had only one hour left before the contest ended to write a post about why I want to attend Hispanicize. One hour!
And?
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You can read my WINNING post HERE!
I'll be tweeting about the conference @shesnachomama and @mediamonarkey
Are you going? If so, I hope to meet you in person! If not, what would you like to know about what's going on at the conference? I'll try to address your questions in my tweets and posts FROM HISPANICIZE!
Wishing you love with extra cheese-
Nacho Mama
Do you have trouble arranging your bookshelves?
I hope you'll find this post I did for San Diego Momfia helpful! I was honored to be asked into the home of fellow Momfia-member Beth (@hipmamab of La La La) and her husband Jason (@petcobra of Dad Centric) to help them arrange the rather large bookcase in their family room. The post includes some general tips for your bookcase, whatever the size-enjoy!
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| Photo by Beth (@hipmamab) for San Diego Momfia |
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Points Plus Review and a "STRESSED"-free Lent...
As many of you know, I've been on Weight Watchers for aaaaaaages. I'd gotten to where I could predict the points-value of just about any food after just a glance at the nutrition facts. I've been stuck on a plateau for at least a year and was really getting quite frustrated with my lack of progress. And then? Around the holidays, WW launched their new plan, which they call "Points Plus." If you have tried WW in the past and have been toying with the idea of rejoining, here's what you wanna know:
1. NONE of your "old-plan" stuff is valid any more. You cannot mix the plans. At. All. Points values are calculated in a completely different way now. You'll find that many foods have a higher points value than they did before (for example "sandwich thins" were 1 point before and are now 3), but there are some foods that stay the same and some are less, or even FREE (more on this later.) This might seem like bad news, but the good news is...
2. You get MORE points. At least 29 daily points and 49 weekly points to play around with. I know, a lot of things are more points now, but....
3. Fruit is FREE!! Meaning it is ZERO POINTS. Yes, even bananas. And most vegetables are still 0 points. In fact, the points values for vegetables seem to be pretty much the same as they were before. I have found that I am eating WAY more fruit and veggies per day than I was before. And I have noticed that I feel better throughout the day.
4. Activity also has a higher points value than before-YAY!
And so? I'm still stalled. But not because of the plan-it's all me. My tracking has been falling apart about 3/4 into the week and as my awesome WW leader Judy always says, "You should only track on the days you want to lose weight." And my activity level has been pretty lame too. I followed the plan to the letter the first week it was launched and lost 4 pounds, so I do know that if you work it? It works. I also wanted to share something I've observed about the new plan: it is truly set up to help you make smarter choices. I've learned (the hard way) that foods I really shouldn't be putting into my body <cough-chimichanga-cough> are not only higher in pointsplus values, but they make me hungry again faster than healthier choices (what WW calls "power foods").
On another (related) note, I noticed yesterday was Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. I consider myself a "cultural Catholic"(and no, I am not open to religious debate of any kind on this blog, thanks!) and I've always really liked the tradition of giving something up for Lent. When I was a kid I gave up biting my nails one year and I was so proud to conquer that habit! I would never have had to join WW in the first place if I weren't an emotional eater. When times are tough I turn to my good ol' gals, Betty Crocker and Sarah Lee-and we all know what "stressed" spelled backwards is, right? So, in the spirit of spring, I have decided not only to track, er, religiously for the next 40 days-but also? I am GIVING UP DESSERTS. That's right, no sweets of any kind for 40 days, folks. I'm hoping this will force me to be accountable for what I eat and also help me find healthier ways to deal with stress-though I must admit I'm already looking forward to how good that Easter candy is going to taste after 40 days off the hard stuff!
I'll be sharing more WW-related feelings, finds and foods here from time to time, but if you really want to hear about my progress on the plan, you can follow me on twitter @shesnachomama-I regularly post my weigh-in results and I have some great, inspiring folks I'm following that you might like to know :) Also, don't forget to check out the Official Weight Watchers Website for complete details about the new plan.
Are you following the new Pointsplus plan? What do you think?
Wishing you love with extra cheese-
Nacho Mama
1. NONE of your "old-plan" stuff is valid any more. You cannot mix the plans. At. All. Points values are calculated in a completely different way now. You'll find that many foods have a higher points value than they did before (for example "sandwich thins" were 1 point before and are now 3), but there are some foods that stay the same and some are less, or even FREE (more on this later.) This might seem like bad news, but the good news is...
2. You get MORE points. At least 29 daily points and 49 weekly points to play around with. I know, a lot of things are more points now, but....
3. Fruit is FREE!! Meaning it is ZERO POINTS. Yes, even bananas. And most vegetables are still 0 points. In fact, the points values for vegetables seem to be pretty much the same as they were before. I have found that I am eating WAY more fruit and veggies per day than I was before. And I have noticed that I feel better throughout the day.
4. Activity also has a higher points value than before-YAY!
And so? I'm still stalled. But not because of the plan-it's all me. My tracking has been falling apart about 3/4 into the week and as my awesome WW leader Judy always says, "You should only track on the days you want to lose weight." And my activity level has been pretty lame too. I followed the plan to the letter the first week it was launched and lost 4 pounds, so I do know that if you work it? It works. I also wanted to share something I've observed about the new plan: it is truly set up to help you make smarter choices. I've learned (the hard way) that foods I really shouldn't be putting into my body <cough-chimichanga-cough> are not only higher in pointsplus values, but they make me hungry again faster than healthier choices (what WW calls "power foods").
On another (related) note, I noticed yesterday was Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. I consider myself a "cultural Catholic"(and no, I am not open to religious debate of any kind on this blog, thanks!) and I've always really liked the tradition of giving something up for Lent. When I was a kid I gave up biting my nails one year and I was so proud to conquer that habit! I would never have had to join WW in the first place if I weren't an emotional eater. When times are tough I turn to my good ol' gals, Betty Crocker and Sarah Lee-and we all know what "stressed" spelled backwards is, right? So, in the spirit of spring, I have decided not only to track, er, religiously for the next 40 days-but also? I am GIVING UP DESSERTS. That's right, no sweets of any kind for 40 days, folks. I'm hoping this will force me to be accountable for what I eat and also help me find healthier ways to deal with stress-though I must admit I'm already looking forward to how good that Easter candy is going to taste after 40 days off the hard stuff!
I'll be sharing more WW-related feelings, finds and foods here from time to time, but if you really want to hear about my progress on the plan, you can follow me on twitter @shesnachomama-I regularly post my weigh-in results and I have some great, inspiring folks I'm following that you might like to know :) Also, don't forget to check out the Official Weight Watchers Website for complete details about the new plan.
Are you following the new Pointsplus plan? What do you think?
Wishing you love with extra cheese-
Nacho Mama
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