New Year's Resolution Update

              It's roughly been 3 months since I've started my New Years's Resolution of going "screen free" one night a week. It was a little hard in the beginning. I sometimes caught myself starting to watch television before realizing it was time to pull the plug. Now that 3 months have pasted my new weekly ritual has become habit and I no longer have to think about turning the t.v. (or laptop, smartphone, tablet, etc...) off. The benefits have been numerous and I've found some great ways to use my time such as

1. doing my finances
2. reading 
3. cooking
4. going to the gym
5. organizing myself

       I've been paying myself $3 for every night I go screen free and I'm glad to say I've accumulated $30. I'm not sure what I'll do with the money at the end of the year but I do know I plan to treat myself. Hope your resolutions are going well and I'll keep you updated with my progress and time goes on.

Diet Wisdom

         Having a little something sweet after dinner signals your brain that the meal has ended but how can you get your sugar fix without ruining the hard work that went into your meal. One way is to indulge in Wrigley Extra Dessert Delights Gum. A line of gum inspired by classic desserts. You can now indulge in apple pie, chocolate chip mint and strawberry shortcake gum. It's all the flavor minus the calories since each stick of gum is only 5 calories. My absolute favorite has to be Key Lime Pie. Go ahead and indulge your sweet tooth for once.

Gluten Free Reasons - Cold Stone

         Sweet treats can provide you with a sweet escape but what happens when desserts go wrong? Take a look at the Cold Stone Creamery's Brownie a La Cold Stone. A decadent dessert featuring vanilla ice cream, caramel, hot fudge and whipped cream all on top of a brownie. Once you get pasted the wow factor your left with a dessert packing 810 calories. Your 810 calories will get you 75 grams of sugar or roughly 19 teaspoons of sugar (talk about a sugar rush). If the sugar doesn't get to you the fat will. Your dessert will also includes 55 grams of fat, 40 of those being saturated fat. You'll find more saturated fat in this dessert than in 1 cup of mayonnaise (David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding, Eat This Not That! 2012, New York: Rodale Inc., 2011. Print). Opt out of this sweet treat and treat yourself to a much healthier dessert.