Losing weight takes discipline and time. I know, because it took me a year and a half to lose 25 pounds. My weight stayed at 115-117 pounds until my husband I went to a seminar in Warsaw, Poland. seminar and restaurant meals took their toll and I gained three pounds (one clothing size) in a week.

Every house has its own meat loaf recipe and many of them start with a soup mix. however this house recipe, given to me years ago by my mother-in-law, is made-from-scratch meat loaf. I'm not talking about the mushy, strangeness meat loaf you may have eaten at restaurants. No, I'm talking about all beef meat loaf with ketchup and brown sugar topping.

For those who just found out that they are diabetic or simply want to go low-carbohydrate in their diet the hardest things to give up are pasta and breads. As a few of my diabetic friends and relatives have said those foods are a main part of their diet. So that leads to seeing sugar-free alternates that taste good. Being diabetic doesn't mean that you have to give up on you popular foods like pasta. There has been new studies on soluble fiber to help in that dilemma. Soluble fiber has been shown to slow down digestion so therefore it allows for the slower absorption of glucose giving beneficial effects on those with diabetes. Soluble fiber also helps in weight loss because it prolongs the fullness feeling in digestion.

Americans consume between two to three pounds of sugar every week. The sugar is being processed in so many foods we eat. These foods are not just sweets. Sugar in large quantities can be found in peanut butter, mayonnaise, bread, ketchup and many other as a matter of fact "non-sweets" products.

Looking into statistics, we can see the mean American consumes an breathtaking 2-3 pounds of sugar each week. This might surprise you if not considering that extremely refined sugars in the forms of sucrose (table sugar), dextrose (corn sugar), and high-fructose corn syrup are being processed into so many foods such as bread, breakfast cereal, mayonnaise, peanut butter, ketchup, spaghetti sauce, and a plethora of microwave meals.

There is modern evidence to advise that sugar and eczema are wholly linked and studies are showing that it is not a healthy connection. If you are suffering from eczema it is suggested that perhaps it could be caused from a high intake of sugar and sugar products as sugar and eczema are now documented to have a cause and corollary on the eczema sufferer. It is imperative that if you wish to understand the relationship so that you can precise the qoute with your irritating, painful skin disorder.

Low-Carb Ketchup

Understanding the Glycemic Index of honey and sugar could help you better watch your daily sugar consumption. Do you know how much sugar are you taking today? Table sugar (chemist calls it "sucrose") which is made from two uncomplicated sugars called glucose and fructose, is being processed into so many foods such as cereals, bread, mayonnaise, jam, peanut butter, and ketchup.