Scales For You

My mom always taught me that eating prunes would help prevent constipation.  Now new tests at the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University have found that the antioxidants in prunes increase bone formation in animals.  They suggest that eating prunes could benefit people at risk of osteoporosis.  Prunes have more antioxidants than any other fruit because their dried form concentrates antioxidants.  Antioxidants help combat virtually every chronic disease, including cancer, heart disease, diabetes and dementia.  What more could you want?  Another study showed that elderly people who ate more prunes, apples, vegetables, olive oil, fish and legumes had fewer wrinkles and less sun-damaged skin than those who ate lots of meat, butter and milk products.

It’s hard to come up with a reason for not losing my excess weight.  I’ve tried to think that if I lost weight, it would increase my wrinkles and make me look older.  Now eating prunes, apples, etc. will take care of that problem.  I’m about out of excuses!  I’m going to get some food scales and start measuring my food portions before they’re placed on my plate.  My will power seems to be stronger if the extra food is not on my plate.   www.holladaypartners.com has a wide selection of scales in many colors, sizes, and styles, including digital and spring scales.

The holidays are not even over–really not even officially started, but we’ve been celebrating.  As usual, it’s all about food–turkey, ham, dressing and gravy, cranberry salads and sauces, green beans, pies and cakes!  Everyone in my family has already gained weight, even the dog.  We can’t quit now, Christmas is not even here for three more days. 

We’re all going on a diet New Year’s day.  All we need is some cooking scales and some will power.  We can plan our meals ahead, measure our portions, leave off the fats, fast food, and sweets, and start an exercise program.  That sounds like a lot, but it’s really not that hard if our mindset is right.  Trying on clothes that once fit may give us a little extra incentive, and a feeling of success when we can wear them again.  Check out the scales at www.holladaypartners.com   They’re cool!  They come in many sizes, styles and colors.   We’re sure to find some that fit our decor.

Have you ever thought about comparing budgeting your money you are spending with budgeting your food you are consuming.  A new VISA study found that American “misplace” about $3,000 in cash every year.  It may go for gadgets such as iPods, iPhones or Blackberries or just things we want for our kids.  In order to stop this “mystery spending”, we must review our purchases regularly so we can see quickly what we’re spending, then set a budget and stick to it.  This will help eliminate impulse buying and help us start to save. 

Doesn’t this sound a lot like dieting.  We “misplace” food by eating-on-the-go, snacking, eating while reading or watching television, and eating when we’re not hungry because someone else is eating or providing food.  In order to stop this “mystery eating”, we must document what we eat so we can see quickly what we’re consuming, then set a food plan and stick to it.  This will help eliminate impulse eating and we can start to lose the excess weight.  We will need scales to measure our food portions and scales to weigh ourselves in order to make this process work.  A variety of scales in many colors, sizes and styles are available at  www.holladaypartners.com   These are quality designer scales that will match any decor at the lowest prices ever.  Check them out.  You’ll be glad you did!

Americans are on the go constantly, and we like to take our toys and conveniences with us.  When I was young, we went camping in a tent with air mattresses and cooked over an open fire in an iron skillet or pot.  Now camping means an RV with electrical hook-ups, full kitchen facilities, built in bath with shower, and television.  Everything has to be portable so we can take it with us wherever we go.

Holladay Partners has portable scales that are battery operated.  If I need a kitchen scale, I can get a battery-operated digital scale, or I can choose a spring scale.  Bathroom scales also use batteries and can be transported along with me and my other conveniences.  If I choose to take my craft and hobby materials, I can take a counting scale along to save time when counting out my beads, etc.  I can even take a set of handheld portable scales along to the restaurants to measure my food portions and continue my healthy eating habits while away from home.  “Home away from home” is a true saying now.      

Did you know that the water in a little cloud has been estimated to weigh about 550 tons.  If an elephant weighs six tons, the water inside a typical cumulous cloud would weigh as much as about 100 elephants.  Of course, the water is in tiny little particles not nearly as large as an elephant.  The water in one hurricane could weigh as much as 40,000,000 elephants.  Now that’s a lot of weight!

Many different items may need to be weighed in your homes and/or businesses.  A weigh scale should be purchased according to your weighing needs.  A wide variety of scales with many different features are available in colors that will match any decor.  You probably won’t be weighing elephants or water in clouds, but whatever your weighing needs are, a weigh scale is available.  Evaluate your weighing needs, then look for a weigh scale that will solve your problem accurately and efficiently.  

A spring wants to hold its shape, but when force is applied, it changes shape.  The amount of change in its shape is proportional to the force that has been applied.  By attaching a pointer or dial to the spring in a certain way, the spring can become a scale and tell us the weight of an object based on the amount of pull it has on the spring.  Before the electronic age, spring scales were the only scales available to weigh everything from meat and produce at the store to letters and packages at the post office. 

Spring Scales are usually more economical than electronic ones.  Many of them have a quaint nostalgic appearance because of our memories from the past, while others have more of a modern look and come in varied colors to match our kitchen decor.  They can be easily recalibrated and most models weigh in ounces or grams.  No electricity or battery is needed.