Scales For You

One of my New Year’s resolutions is to clean out and straighten every closet, pantry and drawer in my house.  Now this shouldn’t be all that hard since our house burned with everything in it 7 years ago and we’ve only been living in this house 3 1/2 years.  How much stuff can you accumulate in only 7 years and how cluttered can closets and drawers get in just 3 1/2 years.  Also, I make this resolution every year and work on some of them, I just never seem to get all of them before the urge leaves me.  I’m dreading my clothes closet this year because almost all the clothes in there no longer fit.  Keep in mind that all of these clothes have either been purchased or were given to me in the last 7 years.  Yes, I weigh quite a few pounds more than I did just 7 years ago, and I have lost this same weight at least twice during that time. 

I would like to take care of my weight problem without an organized diet program.  I hate paying money to be weighed each week while attending some meeting where people try to encourage me to eat right.  I know what I need to do, it’s just a matter of willpower.  A set of scales in the bathroom and some nutritional scales in the kitchen should get me started in the right direction.  Besides the need to fit into my clothing, all of this excess weight makes my knees hurt, my feet hurt, and causes shortness of breath when I’m trying to sing.  I know the weight is causing all of this, because every time I lose the weight, everything gets a lot better.  Maybe cleaning out the closets and drawers will at least burn a few calories! 

Many people planning wedding receptions, showers, birthday parties or other celebrations choose to use a catering service.  The caterers prepare the food, set it up at the preferred location, often help with the serving, then clean up the leftovers and take it all away.  This allows the host and/or hostess to be free to greet and mingle with the guests. 

If you are involved in a catering company, a set of restaurant scales can save you time and make your life easier.  The Tare feature will subtract the weight of the container, then reset to zero after each ingredient is added.  Measuring cups and spoons are not sufficient when quantities are large.  Check out the selection of scales at  www.holladaypartners.com  for the best prices ever.

We hear a lot today about multitasking.  As a working mom, we find ourselves trying to keep the house in order, keep the laundry done, keep the family fed, attend school functions, keep the family in church, etc. along with the responsibilities of our job.  A person with a “one-track mind” is in serious trouble in today’s world.

Sometimes we can find a gadget or appliance, etc. that can also multitask.  Multifunctional scales can weigh in ounces, pounds, grams, troy ounces, pennyweights, etc., and can help in kitchens, labs, hobbies or any number of activities.  They are available in different sizes, colors and styles at www.holladaypartners.com  

Everything is smaller today.  Cell phones, laptops, ipods–you can carry almost any electronic gadget in your hand.  Speakers that used to take up a lot of space are now smaller, yet clearer.  Computers that once took up a whole room at a university were not as capable as one now that can sit on your lap.  You can watch movies on a handheld ipod.  Convenience is the key.

Scales are smaller, too.  A handheld scale that will fit in your pocket can be taken into restaurants or used at home.  It can measure your food portions before they are placed on your plate.  In other words, you can take your diet on the road with you.  Wherever you are, you can be assured that you will be able to stay on your diet and get rid of those excess pounds.

There’s nothing like old friends.  I don’t mean they’re old, but we’ve been friends for a long time.  Today a high school classmate and his wife came by to see us.  We graduated over 50 years ago, so we have been friends a long, long time.  Changes in technology don’t make an old friend obsolete–they just makes it easier to stay in touch. 

Technological changes are difficult for people my age.  Things improve so fast, but it’s hard to get rid of the old comfortable things and learn how to use the newer ones.  However, it’s often well-worth the effort.  For example, the difference between the old dial scales we used to use in the kitchen and the newer cooking scale that will measure liquid ingredients as well as dry ingredients is just incredible.  www.holladaypartners.com has a wide variety of scales in many colors, sizes and styles to meet every need and match any decor at the lowest prices ever.

Aunt Jemima’s Original Pancake Mix has more salt per serving than Wise Potato Chips!  This tells me that reading labels on the food we buy is very important.  Saturated fat, trans-fats, and good fats like olive oil affect our bodies in different ways.  The fats in olive oil can reduce our risk of cardiovascular disease, while trans-fats can increase it.  Good health doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive, but we do have to seriously look at everything we consume.

Precision scales in the kitchen can make baking easier with less clean-up, but they can also help measure food portions to ensure that we get needed nutrients without excess calories and fats.  In this age of technology, scales have been updated and have many features that have added to their efficiency.   www.holladaypartners.com had a wide variety of scales for every need.  Check it out! 

Pain can be good or bad.  For example, if I touch a hot stove, the pain instantly tells me to remove my hand quickly and don’t touch any more hot objects.  Arthritis pain, on the other hand, may cause me to want to be inactive, but reducing the use of the afflicted joints might actually worsen the condition, increasing the pain.  A doctor can recommend how much movement I need according to our condition that is causing the pain.

Increased body weight can increase certain pain, even though the association of obesity with pain is not fully understood according to Dr. Michael Roizen.  Since it is very important to stay as active as possible and live as full a life as possible, we need to do all we can to prevent and relieve pain.  If losing weight will stop some of the pain, a good healthy diet plan is called for, along with exercise that does not further irritate the pain.  A liquid measuring scale makes cooking easier with easier clean up.  It will also weigh food portions to help manage the diet plan.  Taking extra medication sometimes causes other health problems.  If losing the excess weight can reduce the need for medication, don’t you think it’s worth the effort to cut back on that food!

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!