What Did That Say? I Ate What?!

What Did That Say? I Ate What?!

What Did That Say? I Ate What?

While I was out and about today, I wandered over to a popular end cap. It was shiny and full and lots of people were heading over to it checking it out.

Fancy, Shiny, Squishy Bag of "Food"

Now, since being on RealW8 and changing to a healthier lifestyle, I no longer eat anything from bag, box, package. But, call it temptation, call it curiosity, call it courage, I took a LOOK, a peek. I picked up the somewhat soft squishy package of spaghetti sauce, turned the package over to read the label. Look at what I saw?!

Check Out This Label!

Can You See All The Chemicals on this Label?

What is Some of This Stuff? Is That Food?

Water
Sugar
Tomato paste (tomato, water)
Modified starch (corn)
Iodized salt
Artificial beef and sausage flavors
Parmesan cheese
Butter
Chili
Black pepper
Oregano
Bell pepper
Acetic acid
Monosodium glutamate
Onion
Garlic
Sodium benzoate (as preservative)
Aspartame
FD&C yellow no. 5
FD&C yellow no. 6
FD&C re no. 40

phenylketonurics: contains phenylalanine

What Does That All Mean?

What?! No way!
Ingredients are listed by volume, so, start at the top to see what it has MOST in it.

Sugar

Water and SUGAR!
We now know sugar is not our friend and is tied to diseases and health issues.
Read more here:
http://www.asantae.com/Web/ww/en/products-drlundell.dhtml

Starch and Salt

But what about
Modified starch (corn)http://alifelesssweet.blogspot.com/2009/05/because-you-askedmodified-food-starch.html
Iodized salt
http://www.cncahealth.com/health-info/general/the-truth-about-salt.htm

Those aren't good for us!
Artificial beef and sausage flavors
Do we even WANT to look this one up. Maybe it's best we NOT KNOW what artificial beef and sausage flavors are.
YUK!!! And that salt!!!

Chemicals

How about these CHEMICALS?!
Acetic acidhttp://www.drugs.com/pro/acetic-acid.html
Monosodium glutamate
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/04/21/msg-is-this-silent-killer-lurking-in-your-kitchen-cabinets.aspx
Sodium benzoate 
http://www.naturalnews.com/033726_sodium_benzoate_cancer.html
Aspartame
http://aspartame.mercola.com/
phenylketonurics: contains phenylalanine
http://www.dreamviews.com/extended-discussion/52863-warning-phenylketonurics-contains-phenylalanine.html

Fake Colors - More Chemicals and Petroleum

And then these fake colors?!
FD&C yellow no. 5http://www.fitnessquests.com/2010/06/what-is-fdc-yellow-5-tartrazine.html
FD&C yellow no. 6
http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/ingredient/702444/FD%26C_YELLOW_6/
FD&C red no. 40
http://www.red40.com/index.html

Is That Even Food?

I keep thinking, what?
Why would anyone want to eat that?
Do you know what all those horrible ingredients will do to your body?

Make it Up Fresh! 

Why Not Make it Up Fresh? Fresh Food = Healthy Lifestyle

Why not stick with your whole food, real food?
Get real tomatoes, real garlic, real onions, real black pepper, water and a real sweetener, like barley malt and make it up fresh.
No Chemicals.
No Fake colors.
No preservatives.

Better for your body. Healthier Lifestyle.

Simple. Easy. Fresh.

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What a Nut! Pistachios

What a Nut! - Pistachios

Pistachios - roasted

We've all heard about how great nuts can be for us, but when I grabbed for some pistachios, it made me wonder about them and how they differ from other nuts.
 I wondered, 
are they the nut with the most fat? 
The most vitamins? 
The most calories?
 I mean, they are green! That has to make them different already right?

I went searching around and discovered this.

"Try snacking on a serving of pistachios. They’re one of the lowest calorie, lowest fat, highest fiber nuts. Plus, a serving of pistachios gives you 49 kernels – more than any other snack nut!"

I'm amazed by this little nut.
It's such a great nut, it has an entire collection of its wonders at sites like this one:
www.pistachiohealth.com/
And I thought I was just getting a great small snack!

The power behind RealW8 helps each of us to make better choices. You'll find yourself craving healthy food choice, like pistachios instead of sugary treats! Part of The RealW8 Way to a healthy lifestyle.

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Pick Your "No's"!

Yes. I said it. Pick your "No's"!  Quirky little phrase that I am sure you'll remember. You'll be able to say it, giggle, and use it as a powerful tool to a new You! Wondering what "No's" have to do with anything?  Well, what if I told you that your "No's" are the building blocks to anything you want to change about yourself and your 'habits'. They are your boundary limits and once you set them, you start to create yourself, your world around you, how you interact with that world, in essence Your Lifestyle. I'm a Lead Coach for my RealW8 weight loss team, so I hear this often "If I do this, where do I start" With RealW8, and our team, we really encourage you to pace yourself wherever you are in your commitment to yourself. To do this, it starts with you. And I encourage my teammates to start small. Pick a "No" Pick just one thing, anything that you feel you can get rid of from your normal food choices and make that one thing be your "No". Maybe your "No" could be soda. Or maybe a food from the processed food category, like Fast food hamburgers, Fries, Chips, or Canned Goods. Whatever your choice you just need 1 to start. Pick a food that you can say no to, then each and every time you are facing it on your RealW8 journey, remember  "Pick Your "No's" Armed with your RealW8 and your new found power phrase, "pick your "no's", you'll  change your habits one "no" at a time and build blocks to a healthier lifestyle in 'no' time! ——————————————– If you’d like to begin your RealW8 weight loss journey, or if you’d like to become a coach and help not only yourself, but your family and friends as well, or if you’d like to become business partners and learn how to earn money while losing weight email me at Islandgirl.a@gmail.com friend me on FaceBook http://www.facebook.com/alicia.delosreyes.hankins or Use the contact tab here on this website. I can get you started RIGHT and on your way to success!

Better Than Ice Cream?

What Could Be Better Than Ice Cream? The Acai Bowl!

Through our RealW8 support team, we help people create new habits by encouraging  small, easy, changes towards better choices. Next time you are looking for an ice cream shake or a mountain of ice cream scoops, try an Acai Bowl instead. We gave it try. Here, in Hawaii, we have  Down to Earth organic and natural store. Your neighborhood whole food, organic, natural food type store may also serve it up! What's in an Acai Bowl? Well, each vendor may concoct their own secret recipe, but there seems to be some basic ingredients for the general Acai Bowl, fozen acai, fruit, and granola. Yes! Simple, yet so tasty! Here's the Down to Earth Acai Bowl Acai, Bananas, Apple Juice, Agave and French Vanilla Almond Granola Acai bowls are incredibly refreshing, naturally sweet, and a great natural energy boost. It's just like having a berry ice cream!  Easy Ice Cream Replacement Give it a try! It's a simple, easy, small choice towards better choices, Acai Bowl instead of Ice Cream. You can do it! ——————————————– If you’d like to begin your RealW8 weight loss journey, or if you’d like to become a coach and help not only yourself, but your family and friends as well, or if you’d like to become business partners and learn how to earn money while losing weight email me at Islandgirl.a@gmail.com friend me on FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/alicia.delosreyes.hankins or Use the contact tab here on this website. I can get you started RIGHT and on your way to success!

RealW8 and Water, Saying Bye to Cellulite

Got Cellulite? How RealW8 and Water Work Together to Reduce Cellulite

The proof is in the pictures! In our Fitness Teams and support groups, we see so many photos of everyone shrinking in the right places, back fat gone, hips smoothing out, thighs thinning!

We see it.
We know it's happening.
 We love it.
Here's the secret.

Listen to the replay of a Weight Loss Wednesday call

Click on the link below to hear more about RealW8 and how it shrinks those fat cells!

Weight Loss Wednesday Call
What's in it, how does it work and more!!!

Here's the Link to the Replay Page:
http://InstantTeleseminar.com/?eventid=35801481

Photos of Real People with Real Results

We have an awesome product,  RealW8.
We also have an awesome system too!
We house hundreds of photos of real weight loss results in our Fitness Teams.
If you want to see more,  contact me or the person that shared this link with you. I can add you to our fitness group, where you can see so many people saying BYE to cellulite!

RealW8

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Can anyone tell me about how this reduces your cellulite appearance and makes your skin look better? I have been noticing that, has anyone else?


Adipose tissue, inflammation and water stuck in a fat cell + cellulite. RealW8 lessens inflammation, stabilizes blood sugar which helps your body utilize the adipose tissue for fuel (burn fat) and you're drinking tons of water so your body feel safe to let go of the retained water! Plus, you don't crave all the bad food so those fat cells finally have time to shrink down. Yay for RealW8!

Chicken Adobo The RealW8 Cook Alicia DR Hankins

Veggie Drizzle Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing The RealW8 Cook Alicia DR Hankins

Grilled Barbecue Chicken: Great Flavors with Fruit

Grilled Barbecue Chicken: Great Flavors with Fruit   Grilled Barbecue Chicken: Great Flavors with Fruit Chicken, an easy protein to prepare, it flavors well, most people love it, and best of all, it grills up great! We explored non traditional barbecue sauces to help reduce sodium in our diet. One of our small heathy lifestyle changes has been reducing sodium in our diet. We have been able to keep our sodium to less than 500mg daily to support my mom and her salt sensitivity. Once you eliminate most salt, you really never miss it! We now create our sauces for the grill by starting with some fruit, peaches, apricots, cherries, raspberries, strawberries, fruits that will cook down a little and sweeten as they heat. We normally add pineapple to the mix. Some vinegar too. Now, when you try this, you can add molasses, garlic, onion, and spices like tarragon, dill, oregano, basil, pepper whatever your preference. Just bring your ingredients to a simmer in a small pot. Let it reduce down a bit and take your sauce out to the grill. Then, what Grill Guy ( my husband) has started doing is: grill the chicken until it's just about done, then baste the grilling chicken with the sauce using a basting brush. While on our RealW8 journey, we've searched for ways to make small healthy choices and realize that these small changes combined to create a long lasting lifestyle change for better health and wellness. Creating a tasty barbecue sauce for the grill is one small healthy choice. ——————————————– If you’d like to begin your RealW8 weight loss journey, or if you’d like to become a coach and help not only yourself, but your family and friends as well, or if you’d like to become business partners and learn how to earn money while losing weight email me at Islandgirl.a@gmail.com friend me on FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/alicia.delosreyes.hankins or Use the contact tab here on this website. I can get you started RIGHT and on your way to success!

Berries! Nature's Sweet Candy Snack

Berries! Nature's Sweet Candy Snack Want a quick sweet snack to go, pick fruit! Why not a berry? Berries are low in calories, high in fiber and they contain vitamins and minerals your body needs to function normally. Best of all, they taste great! Pair your berries with stevia and other healthy snacks from nature. (Read about stevia all natural sweetener here) What kinds of healthy tasty treats do you create with berries? Share you ideas in the comments so we can all give it a try. As a coach beginning your RealW8 journey, you quickly feel the "willpower in a bottle" that these natural weight loss supplements provide. Instead of craving sugars in snacks like cupcakes, pies, and ice cream, you too will be searching your produce aisles for berries and other fruits, nature's candies. Don't do it alone, we're here for you. -------------------------------------------- If you'd like to begin your RealW8 weight loss journey, or if you'd like to become a coach and help not only yourself, but your family and friends as well, or if you'd like to become business partners and learn how to earn money while losing weight email me at Islandgirl.a@gmail.com friend me on FaceBook http://www.facebook.com/alicia.delosreyes.hankins or Use the contact tab here on this website. I can get you started RIGHT and on your way to success!

Health and Wellness Tip: Stevia as a Sweetener Choice

Health and Wellness Tip: Stevia as a Sweetener Choice One small healthy lifestyle choice at a time will lead you to long lasting lifestyle changes. We learn at the start of our RealW8 journey that sugar has many adverse affects on our bodies, has no real nutritional value, adds empty calories to our diet, and at its worst has been implicated in numerous degenerative diseases. After all, it's our sugar addiction that we need to break free from. Lesson: Choose a natural, chemical free sugar substitute. . Stevia iis an herb. It grows wild as a small shrub in parts of Paraguay and Brazil. Stevia is sweeter than sugar. Stevia has none of sugar's unhealthy drawbacks. There are many brands of stevia sweeteners, this just happens to be the one we've chosen so far. Look at what is readily available in your area. Give it a try! -In your coffee or tea -mixed in some yogurt or sour cream -sprinkled right on fruits Do you use stevia already? Tell us what you do with it, leave a comment sharing your stevia secrets. -------------------------------------------- If you'd like to begin your RealW8 weight loss journey, or if you'd like to become a coach and help not only yourself, but your family and friends as well, or if you'd like to become business partners and learn how to earn money while losing weight email me at Islandgirl.a@gmail.com friend me on FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/alicia.delosreyes.hankins or Use the contact tab here on this website. I can get you started RIGHT and on your way to success!

Hungry? Reach For an Egg!

Tummy growling? Need something quick? Why not reach for an egg? It's "simple, easy, fresh".

Simple, Easy, Fresh! An Egg!

Maybe you're on the run, want something hot. Maybe you need to plan a snack, lunch even, to take to work. Maybe you just don't feel like spending much time out of a busy streak to think about eating.
This is the perfect moment to make a small, simple lifestyle change with this simple choice.
Reach for an egg.

Eggs cook up easily. You can fry, boil, bake, poach 'em. You can make them up singly or make them for a crowd.

In 5 minutes you can have food for 5!

You can add all kind of extras to eggs to give them so much variety.
My team of RealW8 coaches have experimented and look what they've come up with to fit their busy schedules and lifestyles!

Dr. Tom created a Maui Onion and Cheese Omelet

Louise made eggs with chorizo, potatoes, avocado, tomato, cheese and hot sauce.

Charmayne made Eggs with shrimp and tomato!

Charmayne tried Tuna and Egg

Annie paired steak and eggs.

I tried, my favorite, bacon and eggs.

Remember, even at it's simplest, eggs alone, hard or soft boiled or scrambled up simple are a great snack or meal. A much better choice than a packaged or boxed snack!

Simple, scrambled eggs.

With your RealW8, you can easily Make one small healthy choice at a time to create a healthy lifestyle. You can do it! You have willpower in a bottle!

If you'd like to
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Health and Wellness Tip: Read Those Labels

Health and Wellness Tip: Read Those Labels

We are very conscientious about food labels. We check for all kinds of ingredients that we are trying to avoid or eliminate from our food choices. We have been very very careful, especially when it comes to salt.
All products the same right? Guess what? NO NO NO
We were at a grocery store, knew we needed half-and-half, grabbed the only option they offer. A few days later, we happened to compare the labels of the outgoing container and the incoming container. Look what we found!!!

Double the Sodium!

Lesson: Always check your labels! Sometimes, you'll find really large differences in several categories. Pick what's best for you!