Best diet candy, low-calorie chocolates for cravings

So you're trying to lose weight--maybe you've succeeded in dropping pounds. And then along come those dumb holidays, like Valentine's Day, with all that candy! It's so hard to resist when sweets cravings hit. But, you can diet and still indulge if you do it mindfully. Here are best diet valentine candy and low calorie candies. Oh, and by candy I mean chocolate. None of that sissy Twizzlers or hard candy. We're talking goodies to satisfy hardcore chocolate cravings here!   

Lose weight, eat breakfast: Quick breakfasts, Ketogenic kids breakfast recipes

There's a lot of big talk on obesity these days. Seems everywhere you look are new weight loss tips. Do you skip breakfast to lose weight? Nutrition science says that's a bad idea. To lose weight, you need to eat breakfast 30 minutes to one hour after rising. Nutritious breakfasts boost metabolism, burn fat, control hunger and beat obesity. Starving yourself in the morning after going without eating all night makes you tired and sluggish. Your hungry body hordes calories and stores fat. Here are 30 super quick breakfasts and kids breakfast recipes based on the ketogenic diet (high protein and good fatty acids, low carb).  

Weight loss antioxidants: Chimex Artichoke Vitae Plus fat burning superfood

 Obesity and weight loss are always top health news articles. I've lost about 100 pounds with a combination of weight loss strategies. Most of what I did to lose weight was by trial and error. I'd read about different fat burning antioxidants or superfood cleanses and if it seemed to make sense, I tried it. If it worked, I kept using it and if not I quit. Using these weight loss methods, I've trimmed fat from every part of my body and dropped from size 20 to 4. My BMI has gone 34 which is obese to 24 which is normal. It took me about two years to lose weight and as you can imagine dieting got old. 

Lenten sacrifice, almsgiving, prayer and fasting: Live simply and at peace

The Catholic penitential season of Lent starts early in 2016, on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 10. Through acts of prayer, fasting, meditation, a Catholic seeks to imitate Christ's suffering and passion. Those acts give back, too, in physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health. They're the deepest Christian expression, but they aren't exclusively Christian. Most major religions have similar elements. No human could really imitate the divine. But it shouldn't prevent trying. Here's how a Catholic family can observe Lenten sacrifice from a world religions perspective.  

Lenten Kitchen: Meatless grill recipes, vegetarian fish recipes for Lent

Labor Day is the last day for grill recipes and "grill" means meat, meat and more meat, right? Wrong and wrong. Here are meatless grill recipes using your broiler. Use these vegetarian fish recipes for Lent. The Catholic Church observes a Lenten fast in the dead winter to follow Jesus to the cross and Easter. For 40 days, Catholic families eat simpler. For some, a Lenten fast means avoiding meat, dairy and sweets. And it also means a LOT of hungry people if you have a big family. So proactive Catholic moms develop an arsenal of meatless, vegetarian Lenten Kitchen recipes. Vegetarian is how most of the world eats, so these meatless grill recipes for Lent a Catholic in solidarity with the poor.   

Weight loss foods: Vegan cream soups, cream of leftover vegetable soup recipes

 Are you sick of hearing how overweight the world is? Well, that's a real dilemma for those raised in a frugal Hollander household where throwing food away is a mortal sin. The clean plate club rules in Dutch homes! Well, you can have your skinny and keep food from going to waste. Here are soup recipes to use up those leftover veggie scraps daring you to throw them out? Make Cream of Leftover Vegetable soup! What could be more perfect for weight loss? Here's are vegan cream soups, cream of leftover vegetable soup recipes and other vegan cream soups and weight loss foods from the Diet Kitchen.  

Lenten fasting: Give up junk food, meat for Lent for weight loss, social justice

Catholic enter the penitential season of Lent early this year. Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday is Feb 9 and Ash Wednesday kicks off the Lenten season on Feb. 10, 2016. Still haven't decided what to give up for Lent? Why not give up sugar and abstain from meat for Lent? Not only is a meat and sugar fast good for weight loss, it's the social responsibility of developed nations to help those in need in underdeveloped nations. For uber socially responsible Lenten fasting, give up junk food too!