HOW TO LOSE 10 POUNDS OR MORE IN 21-DAYS, GUARANTEED!

Are you one of the many who've been procrastinating since the year began-- and now summer is barely 21 Days away? 

You can still slim down before June 21st and here's how:

1. DRINK MORE WATER: 

-It makes you fuller faster.

-Increases your metabolic rate.

-Helps flush out toxins from your body ( I drink my water with a squeeze of lemon and cayenne pepper first thing in the morning).

2. LIGHT BREAKFAST:

- Fruits and vegetable juices are great for breakfast, takes very little time to digest but keeps you energized and satiated.

3. SAY NO TO SUGAR and REDUCE YOUR SALT INTAKE

-Use dried fruits, dates, organic maple syrup, honey, stevia or agave to sweeten.

-If you crave salt, use dulse flakes, braggs amino acids, or dried celery flakes. You can also eat strawberries or mangoes, they have enough sodium to soothe your cravings.

-Himalayan salt is the best quality salt I know and use. Unlike regular table salt whose minerals have been bleached out, Himalayan salt still has all its elements.

4. AVOID DAIRY PRODUCTS (if you must then buy organic but you can do without it, at least for the next 21 days)

-Collard greens, broccoli, almonds are all great sources of calcium

-Have big salads with your meals

-http://www.notmilk.com/

-Get the facts on MILK...click here!

5. AVOID ALL 'WHITE' FOODS and products that contain them

- White sugar, rice, breads etc

-Substitute that side of potato or rice with some steamed or raw vegetables instead

-Some zucchini pasta or kelp noodles can replace spaghetti

6. DO NOT EAT AFTER 8:00 PM 

-Teas or water is fine (trust me you'll feel less lethargic when you wake up in the morning)

7. EAT AS MUCH RAW FOODS AS POSSIBLE

-One of the quickest and safest ways to lose weight is to eat more raw foods.

-You could do raw until dinner and then have some cooked food.

-Raw-vegan foods include fruits, vegetables, seeds and nuts.

-Raw food contains live enzymes which are denatured by heat when we cook.

-Live enzymes help cleanse the body and get rid of waste.

-Eating 70-80% raw will yield tons of benefits to your health, you only need to try it for a few days to feel the difference.

8. KEEP YOUR STRESS DOWN

-Please refer to my article titled 'Stress: The silent killer'

-Most people respond to stress by overeating.

-Do more things that make you happy.

-Cultivate positive thoughts.

9. EXERCISE

-Exercising 3 times a week is enough. Remember that weight loss is 80% nutrition and 20% exercise.

-Find an activity you enjoy doing: Walking, jogging, swimming, running, rowing, cycling etc

10. DETOX

-Excess weight is caused by excessive waste in the body and calories the body can't use.

-Do a juice fast, go vegan for a week, meatless for a day or two each week or better yet.

***If you're really serious, I highly recommend you do the FYR 21-Day detox (Click this link to buy both e-Books with recipes for every meal of the 21 days. You don't have to wonder what to eat and what not to eat. Click HERE to purchase your ticket to a slimmer you by summer)

Flour-less Chocolate Brownies (Raw-vegan)

Ingredients:
1 cup coconut oil, melted

1 cup cacao powder

1 cup organic maple syrup (I use grade B)

1/2 tsp almond extract (optional)

1 cup chopped almonds, chopped hazel nuts and dried cranberries

1 Tbsp coconut macaroons (optional)

Directions:

Blend first four ingredients in a food processor with an 'S' blade until smooth.

Transfer mixture into a bowl and add the rest of the ingredients except coconut macaroons and mix.

Pour into 9' inch glass dish and top with the coconut macaroons.

Cover with aluminium foil and place in freezer for about 45 minutes to an hour.

Take out of freezer and using a pizza cutter, slice brownie into desired squares for easy access.

Enjoy with a glass of almond milk. Save the rest for later in freezer. 

REMEMBER TO EAT AND DRINK TO YOUR HEALTH, YOU'LL THANK ME LATER!

Before You Utter Another Complain Today, Read This!

Imagine a time in your life when you've been so desperate for change that you could have done anything--things you weren't proud of--just to make it through

Imagine going many days and weeks without food, without shelter, without clean water

Imagine being raped by someone you know and then shunned when you dare to speak up

Imagine being born with a target on your back just because you fall under a particular gender--female

Have you ever been called a failure, a loser, a good-for-nothing, useless?

Have you ever lost all hope and found yourself almost on the verge of suicide?

Every second, somewhere around the world, there is a girl or a woman being paralyzed by violence, hunger, poverty, illiteracy and judgement.

According to Amnesty International, 1 in 3 women will experience violence in her life time.

Women Thrive Worldwide emphasizes that ANY abuse or violence against women is too many.

Life as a woman doesn't have to be so hard, yet it is for most of the girls in several under privileged communities.

One of the many examples where you can find such communities is in Cameroon, West Africa.

We Can Change This Picture:

With the last population percentage of women in Cameroon measured at 50.02 in 2012 and a healthy life expectancy of 45, Cameroon now holds an unemployment rate of 30% and an estimated 48% living below the poverty line.

A whooping 7 out of 10 young people are under employed with the majority of them being women.

It is disappointing to know that 55% of the poor in Cameroon live in rural areas with half of these being women under the age of 15.

You Can Help Make a Difference:

A woman is the cornerstone of her community. She is mother of all. A pillar and the backbone of society.

A woman can incite change like no other. Investing in the life of a girl is where it all begins.

But all these changes begin with a seed, a seed of empowerment: Giving girls back their dignity, raising them with skills and confidence to plow their own way through life.

It Starts With Just ONE GIRL:

For girls like Matilda Neuni, Ahani Petra and Getrude Naluwe, life was bleak until hope arrived in the form of a caring STRANGER who knew their story so very well. Irene Mangem of Emerge With Irene, is a Cameroonian philanthropist whose sole mission and purpose is to give abused and rejected girls a second chance in life.

WOMEN MATTER:

The fight in one woman is unparalleled to the fight in an army of men.

The storm in the right girl is bigger than the greatest tsunami in the Ring of fire.

BUT IT TAKES SOMEONE LIKE YOU:

In each of these stories, which you may or may not have experienced, you will see a reflection of yourself.

It is not as distant a reality as you may think if you just imagined "What if that were me?"

One woman's fight is every woman's fight.

And the victory of a single girl is a victory not only for every woman but an entire human race.

YES, I WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

REMEMBER TO EAT AND DRINK TO YOUR HEALTH, YOU'LL THANK ME LATER





Source: http://www.heifer.org/ending-hunger/our-work/countries/africa/cameroon.html

My PALEO Grubs

It's good to be back to FYR, time away has has been extremely productive and exciting. Hope  you've all been doing great as well.

I decided to try the PALEO way of eating for a little while and I have been enjoying it so far. I decided to take a break from my projects to tease your eyes with some delicious food:

Pan-seared Tilapia and baked Asparagus

 Pan-seared Tilapia

I use bragg's 24-herbs blend for my fish, it's that simple, I don't have to add anything else except maybe a sprinkle of salt. 1 tsp of coconut oil on medium heat and fish should be done in about 10 minutes.

Baked Asparagus:

Cut off woody end of asparagus,
Sprinkle asparagus with salt, pepper and a drizzle of olive oil
Bake at 425 degree for 20 minutes.

Cayenne pepper dusted Mango and almond slices (great snack)

I felt like eating something that resembles our meals back home: Spinach and turkey with boiled ripe plantains

Delectable Green Smoothie

Be Healthy, Be Happy, Be Unstoppable

Quotes to Remember:

REMEMBER TO EAT AND DRINK TO YOUR HEALTH

IN MY LION'S HEART

It has been many months since I last passed by FYR, so many good things have and are happening, I will share a couple of them with you. A few months ago, I received an email from a world renowned author, speaker and wild life photographer asking permission to include my poem in his long awaited auto biography. I visited his site and was very impressed with his work and passion and of course I said yes to him.

The coolest thing is that I wrote 'In My Lion's Heart' in 2007 and he started writing his autobiography many years later yet we have the same title for our work. Mine was inspired by a relationship and yet it fits the topic of his work and passion in his autobiography. These are moments I would say were long ordained and were 'meant to be'.

Here is a link to read my poem on his site: My Lion's Heart



I am also happy to announce that the very first book in our (my daughter and I) children's book series will soon be available for purchase for you, your kids, nieces and nephews to enjoy.

After winning a contest for the best children's book, 'Be yourself, Natalie' will be the first in the series to be published. Soon after it won, we started working with an amazing illustrator who turned our words into visual magic. The 'Be yourself and Shine' children's books are a series of unique, imaginative and charming stories with underlying morals and/or messages for young minds.
Will keep you updated as we progress.

I hope you are all chasing your dreams and keeping your passions ablaze.

EAT AND DRINK TO YOUR HEALTH AS ALWAYS, 1000 SUNS & COUNTING FROM FYR!

❤ CHRIS's HART DESIRE.e "BACHELORETTE" ❤

CHRIS's HART DESIRE.e

He came a long way
from a place called Oregon
She, she was just a sweet girl
whose heart could use a little tarragon
to spice up the chase, whisk some embraces
they never knew, they never saw what we saw watching them
she, with her open HART
he, with his chocolate lines
Though masked by tears and shadowed with disappointments
she decided to FALL → FORWARD
for behind the scenes as she read the passages in her Bible
God himself chose to remind her in such a beautiful way
that your heart can plan all it wants but it's always God's will and purpose than wins
I'm certain  her HART, now full, sings songs without words
for this man she loves has a gift he'll forever now call
his HART's DESIRE.e ❤

Copyright © 2013 Bernice Angoh

Love this dress, is it for real?

Desiree Hartsock aka Chris's hart desire.e

If I had been betting for the winners of every 'Bachelor' and 'Bachelorette' season, I sincerely will be a multimillionaire today. My friends and colleagues hate that I am always right, and I just don't guess right when there are only two contestants left, I usually can tell on the second time the show airs in its season. I am not a match maker, even though I did introduce two people over two decades ago and they are still together and have children now (it was just a stroke of luck, I guess). anyway, this is a first, I never blog about things like this but  this couple, I really, really like!

Anyway, if you are not familiar with the Bachelor or Bachelorette, it is a franchise that started many years ago with a goal of matching a Bachelor or a Bachelorette with  potential mates. Usually the Bachelorette has 25 men introduced to from the start. She starts to get to know each one of them and eliminates contestants until she is down to the final four. The Final four get to take her to see their family. Then she gets to take the final two to meet her family. If all goes well and feelings are mutual with the last man she picks she may or may not get a proposal. This all takes place within a time frame of three months during which they venture to the most beautiful parts of the world, a whirlwind of sorts, unrealistic? maybe, but it is good to know that  three marriages have come out of this and all still going strong with a few of them having babies. Trista (the very first Bachelorette) has been married to her firefighter hunk, Ryan, for over nine years now, they have two beautiful children.

This season's Desiree captured our hearts from her season with Sean (the Bachelor), I think maybe because she carried the hunger that most women want and need; a great companion who can love them like they've never been loved before. Desiree is a  gorgeous bridal stylist with an infectious smile, very humble, extremely sweet and a big dreamer, hmm, that sounds like yours truly, lol, she is also very creative and very smart. The very first day her season began I tweeted about my three favorites for her, they were Drew, Chris and Robert. Drew tugged at my heart with his story during his introduction and it didn't help that he was drop dead gorgeous.

Drew Kenney

Drew

Chris was the one who got down on one knee to tie his shoes, now Chris is extremely handsome as well, tall, dark with piercing eyes.

Chris Siegfried on one of his modeling shoots

Chris is a pro baseball player turned mortgage broker

Phew! hmm Chris, I meant to write

Well, two of my first picks Drew and Chris were part of the final three, not bad huh?

Desiree, too cute

Happy to say she ended up with Chris with whom she'd been writing poetry with all season. Their dates were richer and more at ease, seemed like everything just flowed. Their proposal was one of the best proposals in both Bachelor and Bachelorette history.

Gorgeous looking couple

Three months after the show was over :) 

oh, btw, I woke up yesterday to find out that Matt White is following me on twitter, yes, The Matt White who wrote the awesome song above, I was tickled pink <3 br="" nbsp="">

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I wish Chris and Desiree all the best, never has a Bachelorette been so loved and I think and hope and pray that all the positive energy from those who support them overrides the negative, after all, all good things come from above, right Desiree?

I dedicate this song I wrote to both of you on your wedding day:

Let us Remember

As I look into your eyes
I remember how we first came to be
oh the memories, memories, memories

Sing of melodies, marvelous melodies
you met me and I saw you

Everywhere you go

Let me go with you
everything you see dear
let me see with your eyes

Everything you do my love
let me do it with the heart of you

When this cold world comes between us two
let’s remember to feel what we feel today
I’m your woman, your lady, your only girl

You’re my darling, my one true love, this I swear 

We are two yet we are one

Everywhere you go love

Let me not stand in your way

Everything you see in me

Let me see what you see

And everything you do my dear

I will do it too
we will do this one together

We will do all things together.

Copyright © 2013 Bernice Angoh

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I will be back soon with lots of great news and updates of all my projects and undertakings. Plenty amazing things to share...I AM SO BLESSED!

1000 SUNS from me and my Angels :-)

REMEMBER TO EAT & DRINK TO YOUR HEALTH, YOU'LL THANK ME LATER!

❤FLYING LIKE AN HELICOPTER❤

Hello, hello, hello! Anybody there? I haven't blogged for a while, and won't be posting as often as I used to but I thought I could do snap shots of the activities and recipes every now and then when I get a chance during my busy schedule. I've been on contract to finish my new manuscript in the next several months, I am excited beyond words to be working with an amazing publisher for this book. Where do I start? I hope you have been "FLYING LIKE AN HELICOPTER" lol. Okay so I have amazing musical children who come up with songs and melodies to die for. Nina, 10, has been composing a lot lately and so my son, 2, who has been watching her, decides he wants to be a songwriter too; we are all in bed one night when he stares at the ceiling fan and  goes "I'm flying like an helicopter, helicopter, helicopter, flying high, high, high". Nina and I took those lines and ran with it, the melody and lyrics are so beautiful we decided to write a song, someday, maybe, you will hear it on Nina's album.

The summer has been busy and event-FULL. Hope and pray you all have been healthy and productive. Here are  a few random pictures from the JOY-filled whirlwind.

My brand new 2013 Honda-baby: Named her 'Ista', meaning 'Favored' in Hindi

Getting ready for show

Happy 10th Birthday, Nina

Almost 3 years old, Ricky

3rd Race in 4 months. The hill slowed me down.

Starting Training for my half marathon in October, can't wait to add the sticker to the back of my car: Bragging? heck yeah!

You are everything of me
That was stolen when I was a little girl your age;
 Opinionated, assertive, extroverted, bold, confident, bubbly, happy...
 I remember looking at you for the first time and thinking "My God! What a beautiful child, is she really mine?"
And then when at 3yrs old, you started to tell me stories of you and #God,
that was when I knew, ANGEL of mine,
That you left #heaven especially to be by my side.
© 2013 by Bernice Angoh
Happy 10th Birthday my #babygirl❤

Color Me Rad 5K, only the most fun race ever!!!

Vegan Chocolate Mousse Pie

Ingredients:


12oz tofutti sour cream
12 oz tofutti cream cheese
1 cup tofu
7 Tbsp blue agave
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
5 Tbsp soy milk (vanilla flavored)
4 Tbsp cacao powder (Hershey's 100% pure unsweetened)
2 Tbsp coconut oil (melted)
1 Tbsp lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
5 slices of dried mango
1 vegan pie crust

Directions:

Mix all the ingredients, except the pie crust, in a food processor with an 'S' blade and blend until smooth. Pour into pie crust and place in refrigerator for 1-2 hours until firm. Enjoy!

A Nina Lakota recipe/creation

One of my models, Nani

These girls killed the runway! I was mighty proud

Goofing backstage, before the show

Gege, sister of mine

A Nina Lakota recipe/creation

Proud Moment

Nina's handmade jewelry, coming next Spring to ninalakota.com/shop

Nina's handmade jewelry, coming next Spring to ninalakota.com/shop

Nina's handmade jewelry, coming next Spring to ninalakota.com/shop

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❤ My Love ❤

Out of the ashes of my life You've created glitters for my crown

From the litter of my broken heart(s) You've painted me a masterful mosaic

with You to lose is to gain

to surrender is to win

A love that I, the poet, the word-weaver, cannot explain

consumed and on FIRE

so overwhelmed that the weight of it all throws me to my knees

and only on my knees do I ever find these words to be true

only on my knees do these words ever find an escape

"I Love You"-- my Lord, my God, my All

© 2013 by Bernice Angoh 

 1000 SUNS FROM ALL OF US HERE AT FYR

REMEMBER TO EAT & DRINK TO YOUR HEALTH, YOU'LL THANK ME LATER!