Monthly Archives: June 2015

Cheapest Banting Staple Foods

There are several Banting food products that I am seldom without. These all come in under R100/kilo so don’t include nuts and coconut oil! 1. EGGS You can get 18 free range eggs for about R30. They are designed to … Continue reading

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The Reasons Why I Stay In South Africa

There are many reasons why people leave this country in search of a better life, but from what I have seen and read, it does not come easy. Leaving family and friends and going to a new culture, tears part … Continue reading

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From Burning Pain To Forgiveness

Even CNN reported that she “radiates an unmistakeable poise and peace.” It’s the testimony of a young 9 year old who 43 years ago was photographed running away from an explosion – she is terrified, naked, burned and screaming as … Continue reading

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Why Peanut Butter is not Banting

“No sugar added” peanut butter, made with legumes, may still be quite low in carbs, but it is made with oils that are more likely unsaturated or transfats. This whole thing with unsaturated, saturated and trans fats is hard for me … Continue reading

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Your Life Has Significance – Please Believe Me!

You just don’t know. That’s something that I’ve been saying today. Each of really just don’t know why we are here. Could it be because it’s not about ME and it’s not about NOW. What if the significance of my … Continue reading

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Making Marriage Work – What If There Is Abuse?

Unfortunately, abuse in marriage is far more common that most people know. It is a shameful secret that goes on behind closed doors and is never (or very seldom) revealed to even closest family members. You may be a woman … Continue reading

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My Winter Treat – It Took 20 Years, But I’ve Got It!

More than 20 winters ago, Mike & I had an electric blanket which we loved putting on before we went to bed at night. Warming up the sheets was just so wonderful. We’d climb into bed and turn it off … Continue reading

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The Uncertainty of Life

Today is one of those rare days that I am not quite sure what to blog about. Usually, I have a thought and it develops into, ‘oh, I must write about that!’ But today, there has not been a thought, … Continue reading

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My Crazy Coffee Kick

Recently I’ve been cutting back on coffee. It’s the dairy I’m really trying to avoid. I’m good at having cappuccino, laced with loads of frothy milk and a dash of cream. I usually would have 3 per day, but there … Continue reading

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Father’s Day With Our Father

It‘s a beautiful day in Cape Town. The sun is shining and the sky blue. Mike & David have gone off to hit golf balls. I stayed behind and made lunch. When they get home, there will be some tennis … Continue reading

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Banting Battered Fish

Traditionally, we use egg and flour to make battered fish. Following a Low Carb lifestyle, you want to toss traditional wheat-filled flour and use some other kind of batter to get a nice crisp fish. This week I experimented with … Continue reading

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What Kind Of Person Do You Want To Be?

What kind of person do you want to be? This was how Andy Stanley started his message of part 5 of his series “Right in the Eye” which I have been going through at my Friday morning Bible study. If … Continue reading

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Making Marriage Work – Put The Past Behind You

We all enter adulthood with some baggage or other. As I reached adulthood I came with a truckload of rejection baggage. When my Mom left home when I was 12, it didn’t matter how often I was told my parent’s … Continue reading

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When Your Child Steals…

This is one of those difficult family topics that gets hushed up behind closed doors.  Generally it’s not a topic openly discussed with friends and made publicly known on Facebook and other social media. When your child wins a school … Continue reading

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Home-Going of a Great Child of God

I’ve often pondered the fact that we sit suspended in time – It’s 2015. One hundred years ago WW1 was happening. Out of the earth’s history over the last 6000 years, one hundred years is just a fraction. But in … Continue reading

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