We hope you'll find lots of free fun on our website and blog pages. Whether you're tired, you want parenting tips or you just want to get healthy and feel good, you've come to the right place. That's why we're here! This is what you'll find. * Articles about SELF Sleep, Eating, Learning, Fun The articles are written by author/teacher Nanci J Bradley, MS Human Development, and taken from 40 years experience and a child and family educator. She keeps them short because she kn

I use this recipe and method when I want to shed weight fast! First I eat nothing but Joy! all day long. Then I enjoy a healthy dinner like this Shirataki Salmon. Then I eat more Joy! for dessert. My trick is to eat 8-10 ounces of Joy! per day. I use this method to lose 1/2-1 lb. per day when I gain a couple of lbs and need to get back to my goal weight. This works again and again for me. After the first few lbs. weight loss slows down but stays steady. I realize this

What would you do with more energy and less hunger? Get active with your family? Join a hiking club? Run for political office? Or maybe you have your own special plan. Maybe you’d like to be able to breeze past those less nutritious choices at your next potluck or barbecue and focus on the food that really counts. Food that makes your body feel so good you won’t have to eat again for hours. Maybe you want to be a great example of health and energy for your family. If you th

Joy is a special food that you eat when you want to lose weight, maintain weight and/or feel good. It’s ketogenic, diabetic friendly and kid friendly, too. It’s designed to even out your blood sugar. It’s vegan. It adapts well to many different diet programs and can be used as a replacement for meals. Joy is made from coconut oil, almond meal, carob, berries, cherries, stevia and other great ingredients. Want to learn how to make Joy! The recipe's in my book Or..... Join m

Low Fat Vs. Low Carb I'm not a dietician or a doctor. I did lose 100 lbs. and have kept it off for at 10 years. I've also used both low fat and low carb plans to lose weight. I feel qualified to offer my two cents. Low-carb beats low-fat hands down any day of the week in my in my book. Both ways are good for the actual weight loss part but when it comes to keeping it off, low carb is by far easier and more fun to maintain. Here are the top 3 reasons why: 1. Cravings. Ev

Do you have a hard time setting boundaries with your Kids, or anyone else in your life when it comes to whining? Here's a little scene from a pre-school classroom to help you think about it. "Excuse me. Miss Sophia, Can you please help me buckle my sandal when you’re done helping Trevor?” How does Miss Sophia do it? How does she get the Kids in her classroom to speak to her in such a well-mannered and respectful way? I know Miss Sophia's secret and it's not as hard as you m

OK it's the end of another crazy busy week for a lot of us and now its time to unwind... But how? It's just so darn hard for people who care for others to stop thinking about it for while and give ourselves a chance to really relax. Glass of yummy wine, you may be thinking? Sure, why not? But how bout we think about doing some other things first to bring ourselves into a better state of consciousness before we start a little too early with the wine and end up forgetting al

Do you want to replace unhealthy sugar-free energy drinks and diet soda? Or do you just want to try something new? This drink is healthy and delicious and you can easily make it yourself with or without caffeine. I wish we could buy this in an eating and/or drinking establishment. For now though, it's super simple and cheap to whip up. It's really refreshing and actually tastes a lot better than diet soda or energy drinks. One more thing I want to tell you about the drink is

The stats on re-gaining after major weight loss are pretty bad. Even worse if you're depressed to begin with and especially bad if you have trouble keeping up with those big changes you made in order to lose. Deprivation anyone? So here are my top 3 tips that I use every day to maintain my 100 lb. weight loss and keep my energy levels high. Ready? I weigh myself daily and I don't freak out if it fluctuates a bit. That's normal. If I see I've gained a couple of pounds, I ma