Ask Leilani #3

Dear Leilani:

I have a friend, “Krystal”, who is trying to lose weight.  She is trying out one of those fad diets that you can’t eat certain types of foods.  In my opinion she doesn’t need to lose weight, but I guess she thinks she does.  She told me that once she loses 5 pounds more she’s gonna quit the diet.  I want her to quit now, that way we can go to normal restaurants and eat the foods we used to eat before.  How can I tell her to quit her diet?

Sincerely,  Lonely Diner.

Dear Lonely Diner,

Unlike your friend, I’ve never been on a diet.  Island living has kept me in shape.  You think it’s easy to make a coconut bikini top?  It’s not like they grow on trees!  My advice is to spend time exercising with your friend.  Once she realizes she needs to eat a little bit of everything to keep her from passing out, she’ll come around.  One time I found a hair in my poi, I didn’t eat poi for months.  But I didn’t substitute anything for it, and because of a lack of carbos, I couldn’t even get through the hula without getting light-headed.  It sounds like you could also use some running or jogging, too.  Only fatties complain like that.  Hey, it wont kill ya to get in shape too.  Kill two birds with one stone, then have them for lunch.

To help you out with your friend, here’s a recipe for my favorite kind of salsa, Hawaiian pineapple salsa.  You can eat it by itself or with anything from the grill.  It’s also low fat so your friend can enjoy it.  I prefer to add a little more jalapeño cuz I like it spicy, but use your judgement, child.

Ingredients: 

• 2 med. tomatoes, seeded and diced
• 2 cups diced fresh pineapple 
• 3/4 cup diced sweet onion
• 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and diced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
• Tortilla chips

Directions:

In a large bowl, combine the first 10 ingredients. Cover and refrigerate until serving. Serve with tortilla chips. Yield: 3-1/2 cups.

Leilaniis here to help you out with her advice.  She attended the Center of Onho Mado Peia for gifted oracles, where she majored in divination and minored in ukelela.  She offers her advice and fabulous recipies here.  You can send her your questions at luvleeleilani@gmail.com

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Dear Leilani,  My better half often sleeps as much as 10-12 hours, and 15-20 isn’t uncommon. I like to get 8 hours from time to time, but usually 5-6 is enough. I feel like an annoying nag waking up my beautiful dreamer, but mornings are such a great time to be alive! Should i practice some tough love, or just let sleeping dogs lie? And just how much sleep is too much, anyway?

Yours very truly,
Annoying Morning Person

Dear A.M.P.,

Maybe you just wake up too early.

Actually it sounds like this non-morning person is having trouble sleeping.  It could be psychological or physiological.  Have you tried vitamins or herbs? Maybe acupuncture.  Take one of those needles and poke till awake.  I would jump outta bed if that happened to me.  You might be ok with 5-6 hrs of sleep, other people need more.  I’ll admit that sometimes I like to splurge on sleeping in, but to an extent.  Don’t be afraid to put your foot down and kick their ass outta bed now and again.  I’m not a doctor, but i would say 8 hrs is more than enough sleep, unless you’re a lazyass.  Just in case, don’t wake up too early.

Leilani is here to help you out with her advice.  She attended the Center of Onho Mado Peia for gifted oracles, where she majored in divination and minored in ukelela.  She offers her advice and fabulous recipies here.  You can send her your questions at luvleeleilani@gmail.com .

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Dear Leilani: A really good friend of mine is coming to town to visit me for the weekend.  She is pretty much the Queen of Cool.  Obviously I want her to have a good time, but I’m worried that all the stuff I have planned to do won’t be fun and cool enough.  She will hate her trip and our friendship might be strained.  Am I being paranoid?

Sincerely, Scared Dork.

 

Dear Scared Dork,

You need to chill out.  There’s nothing worse than hanging out with a person that’s not having fun.  Obviously, this “Queen of Cool” is coming from far away just to visit you and hangout with you, so she sees something in you that she likes.  And if she really is the Queen of Cool, she sounds like a lot of fun and only hangs out with fun people (you being one of them). So just be yourself, becuse that is who she wants to hang out with.  So it doesn’t matter if you take her to a Star Trek convention or the symphony.  Just relax and have a good time.

Leilani is here to help you out with her advice.  She attended the Center of Onho Mado Peia for gifted oracles, where she majored in divination and minored in ukelela.  She offers her advice and fabulous recipies here.  You can send her your questions at luvleeleilani@gmail.com .