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Tired of the new rules, Carmina closed her Google Maps account — what pushed her over the edge?

It’s been months since Carmina last posted on her Google Maps. I started doing it just for fun, exploring new places to dine and travel, and sharing those spots with others. Back in 2017, I wasn’t even blogging yet. Over the years, I received numerous email updates about changes, but in September, the removal of followers on Google Maps felt particularly strange. There’s no point in complaining about it. I decided not to close my account, as it wasn’t an option, but I did delete all the photos I had contributed over the years. I have fond memories of seeing which photos were popular and had hoped to share them with you. It was surprising to see how many views my pictures had accumulated. While deleting them, I noticed that many restaurants and bakeries no longer exist, with some marked as unknown on the map. Most of my photos were from the pandemic period, a time when I could fully express myself and write about the food I enjoyed. Let's take a trip down memory lane with Carmina th...
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Carmina's Wellness - Discipline Yourself by Controlling the Way You Think on Food

Carmina's Wellness - Discipline Yourself by Controlling the Way You Think on Food Carmina has removed certain food when she started her own wellness in her life. Carmina use to love drinking milk tea, soda, juices that are concentrated and potato chips. After placing myself into a new pattern the way we want to live longer and have a healthily lifestyle it took courage to remove food we love to eat. It has been three months since I had stopped drinking milk tea. Today, I had tested myself to see if I had purchased a meal that came with milk tea could I be able to finish it. Carmina took a couple of sip in my brain being trained well enough couldn't keep drinking it not because it doesn't taste good. Just I felt my cravings went away and something felt awkward. Carmina was able to discipline herself on food she loved to eat by controlling our emotions inside. You feel it took long enough to reach the weight we've lost and finally we're able to say no to the food we l...
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Carmina's Wellness Homemade Breakfast Meals

 Carmina's Wellness Homemade Breakfast Meals Carmina never really had a problem eating healthy for breakfast. She was already accustomed to eat the American way. Living in the Philippines it was easy access to purchase yogurt that are coming from another country. Yet you can also try local made coming from the Philippines. There are always ways to make your meal and access a pattern to change what your yogurt can taste by add rolled oats, fresh fruits, granola, nut and so many options out there. Carmina also eat the local Filipino food. It may be a surprise to some people. Carmina will give you a sample meal for my seven days.  Sometimes we don't follow what we eat we just go within our mood when we wake up or if we wake up late in Carmina's world she would skip it go straight to lunch that was cooked by Manang V our cook. Monday: Yogurt with oats and fruits and coffee Tuesday: Quaker Oats Banana Flavor with Cinnamon Powder and Coconut Sugar and coffee Wednesday: Ho...
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Elit Real Fruit Fig Chocolate Covered

  When in doubt you crave for sweets you can find eating it the healthy way. Carmina loves eating fig fruits due it is not available as a fruit in the Philippines. We have an option to find it a chocolate covered version that has real fig fruit inside with white chocolate, milk chocolate and dark chocolate in one package. You can still eat something sweet by a minimum portion when you do crave for sweets. Carmina was able to find it at  Global Mart Online Lazada Philippines  for PHP 179.00 ($3.58) 125 grams not including shipping and handling. NOTE: Carmina is not selling or advertising for Elit Real Fruit Fig Chocolate Covered and Global Mart Online Lazada Philippines. Follow @ https://www.carminalifestyle.com/  and Subscribe & Follow @ Facebook Page Carmina Lifestyle  a place to look, discover and share. Thank you.
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Deli Sun Vegetable Wraps from Spinach, Corn, Tomato and Potato made in Europe

You've probably notice when you order food outside in a healthy place the meal consist on a salad bowl, sandwiches on a bread or a wrapped up tortilla with the same ingredients. Carmina has been trying not to order food outside by making her meals. In order to do that we need to find our ingredients that are sold online for us to complete our ingredients to make our tortilla wraps. Carmina wanted to explore somewhere that you've never tried. Carmina was able to find something different that is available at  Global Mart  Online Lazada Philippines. Deli Sun Spinach Wheat Wraps PHP 229.00 ($4.58) for six pieces. Deli Sun Potato/ Italian Style Bread PHP 229.00 ($4.58) for six pieces per package. Deli Sun Tomato Wheat Wraps PHP 229.00 ($4.58) for six pieces. Deli Sun Corn Wheat Wraps for PHP 229.00 ($4.58) for six pieces. Carmina had received a freebie when she had ordered from  Global Mart Online Lazada Philippines  not including shipping and handling. Carmina was able t...
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