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Mashed Cauliflower: An Excellent Lean-body Sub for Potatoes
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We had some chopped raw celery on hand and threw some atop our pureed cauliflower.
I don’t know if you have little kitchen helpers, who get under-toe as soon as they hear cabinets open and the faucet turn on. I sure do, and he comes in the form of a blond-haired, insistent sous-chef. He’s pretty good at taking orders, but even better at deciding his own improvising.
What he enjoys is anything involving the salt or spice shaker, and so when he heard I was making mashed cauliflower, there was no turning him away (I rarely do that anyway). Here is what we made together. And his older brother and sister were able to enjoy grating some Himalayan salt crystals to help flavor our pureed and fibrous crucifer. Read More→
Nitty-Gritty Holiday Fat-Loss Tips
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Here’s how I do it, so I don’t skip a beat on my fitness and even get an edge on fat loss!
1. Eat every 2.5 – 3 hours. This alone is an excellent way to stimulate the metabolism and boost calorie burn!
2. Drink more than half my body weight in ounces daily. I chug at least 10 ounces first thing in the morning and ALWAYS have water wherever I am. In fact, I make it a goal to chug 120 ounces daily!
3. Eat protein with every feeding. Protein requires extra calories to break down in the body. Many nutritionists call it a natural thermogenic, which means it heats up your body and burns those calories.
4. Exercise 4-6x weekly. 3-4 of those workouts are total-body intervals that I perform for 20 minutes with a dynamic warm-up before and stretching after. The other 1-2 workouts are cardiovascular workouts that typically are over in 15-20 minutes done interval style. I do love a longer run and will throw that in when the kids are visiting their father.
5. This tip is worth gold: I time my nutrients so that I eat my fruits and starchy grains immediately after a workout and eat proteins and fats the other times.
6. I eat veggies all day long, even at breakfast!
7. I take my Juice Plus. I don’t want to miss out on any of the rainbow of colors and all their powerful phytonutrients, especially if I limit the calories and sugars from starches and fruits at times. Even with all the produce I eat, it’s still not enough to bridge the gap and make me feel as though I’m protecting myself from disease.
Now, with 18 peer-reviewed, third-party studies, I have total confidence that taking Juice Plus is why my children and I bypass the colds and flu viruses that run so rampant this time of year. I’m too busy to get sick!
So, there. Now, you know my secrets. If you’re interested in fat-loss this holiday season, then jump on the bandwagon before the “Holiday Express Fat Shred” program fills up. Click here for more info: Holiday Express Fat Shred
How would you like to lose fat during the holidays?
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You can still make your turkey and eat it, too. A fist-size portion is ample protein and calories for a serving. Load up on veggies, especially fresh, and you're golden!
Many folks approach the holiday season with ambivalence: they love the chance to visit with family (sometimes not), they enjoy the samplings of treats, they worry about gaining a few extra pounds and push off that fitness goal until the New Year.
Why?
Does it have to be that way?
No.
Here are some tips to get you in the right mindset at Thanksgiving draws near and holiday parties flourish. There is no reason why Read More→
Scared of Halloween Sugar?
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Don't let "Post-Party Syndrome" affect your sanity.
There is no doubt that Halloween sugar can wreak havoc on a household’s sanity, let alone the immune system. I’m all for giving kids the experience of trick-or-treating or parties, but the abundance of sugar is literally sickening.
As a single mom, this holiday can be daunting to me until I came across these excellent ideas. So, I am sharing them with you in order to reduce the amount of sugar and spare your children’s immune systems, particularly their disease-fighting white blood cells, from becoming paralyzed by sugar. Yes, that does happen. Is it any wonder why cold and flu season Read More→
If you choose not to control your health now, then eventually it will control you…
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Now is the time to get grounded in your fitness. It’s time to stop procrastinating and get serious about your well-being and that of your family. One in two men and one in three women will develop cancer in his or her lifetime. Heart disease and cancer are still the biggest killers, claiming one life every Read More→
