Welcome to week #5. The guest article this week is from Alyssa Thomas who was explaining to me about ViSalus.  I suggested she write an article and as a result, she is my featured guest this week. Earlier this week I had reason to do some reflection and some recollection of some fond memories.  My grandmother died in 1992 but she still plays a very strong role in my life.  I have been told I am like her in many ways and it is pleasant to reminisce about my childhood when we went to stay with her and my grandfather.    more>>

 

I went through an unhealthy period in my life when, in the interest of time, I ate very little until late in the day.  It became a habit that was very hard to break.  I just would not be hungry or think about eating until the afternoon.  At first I lost weigh this way but then I gained, and I gained.  Finally, somebody explained to me that I had gone into starvation mode and my body was storing everything it could anticipating famine.  I began eating breakfast and have been fit and healthy ever since.  I have included my favorite breakfast as this weeks’ recipe.

 

 

 

Good nutrition is the cornerstone of good health. Yet eating right to get the proper nutrients to maintain a healthy body and mind can be challenging. While many of us take supplements, they are not all created equal!! Eating right is a challenge for most of us. This is why 49% of our food dollars are spent on fast food, and only 25% of us eat the recommended amount of fruits or vegetables each day. If your busy lifestyle doesn't allow you the time you need to find, cook and eat healthy foods, then you need to supplement your diet.  So who can we turn to for advice?  What can we do to help ourselves? more>>

 

One of the reasons I used to skip breakfast was convenience.  I was a single mum, two children under 5 and having to get them to childcare and myself to school 18 miles away by 9am.  That used to be my excuse.  No time. I don’t make that excuse any more.  Once I realized the importance of having breakfast and how much difference it made on my ability to function I made it a priority to never skip breakfast.

 Here is my system for simplifying breakfast. more>>

 

Basically – “don’t do it!” At my last physical (I get one every year and strongly recommend that all you humans do too) the vet was rather unkind and wrote “over weight” on my report card.  It was my only bad grade, every thing else was A+.  Mum had been away for several courses – she goes several times a year to keep herself current on the coaching stuff, and I had been missing her and telling my dad and my older brother, Matt, so they were indulging me with treats to keep me happy.  I am very good at asking for treats, you should see the tricks I can do.  I even know how to ask quietly – my indoor voice – when I am in the house.  In all fairness to them, mum had indulged me too before she went.

 

Any way the result of my one bad grade – A DIET! more>>