my husband lost 14lbs so far!

A few weeks ago my husband was told by the dr. that he needed to lose weight. He wasn't feeling well, had some pains, another kidney stone developing and apparently he had lots of fat around his organs.

If you've seen my husband you'd know that he isn't huge but depending on the season his mid-section expands and contracts. He is active, runs on average 10km and even participates in races BUT he loves food and at times it is more apparent than others.

Well...this time I told him he was going to do things my way. So I started him on an Eat to Live kind of plan. He isn't perfect and when we have parties or get-togethers he's on no plan what-so-ever.

I'm happy to announce that he's lost 14lbs so far. He has been feeling better and it's fun to have someone else in the house who eats like me on a bit more than a casual basis.

The best thing is that he is, surprising to him, "not starving"! I have known this for years and it's one thing I love about being a nutritarian...no shaky, weak hunger at all!

So...he needed to get a warning from the dr. and I needed to put my foot down.

What do you need to get you going?

What three things have you done today to get closer to your goals?

We all have ideas or dreams about what we want. I want to weigh ### lbs, I want to fit into a size X, I want to ride my bike through the whole course without getting off once, etc etc etc.

Are yours written down?
Do you see them daily?
Do you remind yourself what you need to do today in order to reach the final destination?

I suggest posting them anywhere you spend more than 30 minutes at a time. Your desk at work, your computer at home, your bathroom, your car. Nothing wrong with having them in more than one place.

Put a calendar beside them in one spot and put a check mark each day that you read them out loud. At the end of the day put a check mark beside that day when you did 3 things that day in order to reach your goals.

Try it and let me know if it worked.

Take care!

A Sedentary Lifestyle is not good!

If you're feeling glorious because you fit in your daily workout faithfully every morning but then you're sedentary the whole day and night then please pay attention!

You must increase your activity throughout the day too!

People who are sedentary most of the time are still at risk for cardiovascular disease and other health issues. It might also help you gain weight in your thighs too!

I can help you analyse your daily habits and sneak in ways to add some activity in spurts to help combat the effects of a sedentary lifestyle.

T-Tapp's hoe-downs are a great way to break up a long period of sitting at your desk.

Here's a little video that explains how to do it...

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Quick guide to reading food labels

This little video will help you determine if something is a good choice pretty quickly.

I'd cut the sodium guideline to half the number of calories but this is still a good video.

Don't forget that the best foods are in the produce aisle and you don't have to worry about labels there :)

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Spring is here and I'm craving salads

The sun has been shining all weekend and I saw a fennel bulb in the grocery store with my name on it.

I love this easy salad that I make which is crisp, sweet and reminds me of spring and summer. You might want to try it when you want something other than your regular repetoire of salads.

Fennel & Orange salad

1 fennel bulb, sliced
1/4 red onion sliced, very thin
2 oranges
fresh crushed black pepper
red wine vinegar

Place the fennel and onion into a bowl. Cut the peel off the oranges making sure that you cut into the flesh and have no white pith on the orange. Do this over the bowl to catch any juice that may drip. Supreme the orange segments so no membrane is on the segments. Squeeze the remaining orange after you've placed all the segments in the bowl.

Add as much black pepper and red wine vinegar as you'd like.

That's it! The orange juice and vinegar are enough to dress this salad and the fennel has a wonder crisp anise taste.

Another salad that I love is bean salad. We have this popular recipe that was passed down throughout my family for ages but it includes oil, salt, sugar etc etc.

Over the years I cut a little here and removed a little there and now all I do to dress the salad is mix a little agave syrup (just a few spoons) with white vinegar and it's done. The key is to let it marinate for a while.

This week's version has lots and lots of green and yellow beans, some red kidney beans, chick peas, lima beans, green pepper, red onion and some black pepper.