Ask Yourself, Am I committed?

You are the creator of your own destiny and therefore whatever your health, career, family life goals are, you will achieve them with the right tools and commitment. So if better health is truly what you desire, you WILL attain it.

If you’ve struggled with your weight for sometime, it’s likely because you weren’t truly committed. Perhaps it was impressed upon you by a spouse, parent, doctor or friend to do something about your weight and you started to but didn’t follow through. If it’s not something YOU really wanted at the time, you won’t succeed.

See, even if you know you should take care of your health, that doesn’t mean you’re motivated to. My husband is a perfect example of this. He has dieted off and on for years and no matter how much I love and direct him to healthy eating habits, it didn’t help. In fact, for him, it encouraged him to eat what he wanted when I wasn’t around. Thankfully, he has recently come to the conclusion, on his own, that he wants to be the healthy man I married nearly 15 years ago and has started on his path to a healthier person.

At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter if time is limited. If you truly want to be healthier, you will make 20-30 minutes a day for physical activity and find quick and simple yet healthy recipes for your meals. These reasons are simply obstacles we put in our own way when we are not really committed to something.

As Ted Karam said, “"Those with goals tend to succeed because they are focused and know where they are going, while those without goals do not."

What are your goals? Spend some time thinking about this and be sure to write them down!

To your health,

Nadia

Your weight release partner

1-877-405-4471

healthyweightdancingfeet@gmail.com

http://healthyweightdancingfeet.com

More Apple Recipes

Whether you’ve made it over to a local farm, farmer’s market or the grocery store and picked up some seasonal local apples, I’ve got some more recipes for you to enjoy!

Apples are a diverse fruit which I’ve added to make various salads but an old fashioned apple pie is always a great desert, particularly a la mode.

Hope you enjoy these recipes. If you have your own recipes you’d like to share, please comment or email me directly.

Salad:

1 small or half a Daikon (Lobok), grated

1 large Zucchini, grated

1 large carrot, grated

2 Green Apples (preferably Granny Smith), grated. The apples should be grated last to avoid oxidation.

Tamari sauce, Lemon juice and Olive oil to taste

Handful of dried cranberries

Handful of walnuts (optional, do not add if your guests have nut allergies)

Handful of pumpkin seeds

Here’s my variation of apple pie. There is no crust and therefore takes less time to make and contains less calories!

Apple Crisp:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F

Peel and cut approximately 8 apples, in bite sizes and put into square pan

Drizzle about 3 tablespoons of lemon juice on the cut apples

Drizzle 1/4 cup sugar on the apples

Mix together the following ingredients then distribute over top of apples:

1/4 cup Oats

1 cup whole wheat, spelt flour or white flour; dependent on your preference

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon cinnamon; dependent on your taste for cinnamon

A dash or two of nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 to 1/2 cup butter; dependent on your preference

Bake uncovered for 35 to 40 minutes, until top is crispy and brown. Serve it hot or warm, on it’s own or a la mode.

Enjoy these apple recipes!

To your health,

Nadia

Your weight release partner

1-877-405-4471

healthyweightdancingfeet@gmail.com

http://healthyweightdancingfeet.com

An Apple A Day!

My trip to our local farm to go apple picking this weekend inspired me to blog on the health benefits of apples.

There are many health benefits to apples as we’ve all heard the saying, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”. There is a great deal of truth to this expression.

Here are the top 5 health benefits to eating an apple (or more) a day:

1) Flavanoids and boron found in apples helps strengthen bones and protect against osteoporosis

2) Quercetin found in apples has been shown to protect brain cells from free radical damage which could lead to Alzheimer’s disease

3) The pectin in apples lowers LDL cholesterol (bad). If you eat 2 apples a day, you effectively lower your bad cholesterol up to 15%

4) Daily consumption of apples has been clinically proven to reduce one’s chances of developing various forms of cancer including lung, breast, colon and liver cancer.

5) The pectin in apples helps the body to manage the body’s insulin levels which is ideal for diabetics

These are just some of the top reasons for eating an apple or two a day! So, why not go to a local farm and pick some apples while they are in season. This is the time of year to pick apples from your local farmer!

It’s always beneficial to eat local fruit and veggies when they are in season. You get more of the nutrients from the fruit or veggie when you eat local.

As for apples, there are so many great things you can do with them. In the last two days, since we’ve picked the apples, I’ve used them in salad, made apple pie, apple crumble, apple cider and apple jam and I haven’t even got through half the apples yet! Of course, we’ve also been eating them raw.

All those tasty uses for apples that my house still smells like baked apple! Yummy!

Here’s one recipe for a quick and tasty use of apples:

1 large grated carrot

2 medium sized grated green apples

1 chopped leek

1 cup yogurt or sour cream

Mix all together and you have yourself a refreshing salad

Stay tuned for our next blog with more apple recipes! If you have some apple recipes you’d like to share, please feel free to post them in the comments section or email them to me.

To your health,

Nadia

Your weight release partner

1-877-405-4471

healthyweightdancingfeet@gmail.com

http://healthyweightdancingfeet.com

What’s your addiction?

Everyone has a certain food weakness which leaves them powerless to the food. Or does it? For me, chocolate is my weakness and if I eat dark chocolate in moderation, it’s not so bad. The key is to have it in moderation.

So are we really powerless? Well, I believe that life is made up of choices. We have all the power to make choices. We also have the intention to make the best choices for ourselves and our health. Having said that, certain foods seem to cast a spell over our well-meaning efforts. As I said earlier, for me that’s chocolate.

What do you do in this situation? It’s simple actually.

Break the addiction by following these tips:

1) First off, go grocery shopping with a list and DO NOT veer off that list! Keep your weakness(es) off the shopping list. Out of site, out of mind.

2) Allow yourself that food occasionally. I won’t say how often, you decide for you what’s the most sensible solution. Perhaps once a month, perhaps once a week. The best way to accomplish this is not to keep this food in your house. Buy it only for that one time you’ve allowed yourself the indulgence.

3) Don’t eat alone. Eating can become a mindless activity, done on auto-pilot. So if you eat alone, you may end up overeating.

4) Eat slowly. Your stomach needs time to communicate with your brain to know you are satisfied. This takes time so eating slowly will mean you eat only until you are satisfied and have not overeaten.

5) Eat quality, slow cooked meals. In other words, no fast food!

The bottom line is to understand that YOU have the control, not food! YOU make the choices and have the power to choose wisely for your health or choose for your temporary satisfaction. It’s up to YOU!

If you are looking for support or simply have questions, feel free to contact me at 647-405-4471 or 1-877-405-4471.

To your health,

Nadia

Your weight release partner

1-877-405-4471

healthyweightdancingfeet@gmail.com

http://healthyweightdancingfeet.com