all that jazz {NOLA}
New Orleans 10.29.11
committed. registered. now to find a couch to half training program 😉
fabulous {but healthy} new find
oh.my.gosh.
this is *so* good!
the fleur de sel crystals make it amazing!
one square satisfies the sweet tooth with only 45 calories.
try it…you gotta!
ash wednesday reflection
Ah, dear Jesus! I feel the ashes of mortality upon my heart. Give me, please, the courage to acknowledge them; then give me the faithful sight to see them on your forehead; for you have died the death in my stead, my Redeemer and my Lord! Amen.
Giving up: time spent with no purpose (or no good purpose, anyway)
Committing to: time in the Word and workout time: daily
So it’s out there…hold me accountable.
Shakin’ up Mondays recipe of the day
strawberry cheesecake pie
- 1 cup Wild Berry flavor Herbalife Formula 1 Healthy Meal
- 4 tablespoons Herbalife Protein Drink Mix
- 2 cups water
- 4 ounces fat-free or lowfat cream cheese (softened)
- 1 small package Cheesecake sugar-free, fat-free pudding mix
- 1 graham cracker crust
mix first 3 ingredients. add cream cheese and continue mixing until smooth. add pudding and mix until well blended. pour into graham cracker crust and chill for 1 hour. cut pie into 8 pieces. top with spoonful of light whipped topping, if desired.
1 slice = 1 shake
{-23 since 07.24.10}
Kitchen update — we’re almost there!
campus walk
coming up next…
ALSO:
March 17 {Thursday} — The Depot in Philadelphia, MS @ 12:00 Noon
March 19 {Saturday} — Jackson, MS TBA
Join us for one of these fun, informative meetings and Let’s Talk HEALTHY!
Shakin’ Up Mondays!
Today we learned about some online resources for food and fitness journals, nutrition info, and healthy recipes. Participants received this handout:
Shakin’ Up Mondays!
Online Resources
Spark People — Make Healthy Living Fun & Easy With Our
Tools, Content & Community — www.sparkpeople.com
- Personalized diet & fitness plans, workout tracker, exercise demos & videos
- Answers from our dietitians & trainers on message boards
- Connect with others like you in our support teams
Welcome to SparkRecipes, The Healthy Recipes Site! – www.sparkrecipes.com
Browse delicious, healthy recipes submitted by our 8 million members, try our resident chef’s original dishes and menu makeovers, and share your own favorite foods. Plus, our recipe calculator gives you the calories, fat, and nutrition info for it all!
Gina’s Skinny Recipes
Gina organizes her recipes by the number of Weight WatchersTM points in each dish (links for each point total found on the lower right side of the site).
MyFitnessPal — www.myfitnesspal.com
Now you can log your food and exercise wherever and whenever you’d like – even if you can’t get to a computer. With mobile apps for iPhone and Android, your MyFitnessPal account is always at your finger tips. All our apps work with our website and have access to the same comprehensive database of over 726,000 foods and restaurant items. Any changes you make on your phone will be synchronized to the web and vice versa — so you always have complete and up-to-date access to your account.
Eat Better America – www.eatbetteramerica.com
Categories include: “healthified” versions of favorite recipes, diet and nutrition tips, coupons for great healthy products, and community forums.
Happy Monday and thanks for joining the journey! <><
{-20 since 07.24.10}
work day
We are here today…
wishing we had time to sit and soak up the sunshine…
but instead working hard cleaning out my dad’s workshop in Laurel…
and moving tools and equipment…
to the tractor shed at the farm.
Donnie and I started a small remodeling project back in the fall. Are remodeling projects ever small? Almost 6 months later, we can finally imagine how the finished product may look. Sadly, so sadly, I forgot to take a picture of the kitchen before we started. Picture this: cabinets with antique glaze gone bad (um, yellow to be exact), dark green “marble” formica, a 27″ Spacemaker all electric stove (turns out you can’t replace those since the standard is 30″), not one level or square surface, and just a general mess.
Please pardon the pictures from ye old cellphone, but here is stage 1 with everything torn out 4 weeks ago:
Stage 2: Cabinets, no countertops, 3 weeks ago
And a sneak peek at the countertops and a sample of white subway tile as the backsplash:
Side note, the subway tile is installed with double-sided tape. We are STILL waiting for the faucet. Word is it should be here by Monday…and then we will have a sink again! Who knew we’d miss the sink more than any of the appliances? Ha!
We’ve really had fun with this project, even though it stresses me to the max to make decisions about finishes and appliances. Having wonderful contractors, major awesome cabinet makers, and talented friends and family to bounce ideas keep me sane has made it all bearable!
Hopefully I can share the finished product next week 🙂
Getting started
Welcome to Let’s Talk Healthy! This is *way* pushing me out of my box, but I want to document my quest to get healthy (and hopefully lose weight in the process!)
I plan to post tips, recipes, web resources, workout ideas, and just general healthy information here, so feel free to follow along and add your own suggestions in the comments area.
{{I’m also an interior design junkie, so get ready for links and pictures to favorite finds.}}
Several friends and I are using Herbalife products and seeing great results! The products can be viewed here.
Check it out and if you are interested in knowing more, please email me: lauren.zumwalt@gmail.com
We are meeting for lunch on Mondays to taste new shake & pie recipes, talk about different products, and just generally support and motivate each other. If you are in the Starkville area, please join us! I will post times and places here each week.
Our favorite recipe from this week’s meeting:
Oatmeal Cookie Shake (makes 1 serving)
8 oz. skim milk [or 8 oz. water plus 1 scoop Protein Drink Mix]
2 scoops Formula 1 Healthy Meal, Cookies n Cream flavor
2 T. quick oats
1/2 t. cinnamon
dash nutmeg
2-3 ice cubes
(Note: can also add 1 t. Butter Buds & 1/2 T. sugar-free fat-free Vanilla pudding if desired)
Mix well in blender until thick and frothy. Delish!
Thanks for joining my journey! <><
{-19 lbs since 7.24.10}
let's talk HEALTHY 