New Year

Yay!   Making progress on PT!  It was amazingly warm on New Years.  51 and sunny!   Went for a walk including a steep hill!  Yay progress!   Doing light weights many reps.  

While my calorie burn is lower,  I'm focusing a lot on healthy eating.   Funny as part of IIN, the year long program I'm in there is a lot of talk about bio individuality,  what food is best for me is not what is best for you.   What is so ironic is all the guides say how there's is best! 

So what I want to do is get the best from all them (and of course what works for me)... It's almost like saying to the experts                                                                                                                                             1. "What can you ALL agree on".   Anything you can't agree on is based on bio individuality                     2. For Every  "DON'T eat"  have a "DO EAT"

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1.  Eat whole foods.   I like the saying if you can't pronounce the ingredients then don't eat it.
2.  Drink lots of water.  Avoid soda and sugary drinks.  
3.  Eats lots of veggies and focus on different colors!  It looks great and so good to get a full balance. Including greens, mushroom, onion
4.  Eat fruit - nature’s candy.   Avoid refined sugar!

All debatable - thus based on bio individuality!
1. Meat
2. Fish
3. Eggs
4. Legumes
5. Soy
6. Dairy
7. Whole grains

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So for now I'm basically doing an anti-inflammatory diet (not as in diet but eating plan)

·         LOTS of veggies, fruit,

·         Fish (2-6 x week),  Other protein (I'm having poultry) - 2x week

·         Healthy fats (avocado)

·         Whole grains (quinoa, brown rice, sprouted tortillas, barley)

This week’s discovery

·         Ginger tea!   Delisch .   Grate or chop up the ginger and boil then simmer for 10 mins.  They recommend adding agave.   I had just as is

Recipe of the week

http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/red-lentil-soup-with-lemon-recipe.html

An earthy, turmeric, mustard seed spiked lentil soup.   I switched up barley for the brown rice and kale for the spinach! Def on the to be made again list! ♥ 101 cookbooks!

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Feel better!   Took my starting weight etc.   Funny I've gained 15 lbs over the last 2 plus years, less activity, hormones.   In a way I like being less lean - no more gaunt looks but would like to not have to buy new clothes!  Goal is to prob loose  12 lbs but in a HEALTHY way! 

Ok time for some shakeology - still on a pumpkin kick !   There must be some ingredient I need.   For the record.   I dont have shakeology daily 3 or 4 days a week!

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Have a great week!   Happy 2012!