Start Simply & Simply Start
A lot of times, I talk to people about the things they know they need to do for their health and they make such a big deal out of the cacophony of things they ‘should’ do that they never seem to get started. Sound familiar?
I’d like to offer an alternative approach: Don’t commit to never eating a chocolate chip cookie ever again! Don’t tell yourself, “This is gonna be it.”
Just simply take a first simple step: before you go to bed, TONIGHT make sure you have a healthy breakfast available in the morning. I suggest oatmeal. You can even do overnight refrigerator oatmeal. Mix it all up before bed, toss it in the frig & viola! It’s done in the morning!
Now you’ve had a good nutritious breakfast and you can pat yourself on the back for having done something good for yourself (Hint: you CAN eat this if you’re diabetic, and it’s GOOD for you! I’ll explain it all later). Now take it a step further and have a healthy salad for lunch (No, don’t load it up a couple ounces of high fat dressing; just a sprinkle of a high quality of balsamic vinegar.) Pat yourself on the back again and continue your progress.
Maybe you need to clean all the junk that calls your name out of cupboards, dig the walking or running shoes out from the back of the closet or more. Acknowledge what you ARE doing, put plans in place and let that be the fuel for your progress.
And I’ll help you out!
Maybe you know (or suspect) your hormones are off balance, maybe you’re overweight or your out of shape or all of the above.
Beginning October 7th, I’m offering a FREE 5-DAY Jump-Start Your Weight-Loss & Hormone Balance Program. Here’s how it works: When you register, you’ll get a little booklet that will detail a shopping & stocking up guide to help you prepare. Then before the event starts, I’ll also send you out some simple recipes. On October 7th, we hit the ground running, literally and figuratively. Each day, you’ll get a video in your email in-box where I’ll address a key area about balancing hormones without pills and potions, how the world’s healthiest people eat, starting an exercise program and more.
There will also be a private Facebook group where you can get support & ask questions.
This is a plant-based program that is modeled after the way the World’s healthiest cultures eat; a program that is supported by the best science. No, we won’t balance your hormones or reverse disease in 5 days, but we;ll get you’on the road’ and give you ideas and options about where to go from there.
I hope you’ll join me!
In addition, for those of you who are local & want to add a short outdoor aerobic workout to your routine, you can join me for 2 morning hikes & 2 morning bicycle rides in the Los Osos/Morro Bay area, October 7-10. These will be quick 40-50 minute hikes or rides that will start at a designated meeting place promptly at 7:30AM and get you started for your day.
2 Comments
Howard Sanders
Hi, I аm thinking аbоut lооsing sоme роunds. I dо nоt knоw whаt рrоgrаm I shоuld fоllоw. Whаt dо yоu think аbоut red teа рrоgrаm?
Leslie Kasanoff
Hi Howard:
I’m not familiar with ‘red tea’ program. I base my recommendations on things that have shown to be healthiest over time & thus am an advocate of whole food, plant-centered healthy eating. Fruits, veggies, beans, whole starches (squashes, potatoes, sweet potatoes, quinoa, oats, etc); minimizing animal products (especially dairy) & relying on only organic grass-fed meat or wild caught fish/seafood. I recommend that people start with a plant-strong diet, eating meat only 3x/week or less and also keeping away from added oils. This is the diet eaten by most of the ‘Blue Zones’ where people live healthfully to 100.
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