Monday, Gary, one of my delightful SilverSneakers students, asked me if I ever get to watch the Dr. Oz show. I let him know that I record it on my DVR daily, but most off, honestly, I end up deleting them. While I absolutely waited with baited breath for him to appear weekly on the Oprah show, I sort of lost my interest when he got his own daily show. WAYYYYYYY too much … [Read more...] about Grateful Friday or Weight Loss Through Meditation
This and That
Forks Over Knives
Thanks to some west coast inspiration from Carole, last night I made a traditional southern new year's dish. Ok, it was a day "late," but abundance and wealth as well as greens and legumes could never actually come too late...With black eyed peas representing abundance and collard greens (which I mixed with kale) representing the green of money, this dish turned out delish! … [Read more...] about Forks Over Knives
Where to Begin?
Gazillions of people, all over the world, resolved to lose weight and get healthy in 2011. Most of those people will NOT begin working the resolution until tomorrow. My personal opinion is that the ones that already started yesterday (and today) are the ones that are a little more dedicated to their goal, but I do understand the "waiting until Monday" mentality, too. … [Read more...] about Where to Begin?
Happy, Healthy 2011.
TEN WAYS TO GOOD HEALTH Less alcohol, more tea Less meat, more vegetables Less salt, more vinegar Less sugar, more fruit Less eating, more chewing Less words, more acting Less greed, more giving Less worry, more sleep Less driving, more walking Less anger, more laughter The above comes from a tea cup that I purchased at the Morikami Gardens gift shop. I love the … [Read more...] about Happy, Healthy 2011.
Simply HEAVEN and the Big 27
It's a little on the later side for me to sit down and blog but I took the morning off to take advantage of a simply heavenly gift that I received earlier this month from my very special friend, Rita. Due to the severe back pain she had started experiencing last spring (from an injury in class, compounded by dragging stuff that was too heavy as well as a tremendous loss that … [Read more...] about Simply HEAVEN and the Big 27