Meal planning can seem so burdensome and overwhelming. But when we plan meals, it helps us eat healthier and stay on a budget. So how do we do it? First questions to ask: Who's eating? What dietary restrictions do they have? I'm gluten-free, dairy-free, and soy-free, so when I start to think about and look for recipes, I start there. What's your budget? It is possible to eat healthy on a … [Read more...] about Plan Your Meals for the Week
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Step 20: Find Resources for Healthy, Easy Meals
Life gets crazy sometimes, and our intention to eat more healthy meals goes by the wayside. And so it becomes easy to just grab fast food, takeout Chinese, or something processed and already made from the grocery store. But then maybe we feel guilty. Our need for quick and easy has overpowered our need for healthy and good-for-us. And we're out of ideas. Maybe we need some … [Read more...] about Step 20: Find Resources for Healthy, Easy Meals
Create Some Routines for Overall Health
Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out. -Robert Collier Routines help create healthy lifestyles, because they free our brains for other tasks. Even if the idea of a routine seems boring or stifling, establishing habits for a few less-enjoyable tasks gives you more time to dream, problem-solve, and choose fun. For example, nearly every day for breakfast, I eat the … [Read more...] about Create Some Routines for Overall Health
Traveling? Pack Your Healthy Habits for the Trip
Do your health vision and goals stay in the rear-view mirror when you leave home in search of some rest and relaxation? It’s easy to step away from our healthy habits when traveling. Our routines get disrupted, leading us to feel out of control. And once we've had a little too much __(insert tempting food and beverage here) __ or stopped exercising, it may be tempting to let other habits … [Read more...] about Traveling? Pack Your Healthy Habits for the Trip
Step 3: Prep Your Environment for Success
Once you've determined your health vision and set some goals around it, it's time to set yourself up for success. Yesterday's step focused on creating a healthy-living "echo chamber" to help keep our minds focused on healthy habits. Next step: Pay attention to how our home and work spaces serve us. I've found that we must prep our environment so that it supports our efforts. So what's in your … [Read more...] about Step 3: Prep Your Environment for Success
What I Learned in Summer of 2017
Hi. I've missed you, and writing, and writing for you, during my break this summer. Before going headlong into fall, though, I decided I would take a cue from writer Emily P. Freeman, who encourages her readers to "pause to reflect on the past season before we move ahead into the future." So here we are. These are 7 Things I Learned This Summer, in no particular order. 1. The … [Read more...] about What I Learned in Summer of 2017
