January 26, 2012

Pizza Pasta Casserole

Ok friends here it is,  the Pizza Pasta Casserole recipe!! The views, comments, and recipe requests last night were overwhelming-and I thank you for that. Get a pen and paper because this 6 ingredient recipe can be made for dinner TONIGHT for under $10 and in less than 1 hour!! (original recipe is on Weight Watchers.com but my version is easier, filled with more protein and fiber, and less points!)

Pizza Pasta Casserole:

28 points plus for the entire pan, 5 points plus per serving and the pan makes 8 servings

1 package Morning Star Farms Beef Crumbles- 11 points plus for entire bag

1/2 cup tomato sauce ( I used Target brand tomato, garlic, basil)- 2 points plus

16 slices of turkey pepperoni (Hormel brand)-2 points plus

1 1/2 cups reduced fat shredded mozzerella cheese (Target brand)-3 points plus

1 1/2 cups wheat rotini pasta (Target brand)-10 points plus

1 bag frozen diced onion (Target brand)- 0 points plus

9×13 non stick baking pan

In a large skillet heat up your beef crumbles and your onion, remember the beef crumbles are already cooked they just need to heat up! At the same time boil your pasta, drain and set aside.

Once meat is warm stir in sauce and mix well, then add in pasta and continue to mix until pasta is incoporated. Pour your pasta mixture into your 9×13 pan and using your spoon spread it out to cover the bottom of the pan.

Next cover your mixture with the cheese sprinkling all over so every serving gets some. Then make 4 rows of 4 with your turkey pepperoni.

Place in pre heated 350 oven uncovered for about 20 to 25 minutes, or until cheese is melted and pepperoni is crispy.

Serve warm!!!

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Healthy Wishes, T

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January 17, 2012

Tasty Treats

If you read my last post {Different Directions} then you know I joined Weight Watchers! I have been playing around with a few recipes and these are a few yummies already! I’m working on calculating and writing up a few more but these should hit the spot for now, enjoy.

Vegetarian “Chicken” Pizza:

1 package Morning Star Farms Chicken strips

1/2 cup spaghetti sauce (I used Rinaldi mushroom & green pepper)

2 flat out wraps

cheese is optional but I used provolone

Saute chicken strips until warm, (they are pre-cooked) and stir in sauce. Allow mixture to thicken. Spoon 1/2 the mixture on one flat out and the other 1/2 on the second flat out, top with cheese if using it and place wraps on rack of pre heated 375 oven for about 10 minutes or until flat out is crisp. Cut into sections, roughly 3 sections for each pizza. 4 points plus for each serving.

 

 

Super Food Shake:

1 cup fat free milk, 1/2 container of vanilla yogurt, handful of blueberries, handful of spinach, 1 scoop amazing grass, can add ice if you’d like-blend in blender and enjoy. 7 points plus

Now for some desserts!! I don’t about you but I’m a sweets person so these are awesome!!

 

 

Red Velvet Cake with White Chocolate Frosting:

Ingredients:
- 1 (18 ounce) box Duncan Heinz Red Velvet Cake Mix
- 8 ounces diet Dr. Pepper soda
- 1 (8 serving sized) package jell-o fat free sugar-free instant white chocolate pudding mix
- 2 cups skim milk

Directions:
Mix cake mix and diet soda. Pour in 13?x9? pan sprayed with Pam.
Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until done. Cool completely. Mix pudding and milk.
When thickened, spread on cake, and cut into 15 equal sized portions. Cover and refrigerate leftovers. Makes 15 servings.

Each serving = 4 Points Plus

 

 

Yogurt Bites:

1 container vanilla yogurt, 1/2 cup frozen blueberries- mix and drop onto cookie sheet place in freezer until firm.

1 point each

 

 

Chocolate Mini Cakes:

Boxed dark chocolate dry cake mix, 10 oz of diet dr.pepper and 2 egg whites. Mix those ingredients with an electric mixer on low for a minute and then on medium speed for 2 minutes. Preheat the oven to the temperature that’s suggested on the back of the cake mix, and pour the mix into whichever pan you prefer after you sprayed it with cooking spray. Then you bake the cake (or cupcakes) for however long it recommends on the back of the box, for mini cup cakes I did 12 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool and then enjoy. You can put fat free whipped cream or cool whip on top if you want, or you can just eat it plain.

Roughly 2 points for 3 mini’s or 3 points for one full size.

And now for a recipe that I don’t have point values for but has been requested for a while, Blueberry Oatmeal Cookies!!

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • ¼ tsp. baking powder
  • ½ tsp. baking soda
  • 6 packs of instant  blueberry oatmeal
  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup white granulated sugar
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ½ tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp. milk
  • could add nuts if you like

Preheat the oven at 350 degrees F.

Lay a piece of parchment paper on the cookie sheet and spray it with cooking spray. Set aside for later use.

Combine the all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder and the instant oatmeal in a bowl. Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Pour the melted butter into a bowl and crack an egg in to it. Whisk the melted butter and egg together.  Add the white granulated sugar, brown sugar, vanilla extract and milk to the melted butter, and mix with a spoon. Add the flour-oatmeal mixture to the sugar mixture gradually. Add more oats or flour to the cookie dough if necessary to thicken it up. Drop spoonfuls of cookie dough 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheet or roll the cookie dough into balls. Flatten the dough balls with a fork or a cup until they are ½ inch thick. Bake the instant oatmeal cookies for about 10 minutes or until they are light golden brown. Remove them from the pan and let them cool for about five minutes before eating.

Healthy Wishes, T

If you have any WW recipes that you’d like to share please leave them below in the comments or email them to me! I of course will credit you.

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January 12, 2012

Different Direction

We are 12 days into the new year! I hope all of you have had a wonderful and successful 12 days, and please accept my apologies as far as not blogging. I have been blogging elsewhere lately….

For my NEW JOB as Director of Marketing & Social Media for Valet Connection! I’ve set up a Twitter for them, built a brand new website/blog, and amped up their Facebook all in the past 10 days! You can check out all of my work here: http://www.valetconnectionblog.com/ and find us on Twitter: @valetconnection and on Facebook search: ValetConnect

I’m pretty excited about this new venture and knowing that I’ll be in the company “spotlight” and meeting with clients is certainly making me step up my weight loss game. I’m still holding true to losing this horrid 20 pounds that have crept back on and I have encouraged my Mother In Law to join me and start her own quest for a healthier 2012!

She needs a regimen and had success with Weight Watchers a few years ago so I thought it would be best for us to go that route again. So….we are now proud Weight Watchers Points Plus Princesses!! We attended our first meeting yesterday and stocked up on some goodies to get us through our first week.

The program is so different now! It really does give you the freedom to eat an array of foods and they have certainly embraced the fact that people get different kinds of cravings, whether it’s sweet or salty WW has something for you! And so many fruits and veggies are ZERO points!!!

I also LOVE that so many people via the interwebs are willing to share recipes, tips, tricks, etc…there is absolutely no way someone can’t succeed on this program!

A few sites that I’ve uncovered and love already:

http://www.skinnytaste.com/

http://www.laaloosh.com/

http://yumm.com/

So while this is a different direction, in a way, from how I initially lost weight I’m embracing the change. We need change in our lives, it’s healthy. Results don’t happen by doing the same thing over and over and over, so I’m looking forward to seeing results.

Be sure to Follow me on Twitter: @girlgonehealthy and Like me on Facebook: Girl Gone Healthy as I will be posting pictures and descriptions of what I’m eating, activities that I’m doing, and as time goes weight that I lose at weigh in’s!!

If you have joined Weight Watchers recently or you’ve been doing it for a while and would like to share your experience please comment below.

Healthy Wishes, T

8 points plus lunch! Tuna, with kale on a whole wheat pita!

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January 3, 2012

Are You Hungry?

Today’s post is all about something everyone loves…..FOOD!!!!

Now I know we are in a weight loss challenge/campaign right now but eating is so important! You can’t just sip water, munch lettuce, and work out and expect to lose the weight you want…..you have to EAT! Today I’m going to share with you the nutrition plan from Brian Fabian of B.U.I.L.T and for some of you this might be the right fit, for others you may want to check out tomorrow’s post featuring Jennifer Jordan’s tips for slimming down. Or maybe you could find a balance with both! Either way they both have the right idea…..so here we go!

Meal Composition- To provide the best nutritional support for anabolic hormone production and resistance training, choose a Protein(animal protein food), a Low-Glycemic Complex Carbohydrate(non-starchy vegetable), a High-Glycemic Complex Carbohydrate(starch) and a Simple Carbohydrate(fruit) at each meal.

MEAL COMPOSITION FOOD LIST:

 PROTEIN    LOW GLYCEMIC     HIGH GLYCEMIC     SIMPLE CARB

Salmon Asparagus Brown Rice Apple
Swordfish Broccoli Buckwheat Apricot
Tuna Cabbage Corn Banana
Chicken Celery Oatmeal Cantaloupe
Beef Eggplant Acorn Squash Honeydew
Buffalo Greenbeans Butternut Squash Grapefruit
Lamb Green onions Beets Kiwi
Veal Kale Carrots Lemon

 The above Meal Compositions are examples of possible combinations and you can pick one of them or design your own based on the same meal structure.

Hormone Regulation- The meal composition is specifically designed to create the ideal and optimal balance of various hormones in the body. Maintaining a favorable balance of these hormones allows for the increase or maintenance of muscle tissue, maximum body-fat reduction, high levels of sustained energy and ideal health. Hormone regulation is just as important as caloric management.

Caloric Management- While meal composition and hormone regulation are important, the amount of food consumed must still be controlled in order to make changes in body composition.

Serving Size- Keep the serving size of each category approximately the same(i.e. equal portions). Serving size can be visually determined. To lose body fat more effectively, reduce the serving size of the High-Glycemic Carbohydrate category and the Simple Carb category to half of the serving size of the Proteinand Low-Glycemic Carbohydrate categories.

Protein Intake- Following the instructions for meal composition and serving size will provide adequate protein intake for most people. However, individuals who want to maximize anabolic hormone production and muscular growth should eat a minimum of one gram of protein per pound of body weight.

Protein/Carbohydrate Ration- Approximately one of protein to two grams of carbohydrate is a good ratio for maintaining or building muscle tissue, as well as sustaining healthy energy levels and body fat. To maintain or build muscle, lose body fat more quickly and still maintain adequate energy levels, the ratio should be about one gram of protein to one gram of carbohydrate. If the amount of carbohydrate in the diet drops to a level significantly lower than the amount of protein, energy will decrease and maintaining muscle tissue will become more difficult.

Fat- A sufficient amount of fat should be included in the diet. Nuts, seeds, avocados, olives and other healthy,high-fat foods can be added in small amounts to each meal. If fat consumption is too low, anabolic hormone production will decrease.

Meal Frequency- Ideally, meals should be consumed every three hours in order to achieve optimal hormone production, muscle protein synthesis, and stimulation of the metabolism. The quantity of food should be divided equally throughout the day and should stay within caloric requirements. However, this can be accomplished with balanced meals consumed three times a day as long as the required calories for your individual goals are met. Meal frequency should be determined based on the individuals lifestyle. Some trainees cannot eat in regular intervals of every three hours due to work or family obligations.

This is just SOME of the amazing information Brianhas to share in regards to eating towards a healthy and fit weight! If you’d like a FREE nutrion packet visit: https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/BUILT/189540431069851 Hit LIKE and write on his Facebook wall!! What have you got to lose except the weight!!!

Stay tuned for tomorrow’s Superfood Slim Down Post with information from fortheglow.com

Healthy Wishes, T

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January 1, 2012

A Dozen Reasons

Happy New Year!!!

If you’re a Girl Gone Healthy fan on facebook or following me on Twitter then you know that I have already started working towards my 2012 goals. Notice I say goals and not resolutions, this is simply because you should live each day like today. Think of every day as a fresh start working towards your ultimate prize. Once some something is resolved it’s “finished” it’s “solved” being healthy and living a healthy lifestyle is neither of those things. It’s a constant daily battle to live the best life you can live for yourself and the people you love.

With that being said, here’s where today’s title comes into play- A Dozen Reasons. I want you to get a sheet of paper and write down 1 dozen (12) reasons why you need to get healthy, why you should get healthy, and what you will gain from getting healthy etc… and you can include goals you have in mind for when you reach your goal weight or your fitness goal. Once you’ve compiled your list you have to own that list. I want you to tape it up on your bedroom mirror, put it in your closet, type it into your phone, or keep it somewhere that is just for you but you can still access it as a daily reminder.

My 12 are below.

{A Dozen Reasons}

1) I need to stay on a healthy course to be the best Mom I can be because my son deserves only the best.

2) I need to drop this 20 pounds because I want to feel better when I get on the scale. I know it’s just a number but that number makes me unhappy and I CAN change that.

3) I want to run a half marathon this year

4) I want to beat my 5k time from November 2011 (my 1st ever race!)

5) I want to “look good” for my husband. Ryan has also lost an incredible amount of weight and has put back in muscle. He looks amazing and deserves to have a gorgeous, confident, healthy, and fit wife. (He says I’m beautiful but I want to feel it)

6) I want to get into a size 10 and stay there, buh bye 11/12′s

7) I want to lean out and just keep the muscle I’ve built

8) I want to learn to box!

9) I want to have the confidence that my weight is NOT holding me back from making my dreams a reality

10) I want to continue to be an example for my son and show him that healthy eating is the way to go.

11) I want to live up to people’s expecatations of GGH. I want to go back to living it 100% and being here for all of you as much as I can. I want this Get Your Body Back campaign to be AMAZING and LIFE CHANGING!

and lastly…..

12) I want to drop this 20 pounds so that I can bring another beautiful, smart, healthy baby into this world

Through out this campaign I will be drawing help from some pretty amazing people, and I will be sharing what I learn with you! They will be assisting me with work outs and how to optimize my eating so that I can take this 20 pounds off the way I want to.

So I’d like you to meet Brian Fabian of B.U.I.L.T fitness and Jennifer Jordan of For The Glow! I consider them to be our secret weapons and I encourage you to reach out to both of them, follow their blogs, like them on facebook and follow on Twitter!

Brian- http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/BUILT/189540431069851 and http://www.badboyfitness.net/ 

Jennifer- https://www.facebook.com/ForTheGLOW?sk=wall#!/ForTheGLOW?sk=wall and https://twitter.com/#!/fortheglow 

I’m really looking forward to making 2012 the best year yet, as well as reaching a comfortable weight that is healthy and I can maintain.

{Coming Up Later}

-What you need food wise to get started (you can begin on Tuesday 1/2/12 if needed)

-Quick and easy at HOME work out that you can do 3 to 5 times this week!

-Suggestions to keep yourself accountable in order to reach your goal

Healthy Wishes, T

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October 18, 2011

Physique 57

Here’s a little back story that you may not know, I LOVE to Dance-like LOVE Dance. When I was a little girl I wanted nothing more than to become a NYC Ballerina but alas my parents have short genes so that was never going to happen, but it didn’t stop me from dancing for most of my life.

As a a very young girl, like 18 months old, I’ve been dancing. My Mom noticed my fondness for music and movement very early and put me into a baby ballet class, within 1 month I was moved out of the class with the 18 month aged girls and into the class with 3 to 5 year olds. I did nothing but eat, breathe, and sleep dance. I watched movies like Dirty Dancing and Flashdance, yep I rocked cut off sweat shirts and leg warmers, and could mimic their routines. I was on competition dance teams and even won the title of Jr. Miss Texas Dance at the age of 7, but like anything life happened and my parents were divorced and dancing had to stop, I was devastated.

But just because I wasn’t a studio dancer anymore didn’t mean I couldn’t find a way to get my groove on. I was a dancer on my high school dance team The Jacketeers, and began instructing ballet, lyrical, modern, jazz, and hip hop at a dance studio in Friendswood, TX called Dance Expressions and fell in love all over again.

Fast forward to present, I’m still dancing every week as I teach Cardio Dance (aka Zumba, but I’m not certified so it’s Cardio Dance) and I love that it has helped me to shed the 100 pounds I’ve lost as well as tone up and reach others who are looking for a fun alternative to your everyday workouts.

So when the AMAZING people at Physique 57 began Following me on Twitter I knew I had to hook up with them. Here’s a little about Physique 57 and some of the CELEBS that owe their bodies to them!

Physique 57®is an innovative workout program that combines isometric exercises and orthopedic stretches to systematically lengthen and sculpt your muscles and create a beautiful, lean body. Our process is similar to interval training, but we’ve taken that concept to the next level to make it even more effective.

Physique 57®’s interval sets use your body’s own weight as resistance, and through dynamic exercises, your muscles are targeted and overloaded to the point of fatigue, then stretched for relief. We call this groundbreaking process Interval Overload which includes muscle-defining arm exercises, intense thigh and seat sequences, waist-chiseling ab moves and fluid stretches.

The benefits of the Physique 57® technique include:

  • A sculpted physique
  • Strong core muscles
  • Cardiovascular health
  • Long and lean muscles
  • Lifted seat
  • Strength and endurance
  • Flexibility
  • Improved body alignment
  • Increased bone density

As for the rich and famous, here are a couple that swear by Physique 57-

From left: Famous fans of Physique 57 include Kim Raver, Kelly Ripa and Christy Turlington.

Not that I have any desire to look like Kelly Ripa but I would like to tone up and gain that ballerina strength, and after ONE work out I’m hooked!!!

Physique 57 was nice enough to send me the Classic 57 and I’m in love!! My quads and butt were on fire, my core was literally flattened by the end from using it so much. I’m standing straighter and I can’t wait to do it again tomorrow!!

Go order yours NOW!!

And stop by the recipe tab for this AWESOME Mini Quiche Recipe!!

Healthy Wishes, T

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October 12, 2011

Master Chef

Can you cook? Are you amazing under pressure? Think you can stand the heat of Chef Gordon Ramsey’s Kitchen?

Then this post is for you! I’m so excited to announce that Girl Gone Healthy will be teaming up with Master Chef on Fox for it’s 3rd Season!!!

But here is where it gets AWESOME!!!! Forget waiting for hours on end in audition lines simply print this blog post and once you arrive at the audition the Casting Producers will offer anyone that mentions Girl Gone Healthy PRIORITY consideration and you will go in thePriority line instead of the longer general line.  That’s right get VIP treatment all for mentioning lil ol me!!!

Here is the official audition flyer!

So take time off of work, gather those recipes, and book that hotel!!! Your VIP audition spot awaits!!!

For more details and to download your audition application visit: http://www.masterchefcasting.com/

Now for a little Master Chef action from yours truly! Ok maybe it’s not Master Chef worthy but it’s yummy!!!

Over the Summer Dunkin Donuts created the Frozen Hot Chocolate….sounds yummm right? I’ll take your word for it, after reading the cals/fat on this thing I wouldn’t take a sip if you paid me!!

{This is for a SMALL}

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 16 fl oz (16oz)
 
Amount Per Serving
Calories from Fat 45

Calories 430
 
% Daily Values*
Total Fat 5g 8%
  Saturated Fat 3g 15%
  Trans Fat 0g  
Cholesterol 20mg 7%
Sodium 220mg 9%
Total Carbohydrate 95g 32%
  Dietary Fiber 2g 8%
  Sugars 77g  
Protein 7g

NO THANK YOU!!!!

So I came up with my own version:

Girl Gone Healthy Not So Guilty Frozen Hot Chocolate:

1 1/2 cups room temp coffee

1 packet of no sugar added powdered hot chocolate (60 cals)

1 tablespoon light vanilla soy milk

1 packet of splenda

ice ( up to how thick you like it)

Combine everything in blender and blend until smooth, pour into festive mug and enjoy!

Healthy Wishes, T

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October 11, 2011

Confessions of a Fat Girl

I’m just going to get right to the point, I have been the opposite of Girl Gone Healthy for several months now. I’ve been eating horribly, not posting, and I’ve been just plain miserable.

I’m an attention lover and while I was on my weight loss journey from Dec 2008 to Dec 2009 I was constantly being told how great I looked, how amazing I was doing, how inspiring I was etc etc….fast forward to August 2010 when I didn’t make Food Network my whole world sort of crumbled. I lost weight to live a healthy life for my family and to be around for my son, but I’m going to put it out there I lost weight because I was tired of being GIGANTIC and I knew I would never get anywhere in life or any job I would really love being 5’2″ and weighing in at 265. But once that weight was gone and I wasn’t losing anything I became extremely frustrated and I have been for a long long time.

Now I’ve done my research and I know that muscle weighs more than fat and I’ve been lifting 3 to 5 days every week for over a year so I know the scale will show me at a heavier weight, all of my clothes still fit but I don’t feel good. And when you bust your ass working out and teaching high intensity cardio classes 4 days a week and the scale just sits at the same number or adds 5 pounds I don’t care who you are that SUCKS!

Enter bad eating habits, drinking beers, drinking wine, baking again etc etc why the Hell should I eat like a rabbit and bust my hump just for the scale to not move and feel bigger?

Well today I decided to start Couch 2 5K

And it was just what I needed! I haven’t been on a dedicated run in months and I felt amazing! Like the old me, the one who had a fire, the one who started GGH to help others and inspire- the one who lost 100 pounds and was proud of herself.

As the coach talked me through my run my mind cleared, my body actually relaxed and I felt at peace. All of the events that have happened over the past 2 years seemed to drift off my shoulders, and I finally felt OK. Just as I was nearing the end of my run/walk my all time fave running song came on and I just went for it, Eminem {Till I Collapse}.

When I hear this come on in my ears I blast it and I feel like he’s saying exactly how I feel. Below are my favorite verses.

‘Cause sometimes you feel tired,
feel weak, and when you feel weak, you feel like you wanna just give up.
But you gotta search within you, you gotta find that inner strength
and just pull that shit out of you and get that motivation to not give up
and not be a quitter, no matter how bad you wanna just fall flat on your face and collapse.
Until the roof
The roof comes off
Until my legs
give out from underneath me
I will not fall,
I will stand tall,
Feels like no one could beat me.

And after it was all done I clicked over to run keeper and saw that I had gone over 2 miles. My time wasn’t great but I felt accomplished and that’s more important.

I’m going to start posting again and I’m not going to worry about how many blog hits I receive, or how big of a giveaway I need to do to keep up with the others in our community, I’m going to post because I started this as a way to vent and say what I was feeling because someone else out there was probably feeling it too. I’m going to go back to my roots and not worry about my food pictures being shot with a Nikon and I’m not going to stress if I don’t have a recipe to post every time.

So for those of you who were with me in the beginning I hope you’re still here, and if you are then I thank you from the bottom of my heart. The vacation was nice at first but it’s time for Girl Getting Fat Again to say buh bye and for Girl Gone Healthy to come back!

Here’s an awesome little lunch I whipped up today.

Chunky Chicken Salad:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodies:

2 boneless chicken breast cubed

lemon juice

1/4 cup grapes cut in half

1 small apple diced

1 1/2 tablespoons of vegan mayo

black pepper

big handful of mixed green salad

Method:

In a sautee pan coated with cooking spray saute your chicken and lemon juice (juice of 1 lemon), once chicken is cooked set aside to cool.

In a mixing bowl combine your grapes, diced apple, and mayo- mix slightly. Then add chicken to the bowl and toss allowing mayo to coat chicken as well.

Place chicken salad over mixed greens and top with cracked black pepper, Enjoy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

So good!!!

Healthy Wishes, T

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September 28, 2011

Fall Into Fabulous

It’s that time of year again…..FALL CHALLENGE TIME!

So many people have the mind set that Summer is over so we can eat a little more and work out a little less and that’s so not the case. Ya can’t wear skinny jeans tucked into a fab pair of knee high boots. or a gorgeous wrap dress again with a fab pair of boots, or belt a sweater if ya have extra flab! Fall isn’t hibernation time, it’s a time to detox and clean and prepare for the newness of Spring.

So how do we do this? Simple the same way we do Spring cleaning we’re going to do Fall preparing. With cooler temps ahead there is NO excuse to not get outside and be active. From walks at night to getting your yard all decorated on the weekend, there are so many options. Plus you can go to an orchard and pick apples, they are usually hilly and quite large, so make a day of it and think of the apples you collect as healthy souvenirs.

I do this Challenege every year and it usually pushes people to get ready for the Holidays, especially when I tell you that there are only 87 days until Christmas!!!!! Yes that’s right 87 days for you to get looking fab so the kids don’t mistake you for Santa if you decide to don a red sweater ;) .

So we are going to call this one #FallFab11 so when communicating and sharing on Twitter and Facebook please use that hash tag! Every morning starting tomorrow I will post a Challenge, it might be physical, mental, or have to do with diet choices- but it always be different! Please let all of us know when you have completed your Challenge and how you accomplished it.

If you are interested in participating in #FallFab11please either Facebook or Tweet me the Following:

I wanna look Fall Fab #FallFab11

That way I can keep up with you, introduce you to other challengers, and aid you in staying on track. I invite each of you to think of a goal you’d like to achieve within the 87 days and share it with everyone! Your goal can be dropping pounds, stop snacking, no more soda, working out more, whatever….just make sure it’s something you know you can do!

I’m excited to start yet another journey with all of you!!! And I have included some yummy Fall treats to help you get started just click on the link below for a Pumpkin Muffin recipe as well as a yummy Pumpkin Mousse!

http://www.foxprovidence.com/dpp/rhode_show/rhode_show_cooking/girl-gone-healthy-pumpkin-muffins

I look forward to looking fab with all of you!

Healthy Wishes, T

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August 26, 2011

Me You Health

This month I was honored to be asked to be involved in Me You Health’s Small Actions Blogger Challenge!

MeYou Health Daily Challenge

Who is Me You Health?

MeYou Health is a well-being company dedicated to engaging, educating and empowering people to pursue, achieve and maintain a healthy life. Our products help people effectively engage their social networks for support, while creating fun Web and mobile experiences that encourage people to become mindful of the small actions they can accomplish every day. Located in Boston’s historic South End, MeYou Health was founded in 2009 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Healthways, Inc (Nasdaq: HWAY). from http://www.meyouhealth.com/

The Challenge was 7 days long and consisted of daily “challenges” sent to me via email. The awesome thing about these “challenges” is they werent hard and they were beneficial both mentally and physically. Below are  some examples of the Challenges:

Punch the air in front of you, switching arms, for 30 seconds; take a break and do it once more.

Gather what you’ll need to drink a glass of water first thing tomorrow morning.

Eat 1 food with folate or folic acid, like dark, leafy veggies; citrus fruit; or fortified cereal.

Smile at 3 people today.

Pretty easy right?! The challenges were sent to my email every morning and once completed I was able to post my accomplishment and share it with the Me You Health community and on Facebook. You can also connect with other Challengers and invite your Facebook friends to be well too!!

I’m still doing the Challenges and I love it, they give me something to feel good about first thing in the morning. They also have iPhone apps and other awesome ways to assist you in being healthy inside and out!

So join me and get your Daily Challenge on! https://challenge.meyouhealth.com/profile/30a8nwdngm5zx#

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