by kelsey | Oct 27, 2016 | Diet, Food, Weight Management, Wellness/Health
Tuesday night’s STRIVE lecture offered some excellent treats –thanks County Fair Foods! Be sure to give these recipes a try!
Cucumber, Tomato, and Avocado Salad (pictured above)
Ingredients: 1 English cucumber, 4 roma tomatoes, 3 ripe avocados, 1/2 red onion, juice of 1 lemon, salt and pepper to taste, 2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil.
Directions: place sliced cucumber, tomatoes, avocados, onion, and cilantro in a large bowl. Toss with olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Enjoy!!
Garden Fresh Cottage Cheese Salad (pictured above)
Ingredients: 2 containers (22oz) of 1% cottage cheese, 1 cucumber diced,1 tomato diced, 1 pkg Good Seasoning Italian Dressing.
Directions: Mix together and put in refrigerator for a few hours before serving. Can serve plain or with whole grain crackers.
Enjoy!!
by kelsey | Oct 26, 2016 | Etc.
Come joins us TOMORROW, October 27th at LATI for this fun and inspiring day! I will be hosting Brown Clinic’s booth, be sure to come visit!
-Kelsey
by kelsey | Oct 25, 2016 | Exercise, Weight Management, Wellness/Health
The results are in for the Park and Rec 2016 Trail Challenge!!
The overall winner was Geraldine Crocker with 1,274 Miles!
2nd overall was Darrel Crocker with 909.5 miles.
3rd overall was Barb Schmitdgall with 824 miles.
Geraldine won the walking with 143 miles and the bike riding with 1131.5 miles.
Jill Makepeace won the running with 471.40 miles. Jill and Geraldine are pictured above!
The winners received plaques and Watertown Chamber Bucks.
Thanks to all who participated! Stay tuned next spring for information on the 2017 Trail Challenge!
by Dan | Oct 23, 2016 | Exercise, Goals, Motivation, Wellness/Health
What do we want to “finish” in our lives? What is it we want to accomplish? We all have our bucket list ideas, those things we would really like to do, or go see, or accomplish. But what are we doing as individuals to help that process? Are we working at it diligently, or are we waiting for it to fall into our laps? What risks are we willing to take? Clearly, something has to happen.
When you begin, you start. Just like entering a race, or walk, the first thing you have to do is get to the starting line. Once you get there, then how you continue defines your goal. Are you going to give up before you finish? Are there going to be obstacles along the way? Sure there are! When it is something you truly want, you have to work for it. But you also have to keep focused, and to remember one major principle…
Our minds are our own worst enemy. If we can get past our negative thoughts, and doubts, we can accomplish anything we want to!
You will have to push yourself…persist until success happens! Keep repeating this to yourself. How else are you going to become a better you if you don’t believe success will happen. But you have to work for it. Nothing worth having just happens. That is what makes your accomplishments that much more rewarding too…you earned it! You pushed yourself into that success. You kept your focus on your dreams and visions, and you never let them out of your sight!
You give it all you got to accomplish those goals, all of which help to make you become a better you. When you believe in yourself, amazing things happen!
Bottom line, you become unstoppable. You become a better version of you! What more could you ask for. Before too long, you will start finishing things you never thought you could, or even more, you start finishing things that previously you would have never thought you would have even started!
If you try, you are a winner! When you finish what you set out to do, you become better…not better than anybody else, that is not the goal. You become a better you, which is, after all, what you are trying to do. Keep working on you…there is no better investment. There is no better return on your investment! Believe in you! Keep moving everybody!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 3313
by kelsey | Oct 20, 2016 | Diet, Food, Holidays, Weight Management, Wellness/Health
It’s that time of year again. Not only are the aisles of Wal-Mart strewn with witch hats, zombie make-up and fairy wings, but of course there is the looming aisle of Halloween candy. It can be easy to over indulge on treats this time of year. Most of the candy passed out to trick-or-treaters comes in “fun size” or “mini” portions. However, looks can be deceiving; people often believe that since they are smaller in size, more can be consumed. Calories from Halloween candy can quickly add up. For example; 3 mini snickers bars pack 300 calories. To burn off that many calories you would have to walk at a brisk pace for 1.5 hours or run for 40 minutes.
Fortunately the 31st of October doesn’t have to mean automatic weight gain. Try waiting until the day before to buy treats to pass out. You will be less likely to feel the need to nibble if you don’t buy it a month ahead of time. Keeping it out of site, such as up in a closet you rarely use, can help you forget that it’s even in the house. The biggest challenge with Halloween candy is the leftovers. After the trick-or-treaters have come and gone we are often left with the reality that we stocked up for 400 doorbell ringers, and only got 15. Buying candy that you don’t like is an easy way to keep you from eating it both before and after the holiday.
Halloween Treats to Try
Sugar-free gum
Boxes of raisins
Animal crackers
Pretzels
Trail mix
Fruit snacks
Lollipops
Non-Candy choices: stickers, small toys, erasers, etc.
Halloween Tricks to Avoid
Candy bars
Caramels
Fudge
Skittles
M&M’s
-Kelsey
