Every time we talk about activity in the meeting room, the reactions are mixed. Some people love it, some people see it as a necessary evil, and others just cringe.
Activity is a major part of a healthy lifestyle, but also an essential tool for weight loss and maintenance. That doesn't mean that you have to hit the gym, or the pavement to prepare for the next Olympics! It just means that you want to see how you can progressively add activity to your daily routine so that you can enjoy yourself and feel better.
Oh, and lose weight too!! Let get together and share ideas for getting our working routine in gear and keeping it there!
Tool of the week
Did I talk about it enough? The PointsPlus Pedometer! Not only it counts your steps, but also your miles, activity PointsPlus earned, everything! There's a stop watch, an "active setting" (for fitness walks) and an "all day setting" for your total daily steps.
Activity is a major part of a healthy lifestyle, but also an essential tool for weight loss and maintenance. That doesn't mean that you have to hit the gym, or the pavement to prepare for the next Olympics! It just means that you want to see how you can progressively add activity to your daily routine so that you can enjoy yourself and feel better.
Oh, and lose weight too!! Let get together and share ideas for getting our working routine in gear and keeping it there!
Tool of the week
Did I talk about it enough? The PointsPlus Pedometer! Not only it counts your steps, but also your miles, activity PointsPlus earned, everything! There's a stop watch, an "active setting" (for fitness walks) and an "all day setting" for your total daily steps.
That tool is a great motivator. I can't tell you how many time I'll take an extra little walk just to make it to my 10 000 steps for the day!
In the Kitchen
Ok, this is a long time favorite, I've shared it many times and people are still asking for it. Here's my Lentil soup, a main staple in my family. It is a several time modified version of a recipe found on the Weight Watchers Message boards. I just process the whole thing and then freeze in 1 cup containers. :o)
Ok, this is a long time favorite, I've shared it many times and people are still asking for it. Here's my Lentil soup, a main staple in my family. It is a several time modified version of a recipe found on the Weight Watchers Message boards. I just process the whole thing and then freeze in 1 cup containers. :o)
Lentil-Tomato Soup
10 servings, 3 P+/serving
Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cups chopped onion
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground red pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 1/3 cups water
2 1/3 cups dried lentils
1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
3 (14 1/2-ounce) cans fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth (5.5 cups)
1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
Chopped fresh tomatoes (optional)
Cilantro sprig (optional)
Directions
Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the onion; sauté for 3 minutes or until tender. Add the turmeric and the next 6 ingredients (turmeric through garlic); sauté for 1 minute. Add water and next 4 ingredients (water through diced tomatoes); bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 1 hour.
Reserve 2 cups lentil mixture. Place half of remaining mixture in blender; process until smooth. Pour pureed soup into a large bowl. Repeat procedure with other half of remaining mixture. Stir in reserved 2 cups lentil mixture. Garnish with chopped tomatoes and a cilantro sprig, if desired.
(serving size: 1 cup)
10 servings, 3 P+/serving
Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cups chopped onion
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground red pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 1/3 cups water
2 1/3 cups dried lentils
1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
3 (14 1/2-ounce) cans fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth (5.5 cups)
1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
Chopped fresh tomatoes (optional)
Cilantro sprig (optional)
Directions
Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the onion; sauté for 3 minutes or until tender. Add the turmeric and the next 6 ingredients (turmeric through garlic); sauté for 1 minute. Add water and next 4 ingredients (water through diced tomatoes); bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 1 hour.
Reserve 2 cups lentil mixture. Place half of remaining mixture in blender; process until smooth. Pour pureed soup into a large bowl. Repeat procedure with other half of remaining mixture. Stir in reserved 2 cups lentil mixture. Garnish with chopped tomatoes and a cilantro sprig, if desired.
(serving size: 1 cup)
Activity
How about a challenge?
Starting on your meeting day, keep track of your steps every day. When you come back to your meeting next week, we can report how many steps we did all week.
Who's in? I'm putting on my pedometer right now. HA!
Feel free to report in the comments (just below this post) during the week.
Starting on your meeting day, keep track of your steps every day. When you come back to your meeting next week, we can report how many steps we did all week.
Who's in? I'm putting on my pedometer right now. HA!
Feel free to report in the comments (just below this post) during the week.
Have a good week!
I hope you can go out and enjoy this wonderful weather! Don't let it draw you away from your meeting though. We have a good start to 2011 and we have to keep it going!
I hope you can go out and enjoy this wonderful weather! Don't let it draw you away from your meeting though. We have a good start to 2011 and we have to keep it going!
Have yourself a wonderful week and remember I'm only an email away if needed!
Melanie
“Enthusiasm is contagious. Be a carrier.”
Susan Rabin
“Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Susan Rabin
“Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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