I had the pleasure of interviewing Tosca Reno of The Eat Clean Diet series of books. Over the next two days I’ll be sharing her answers to my interview questions and we’ll be doing a giveaway (or FIVE) this weekend of her brand new book, The Eat-Clean Diet Recharged.
So without further ado, let’s welcome the fabulous Tosca Reno!
Here are 5 of the 10 questions that I asked Tosca with her answers.
Welcome to HEALTHY WEIGHT WEEK!
The 17th annual Healthy Weight Week is a time to celebrate healthy diet-free living habits that last a lifetime and prevent eating and weight problems. Our bodies cannot be shaped at will. But we can all be accepting, healthy and happy at our natural weights. source
You know how I always talk about this weight loss journey being a lifestyle change right? Here are some steps you can take to get healthy. Incorporate these steps in to your life over time and you’ll be so happy you did.
Why lose weight?
Does it matter why you want to lose weight?
Is it wrong if I lose weight only to outshine my ex husband’s younger wife? Is it wrong if I stick to my diet every day, exercise extra, and just all around become the perfect fat burning machine as well as become the Diet Master to my husband and our family just so that we all look better than them? Really, is it so wrong?
Some would say that you have to lose weight for the right reasons. We all know that the right reason is supposed to be for better health and that looking better is just a side effect. Well, to that I say “Bah Humbug!” The truth is, I hardly care about my health most of the time. I’m lucky, I am pretty healthy no matter my weight, at least I am today.
I figure it doesn’t really matter from where the motivation comes. If you get it from inside yourself, or if you get it from wanting to look better than someone else; I say, Go For It! Whatever it takes to get you there as long as you remember that getting there is the easy part.
As someone who has lost and gained hundreds of pounds over the years I can attest to the fact of that last sentence. It’s easy to do anything temporarily. It’s really hard to do something permanently. Honestly, I hope this time is my last time, but right now I don’t care.
At my daughter’s graduation this May, I will look great!
Stephanie is a Virtual Assistant http://www.stephaniewatson-va.com and just started a community to help others who struggle with weight issues. http://www.toughloveweightloss.com
Please help me welcome Stephanie Watson as guest blogger for the week. Over the next week, you’ll read some great insightful posts that she was so gracious to share with us while I’m basking in the Jamaican sun. I’m excited for you to get to know more about Stephanie.
This first post/article is Stephanie’s personal take on The Biggest Loser before/after. Very interesting! You know the show is coming up again quickly on January 5th. Yes, I’ll be watching! Will you?
Please welcome Stephanie!
The Biggest Loser Before/After
I love watching the show, The Biggest Loser.
It is exciting to see the contestants succeed, they make it look so easy! Even while I cry real tears of joy while watching their results, I cannot help but be pessimistic.
I looked up what happens to the contestants after their appearance is over. Unfortunately, most of the contestants either gain back all their weight, or most of their weight, eventually. I think we all know why this is true.
Like normal dieters, myself included, once you go off the diet and back to “normal” life, the weight is regained. Not many people have time to work out six or eight hours per day like the Biggest Losers Contestants do while on campus.
As a wife and mom of four daughters, who works at home as a Virtual Assistant, and is a full time graduate student, there just isn’t that much time left in my day to do anything for me, much less exercise six hours a day. I’m lucky to get in a five second walk to the bathroom for a shower.
What is the answer? How do we lose weight and get healthy if we can’t do what the contestants on the biggest loser do?
The answer is to treat our weight loss as something more than simple diet and exercise to lose weight. Diet and Exercise have to be true life changes that are possible to do in our busy schedules.
The truth is, if I gave up watching The Biggest Loser I could probably devote that time to going for a walk, or other exercise. Also, every single day of my life I could choose to make a better choice in what I put in my mouth.
My husband and I once watched a show about people who train for marathons. The premise was to ask, “Does exercise really help with overall weight loss?” The surprising answer was, no. I wish I knew what channel we watched this on, all I do remember is how surprised we were at the results.
Exercise did help the contestants with their endurance and lung capacity. However, the only people who lost weight were those who controlled their overall calorie intake. Even the people who had to drop out of training due to injury continued to lose weight as long as they were controlling their calorie intake.
This really helped me a lot. I tend to be an “all or nothing” type of person. If I can’t exercise today I figure I might as well eat the donut or bag of chips. Now I cannot use that as an excuse to backslide on my eating because it’s been proved for me, eat right, lose weight. It really is that easy.
Stephanie is a Virtual Assistant http://www.stephaniewatson-va.com and just started a community to help others who struggle with weight issues. http://www.toughloveweightloss.com
This is Day 2 of Dr. Mommy’s Healthy for the Holiday’s blog tour. Daisy has shared some awesome info with us and we hope you have enjoyed it. Today Daisy shares with us healthy lunch ideas. Although I don’t work outside of the home, these lunch ideas are great for anyone. Enjoy!
Lunches Can Be Healthy
Some think that lunches are not important or have to be quick and most of all unhealthy. That is not the case. Can you imagine spending 15 to 20 dollars on lunch a week and some spend this daily?
Well, stop imagining because that is what many people are doing today. Not many are taking lunches to work and are suffering the consequences. Everyone wants convenience but with convenience comes a price that may be very costly. The fast food lunches you are consuming are high in salt, fat and calories. How productive are you at work after eating a fast food meal for lunch? And not only the feeling but the cost will also add up month after month.
With today’s economy we should be looking for ways to save money and in turn living healthier lives. It is not difficult to bring your own lunch to work. It may take some planning and preparation time but the results you will have on your health and wallet are worth the extra time.
Some valuable food choices you may consider are whole grain breads, pitas and wraps, vegetables, eggs, tuna, cheese, salmon and lean meats. The days of the boring sandwiches are long gone.
Try making yourself a delicious and nutritious sandwich with grilled chicken, lettuce, light ranch dressing in a whole grain pita. Perhaps a lettuce wrap is what you are craving; try them with salmon and light Asian dressing for a twist to the ‘old’ sandwich routine.
Leftovers make great lunches too. Try some tuna fish on whole grain bread with cucumbers and lettuce. My favorite is hummus with veggies, but the possibilities are endless. Let’s not forget to bring along fresh fruits and vegetables to make your lunch a truly nutritious one.
With some thought and planning, nutritious and inexpensive lunches are possible. Save your wallet and your waistline. Say good-bye to fast food and say hello to a wonderful and healthier you.
About The Author
Dr. Daisy Sutherland, is the Founder and CEO of Dr. Mommy, LLC. She is a doctor by profession, devoted wife and mom to 5 beautiful children. She is a speaker, writer, and motivational coach/mentor and Health/Wellness advocate. Her passion is to help others to live happier and healthier lives. Dr. Mommy’s dedication to help families is evident from her work online and offline but more importantly it is evident from the energy she exudes when talking about her true passion. Dr. Mommy’s mission is to help families in health, wealth and sanity. You can learn more about Dr. Mommy by visiting her at Dr Mommy Helps Moms or Dr. Mommy Health Tips
If you would love to learn more about eating healthy and losing weight, be sure to comment so that you can win a copy of my e-book 101 Everyday Tips To Lose Weight. To find out how to gain more entries you can read my post from yesterday.
Well, it is time for me to move on to the next stop on my tour. I am very excited to bring health to your holidays!
Before I leave this stop, I want to extend my thanks to Angie. She has been gracious and I can tell she is very sincere in her desire to help you lose it and keep it off!
Daisy, thank you so much for making us your first stop on your healthy for the holidays tour. I’m so excited to follow you around the web. I know my readers (and myself!) have learned a lot from you. You have so many great things to offer.
Coming up with healthy lunch ideas is not always easy. Would anyone like to share your favorite healthy lunch ideas?
Please help me welcome Daisy aka Dr. Mommy to Losing It and Loving It. We are the 1st stop on her Healthy for the Holiday’s blog tour and are so excited for Daisy to share her wisdom with us. She is here for two days on the tour with lots of great info and goodies too. Daisy has a giveaway here on my blog PLUS a grand prize giveaway too . Be sure to read all the way through so you don’t miss a thing. And with that we welcome Dr. Mommy!
Healthy Choices on the Go for the Holidays and Beyond
We all know that processed and fast foods are not the healthiest choices. We must make healthy eating a priority. The importance of healthy eating choices is now at the emergency level here in America. But in this rush-rush society are there choices we can make while on the go? Are there meals that are healthy, yet easy to make for those nights you are too tired to think straight? The answer is ‘Yes’. You can definitely eat a balanced and healthy meal even when you’re on the go, but only if you are willing to make your health a priority.
Making healthy choices is a compromise between our busy lifestyles and our health. It is possible to do as long as we are willing to make some changes to the foods we choose. The changes we make will make a difference in our health with very little change to the cost and time involved. Although it may not be difficult, it will take some dedication and retraining of your taste buds. What does that mean?
Here’s an example that will clarify the confusion. When choosing bread, many tend to choose white bread. That is the unhealthiest choice, because of the way it is processed and because all the nutrients have been removed in order to make it white in the first place. The best choice is whole-wheat bread where all the vitamins and nutrients are included and without any chemical changes. Your body will love you for this choice. Another example is simply choose fruits or nuts instead of processed snacks.
With this being the holiday season, I think it is important to share a few tips to help you stay healthy during this time of family gathers, office parties, and celebrations that are sure to provide unhealthy food choices. It seems as if we go just as much during the holiday season as we do any other time of the year so we must take precaution to avoid unhealthy disadvantages during this season.
So what do you do once the holiday season is over? Here are some tips to help you make healthy choices when you’re in a hurry:
Eating healthy during the holidays is not always easy. Healthy options are not always e available and some may be too costly on the budget and the hips. What’s important to remember is that every little bit helps. If you can’t avoid Aunt Martha’s cobbler or your mom’s green bean casserole, make it a point not to take home leftovers. I am sure mom will understand. It is all about making healthy holiday food choices.
After the holidays when faced with choices like convenient foods, make healthier choices in the food you eat such as baked instead of fried. It is those gradual changes to your diet that will change your taste buds and give you results your body will thank you for.
Let me end this post by saying that I am so elated to have Angie’s blog as the first blog on the Dr Mommy’s Healthy For the Holidays blog tour. I truly hope that the readers enjoy what I share.
I want to give away one of my many E-books. I think for this blog, a perfect choice is 101 Everyday Tips To Lose Weight. To win you must comment on my posts either today or tomorrow. If you comment on both, I’ll give you an additional entry; and if you tweet this blog post on Twitter with the hashtag #drmommytalkshealth, I will give you another entry. Pretty cool I think.
I will also be having a Grand Prize giveaway as well. My latest program Raising a Healthy Kid is a membership option for parents. I am giving away a 3 month subscription to all who comment on my posts. If you tweet the blog tour with the hashtag #drmommytalkshealth you will get an additional entry into the program. If you are a parent with a picky eater be sure to check this membership option out.
Thanks for letting me be the blogger who talks health for a couple of days!!
About The Author
Dr. Daisy Sutherland, is the Founder and CEO of Dr. Mommy, LLC. She is a doctor by profession, devoted wife and mom to 5 beautiful children. She is a speaker, writer, and motivational coach/mentor and Health/Wellness advocate. Her passion is to help others to live happier and healthier lives. Dr. Mommy’s dedication to help families is evident from her work online and offline but more importantly it is evident from the energy she exudes when talking about her true passion. Dr. Mommy’s mission is to help families in health, wealth and sanity. You can learn more about Dr. Mommy by visiting her at Dr Mommy Helps Moms or Dr. Mommy Health Tips
