New Concept for Me

Maybe I have been living in a hole for a couple of years but WHO KNEW there were so many resources on physical well being as it relates to spirituality.  This weekend I attended a service at a religious science center.  While my personal belief system leans toward the "New Age" I have never before attended a "celebration" like this.  I really enjoyed the logical approach to spirituality so I did a little more research.  It looks like one of their points of practice is health and excercise.  "Tending to the needs of our physical and emotional body is tantamount to our spiritual growth and development."  Now that I think about it, I must be pretty slow.  Every weight loss guru says that one must figure out the emotional reason for being overweight . . . shouldn't that translate to spiritual well being?  Dur.  I just got that.  Anyway, I did a little search for books on "spiritual weight loss" . . . I cannot believe how many there are.  As I am new to this concept of weight loss via prayer/spirituality, I don't have any recommendations yet.  If I find one I love, I will let you know.

Recipe Audition - Rosemary Chicken

Thanks to Glorious One Pot Meals, I had a really easy and healthful meal last night.  The green beans came out crispy, the potatoes tender, the acorn squash not-mushy.  I was a little ambitious with the rosemary and would proabably add Garlic Salt instead of regular salt next time.  But at 339 cal, 3 g fat and 8 g fiber?  Totally worth it.  Plus, my 3 quart dutch oven made enough food for me and Mr. ShrinkingT with enough leftover for one large (veggie heavy) meal.  He said he liked it but didn't go for seconds.  Still success.

I was really impressed with Yarnell's story.  The way she has used nutritional healing is admirable and her attitude is worth emulating.


Plus, it's really fun to see how uncomfortable the hosts are cooking!

First Book for T.I.S.T.

The Best Life Diet by Bob Greene

As with all lifestyle makeovers, this book is a step by step guide to making permanent changes to an unhealthy life.  What I love is that Bob Greene asks the reader to ease into the changes instead of going cold turkey.  I mean, I love cold turkey as much as the next person (especially in the form of Thanksgiving leftovers) but when authors tell me to cut down my calories and start doing a minimum of 45 minutes of cardio to start, I take issue.  So I was particularly pleased when I read the phase one section of this makeover plan and saw that I'm only really supposed to be trying to eat 3 meals a day, bumping up my exercise up one notch and eliminating alcohol (eeek).  But that wasn't the best part!  Every author emphasizes the importance of goal setting.  However, Greene takes this idea to a new level by asking me to really think about what I want and why I want it.  Before making any major changes, he asks the reader to be a little introspective by answering the following questions:

1. Why are you overweight?
2. Why do you want to lose weight?
3. Why have you been unable to maintain weight loss in the past?
   

Um, that's a lot to think about.  So, my goal for this week is to be a little introspective and answer those questions.  And, while I think about it, I am going to keep on reading this book cuz Bob is kind of getting me pumped up.

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