Tuesday, 18 October 2011
Monday, 10 October 2011
Friday, 7 October 2011
THINspiration ~ Weight Loss Support Group
THINspiration ~ Interactive Weight Loss Support Network
Monday Evenings (Starting October 24th)
6:00pm – 8:00pm
$5/person/week
Tranquility Retirement Residence – Downstairs Aud
436 Powerline Road, Brantford (Back Parking Lot)
Weigh In: 6:00pm – 6:45pm
Meeting: 6:45pm – 7:15pm
THINfit: 7:15pm – 8:00pm
THINspiration is a new and exciting weight loss and fitness support group, open to ANYone interested in stepping up to the "plate" and taking on a personal health and wellness journey towards enhancing your life. THINspiration will include regular weekly interactive meetings to keep you motivated with many guest speakers to inform you of health and wellness issues; weekly weigh ins & percentage progress, weight loss goal settings, nutrition & fitness plans, before/during/after measurements & photos, original THINspiration protein bars, THINspiration accessories. We are also delighted to announce the ADDED BONUS of an amazing THINfit dancercise to music from yesteryear and today. Your weight & fitness leaders are qualified instructors who are completely committed to your health and wellness goals. With THINspiration you can be motivated to lose weight and keep fit with like-minded individuals that can inspire, support and encourage you to keep on track towards your goals.
For full details and more information, please call Joan Minnery @ (519) 752-1694
joanminnery@sympatico.ca
http://joanminnery.health.&#
8203;officelive.com/
You can find us on Facebook under: Joan Minnery ~ THINspiration
“Put Down The Fork & Get Moving”
Monday Evenings (Starting October 24th)
6:00pm – 8:00pm
$5/person/week
Tranquility Retirement Residence – Downstairs Aud
436 Powerline Road, Brantford (Back Parking Lot)
Weigh In: 6:00pm – 6:45pm
Meeting: 6:45pm – 7:15pm
THINfit: 7:15pm – 8:00pm
THINspiration is a new and exciting weight loss and fitness support group, open to ANYone interested in stepping up to the "plate" and taking on a personal health and wellness journey towards enhancing your life. THINspiration will include regular weekly interactive meetings to keep you motivated with many guest speakers to inform you of health and wellness issues; weekly weigh ins & percentage progress, weight loss goal settings, nutrition & fitness plans, before/during/after measurements & photos, original THINspiration protein bars, THINspiration accessories. We are also delighted to announce the ADDED BONUS of an amazing THINfit dancercise to music from yesteryear and today. Your weight & fitness leaders are qualified instructors who are completely committed to your health and wellness goals. With THINspiration you can be motivated to lose weight and keep fit with like-minded individuals that can inspire, support and encourage you to keep on track towards your goals.
For full details and more information, please call Joan Minnery @ (519) 752-1694
joanminnery@sympatico.ca
http://joanminnery.health.&#
8203;officelive.com/
You can find us on Facebook under: Joan Minnery ~ THINspiration
“Put Down The Fork & Get Moving”
Monday, 3 October 2011
What I Did To Lose 100 Pounds
What I Do....
*Avoid eating past supper time. Nothing past 7pm or at the very latest 8pm. No eating meals or ANY carbs in the evening. If necessary, a piece of fruit, low fat yoghurt, sugar-free licorice, protein bar.
*Eat carbs at breakfast OR at lunch time and nothing past 4pm. Gives the body a better fighting chance to not feel bloated and to deal with the sugar spike and eventual drop that happens after eating carbs. Also allows the body all day to digest and process them.
*No trips to ANY Fast Food Restaurant UNLESS I am eating something off of their Healthy Choices Menu. Wendy’s and McDonald’s now have great Salad and Chicken Recipes as well as wraps. So does Tim Horton’s. But it’s best to stay away from them if at all possible because the greasy smell of the fries can have a sugar spike on your system. As well as a psychological effect. That’s why KFC works.
*Avoid all deep fried foods. You want fries, bake them or grill them in the oven or choose Sweet Potatoes instead but it’s best to bake them. Sprinkle them with Pam cooking spray or a wee bit of cooking oil and paprika and you’ve got crispy fries.
*Pizza is OUT. Unless you do it yourself from home and use Whole Grain Pita Shells or Tortilla Wraps and make your Pizza with TURKEY OR CHICKEN Pepperoni, fresh veggies/fruits, and calorie reduced tomato sauce/paste or salsa.
*Limit the intake of Milk to just 2 servings. That includes milk in your cereal and your tea/coffee or you meal. It also includes Yoghurt. Cereal is ONE choice, Yoghurt would be the SECOND choice.
*Ensure you have breakfast. Just like a car, you body needs fuel to go. Skipping any meal puts your body into fasting regime and it starts storing fat because it’s being told its being deprived.
*Once a week, I treat myself to Popcorn. No butter added, but I do cook it on the stove in Oil and then sprinkle it with salt. Another nice snack is Jiffy Pop. YES, they still make it. It’s also a healthy heart snack and it’s the lesser of ANY evil of snacks. (Everyone should have a weekly indulgence, but don't make a party of it, just look forward, do what you need to do and move on). Plan on making it the same time, same day, every week.
*Snack on rice cakes, nuts, fruit, jello, melba toast with peanut butter, veggies, protein bars, Turkey Bites.
*Drink plenty of water and/or tea. Driking water can fill you up and can also reduce cravings and is essential for the elimination process.
*Stop drinking POP. Coke, Pepsi, Gingerale etc., are all VERY high in calories and full of preservatives which make you want to eat more. If you must have soda, choose a calorie reduced soda. (Don’t drink your calories).
*No indulging in chocolates, cookies, chips or any of the “good” stuff.
And Most Importantly...GET MOVING. Get Moving.....Get Moving....Get Moving.
MY Fitness Schedule:
*Zumba 4-5 times per week
*Dancefit 1-2 times per week
*Walk EVERY day, regardless of weather, at least 45 minutes every day. Get a good comfortable and reliable running shoe with great tread. Change them up every 3 months. Invest in a rain coat and an umbrella and unless it’s thunder and lighting, WALK WALK WALK. A proven factor in keeping pounds away and off your waist-line is through walking.
Mentally: Walking allows me to think and talk to myself and it's a wonderful therapeutic process to deal with my demons and any aspects of my life that have led me to where I was 14 months ago. I also do LOTS of writing, and enmesh myself in the internet to continue educating myself on Health and Wellness. I attend Expos, I listen, I indulge in the overwhelming encyclopedia of knowledge that is out there. I take lots of before and after pictures and I continually document my journey and I share EVERYthing with as many people as possible. I use Facebook as my "Answering Base" so I have almost 2000 people to answer to and to kick my butt should my train ever derail.
*I try EVERYthing now, I never say no to any activity or any food. I have broadened my taste buds and have allowed my tongue to adequately allow salad to enter my palate and surprisingly enough...I LOVE IT!!!
"PUT DOWN THE FORK AND GET MOVING"
*Avoid eating past supper time. Nothing past 7pm or at the very latest 8pm. No eating meals or ANY carbs in the evening. If necessary, a piece of fruit, low fat yoghurt, sugar-free licorice, protein bar.
*Eat carbs at breakfast OR at lunch time and nothing past 4pm. Gives the body a better fighting chance to not feel bloated and to deal with the sugar spike and eventual drop that happens after eating carbs. Also allows the body all day to digest and process them.
*No trips to ANY Fast Food Restaurant UNLESS I am eating something off of their Healthy Choices Menu. Wendy’s and McDonald’s now have great Salad and Chicken Recipes as well as wraps. So does Tim Horton’s. But it’s best to stay away from them if at all possible because the greasy smell of the fries can have a sugar spike on your system. As well as a psychological effect. That’s why KFC works.
*Avoid all deep fried foods. You want fries, bake them or grill them in the oven or choose Sweet Potatoes instead but it’s best to bake them. Sprinkle them with Pam cooking spray or a wee bit of cooking oil and paprika and you’ve got crispy fries.
*Pizza is OUT. Unless you do it yourself from home and use Whole Grain Pita Shells or Tortilla Wraps and make your Pizza with TURKEY OR CHICKEN Pepperoni, fresh veggies/fruits, and calorie reduced tomato sauce/paste or salsa.
*Limit the intake of Milk to just 2 servings. That includes milk in your cereal and your tea/coffee or you meal. It also includes Yoghurt. Cereal is ONE choice, Yoghurt would be the SECOND choice.
*Ensure you have breakfast. Just like a car, you body needs fuel to go. Skipping any meal puts your body into fasting regime and it starts storing fat because it’s being told its being deprived.
*Once a week, I treat myself to Popcorn. No butter added, but I do cook it on the stove in Oil and then sprinkle it with salt. Another nice snack is Jiffy Pop. YES, they still make it. It’s also a healthy heart snack and it’s the lesser of ANY evil of snacks. (Everyone should have a weekly indulgence, but don't make a party of it, just look forward, do what you need to do and move on). Plan on making it the same time, same day, every week.
*Snack on rice cakes, nuts, fruit, jello, melba toast with peanut butter, veggies, protein bars, Turkey Bites.
*Drink plenty of water and/or tea. Driking water can fill you up and can also reduce cravings and is essential for the elimination process.
*Stop drinking POP. Coke, Pepsi, Gingerale etc., are all VERY high in calories and full of preservatives which make you want to eat more. If you must have soda, choose a calorie reduced soda. (Don’t drink your calories).
*No indulging in chocolates, cookies, chips or any of the “good” stuff.
And Most Importantly...GET MOVING. Get Moving.....Get Moving....Get Moving.
MY Fitness Schedule:
*Zumba 4-5 times per week
*Dancefit 1-2 times per week
*Walk EVERY day, regardless of weather, at least 45 minutes every day. Get a good comfortable and reliable running shoe with great tread. Change them up every 3 months. Invest in a rain coat and an umbrella and unless it’s thunder and lighting, WALK WALK WALK. A proven factor in keeping pounds away and off your waist-line is through walking.
Mentally: Walking allows me to think and talk to myself and it's a wonderful therapeutic process to deal with my demons and any aspects of my life that have led me to where I was 14 months ago. I also do LOTS of writing, and enmesh myself in the internet to continue educating myself on Health and Wellness. I attend Expos, I listen, I indulge in the overwhelming encyclopedia of knowledge that is out there. I take lots of before and after pictures and I continually document my journey and I share EVERYthing with as many people as possible. I use Facebook as my "Answering Base" so I have almost 2000 people to answer to and to kick my butt should my train ever derail.
*I try EVERYthing now, I never say no to any activity or any food. I have broadened my taste buds and have allowed my tongue to adequately allow salad to enter my palate and surprisingly enough...I LOVE IT!!!
"PUT DOWN THE FORK AND GET MOVING"
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