Slim People in Progress

The Juicy Woman

One of my blog makeover clients has a blog about how women can live a more juicy life at The Juicy Woman.  She's been on a weight loss journey for some time and coaches women around weight loss issues.  For more perspective on what's required to stay consistent on a weight loss journey, read Andrea's article on Where the Rubber Meets the Road.

Quote of the Day

"You rust out before you wear out."

Get moving! Exercise!  Take care of yourself before it's too late.

Healthy Soul Food?

I heard an interview on NPR this morning with the author of a new cookbook:  Neo Soul by Lindsey Williams.  This is a whole new, healthy take on traditionally calorie rich soul cooking.

Book Description
More than one hundred taste-tempting soul-food recipes.

From the grandson of Harlem's queen of soul food, Sylvia Woods, comes a new take on soul food-down-home cooking that tastes as good as the food you grew up with. Lindsey Williams knows soul food. He was raised in the kitchen of his grandmother's restaurant, Sylvia's, where he mastered the art of soul-food cooking. But being around all of that good food took its toll. When he tipped the scales at four hundred pounds, he knew he had to make some serious changes.

That's when he lost more than half his body weight and began his own brand of healthy soul-food cooking that's loved by the clients of his catering business. Now, with Neo Soul, we can all enjoy some guilt-free soul food.

Neo Soul features more than one hundred of Williams's delectable recipes, including Grandma's Roasted Turkey, Lenzo's Trout Stuffed with Collard Greens, Okra Gumbo, Neo Sweet Potato Pie, and Blueberry Buckle. They're all so good, you'll never miss the fat

About the Author
Lindsey Williams is the owner of Lindsey's 125 Catering, a healthy soul-food personal chef and catering company. He has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, the Today show, and Live with Regis and Kelly, and his amazing story of weight loss has been featured in People magazine.

Healthy Life Makeover

Redbook has started a Healthy Life Makeover Challenge. They also have some excellent articles on the site:

21 Ways to Burn Fat Faster- good tips for boosting your metabolism.

What Should You Really Weigh? - the debate between the numbers on the scale and all the other indicators of good health like cholesterol, BMI, etc.

Source: Sheila

Super Stepping

BE A SUPER STEPPER from Real Age. 

If you're logging less than 5,000 steps daily with your pedometer, you need to step up your efforts. Walking 5,000 or fewer steps throughout the course of the day -- about 2 ½ miles -- is deemed sedentary behavior according to new activity guidelines. Most people log between 2,000 and 5,000 steps daily by performing everyday activities. Step up your activity level so that you squarely land in the "active" category, which requires 10,000 daily steps.

RealAge Benefit: Exercising regularly can make your RealAge as much as 9 years younger.

The average person takes between 2,000 and 5,000 steps daily just in the course of performing typical activities of daily life, such as moving about the house or doing errands. According to a new set of physical activity guidelines, this level of activity is considered to be sedentary. Taking between 5,000 and 7,499 steps per day qualifies as low activity; 7,500 to 9,999 qualifies as being somewhat active; 10,000 to 12,499 is considered active; and 12,500 or more is considered highly active. Wear a pedometer to keep track of your daily steps. If you're new to exercise but would like to increase your physical activity level, start by taking a daily 15-minute walk around your block after dinner to accumulate more steps. Increase this amount gradually until you reach your 10,000-step goal.

So, get out that pedometer!