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Don’t let your new fitness toys gather dust. Get them out again today and use them!
Whether you received holiday gifts from someone else or shopped the sales to buy yourself a present… use it!
Put on your pedometer and get walking. If the weather outside isn’t good for walking, get to an indoor track or mall (for walking, not shopping), or walk in place to music you love.
Lift those hand weights, free weights, or kettle balls.
Go through your asanas on that yoga mat.
Pop in the fitness DVD and get started on the program. (Okay, if you want to start officially on January 1st or January 3rd, that’s fine, but get familiar with the program today!)
Shoot hoops with the new basketball. Swim with the new goggles. Go cross-country skiing on the new skis.
What? You didn’t get new fitness toys?
Well. You know what to ask for the next time someone wants to buy you a gift, or what to buy the next time you see a sale. And it’s no excuse. Get moving with the toys you have if you didn’t get new ones.
BONUS * You’ll feel energized for tonight’s festivities if you take some time to work out today.
Join Marilu Henner and Dr. Joel Fuhrman as they discuss GOMBS and Kale in this comical video introducing Dr. Fuhrman’s 5th Annual Health Getaway in July 2011 at The Canyons Resort in Park City, Utah.
How many times have you gone on some diet?
How many times have you lost the same weight over and over again?
How many times after gaining back the weight you lost did you look for a new diet?
We know how to get there.
We know how to go on some program short-term. (It’s a whole industry, and it’s everywhere.)
But Marilu and the Total Health Makeover® is not a short-term program that will “fix” you so you can do it all again. We’re not about losing those extra pounds and then going back to the old ways. That’s “getting there.” It’s a never-ending cycle, and it’s not good for your body or your mind.
What Marilu does – and what we support here at Marilu.com with our online classes and coaching – is focus on what it takes to stay there. The only way to stay there is to get there with something that works as part of your life, that gives you health and energy. It’s not just losing weight. It’s the process that counts, because that’s what’s going to help you stay there. Your health is a lifetime commitment, not a quick-fix plan.
Join us at Marilu.com for the next online class, starting Monday, January 3rd. “Get there” in a way that helps you “stay there.”
JoAnn Carney is Marilu’s oldest sister. She’s a successful photographer and a great cook.
If cooking fish is new for you (like it was for us) this recipe is foolproof. You’ll enjoy the light simplicity of the dish, too, as we transition through the holiday season – just a few more parties and then it’s time to take control – but with a meal like this, you can start regaining control now.
Parchment paper is found in the wrap-and-bag aisle of your local discount or grocery store. Don’t use waxed paper or freezer paper!
Serve the salmon with a side salad of greens and a simple vinaigrette, and a green vegetable like green beans, broccoli, or baby bok choy.
6-8 ounces of salmon fillet
1 teaspoon olive oil
dill to taste
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon chopped scallions
parchment paper
Preheat oven to 375F. Tear off a piece of parchment paper so that it makes a square. Fold it in half on the diagonal, so you have a triangle. Place the paper on a baking sheet. Open it and put the fish on the inside, next to the crease. Sprinkle the fish with the olive oil, dill, pepper, and scallions. Fold the top of the paper over the fish. Starting at one of the corners next to the fold, make little overlapping folds along the side, sealing the contents tightly inside. Continue around the two open sides, until it looks a bit like a turnover. Bake for 12 minutes (or more if it’s quite thick or you like it cooked firm).
The answer is exercise.
The way out is getting up from your chair and moving.
Well. Today, right now, that’s the answer and the way out – of whatever hard times you’re dealing with.
Exercise is good for lifting your mood and helping you feel better. It gets your blood circulating and increases the oxygen to your brain. It ramps up your metabolism. So if you’re feeling down at the end of this year, then take action by being active. Just getting out for a walk (or to shovel?) is a step toward feeling better.
Here’s a song that helps us feel hopeful… and gets us moving.
Would it be finally feeling good about your body and your life? Meeting your weight and fitness goals?
Would it be doing something really exciting and different? Crossing something off your bucket list?
Would it be creating the life you’ve always wanted? Becoming the person you dream of becoming?
Hey, lots of people will be lining up for the treadmills at the gym on January 3rd. Maybe you’ll be one of them. Why not work on your Total Health Makeover® right here at Marilu.com? Get the meal plan, get personalized coaching, get chats with Marilu, get your whole life together. The weight stays off and the muscles stay toned when you improve your total health.
Marilu is offering an exciting, all-new online class starting Monday, January 3rd right here at Marilu.com. This class will give you the foundation for an excellent and memorable year! You’ll learn to eat right for your health (and you’ll even lose weight with our 30-day menu plan). You’ll get new ideas and support for your exercise program. You’ll find ways to get your inner beauty to shine on the outside. You’ll get your priorities in order for the year – so you’re guaranteed to have the most memorable year ever.
7 in ’11… Make 2011 your most memorable year!
Marilu has selected seven key topics to help you structure each day and create an amazing and memorable year. These topics will stretch you and challenge you to become your very best. You won’t be alone – your coach will guide you through each day, and help you with questions and concerns. This is a great way to start your new year (and address all those resolutions you may or may not make).
Members are automatically enrolled in each class. Just check your inbox on Monday, January 3rd. Not a member? It’s easy to join. Just sign up here, and for less than 50cents/day you get personal support and coaching from Marilu and her hand-picked team. Get access to recipes and menus, too.
Heat up as you chill out by taking a nice long baking soda bath. Play soft music, light candles, and really let yourself relax. Don’t skip the music and candles! Go for the full, deluxe treatment.
It’s a great way to unwind after all the shopping, cooking, and running around. Plus you need it to prepare for the partying you’re going to do this weekend!
There’s a little between-holiday break this week – we have a few days to clean out our bodies from any overeating and overindulging we may have done over the past weekend, before it (possibly) happens again next weekend.
This soup is good for clean eating. Plus it’s soup (if you’re living in a cold or wet climate right now) – warm and comforting.
Daikon is a big, long, white radish. Look for it in the produce section of your health food store or natural foods section of the grocery store. Peel it with a vegetable peeler, trim the ends and you can dice it as directed in the recipe.
If you have an immersion blender (sometimes called a stick blender), use that instead of transferring the soup to a standard blender or food processor.
~*~ ~*~ ~*~ Daikon Soup Purple * Serves 6-8
3 Tablespoons soy margarine
2 cups finely chopped onion
1/2 cup minced shallots
4 cups vegetable stock
2 long, large daikon radishes, diced
salt and pepper to taste
Melt soy margarine in heavy pot. Add onions and shallots and cook, covered, over low heat until tender.
Add vegetable stock and diced daikon radishes, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until daikon is tender, about 20-30 minutes.
Pour soup through a strainer. Reserve the liquid and transfer the solids to a blender or food processor. Puree, adding the reserved broth (note – do not fill past halfway; use caution when blending hot liquids).
Return soup to pot and add more broth or water until you have reached the desired consistency. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Take some time this week to look back on the year. You might want to write the answers to these questions (and more) in a journal. Really think about what was important to you, and what you want to carry forward – or leave behind.
What were your Top 10 highlights?
Who do you want to keep in your life? Who have you outgrown?
Whom do you need to forgive?
Where did you find beauty?
How did you contribute to your community? The world?
What are you proud of at work? At home?
What goals did you set for yourself in 2010? Did you meet them?
What obstacles did you face? How did you handle them?
New Year’s Eve weekend is coming. 