“Lettuce is like conversation; it must be fresh and crisp, so sparkling that you scarcely notice the bitter in it.” ~Charles Dudley Warner Regardless of the season, salads are a go-to meal in our house. I am fortunate that one of Mike’s favorite meals is a dinner plate of greens, with whatever fruit and vegetables … More Tangy Ranch and Zesty Avocado ~ Plant Based, Homemade, Salad Dressing
“Water does not resist. Water flows. When you plunge your hand into it, all you feel is a caress. Water is not a solid wall, it will not stop you. But water always goes where it wants to go, and nothing in the end can stand against it. Water is patient. Dripping water wears away … More Learning Patience & Perseverance from Nature
“Walk towards the sunshine, and the shadows will fall behind you.” ― Mary Engelbreit Looking back at my post on March 3rd, I wonder if I truly understood at the time how challenging March would be?! I am thankful that so many of my Weight Watchers members have been diligent in posting their accomplishments in … More Snap Out of It with a Gingerbread Green Smoothie
“The deep roots never doubt spring will come.” -Marty Rubin I felt like Pandora today. Sunlight streaming through the window, I grasped the jar full of hope, and imagined spring arriving. The snow banks in our yard range from three to ten feet in height, but we know that even in the Upper Peninsula of … More Dreaming in Green ~ St. Patrick’s Day Cucumber Gazpacho Soup
“People always call it luck when you’ve acted more sensibly than they have. ” ― Anne Tyler Welcome March. I am not Irish, but I do love the color green. Green smoothies, recycling and re-purposing furniture, avocados, fresh produce, dark green bars on my Active Link, and the luxuriant smell of spring buds tingling with life. It has … More March Madness Challenge ~ Making Weight Management Fun & Functional
“The last full moon of February stalks the fields; barbed wire casts a shadow. Rising slowly, a beam moved toward the west stealthily changing position until now, in the small hours, across the snow it advances on my pillow…” ~Jane Cooper (from Hunger Moon) February is fading fast and the snow continues to pile up outside … More “Turn Up The Flavor” with Weight Watchers’ Creamy Peanut Butter Soup
“I hate the notion of a secret recipe. Recipes are by nature derivative and meant to be shared – that is how they improve, are changed, how new ideas are formed. To stop a recipe in it’s tracks, to label it “secret” just seems mean.” ― Molly Wizenberg It feels empowering to report that Mike … More February Recipe Round-Up: Winter Bok Choy Slaw from “Vegetarian Times”
“I don’t trust anyone who doesn’t laugh.” ― Maya Angelou A few years ago when I agreed to lead a Saturday morning Weight Watchers meeting, I wondered if I had lost my mind. Being a teacher, my alarm screams every weekday morning at 5:00 am and weekends are my time to catch up on precious sleep. … More The Importance of Laughter in Weight Management ~ Channeling Our Inner Child
“Demeter was resolved to win her daughter, Persephone, back [from Hades]. Not so fate permitted, for the girl had broken her fast and wandering, childlike, through the orchard trees from a low branch had picked a pomegranate and peeled the yellow rind and found the seeds and nibbled seven. ~Ovid, Metamorphoses 5. 534 (trans. Melville) … More Who Could Blame Persephone? ~ Jeweled Ambrosia Green Smoothie
“Green strongly influences the heart and helps alleviate tension. Positive qualities associated with green are generosity, humility, and cooperation. Foods of the green vibration are all green fruits and green vegetables.” ― Tae Yun Kim It felt like I was floating all last week with the realization that I had finally accomplished my long awaited goal … More Lean & Green Smoothie Challenge: Amy’s Sunday Energizer
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