Are you wondering about the Big Ass Salad? During our recent podcast interview with Pam Sherman, she mentioned that she has a salad every day. Not just any salad, but one she refers to as the BAS! The Big Ass Salad. She says the cabbage is more filling than a spring mix. Jill and I just couldn't let that go! We needed the recipe...
I want to be pushing through the roadblocks. I want to be fit and strong, For some reason I think that taking on big challenges, or challenges in general right now, is a good idea. I fully blame the corona isolation quarantine thing for my exercise stall. My mental game is different than how it has been the past 12 years of working toward the elusive goal, and now I'm hitting roadblocks. Seeing this little violet bloom in between the cracks of the concrete driveway inspired me today. I'm going to revisit the cue/habit thing. I'll say my mantras. Work my "to-do" list plan my day/week/month. Maybe I can get things clicking like they used to. The book The Power of Habit really links the cue...
Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle with Gin Stephens - Episode #58 Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS In episode 58 of the Fit Strong Women Over 50 podcast, Jill and Chris interview Gin Stephens about her experiences with a intermittent fasting lifestyle. Gin Stephens is the author of Delay, Don’t Deny: Living an Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle. Gin has been living the intermittent fasting lifestyle since 2014. This lifestyle shift allowed her to lose over 80 pounds. She has launched her intermittent fasting website, four Facebook support groups, four self-published books, and two top-ranked podcasts—Intermittent Fasting Stories and The Intermittent Fasting Podcast. Her newest book, Fast, Feast, Repeat will be available in June 2020. Gin graduated from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition’s Health Coach Training Program in 2019....
Hiking through the woods is an enjoyable way to spend a spring afternoon. Yesterday was one of those special spring hikes. I tried to stay in the moment and had a good time checking out all the signs of spring. It felt almost like a scavenger hunt: Moss, check. Mud, check. Ferns, mushrooms, ravine. Check, check, check. Hiking in the woods definitely reminds me of when I was a kid because when I was young, this was a constant activity in the spring. I didn't get a photo of the deer that I saw. In fact, I didn't even think of it, just enjoyed the moment. It felt really good to be out in the sun crunching over hills and along the trail. Social distancing is easy...
Improve Your Healthy Immune System - Episode 57 Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS In Episode #57, Jill and Chris talk with Dr. Victoria Shaw about self care to help you improve your healthy immune system. This episode is particularly helpful and timely since we are in the middle of the the COVID-19 pandemic. She has an extensive educational background: Dr. Shaw received her Doctorate of Nursing Practice from Case Western Reserve University, her Master of Science in Nursing from University of Wisconsin-Madison, and her Bachelor of Arts from Pennsylvania State University. She also has additional credentials and certifications from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, Cornell University, Princeton Biofeedback Center, and the Center for Mind Body Medicine...
I know I'm not the only one. I need to work on improving my schedule. Something about this stay-at-home pandemic life is paralyzing to my motivation and ambition. Has it happened to you too? It has been about a month and a half since I've been staying at home and not "seeing" people. I'd like to say that I'm finally starting to accept the new normal. Do I like it? No. And some days are easier than others. I'm looking for new ways to adjust and flourish. To do lists include the simple things now. (clean the kitchen, do the laundry, take a walk) Getting a strong hold over my thoughts, which has always been challenging, is my focus. I can't believe it has been only 6...
I've been working on increasing my daily steps and so I've been walking a bit more. Here are a couple of photos from yesterday's walk. The weather here is still mid 40's so walking with a face mask is not a problem. I wear a bandana type face mask and then my neck gaiter from skiing over top of that. I've also been trying to eat more vegetables. Being in quarantine with the days seeming to be the same over and over has caused me to not eat as well as I should. I enjoy eating what my husband cooks, but he definitely cooks for taste and not for calories...
Jill McCauslin and Chris Brown in Staying Fit and Strong in Isolation - Episode 56 Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS We’re still in the stay-at-home program due to the Covid-19 virus, so we thought we’d check in with our listeners on how it’s going. [caption id="attachment_4087" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Jill McCauslin (left) and Chris Brown (right) discuss staying fit and strong in isolation during the COVID-19 stay at home time.[/caption] We talk about: Being at home Separated from family Maintaining social relationships Eating Exercise Going outside Effects of Isolation What we're doing to stay fit and strong Keeping things in perspective Please contact us with your tips and tricks for dealing with this in isolation. We'd love to hear from you! We know that our listeners...
Emotional Eating During the COVID-19 Crisis with Cassie Christopher - Episode 55 Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS In Episode 55 of the Fit Strong Women Over 50, Chris and Jill speak with guest expert Cassie Christopher about emotional eating during COVID-19. She is a Registered Dietitian who has helped hundreds of women overcome emotional eating, so they can focus on the people and things that are really important to them. With a background in using genetics and lab data for chronic disease prevention, Cassie is also a behavior change expert who knows what it takes to make changes that will last. Cassie is from Seattle, Washington, USA. We discuss: What are the different emotions that cause people to want to eat? Advice for those...
This past week the weather has improved quite a bit here in Ohio and I got my first bike ride of the season! While it was still really cold at 47 degrees, the sun helped. My tire pressure was low, so I pumped the tires up. Actually I was surprised there was still air from last year in the tubes. Checked the brakes. Made sure I remembered which side was the big gear and which one was the small gear. Found my bike gloves, helmet, and bike shoes. Bundled up really well, with an extra sweatshirt and warm socks. After spending so many days at home, it was nice to be out of the house, even for a short first bike ride of the season. I didn't...