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Maintaining a Healthy Mindset

March 15, 2020
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Today's post is a compilation of ways I'm maintaining my healthy mindset and keep my mental resiliency. During this challenging week, I've exercised three times, but am finding my anxiety start to creep up because I'm challenged with uncertainty. Mental attitude is key. Usually cardio and a good workout keeps the creeping anxiety away, but this past week has been a challenge. This challenge is a different kind of long haul than running a long distance, but keeping good mantras in my head will definitely help! Part of this list is keeping a positive mental attitude and another section is a distraction from deluge the constant texts, emails and social media news about the virus. While I want to stay informed, I know that for me, it's important...

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Veggie Delight - Exploring Bitter Greens, Dressings and Soup Recipes

Veggie Delight – Exploring Bitter Greens, Dressings and Soup Recipes

March 10, 2020
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Veggie Delight - Bitter Greens, Dressing and Soup Recipes - Episode 53 Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts  (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS In episode #53 of Fit Strong Women Over 50, Chris Brown and Jill McCauslin discuss various ways of getting more vegetables into their meals every day. Some of the recipes that we discussed in this veggie delight podcast episode include: Veggie blender dressing - yellow squash, carrots with liquid of olive oil, lemon juice and apple cider vinegar. Cabbage soup - cabbage, carrot, onion, celery, diced tomatoes, green beans, stock. Freeze for later. Add beans and greens with oregano or cooked chicken or sauteed zucchini or kale or potatoes to create variations for lunch or dinner. Taco seasoning with black beans makes a TexMex. Cowboy Caviar - chop up raw...

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Salad with Veggie Blender Dressing

Veggie Blender Dressing – Tricking Myself into Eating More Vegetables

March 7, 2020
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Veggie Challenge

This veggie blender dressing makes a big difference. Getting lots of vegetables can be more difficult in the winter months. Yesterday I got an idea on how to increase the amount of vegetables I eat. So often I make the same veggies, my Brussel sprouts, cauliflower or my easy no panic potluck salad. I thought, what if I use vegetables as the base of my salad dressing? This is my first attempt. It wasn't bad, but I'm looking forward to making some modifications. Recipe for Veggie Blender Dressing: 1 large Green Pepper 1 Yellow Squash 1 large carrot Each of these veggies were rough chopped and placed into the blender (Vita-Mix) Then I added some liquid: extra virgin olive oil, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice. I blended the mixture on the smoothie setting and...

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Sustaining Weight Loss using Vegan Eating & Intermittent Fasting

Sustaining Weight Loss using Vegan Eating & Intermittent Fasting

February 25, 2020
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Sustaining Weight Loss using Vegan Eating & Intermittent Fasting  – Episode 52 Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts  (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS In episode #52, Dawn Maloney is interviewed about sustaining her weight loss. Dawn is wife, mother, realtor, and mostly vegan intermittent faster. With 130 pounds fluctuation between her highest adult weights, Dawn needed to find a sustainable eating and movement lifestyle to help her consistently live a healthy life. Through intermittent fasting, plus a nearly 100% vegan lifestyle, she has finally found the balance she wanted. Topics and resources we discussed: Lifetime of dieting started right after high school. She started a vegan way of eating in 2016-early 2017. She lost weight but stalled after a while. After starting intermittent fasting in November 2019, she is doing well with...

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Eating Dairy in 2020

February 10, 2020
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Food and Drink

I often write about my workouts and also discuss my food choices here on the Becoming Elli blog. Everyday I learn a little something new about each: Fun ways to do a workout. Good foods to improve our health. Foods that my challenge different systems in the body Ways to prepare food that provides good fuel for workout recover During the last 50 podcasts we've talked with many nutritionists, cooks and dieticians. I've learned a lot and made some modifications to my eating. After all, fueling the body with healthy food just makes sense. One subject that has come up several times is about eating dairy. Eating Dairy But one change I have not made, that a lot of people have suggested, is eliminating dairy from my diet. Some...

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Cold Winter Weather Workouts

Winter Weather Workouts

February 8, 2020
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Fit and Strong, Fitness

With the weather we have had in Northeast Ohio this week, 90% of my workouts have been indoors. But today I'm going to talk about the joys of winter weather workouts because today I witnessed a lot of motivational people this morning when I stopped by the Prediction 5K Run. It was snowy, icy and cold...

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Getting and Staying Fit after 50

Getting and Staying Fit After 50

January 28, 2020
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-Episode #50: Getting and Staying Fit After 50 . Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts  (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS In episode #50, Jill and Chris discuss what it takes to stay fit and strong after 50. We talk about eating habits, exercise routines and finding the motivation to get and stay fit. In this episode we interview each other about: What it takes to not gain the weight back after losing it Favorite meals and go-to recipes Timing of meals Style of eating Favorite exercise routines Increasing happiness Things we’ve learned from the experts What foods we avoid How to stay motivated We invite readers and listeners to let us know what works for them: leave a comment below, email us at chris@becomingelli.com or jill@becomingelli. If you prefer...

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Mid January Re-Focus

January 21, 2020
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Fit and Strong, Mental Health, Motivation, Weight, Work Outs

There is a certain day in January that recognized as the day most people quit their resolutions. I think I might have hit that earlier than normal. It's been a weird start of the new year: I had taken a flu shot, but still "caught" a bit of something. I participated in an awesome healthy living / self care / meditation / yoga workshop, but ended up having back spasms on the way home. From driving??? Not sure. It took a couple of days with hot rice bags and stretches to get the kinks out. Signed up for a "biggest loser" challenge at the gym. And in 2 weeks, somehow I've gained 2.4 pounds. (Honestly, I think it is salt and timing.) Snow fall the...

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Fighting Processed Food Addiction Dr Joan Ifland

Fighting Processed Food Addiction with Dr. Joan Ifland

January 14, 2020
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Fit and Strong, Food and Drink, Motivation, Podcast, Weight

Fighting Processed Food Addiction – Episode 49 Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts  (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS In Episode 49, Jill and Chris interview Dr. Joan Ifland, a processed food addiction expert. Dr. Ifland has been creating breakthroughs in recovery from food addiction since 1999, when her first popular book was published. In 2018, her textbook, Processed Food Addiction: Foundations, Assessment and Recovery was published. Her insights into fighting processed food addiction follow decades of research and are fascinating. In this powerful episode we discuss: What is processed food addiction? The dangers of food addiction The 11 questions to answer to discover if you have a food addiction The six most common indications of addiction A checklist of symptoms - Diagnostic Criteria for Addictions What addicted eating looks...

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