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Author: Chris Brown

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eating healthy during uncertain times

Eating Healthy during Uncertain Times

March 29, 2020
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Fit and Strong, Food and Drink, Veggie Challenge

I am finding it difficult to eat healthy and keep my protein, carbohydrate and fat levels in the right amount. Eating healthy during uncertain times has been a big challenge for me. For some reason I am craving carbs and find it difficult to not gravitate to them. Maybe it is the comfort food aspect? Maybe its because I'm anxious and a little bored. I'm looking for a comforting distraction. I'm posting these photos that I took a while back to help inspire me to meal prep veggies and lean protein. While most of the time I am doing fine, I notice I'm more lonely and find myself having a mini pity party over the things that have been curtailed and the routines that I love that...

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Healthy Benefits of Orthopedic Massage

Healthy Benefits of Orthopedic Massage with Joanne Hagy

March 24, 2020
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Fit and Strong, Podcast

Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts  (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS In episode 54, Jill and Chris interview Joanne Hagy about the healthy benefits of orthopedic massage. Joanne is a licensed massage therapist, the owner of Orthopedic Massage and Wellness and has over 20 years experience in massage therapy as well as sports medicine. She spent the first 8 years of her career working in an orthopedic physical therapy clinic as an athletic trainer, soon combining massage therapy into her treatment protocols. Joanne then solely began focusing on her massage practice and teaching massage where she was co-owner of The School of Orthopedic Massage and Bodywork in Ann Arbor, Michigan for 4 years. She relocated to Hudson, Ohio in 2014, where she resumed a successful massage practice. In...

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Trying to Eat Healthy and De-stress During the Stay At Home Time

March 22, 2020
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Fit and Strong

I'm sure I'm like millions of others, trying to eat healthy and stay de-stressed during this stay-at-home time. Here are some photos of my attempt at a 2 egg white omelette where I used way too many vegetables to the egg white ratio. First I made the vegetables: onions, spinach, mushrooms and sliced grape tomatoes. My dog Lady got the two yokes, which she loves. After the onions were somewhat translucent and the spinach was wilted (using a little water), I stirred in two egg whites. It cooked for a minute or two with the lid on the cast-iron pot.  Getting it out was tricky, as you can see! It doesn't look like an omelette or a fritta, more like a pile of vegetables cooked with an egg white. ...

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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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Fit and Strong, Podcast

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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