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Reflections on 2018: Year-End Wrap-Up Podcast

December 24, 2018
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Fit and Strong, Motivation, Podcast, Races

Episode #24 of Fit Strong Women Over 50 Podcast for the Becoming Elli Community Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts  (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS In podcast episode #24, Jill and Chris reflect on 2018. They talk with amazing women from episode 7 Diane Berkley and episode 8 Juel Fitzgerald to find out how their 2018 went  and to talk about plans and goals for 2019. Diane Berkley talked about: Thyroid issues and how that affected her workout How she got her running speed back Participating in the Ultimate Fitness Challenge at her gym with thrusters, the assault bike and push-ups How her trainer Mike helps her measure her fitness levels Which measurements she tracks Different types of dead lifts What cardio she is does at the gym along with...

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Hydrating with Water – Important Vitamins and Minerals

December 22, 2018
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During a bike ride in the August summer heat, a friend of mine mentioned that distilled water doesn't have the electrolytes needed in the water. It was a quick remark made at one of the water stops we did on a long bike ride. At the time I didn't think much about it, but I wanted to revisit it. Hydration that is. Or most specifically just water. What I didn't realize is that there is so much to know about water. It seemed like a simple topic until I started to research it. I got a bit overwhelmed and probably have too much information in here for what started out as a simple topic with an "easy" question. Water is a thing! Just a glance down the water...

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The Challenge of Choices: December’s Eating and Work Out Plan

December 17, 2018
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Fit and Strong, Food and Drink, Work Outs

I got all thrown off my eating plan the last few days. It was a combination of December gifts, a baby shower and going out to eat twice in one day. My work-outs have been light too. In the 11 years since I've been working on getting more healthy and fit, I find this is a very normal occurrence in December. The trick is to get back on the plan and not say "Oh just forget it!! I'll just start again in January." That's the thought that used to get me in trouble. What does work for me is jumping back into my December plan. I've found that if I can restart again several times in December, my work in January is more like maintenance, not like...

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Eat Well to Live Well – Heather Lentz

December 11, 2018
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Fit Strong Women Over 50 Podcast Episode 23 Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts  (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS Jill McCauslin and Chris Brown talk with Heather Lentz about her opinions about food, diets, her roles as a health coach and director of wellness at at a well-respected green grocery chain and about her KOI Gourmet Skincare. She is a certified holistic health practitioner, food wellness advisor and good food advocate. In episode 23, Heather discusses: Food is medicine: Selling food-based supplements, super foods, and proteins, is the pharmacy of the future. Veganism is great if you thrive on it. Not everybody does. Paleo/Keto works well for some. People should eat in the way that’s right for them, but there’s no one way of eating for everyone. Obsessing too much...

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Listening to Music During a Workout

December 8, 2018
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Fit and Strong, Fitness, Work Outs

Finding the perfect playlist to match the type of workout I am doing is an ongoing quest of mine. There's probably no way that your taste in music matches mine. I was reminded of this during a spinning class on Wednesday. Everyone has different tastes in music. I loved it when my spinning instructor played Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies! (It starts slow and gets fast.) Run Run Rudolph is another holiday favorite of mine. It's a fun and fast one that I love. Not everyone appreciates those I guess. I find that exercising to music makes exercise fun. In fact it's not a work out, for me it becomes a "play out", but there are some challenges in getting the music worked out. Here...

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Meal Prep: The Secret to No Weight Gain During December

December 2, 2018
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Fit and Strong, Food and Drink

Weekend Meal Prep One of the best tools I know of to keep me from gaining weight during the holidays, is a simple one. It's not hard, if I do it right and it's amazing how helpful it can be. Weekend Meal Prep is no secret, actually. I think we all know that meal prep makes a huge difference in maintaining a weight loss. I find that it is especially true during one of the most challenging months - December! This weekend I prepped three dishes: lemon chicken in the crock pot, roasted sweet potatoes fries and a protein filled quinoa salad with veggies. During the winter I also like to make veggie soups. Having a nice big bowl of soup to start dinner is a...

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Becoming More Healthy by Eating Healthy Fats

November 24, 2018
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Fit and Strong, Food and Drink, Weight

Healthy Fats and Non-Healthy Fats I am on a bend, trying to learn more about nutrition and healthy fats in particular. I am seriously trying to learn more about the role of fat in my diet. There is a lot to it. For most of my life, I lumped all of the different kinds of fat together -- things like belly fat, saturated fat, and Omega-3 fats.  Most of my eating plans would revolve around calorie counting. I have a better handle on it now, but I'm still learning about nutrition, macros (protein, carbohydrates and fat) and how to be more healthy as I work on maintaining my weight loss. Note: I am not a dietitian or nutritionist, just someone trying to sort it all out. Today is...

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Inspiration to Maintain a Weight Loss During Thanksgiving Weekend

November 17, 2018
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Fit and Strong

The big weekend is approaching. The four-day food and shopping fest is next weekend. In the past six years of {struggling} to maintain my weight loss, I work to find inspiration for maintaining my weight loss. Having the Becoming Elli Community helps me. I know I needed a lot of support to lose the weight. It took me about five years to lose the weight. I found that originally losing it was one thing. I still need support and more knowledge to keep it off. Staying fit, strong and healthy is definitely the ultimate goal. I need to go step by step to stay on the path. Thanksgiving can be a slippery slope for me. I know that there are many people who say things like -...

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Coping with Holiday Stress

Coping with Holiday Stress Podcast with Marsha Friedman

November 13, 2018
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Episode #21 of the Fit, Strong Women Over 50 Podcast Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts  (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS Today Jill and Chris discuss coping with stress with Marsha Friedman. She works out 6 days a week at Planet Fitness – alternating between aerobics and weight training. Her goal is to keep the “Grandma arms” – loose skin dangling from the triceps – at bay, permanently! She is currently a Leadership and Personal Development Coach who is passionate about guiding individuals to their full potential. As a coach, she helps her clients find the spark to ignite their own fires. In Podcast Episode 21, Marsha shares many excellent techniques on how to cope with holiday stress: Deciding how you will take care of yourself (great suggestions!) How to embrace...

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How do YOU Measure Fit?

November 10, 2018
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Fit and Strong, Fitness, Sleep, Weight

How do most women over 50 measure fit? I am guessing that the first answer would be weight. Maybe stamina vs fatigue? As women in 2018, we have the opportunity to access so much information, it can be overwhelming and obsessive. Those who know their numbers may point to BMI or A1c or VO2Max. Or waist size or blood pressure. As I go deeper into focusing on fitness, strength and getting healthy, I've discovered that there are always new numbers and measurements to fine tune things. When I first started running/walking/jogging in 2009, I wanted to know how long it took me to go one lap around the track, one mile and a 5K. Those became numbers I worked toward improving. I hadn't even heard of VO2 Max and...

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