Get ready to Reset !...

Hello,
It is my pleasure to welcome you to this new Reset program. We are starting a new challenge involving a Canadian Team composed of people from Western, Central and Eastern Canada, as well as people from New Zealand. We are all striving to achieve significant weight loss, but moreover a true health. We will be guiding you, motivating you to improve your life and how you are feeling in your own body!)

Please feel free to drop a few comments on your own experience on this blog, enriching the experience for all of us. Sharing is a great way to grow in this challenge!

Ready, set and GO!!!!!

Well Done! )

I would like to take a moment to congratulate all participants on the Slimmer this Summer Reset program. Team Canada has done absolutely great into completing this challenge with an average of a little over 10 pounds lost per person over a three month period. The good news is that more than a month later, this ten pound loss is still very well maintained, so the lost is for the long term! GREAT JOB! Now, some of the participants from the original summer 2009 edition are helping others getting through the reset, which is fantastic!....
I wish you all lots of health and wellness! )
Love and light,
Marie-Maxime

Stress helper...

We are almost reaching to the end of the reset. The end of an adventure is also always the beginning of a new one. In those times when we need to have our adaptation capacity to their best, we could use a little help from some plants and extracts. When I am in a stressful situation and feel drained of energy, my mother always recommends to get a few drops of Siberian Ginseng tincture drops.

This plant has been used for hundreds of years in Russia and China to help the body restore its energy, its vitality and deal with stress. It has adaptogen properties so it helps your body regain its balance. It does wonders to strengthen your immune system, and get get your energy back.

For more information, consult this very interesting article: http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/siberian-ginseng-000250.htm

Just a few more hours before the end!

Striving for the end!

Hi Team,
I hope you are hanging in there with the discipline of the weight loss. Making changes in your life is quite challenging, and the one you are working on right now is a great lasting one. I would really like if you could give it a final sprint into those last few days and give me your weight by Thursday morning so we can compile our results and cheer for the winning team, and the winning member in each team as well.

Success is continuing your efforts until you reach your goals. Whether you reach your final goal right now or in a few months, it is just a matter of being consistent with your efforts and persist until you get there.

It would be a great idea that in the next few days, you do a recap of your own Reset, how it has been working for you, what you have learned and how can you apply the learning forward. You can also take a printout of all the menus, select the one you really like and put them in a binder, close to your kitchen. It is also a great idea to do creative cooking. Starting with a basic recipe and adding the ingredients you really like, keeping it low GI as much as possible.

Go team go!
MM

Tempeh

Another great source of lean vegetarian protein to add in your diet is Tempeh. It is made with fermented soya beans and a culture of rhizopus oligosporus,which is a good bacteria filled with vitamin b12. It is rare to find vitamin B12 outside of meat products but you can find it in Tempeh. It has more taste than tofu and it is great to grill on the barbecue. It has black spots on it but it is normal and still very good, the fermentation process does that.

The advantage of eating tempeh over tofu is that the culture bacteria, has already predigested the soy bean for us so they are much easier to digest. It takes 3 to 5 minutes to heat and then it is ready (in the pan, on the barbecue or on the steamer. I love to put it on lettuce. You can also stir fry it with brown and wild rice, red and orange pepers, mushrooms, soy sauce,and a dash of balsamic vinegar and sesame oil. ou can top with with grilled asparagus and fresh tomatoes, it is amazing.

If you are in Gillam and want to try it, you can order it on eatit.ca from Winnipeg and have them ship on the bus or pick it up you next time in the city.

Enjoy!

Avoiding plateau

When you are working hard on your diet, watching every thing that comes in and out, there are a few things you can do to avoid a weight loss plateau. The very first thing you should do is make sure not to skip a meal. If you are not very hungry, eat something smaller but try to be as consistent for you meals as you can. The other thing to be careful is never go below your basic metabolic rate about 1200 calories for women. If you want to lose more exercise more.

However, something that may not be obvious but that is important is that about one day a week, you do break a few rules and eat more than usual. Without exaggeration, it is important to let your body know that it is not in starvation mode, and it is going to help you avoid those plateau, when although you try very hard, not much is happening.

Enjoy some of your favorite foods once in a while! )
MM

Your perfect body

Where ever you are in your reset - diet process, your body is perfect. It has always been and will always be. It is indeed a perfect reflection of what you have been feeding it, how much you have been exercising, the reaction to the environment in which you live, and a true reflection of your thoughts and actions combined with your genetic background.

Your internal organs may not be working in harmony at all times, and you may have some weaknesses and extra pounds, but it happens to all of us. The important thing to keep in mind is that our body works along simple chemical, physics and universal rules. Once you understand the power of those rules, you are able to really bring to life the changes you so desire.

However, if you look at your body as a simple machine, independent of mind and thoughts, you may not be getting the results you are looking for. Losing weight to get healthier is more of a mental and disciplined mind exercise than any other challenge. Although it involves physical activity and self-control, it all starts between your ears, in your brain, and in your heart.

Change your outlook on your efforts, and target whole body and mind harmony instead of a plastic body picture of what you would like to get. The changes you are creating in your life will be more lasting, and affecting your whole being including, mood, emotions and personality. Each time you reach a goal, whether a small tiny goal or a giant long term goal, you are stepping forward, and growing. By reaching one goal per day, you will build your self-confidence to build towards your dreams, and make them come true.