Here’s what you need:

-1 tablespoon olive oil
-1/4 cup chopped onion
-3 garlic cloves, diced
-1 1/2 cups shelled soybeans
-1 teaspoon dried thyme
-1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
-Dash of salt
-Dash of pepper

Heat saute pan over medium heat, add oil and onions. When onions begin to soften lower the heat, add the garlic and saute for two minutes. Add soybeans and thyme, soy sauce, salt and pepper. Cook until soybeans are fully heated. Serve warm.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving equals: 172 calories, 9g fat, 11g carbohydrate, 5g fiber, and 10g protein.

It may happen when you’re looking in the mirror or standing on the scale.

Your first thought is to go on a ‘diet’ but as quickly as that enters your mind the ghosts of a hundred diets past return…along with all the frustration.

Then you wonder, why bother?

The weight will come back, as it always has. Then you’ll be back in front of the mirror as discouraged as ever.

The answer is not to go on another diet.

The answer is to change your lifestyle.

You’ve heard this before, and it makes sense, right? So why haven’t you done it?

Your Lifestyle Obstacles. Most people resist changing their lifestyle for two reasons.

1. Change is scary. Whether you realize it or not, your life is in a constant state of change. Though you cling to the familiar, it’s a futile struggle. Change always wins.

The most consistent thing in life is change. Since you’ll never escape it, you might as well channel it. It’s time to make the change in your life purposeful and positive.

2. Lifestyle misconception. How many times have you heard the term ‘healthy lifestyle’ only to picture a health nut with celery sticks in one hand and tofu in the other? The truth is that most people think that changing their lifestyle will be an extreme and unpleasant experience - and that’s not true.

Improving your lifestyle does not mean swearing off chocolate or living in the gym. You don’t have to eat wheat germ for lunch and you can still enjoy a nice plate of pasta. The key is moderation.

Making the Change. It’s time to lose your ‘all or nothing’ mentality. Embrace simple, small changes that will add up to big improvements in your lifestyle. These are your main venues for change:

What You Eat. Let’s face it, most of the foods you eat aren’t the healthiest. Some are downright terrible (the burger and fries you had last week). While others are simply excessive (the snacks you eat while watching TV).

The solution to cleaning up your daily diet is NOT to go back on a ‘diet’. In fact, I never want you to go on a ‘diet’ again. (Yes, you heard me right!) Instead I want you to make permanent healthy changes to your eating habits.

Here are some practical examples:

-Choose salad over chips or fries
-Don’t add butter to your food
-Eat fresh produce with every meal
-Purchase fat free dairy productsM
-Limit desserts to one or two per week
-Cut out mindless snacking
-Drink water, not soda

I don’t expect you to eat a perfect diet every day of the week - that’d be ludicrous. You should, however, make MORE healthy choices every day than unhealthy ones.

What You Do. Exercise is a huge component to a healthy lifestyle, and quite frankly you’re not getting enough of it. How often does an entire week go by without you ever lacing up your tennis shoes? Don’t disregard the importance and power of a good workout.

Your new healthy lifestyle means exercising on most days of the week. This may seem tough, but I have the perfect solution - my training programs were created for busy people just like you who only have so much time to dedicate to exercise.

I understand how hard it is to find the motivation to stay consistent and to push yourself. Make exercise a no-brainer - contact me to get started on a lifestyle enhancing program today.

Here are simple ways to move more:

-Watch less TV
-Stretch stiff muscles every day
-Play at the park with the kids
-Go for a jog
-Do some pushups every morning

While none of the above are meant as substitutes for a solid exercise routine, they are great ways to become more active and to improve your lifestyle.

Your lifestyle is the balance of all the choices that you make regarding your body. Swing the balance in your favor - make a majority of your choices health conscious.

So the next time you’re in front of the mirror you won’t worry about your weight.

You’ll relish it.

Click here to view my Lunch & Snack Diet Secrets

Now it’s time to reveal my dinner secrets. Actually I’m pretty lucky because my fiance, Christina Dimacali, is a personal chef. If you’d like to her to come to your home and prepare a week or even a month’s worth of personalized meals for you visit her website at www.cyplate.com. If the thought of cooking scares you than you can take advantage of Christinas’ private cooking lessons to learn how to cook healthy, delicious meal in no time without fear.

Here is Christina in action at our house revealing her culinary secrets to keep us eating healthy dinners with minimal prep time. Enjoy!! I’d love to hear what dinner secrets you have please comment on the bottom of this posting!!

Don’t forget to list any specific foods or brand names that help keep you in great shape so everyone can benefit.

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My Lunch/Snack Secrets Part II

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Rhoda just celebrated her 73rd Birthday last Friday and she has a new lease on life. She has no problem scaling the stairs at the hi speed line and she’s even fitting into clothes she put into storage because they were getting too tight. “When I put on that pair of slacks and they zipped up, other than being married that was one of the most exciting moments of my life.” Did I mention her sense of humor.

Rhoda workouts with us 2 times per week, but she still has a sweet tooth we haven’t broken yet. That’s OK everything in moderation. In a little over 2 months, Rhoda has already lost over 9 inches, her workout clothes are falling off. Rhoda is totally awesome and works really hard, I can’t wait to see what results she’ll achieve in the next 2 months.

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Here’s what you need…

- 1 1/2 cups romaine lettuce, chopped
- 1/2 cup smoked salmon
- 1/2 of a hard boiled egg
- 3 cherry tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon green onion, chopped
- 1 kalamata olive, chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley

Sprinkle of balsamic vinegar
Arrange the lettuce, salmon, egg, tomatoes, onion, and olive on a plate.
Sprinkle with parsley and balsamic vinegar.
Nutritional Analysis: One serving equals: 170 calories, 6g fat, 5g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, and 18g protein.

That’s right - he’s sick and tired of telling you how important exercise is to your health because YOU DON’T LISTEN.

He’s sick of explaining how so many of your health problems will improve or even disappear as the result of a consistent exercise program.

He’s tired of tallying your controllable risk factors which include physical inactivity and obesity.

So why does he continue to give you the same lecture?

Because he’s seen exercise change lives.

He’s even seen exercise save lives.

A Doctor’s Perspective

Dr. David Shilling MD has been a family doctor for over 30 years. In that time he’s given a fair number of patients the exercise lecture…with good cause.
He’s seen firsthand the healing power of exercise.

Exactly what kind of healing? Dr. Shilling shared the top 5 benefits that he’s seen patients experience as a result of exercise…

1. Feel Great: The first thing that patients tell Dr. Shilling after starting an exercise program is how much better they feel. “People don’t realize how bad they feel. They get used to feeling bad. Then when they start exercising they feel so much better.”

Your energy levels boost and you feel great.

2. Pain Be Gone: Next patients notice a reduction in aches and pains. Chronic muscle and joint pain that they’ve lived with for years begins to fade. For some, joint replacement surgery is postponed. For others, arthritis pain is reduced.

Your muscles and joints feel better than ever.

3. Goodbye Coronary Heart Disease: While patients can’t feel this healing benefit of exercise, it is the one that saves lives. Exercise removes two of the major risk factors that lead to heart disease: 1) physical inactivity and 2) obesity. Exercise also increases your good cholesterol (HDL) and lowers your blood pressure.

Your risk of heart attack or stroke is reduced.

4. Goodbye Type 2 Diabetes: Patients with type 2 diabetes gain substantial benefits from exercise. Exercise improves the body’s use of insulin, and the related weight loss improves insulin sensitivity. Of course patients with type 2 diabetes need to get guidelines from their doctor before starting an exercise program.

Your blood sugar levels are better controlled.

5. Goodbye Sleep Apnea: Patients with sleep apnea are often caught in a destructive cycle. Their weight promotes occurrences of apnea then inadequate sleep promotes weight gain. Dr. Shilling has seen exercise break this cycle.

Your sleep becomes restful and weight loss becomes easier.

With all of these benefits it’s hard to see why anyone would avoid exercise. What’s your excuse?
I know you’re tired…exercise gives you energy.
I know you’re in pain…exercise alleviates your muscle and joint pain.
I know you’d rather stay in bed…exercise makes your sleep more restful.
I know you’re pressed for time…exercise improves your efficiency and extends your life.
I know you don’t know where to start…that’s where I come in.
Reply to this email or call me at the number above and we’ll schedule a consultation where I can show you the fastest and safest way to reap all of the benefits of exercise.

Then the next time you see your doctor he won’t give you a lecture.

He’ll congratulate you.
Know Your Number
Do you know your BMI? Your Body Mass Index is a number that helps determine if you are at risk for weight-related diseases. While it is not a perfect measure, it is a helpful tool. BMI values from 18.5 to 24.9 are considered healthy. BMI values from 25-29.9 are considered overweight, and BMI values of 30 or greater are considered obese.

Calculate your BMI: 1) Multiply your weight in pounds by 703. 2) Divide by your height in inches. 3) Divide by your height in inches again.