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Happy Friday! To celebrate the first weekend of June we are sharing our love of essential oils by giving away a package of Martha’s Favorite Essential Oils! (You’ll find all the details at the end of the post.)
But first, we’ve got some slimming bites for you…
Slimming Bites: Inspiration & Recipes for Weight Watchers
Encouragement and inspiration are critical whenever you’re trying to change your habits. This is especially true when the habits involve eating better, losing weight and creating a healthy balanced lifestyle.
Sticking with the slow and steady sensible balanced approach to lasting change can seem dull and out of step when compared with our society’s obsession with the opposing messages of overindulgent excess on one hand, and extreme fad diets on the other.
My mission is to provide you with a constant supply of motivating articles and enticing Weight Watchers friendly recipes to encourage your pursuit of a happy, healthy, balanced life. Here are this week’s hand-picked selections. I hope you find the time and space to sit down, perhaps with a cup of coffee or tea, or glass of wine or bubbly water, and savor them!
Healthy Weight Loss Inspiration
BJ Fogg’s Advice for People Doing Weight Watchers | BJ Fogg, PhD by BJ Fogg. A behavior scientist and Weight Watchers lifetime member says that, “The Weight Watchers program clearly works. There’s nothing gimmicky about it.” And provides specific advice for success with the program.
How Can “Eating Healthy” Get In The Way of Healthy Weight Loss? | Bangor Daily News – by Jackie Conn, A Weight Watchers Manager in Maine. Too much emphasis on healthy eating as a weight loss method can derail successful weight loss progress. It can make a tough job much harder.
Do You Compare Yourself to Others | Roni’s Weigh by Roni Noone. I remember being at the beach asking the husband to size me up (literally) to other women at the bar. Was I thinner? fatter? uglier? prettier…
A Day in the Life of Heather | Trading Cardio for Cosmo by Alexis Eagleton. A great series which showcases a day in the life of a real person on their weight loss journey!
How to Start A Habit You Don’t Enjoy | Summer Tomato – by Darya Rose. Steps for forming a habit that isn’t rewarding from flossing to fitness.
Favorite Weight Watchers Friendly Recipes
The Ultimate Mason Jar Salad Guide and Recipe Roundup | Organize Yourself Skinny – Tami provides a detailed step-by-step tutorial for making mason jar salads as well as a roundup of easy healthy Weight Watchers friendly recipes.
Mediterranean Topped Grilled Chicken (7SP, 8PP) | Emily Bites – The combination of the warm marinated grilled chicken topped with a cool a Greek-inspired “salad” of chopped crunchy cucumbers, juicy tomatoes, salty olives and creamy feta cheese is one I can’t wait to try.
One Pan Spicy Peanut Chicken and Broccoli (8SP, 9PP) | Slender Kitchen – I’m a huge fan of one pot/pan meals, so this recipe, which reminded me of my favorite Roasted Shrimp and Broccoli, is right up my alley.
Creamy Slow Cooker Enchilada Soup (3SP) | Meal Planning Mommies – All you need is a can opener and a slow cooker to make this tasty Weight Watchers friendly soup, which can be stirred together in less than 10 minutes. Perfect for busy days. A simple and delicious way to satisfy your cravings for the flavors of the southwest for minimal calories/points.
Kale Caesar Salad (3SP) | Snack Girl – As a long time Caesar salad lover, this recipe using kale and a lighter healthier homemade Caesar dressing is one I can’t wait to try.
And here’s a fun video from Snack-Girl demonstrating how to make “massaged” kale salad…
6/7/16 GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED!
The winner of the Essential Oils Package is: Maggie, who said, “The easiest thing for me is all of the websites and blogs available for me to use to keep me on track and to give me inspiration for recipes and meal planning. The hardest part for me is when we are on vacation and friends don’t eat as healthy as we do. Always try to do my best but it is challenging when fatty meats and lots of carbs are served at every meal.”
Congratulations Maggie! Please send an email to support@simple-nourished-living.com to claim your prize. And thanks to all of you who stopped by and participated. I’m so grateful for each and every one of you being part of this community.
FAVORITE ESSENTIAL OILS PACKAGE GIVEAWAY DETAILS…
Now onto the Giveaway… to celebrate the first weekend of June we are sharing our love of essential oils by giving away a package of Martha’s Favorite Essential Oils!
This Favorite Essential Oils Package, with a retail value of more than $160 includes:
- PureSpa Deluxe Ultrasonic Aromatherapy Oil Diffuser (Retail Value: $39.99)
- Mini Modern Essentials Usage Guide (Retail Value: $15)
- Balance Grounding Blend (affiliate link) (Retail Value: $26)
- Lavender Essential Oil (affiliate link) (Retail Value: $28)
- Lemon Essential Oil (affiliate link) (Retail Value: $13)
- Peppermint Essential Oil (affiliate link) (Retail Value $27)
- Wild Orange (affiliate link) Essential Oil (Retail Value $14)
TO ENTER
To enter the giveaway, just answer the following question in the Comments section of this post:
This is a two part question. 1) What do you find easiest about living a healthy balanced lifestyle? 2) What do you find most challenging?
Just let me know what you find 1) easiest and 2) most challenging about living a healthy balanced lifestyle and you’ll be entered to win the Favorite Essential Oils Package.
THE RULES
One entry per person, please.
Winners will be announced Monday morning. Be sure to check back to see if you won.
Have a Wonderful Weekend and Good Luck!
Related:
Eating fresh and local is the #1 positive of living a healthy balanced lifestyle. The most challenging aspect is the pre-planning and shopping on a busy schedule.
1) What do you find easiest about living a healthy balanced lifestyle? The fact that I really like all kinds of fruits and vegetables, and I am willing to try different recipes. 2) What do you find most challenging? What I find challenging is buying items that are more expensive which are part of a recipe. I am also very busy during the day, and time to cook can be a problem.
What I find easiest is that once I shop and prep my veggies and fruit, I can simply grab and go. What I find most challenging is eating out.
I love eating all the fresh fruits and veggies – find myself snacking on them at night and during the day for a quick pick-me up. The natural sugars stay longer in my system and I don’t have that sugar crash.
The most challenging is the exercise – need to make it more part of my daily return.
Love my new healthy body
The easiest thing is having fresh fruits and vegetables readily available. The most challenging is making time for prepping/planning meals and exercise!
The easiest thing has been keeping healthy foods in the house. I am loving how good I am feeling and how yummo salads and chicken can be. The hardest thing has been planning and tracking. I am working 10 hours a day and it can be tricky to carve out enough time to do that.
I find shopping for the fresh fruits and veg’s the easiest thing about living a balanced lifestyle.
The most challenging is exercising. I have to make a goal each week and mark my calendar busy to get my work out in.
I love my new health lifestyle.
I think the easiest part is having so many resources to guide myself and my family into making healthy choices. There are so many sites and books now catered to healthy lifestyles and my husband and I enjoy cooking. The hardest is pushing that lifestyle outside of the kitchen. We have a new baby and getting outside and exercising just hasn’t been on my list of priorities lately.
Most challenging is exercising. I hate to exercise.
Easiest is cooking and eating healthy, especially in the summer when I have fresh fruits and veggies.
1) What do you find easiest about living a healthy balanced lifestyle? There are far more healthy options outside of the home than there used to be. 2) What do you find most challenging? Planning…as a mom of four who works outside of the home, I sometimes can’t find the time to meal plan and prep for a healthy week or even a healthy day! For me, planning is essential for my success, so a week without planning is a week with failure.
1. The easiest about living a healthy balanced lifestyle is that there are more options at the store of good tasting items to make or purchase. The selections are so much varied now.
2. the most challenging is planning for family meals, especially with family members liking and/or disliking certain foods. If I planned for myself it would be easier.
I find I get bored with dieting! Counting points, counting calories, low carbs, low fat! It is very confusing! And My husband is diabetic, so I almost feel like I have to make 2 different meals!