Spinning into a healthier me!

I purchased this awesome salad spinner!  I was frustrated with the prep time with salads and all the lettuce, spinach and other healthy leaves going bad after a day or two in the fridge.  The spinner allows the salad to be washed and spins for a fresh & crisp salad!  I love that I can use the bowl to store the salad in the same bowl I spin it in.  

Eating more vegetables is really important in my weight loss.  I noticed the more vegetables I eat the more full I become, which my body really responds to- Not to mention the health benefits!  Easy, crisp, convenient and healthy- Love this gadget! 
   

                                                           

GET TO STEPPIN!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!  I am very excited about 2013 and all the year has to offer.  For some reason the New Year gives many people the needed motivation to kick off the year in the right direction with goals.  My weight loss goal still continues.  I want to share a walking tool that helps me a significant amount with my physical activity.  

Like many American’s between school, my employer and computer work I sit far too much.  It is important for me to have physical activity during my weight loss and especially with my back issues.  Walking is imperative and my walking pedometer keeps me informed of exactly how much walking I have actually done during the day.  

I have gone through literally dozens of different pedometers and this is by far my favorite.  I have to warn you though, I had a bad habit of accidentally leaving this in my pocket and throwing my pants in the wash machine- it is NOT water proof (whoops!) so now I use the clip provided on the back and clip it to the band of my pants where it’s pretty much impossible to forget.  I absolutely love this thing!  I am really impressed with the Omron walking-pedometer.  This device is

extremely accurate, comfortable and durable! 

                                                       

The goal is to walk 10,000 steps per day- NO WORRIES if you aren’t used to that many steps (equals to about 5-miles) then take it slow.  I encourage you to wear the device and do a “normal” day without trying and see how many steps you actually take during a day.  The next day you can challenge yourself to do extra 100-200 steps and slowly increase your goal.  For competitive people, this is actually be a lot of fun!  It is amazing how you will want to park your car a little further to get those steps in or take a walk during lunch break.  Even walking in place during commercials is an awesome way to rack up the steps!   It is important when you first purchase the device to CORRECTLY input the settings for an accurate count.  You will only be asked to input the information 1-time.  

JOIN ME AND LET’S GET TO STEPPIN!!!