Apps

One of my favourite apps is the "Lose It!" Essentially it's like a food log/diary of your daily intake of calories and work outs.  This app I think is very easy to use and is FREE!  You can gather you friends or family who wants to become healthier and create a community. Thus, you can encourage and keep each other on track.  Sadly no one in my family is interested.  If you want to follow me message me and I'll send you my account! So if you're looking around for a calorie counter or just to keep a log of your new healthy lifestyle...try it!

Reasons why I like it:

-Accessible online
-Syncs online with app instantly (vice versa)
-Easy to use app
-Bar code scanning for food
-lots of restaurants food item (no looking up and entering meals)
-Goal setting for weight loss/ Goal calorie intake
-Easy workout logging
-Great reports/graphs
-Weight recorder

Oh yeah, if you don't have an Iphone, Ipod, Ipad or android...you can always just do it online:  http://www.loseit.com/

@DrJaneWellness, 2/27/12 10:48 PM

Dr. Jane Wellness (@DrJaneWellness) 2/27/12 10:48 PM The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor ~Chinese Proverb

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Turkey Bacon!

So when I went to Aldi's the other day to grab some veggies I saw some turkey bacon and wanted to try it out.  As healthy as it seems, compared to regular bacon, turkey bacon looks so processed.  In addition it tasted very salty, it seemed to be more salty than the regular bacon.  I think the only good part about turkey bacon is that it's has less fat and it tasted more like beef jerky than bacon.  I probably won't be eating any turkey bacon any time soon, but it was worth a try!

Insanity-1st week finished!

So I started the work out "Insanity" last week!  I remember I use to do Taebo when I was younger and that was when it was very popular. Recently I did a Taebo work out and it wasn't as good as it use to be, or maybe I've grown out of it?  Anyhow, I was looking for a new work out video and I know I tried P90x two years ago and couldn't do it because I didn't have an interest in lifting weights and I didn't have most of the equipment.  So, one of my friends told me about Insanity and I thought I check it out.  I went straight to youtube and searched it.  I found some pretty interesting reviews and got the work out a couple days later.  I've been on it for about a week and I'm feeling pretty good.  Some of the best things about Insanity:

-No equipment

-Easy postures/workouts routines

-Not all workout are an hour long(not so time consuming)

-You can see the work out people stop/take a break(making it seem more realistic and they're not perfect like other work out videos)

-Makes you sweat!!!

So if you want to try something new in 2012, try Insanity!

Salmon & Avocado

So I was really craving this dish or something similar to this.  Last year when I was in Japan I went to an Izakaya where you would order multiple small dishes to share with friends and hang out.  Well my Japanese friend ordered this salmon avocado dish that was super yummy and I was totally craving it!  So yesterday I picked up some avocado and salmon and made it!  

-Salmon (medium rare)

-Ripe avocado (chopped up in cubes)

-Yellow Onions (sliced thinly)

-Tomatoes (cubed)

-Salt to taste, lime/lemon to taste, chilli pepper flakes to taste

-Optional leaf lettuce

Fact I learned today:  An avocado is about 200+ calories!

You can either eat it with a spoon/ chopsticks, use it as DIP, or like me wrap it with lettuces!  This dish was prefect after a work out and was both refreshing and satisfying. 

Salad time

YAY for salads!  Well to continue my healthy lifestyle I make a salad out of: leaf lettuces, tomatoes, onions, cheddar cheese, grilled chicken with raspberry vinaigrette. Recently I read an article saying to start your meal with salad before eating your main course so that you greens fill you up first.  The only bad part about my salad was probably the cheddar cheese and the grill chicken.  To off set that I only at a small portion of cheese and chicken.  Ended the yummy meal with green tea! 

The Start!

So after reading tons of articles at MSN health and other various health magazines, I realized that it would be great if I started a healthy eating/lifestyle blog.  I hope that this blog would not only help me stay healthy but encourage you to make healthy decisions and INVEST in your health and your life!  So, with this CHEERS to our healthy journey!