Nutrition would review a restaurant’s menu online and decide what to order in advance to avoid temptation.
Maintain a food journal
Registered dietitian nutritionists often suggest clients write down their daily food intake to increase motivation and maintain accountability. “The first day we met, Sharon handed me her food log and was brutally honest in her recordings, knowing her eating habits needed work,” Tracy says. Sharon began using "MyFitnessPal," a free online calorie counter, which helps her stay on track.
They also discussed sleep habits, stress management, behavior modifications and the use of food for fuel. “She taught me that it’s beneficial for my body to eat protein within 30 minutes of completing a workout,” Sharon says. Selected by Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Susan Welter from the Sun Health Center for Health & Wellbeing
Celebrate success
In less than two years, Sharon has lost 130 pounds. While she hasn’t yet reached her goal weight, she is well on her way. “Sharon’s successes are due to her persistence and because she reached out to a team of professionals to help her on this journey,” Tracy says. “She changed the course of her life, and in the process, Sharon weighed 330 lbs has positively in May 2015 Incorporate impacted others, exercise including me.” Because she walked with When she isn’t working a cane and couldn’t stand as a computer programmer, on her own for more than Sharon spends her five minutes, Sharon went time volunteering as a to physical therapy before mentor to young girls at eventually hiring a personal StreetLightUSA, a nonprofit trainer at a local gym. Today, organization dedicated to she works out five days ending childhood rape and a week and incorporates sexual abuse. She is eager to move on to walking and bike riding into the next chapter of her life. her busy schedule. Tracy helped Sharon “It took me 47 years to learn about the appropriate transition from victim to timing and composition of survivor,” she said. “Now meals to aid in weight loss. there is light.”
Green Salad with Strawberries & Goat Cheese Ingredients •
1 tablespoon pure maple syrup or brown sugar
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2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar
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1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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Freshly ground pepper , to taste
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3 cups baby spinach
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3 cups watercress, tough stems removed
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2 & 1/2 cups sliced fresh strawberries (about 12 ounces)
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1/3 cup fresh chives, cut into 2-inch pieces
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1/2 cup toasted chopped pecans (see Tip)
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1/4 cup crumbled goat cheese
Directions
1. Whisk maple syrup (or brown sugar), vinegar, oil, salt and pepper in a large bowl. 2. Add spinach, watercress, strawberries and chives; toss to coat. 3. Divide the salad among 4 plates and top with pecans and goat cheese. Tip: To toast chopped or sliced nuts, stir constantly in a small dry skillet over medium-low heat until fragrant and lightly browned, 2 to 4 minutes.
NUMBER OF SERVINGS: 4 PREP TIME: 40 minutes Recipe originally appeared in: EatingWell Magazine, May/June 2009 March 2017 • sunhealth.org
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