Eat. Live. Be. for a Better 2011 - Challenge Week 2 Topic: Where do you turn for support/community in your healthy goals?
WOW a week has gone by already and here it is week 2 of of the challenge! Last week was very busy as it was back to work after two weeks of vacation! I did manage to start my organizing and used a lot of what I had in the house supplementing with only a quick run for fresh vegetables - no waste! I have been pondering this week's challenge topic and have identified the following sources of support for my healthy goals:
- Bloggers like you! Thank you so much for the comments, emails and general support! You are the best!
- Magazines - I am kind of addicted! Real Simple, Food & Wine, Cooking Light, Everyday Food, Edible Jersey, Whole Living body + soul, Bon Appetit, NJ Monthly... and I love food magazine websites with great search engines... One of my favorites is foodandwine.com. I search "healthy" and "staff favorite" - you can't go wrong! Cooking Light, Everyday Food and Epicurious have great searchable websites as well.
- Perusing healthy cookbooks keeps me on track too. One I recommend is Deborah Madison's Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone.
- Mark Bittman - I find his words very inspiring and I love his sensible approach to healthy eating.
- Family - my family is really supportive of my healthy lifestyle changes. Thank you Matt, Ashley & Cailyn!
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Great topic this week, and I love all your supports! I'm a little bit of a food magazine junkie myself, lol...and I love the Cooking Light cookbooks! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat list, Jen! Thanks for sharing each one with us. I need the Cooking Lights!
ReplyDeleteGood for you, Jen. I'm not going meatless, but I am determined to lose weight. I find the most supportive group is at the gym.
ReplyDeleteAs far as family is concerned, now that my kids are grown and away, I find my daughter is the one I share the most with...she is always on my team, for anything I do!
Great list of books...I will have to get that vegetarian one you mentioned.
ReplyDeleteI am a food magazine junkie too! I just cut back to 2 subscriptions until I get my cookbook/magazine cabinet under control. I really want the Mark Bittman book!
ReplyDeleteLove the support list and will check out the websites you mentioned. Mark Bittman is certainly inspiring. But you cannot go wrong when you have the support of your family!
ReplyDeleteHe is inspiring. So are you. How wonderful your family supports you. Have a great evening. Blessings...Mary
ReplyDeleteI love my food magazines, too! I need to find more healthy cooking one's beyond my beloved Cooking Light. You are off to a great start!
ReplyDeleteJen, This was such a good topic! If you are interested, I have a large collection of vintage Eating Well magazines that I bought at a yard sale a couple of years ago. I was going to put them in the recycle bin as I have been trying to declutter a bit. I would love to recycle them over to you instead if you are interested :)...just let me know.
ReplyDelete♥, Susan