I almost missed celebrating my forth anniversary of blogging. It was 4 years ago this month that I wrote my first blog entry. I will admit that it has been hit and miss. My goal has been one entry a week. There where times that I didn't average one per month.
This next year I will do better.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Sunday, January 11, 2009
What does Jerome Kersey and CoachTom Have in Common?
Right off the bat, I want you to know that I’m not a professional basketball fan. Yes, I know, I live 20 minutes from the home of the Portland Trailblazers. So.
However, Friday night I had the opportunity to met Jerome Kersey (he’s the one on the left in the photo above). We both health coaches with a great company and Friday night we were at the Red Lion at Jenzen Beach for an overview of Take Shape for Life Program. We were there with over 1,100 people, the largest informational meeting in the history of the eight year old company.
Some came to meet Jerome and to have their picture taken with him. The majority of us were there to hear about how we can help reverse the trend of obesity in America.
The path to permanent weight control and optimal health started right here it Portland, Oregon. This is where Dr. Wayne Scott Andersen developed and field-tested the Take Shape for Life program.
Does it work? I think so. Since May 2008 have lost and kept off 80 pounds. I haven’t felt (and have been told looked) this good in years. My health coach asked me a simple question: could I eat every 2 ½ to 3 hours? I had no problem eating all day. I started on May 9th and never looked back. What is neat is that I have been able to go back to my favorite foods. I love banana cream pie and have it daily now. It’s a fat free yogurt, but have discovered I like it better than the real stuff. Yes, so of you would say I’m strange. I don’t mind. Every time I look in the mirror I thank Dr. Andersen.
I’m not going to list my phone number or email here, so this is not a commercial, but leave me a comment if you would like more information for yourself or a friend or family member. Together we just might save someone’s life. Friends don’t let friends eat too much.
However, Friday night I had the opportunity to met Jerome Kersey (he’s the one on the left in the photo above). We both health coaches with a great company and Friday night we were at the Red Lion at Jenzen Beach for an overview of Take Shape for Life Program. We were there with over 1,100 people, the largest informational meeting in the history of the eight year old company.
Some came to meet Jerome and to have their picture taken with him. The majority of us were there to hear about how we can help reverse the trend of obesity in America.
The path to permanent weight control and optimal health started right here it Portland, Oregon. This is where Dr. Wayne Scott Andersen developed and field-tested the Take Shape for Life program.
Does it work? I think so. Since May 2008 have lost and kept off 80 pounds. I haven’t felt (and have been told looked) this good in years. My health coach asked me a simple question: could I eat every 2 ½ to 3 hours? I had no problem eating all day. I started on May 9th and never looked back. What is neat is that I have been able to go back to my favorite foods. I love banana cream pie and have it daily now. It’s a fat free yogurt, but have discovered I like it better than the real stuff. Yes, so of you would say I’m strange. I don’t mind. Every time I look in the mirror I thank Dr. Andersen.
I’m not going to list my phone number or email here, so this is not a commercial, but leave me a comment if you would like more information for yourself or a friend or family member. Together we just might save someone’s life. Friends don’t let friends eat too much.
Saturday, January 03, 2009
Culinary Artist Date: The Blue Sage Cafe, West Linn
After seven months of a very structure meal replacement plan I was able to enjoy a Blue Sage Burger and fries (sweet potato). Oh what a treat for my first culinary artist date.
“Much of us dread dieting, associating it with hardship and deprivation. But what if healthful eating was actually fun.” That is how Julia Cameron introduces The Fifth Tool of The Writing Diet. She proposes taking a “festive, creative culinary outing once a week.” She goes on to say that theses culinary artist dates are “a serious tools for self-discovery.”
Between May and October I managed to reduce my weight by 31% and have been able to keep it off since then. My meal plan now allows me to enjoy the weekly culinary dates.
Where to go for my first one? I left home at noon with the intention of exploring the shopping area of West Linn, right across the Willamette River from Gladstone. I had been there once before but had not taken the time to explore the shops.
I quickly found the Blue Sage Café (http://www.bluesagecafe.com/) in West Linn’s Central Village. There are two restaurants. The other is in nearby Lake Owego. The founders of the Old Spaghetti Factory Restaurants own them. The atmosphere is “elegant ranch style” and the American cuisine has a Southwest flair. Rhonda, my server had me feel right a home.
Hamburgers have not been a part of my life since May, and while the menu has many great choices, I went for the Blue Sage Burger and sweet potato fries (pictured above). The burger was very good, as was the service. All in all I had a very successful first culinary artist date. I highly recommend the Blue Sage Café. They are open for lunch and dinner seven days a week and for breakfast on the weekends.
“Much of us dread dieting, associating it with hardship and deprivation. But what if healthful eating was actually fun.” That is how Julia Cameron introduces The Fifth Tool of The Writing Diet. She proposes taking a “festive, creative culinary outing once a week.” She goes on to say that theses culinary artist dates are “a serious tools for self-discovery.”
Between May and October I managed to reduce my weight by 31% and have been able to keep it off since then. My meal plan now allows me to enjoy the weekly culinary dates.
Where to go for my first one? I left home at noon with the intention of exploring the shopping area of West Linn, right across the Willamette River from Gladstone. I had been there once before but had not taken the time to explore the shops.
I quickly found the Blue Sage Café (http://www.bluesagecafe.com/) in West Linn’s Central Village. There are two restaurants. The other is in nearby Lake Owego. The founders of the Old Spaghetti Factory Restaurants own them. The atmosphere is “elegant ranch style” and the American cuisine has a Southwest flair. Rhonda, my server had me feel right a home.
Hamburgers have not been a part of my life since May, and while the menu has many great choices, I went for the Blue Sage Burger and sweet potato fries (pictured above). The burger was very good, as was the service. All in all I had a very successful first culinary artist date. I highly recommend the Blue Sage Café. They are open for lunch and dinner seven days a week and for breakfast on the weekends.
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