Healthy For The Holidays!
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- Опубликовано: 8 ноя 2023
- Come spend the holidays with us as we attempt to stay on course with our health whole food plant based lifestyle with some plant based treats along with way.
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Thanks for the update, it is great to see your steady progress, especially also in other aspects of life. Looking forward to more
Thank you! 😊 We're getting there slowly but surely! 💕
Oh awesome! I’ve been walking a half hour every morning about the same length of time. Fingers crossed it gives you the kick start you want.
I think you look amazing! Keep on friends.
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That's so awesome! Keep it up! I'm actually really enjoying our walk as a great way to start our day!
I love how committed you both are. It’s a huge life change. Love you’re making healthier choices. Good for you girl walking and drinking water. I struggle with water this time of year.
Thank you, my friend! Mike made a great point about how when you have a dire situation it's much easier to stay motivated, lol. Fortunately, I love drinking water! Maybe add a little lemon to yours to make it more appealing?
Hi Andrea and Mike 🤶🌲🎅
At WW they called this time of year The Bermuda Triangle 🔺️
Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year! And they said people average 8-15 pound gain! Wow!
So even maintaining your present weight would be a victory ❤
But may I suggest that as soon as you eat dinner and do the dishes you put on your shoes and take a brisk walk outside. The weather is getting cooler and you can burn off dinner before you get relaxed and ready to watch TV or whatever. It really burns those calories and your endorphins will be adding to your peaceful evening.
Rick and I did this many years ago and it really helped get it off and keep it off!
Good luck Sweetie ❤
I worked so hard to drop the last 15 pounds, I definitely don't want it back, lol! I do prefer walking over getting on the elliptical so I might so I might just do that! Thanks Peggy!
@@DiggingForHealth I think that elliptical would find itself out the door. I would prefer to walk outside and breathe fresh air. It's more stimulating ❤️
I'm so glad you are doing 30 minutes, it wasn't that long, you had a hard time with 15 minutes.
Looking forward to the treats you come up with.
Me too!! I wouldn't have been able to do it just a few months ago! I'm hoping they will be good, lots of experimenting because we really want to keep it unprocessed. Mike also has a wish list of Christmas treats he wants me to make. For example pistachio pudding, which there's no telling what actually flavors those packets. 😂
It sounds like a great plan! It’s hard to completely deprive yourself of treats and still stick to it. I bet those daily walks will help your health in so many ways besides just weight loss!
Thank you! I've been loving the morning walks! It's so nice and cool in the morning now and it's the perfect way to start the day!
You are the sweetest. Loved your "Put Your Veggies Where Your Mouth Is" series. I think when people see two normal people commit to what you two did, it helped motivate all of us to do the same. Hey, I for one am proud of you for walking every day AND doing the elliptical. The elliptical is not easy! For losing the weight, Dr. John McDougal says, "it's the food." So, I got his book and am doing the 50/50 plate. Eating lots of potatoes and huge side of steamed veggies. I wasn't always a huge fan of sweet potatoes, but since following McDougall, I think I've tried almost every color/variety of sweet potatoes. ANYHOW - the best of luck to you and Mike. Love you both.
Thank you, my sweet friend! We've been discussing it and we're going to try to do something along those lines again next year! We're on this long journey regardless, so I feel like if we can help more people to make a change for themselves it's a win win! 🥰
Dr. McDougal's book is on my list to read! I want to finish Dr. Greger's book first and then I'm going to check our local second hand book store to see if they have a copy of The Starch Solution. Mike can't have any nightshades (like potatoes) so this Irish kid had to learn how to love sweet potatoes, lol! 💕
Your doing an awesome job!
Thank you! 🥰
And yes to doing the daily vlogs on eating veggies again!!! 😊🙌❤️
We're planning on trying it again in the new year! 🥰
If anyone can do this you both can!! 😊❤I have been trying to eat healthier also and this time of year is the hardest! I’m a jolly hot mess too lol ! Great job on the daily walks and the gallon of water!! You have made so many changes I’m so proud of you guys!!! 😊🙌❤️
It really is tough this time of year but we're giving it our best effort, even if we just maintain until the new year, lol!
Omg 😱 Christmas 🎅 decorations 😅😅, The Grinch must be thrilled. I admit I have a third of my shopping done ✅. 2:33 really what did that gnome do that he gets a tree shoved 🤣🤣🤣 in the chimney. I hope you both has as much success with this as you did with your others 💪💪. Have a super week, Ali 🍁🍂🇨🇦
We have never decorated this early and I have never been happier about it! 🤣🎄 It's so much work to put it all up and take it all down, I should at least enjoy it for a couple months, lol! Best thing ever!
Thank you, my friend!
Great video and great goals. I, too, need to turn off the electronics. I really need to get into some kind of physical activity routine. You are glowing, Andrea✨️and your videos will help inspire others. Thank you for sharing. ❤~Sammie
Thank you! 🥰 I think it's going to be tough to break the habit of grabbing my phone, I'm going to need to put it across the room or something, lol! We're loving our morning walks with this cool weather! It's a great way to start the day!
I find it really hard to eat healthy during the holidays! The struggle is real!
It really is tough but I think experimenting with making healthier options will help to keep up satisfied hopefully! Lol
Are you sure you haven't lost anything? If not, I would say you are in a healing phase, and your body is definitely still changing without dropping pounds! You are glowing beautifully, my friend! I love the Charlie Brown Christmas tree! 💜
The scale says no but I'm still trying! I know that sometimes you can plateau and then after a few weeks you can have a big drop, I'm hoping that's what is happening, lol.
Thank you so much, my friend! 🥰
@@DiggingForHealth 🥰
Lol at the Charlie Brown Tree... might be what I do this year, that 10 footer is a pain!!
Girl, we LOVE out little trees. We technically have 3 trees (one being the Charlie Brown tree) but they're all mini and it's so much easier to put up and take down Christmas decorations!
Awesome video Andrea! I believe walking is the ticket. It’s just a slow process but with great results with perseverance. And drinking water. My nemesis is sweet tea, but I’ve started trying to drink several glasses of water every day. Just hope the cold weather doesn’t hinder the outdoor activities.
For us, the cold weather is the only reason we're able to walk, lol! I can always put on more layers, but I can only take so much off. 😆
I always struggle more with unhealthy eating this time of year. You both are doing an amazing job! 💕
My mother loooves baking sweets this time of year so I'll have to arrive prepared with an alternative on hand so I don't cave and eat them, lol.
I can’t sleep well at all! But I do watch either tv or RUclips up until bedtime and/or in bed! 😮 I need to work on that as well. Good luck with your healthy treats. Can’t wait to try one of your creations.
I think with the combination of turning off electronics, sipping on some herbal tea, and reading a book for an hour before bed, we should start seeing a great improvement in our sleep I think! 😊
The treats should be interesting! Mike has a wish list for me with all of the naughty treats he wants me to make a healthy replacement for. 😆 It's going to be a challenge! Lol
Thank you so much beautiful sharing my friend
Thank you for watching
Good luck Andrea I know the struggles myself losing weight is not easy but keep up the good work ❤😊
Thank you, Deborah! We're going to keep giving it our best! We're improving very slowly but surely! Lol
Ok. So I watched it in full, then as I was writing my 2nd comment my son called. Lol
Anyways.... first. You look absolutely beautiful in dark green. And I love healthy for the holidays ideas! Especially the no electronics an hour before bed! I think that is something I'm going to do here!!!! Don't stress about plateauing, it happens to everyone. Just keep up with what you're doing & maybe add some brief bonus exercises to kind of jump start it.
Thank you! 🥰 It's funny because I already know that it's going to be a struggle to turn everything off for an hour, because just out of habit I reach for my phone when I'm bored! 😅 I think it will be good for us in the long run though!
My most difficult time is the evening too. I'm always looking for a snack. All I have is a Charlie Brown Christmas tree. It goes up on Thanksgiving.
I'm hoping with some adjustments to our evening that I can start making healthier habits and hopefully get more restful sleep too!
This is actually the earliest we've ever put up Christmas decorations but I absolutely love it. 😆
We downsized our trees too, we have 3 including the little Charlie Brown tree but because they're all small it's so much easier to manage!
@@DiggingForHealth I've been turning off the wifi 1 hour before bedtime for about a year. It definitely has helped with my sleep.
@@BobbiJo That's great to hear! That would be quite a lot easier, to just switch them wifi off completely!
I'm looking forward to these videos. Your skin looks great in the video btw - you have got the beta carotene glow going on! I am also hypernourishing and my health has never been better.
Thank you! I feel a little better every week! I never would have been able to walk around our neighborhood for 30 minutes, just a few short months ago and now I'm doing it every day!
I'm so glad to hear you're experiencing success as well! Be well! 💕
I can see a difference in your face already ❤
Intermittent fasting! It's absolutely given me the best results in my 45 pounds lost so far. I've had times where I have gone off my diet a little bit and it hasn't affected me negatively at all thanks to the intermittent fasting. I have to have healthy fats with every meal to stay full as a key component of success but I can easily and safely eat only once or twice a day as long as my meal contains good protein, good veggies/nutrients, and good fats. This could be a huge help for your goals and allowing your body the fasting times to help heal itself 😊
Thank you! I would love for this extra chin to disappear, 😆 so far I feel like I'm mostly losing it from my chest area, the only place I don't need to lose. 🤣
I may try the intermittent fasting eventually but it's not really something I can do while healing my thyroid with a pound of greens every day. Once my hormones are resolved it should also make it easier for me to lose weight, I hope! 💕
@@DiggingForHealth oh I hear that. My chest area was the first to go. Then the waist area and double chin slowly went down. Now, after 6 months, the bottom half is finally starting to go down, haha. I've been feeling pretty wonky lately with it not all going down at the same rate. 🙈
@@A-G5518 lol! It's so true! I feel like I put it in equally, it would be nice if it went away equally too. 🤣
@@DiggingForHealth haha, it would be really nice! 🙈
You go guys I already fell off the wagon today and it's not even Thanksgiving LOL
Thanks! Lol, It happens sometimes. We're far from perfect but we're trying!
Fiiirst!!
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I plan to gain some weight this holiday season to get back some of the 20 pounds I lost last summer at my Mom's place (she fed me well but the dry air dehydrated me).
But still it is good following your progress (and Mike's antics).
I wish dry air were enough to make me lose weight. 😅 If I could give you 20lbs I would!
We appreciate you being here Jack!! 💕
@@DiggingForHealth Thanks Andrea. Now put the electronics away ;-)
@@geekygardens lol!! You got me! I have 7 minutes! 🤣
Love the graphic at the beginning!! Since meeting Colleen, Christmas comes earlier and earlier lol :)))))
6 AM wake is awesome!!
What's your favorite book all time ?
As always we'll be interested to see how things go:)
Cheers Andrea 🌱🤞👍😊
Thank you! Haha, this is the earliest we have ever put up decorations and I'm not regretting it one bit! 🤣🎄 It's pure Christmas cheer in here, lol!
My favorite book of all time?! 😮 Oh my goodness, I've read thousands, I wouldn't even know where to start. 🤣 Oddly enough, when I try to think of the ones that stuck with me, it's the children's books that planted the seed for my love of reading. Chronicles of Narnia, The Hobbit, Hitchhiker's Guild to the Galaxy, Five Children and It...lol I liked fantasy, I still do but I also read a lot of non fiction and self help books now. 😆
@DiggingForHealth those books are on my list too !! First book my Dad read to me was The Hobbit ...Epic !!
VERY NICE!
Thank you!
I'd love to know what you are making for thanksgiving. Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday. I have a good recipe for stuffed acorn squash, I'll definitely be making. I'm looking for good plant based options that are low in sugar and oil.
We're planning to try a few experimental recipes, a couple of casseroles and pumpkin pie. I have a plan but they're untested so we'll have some basic steamed veggies as well, lol.
For the pie, I think I'm going to try to use apricots to sweeten it. I was going to use dates but I think they will make the color unappealing. We shall see how it turns out!
@@DiggingForHealth Let us know how it all turns out and please share anything that works well
I thought those were marijuana buds on your head…I was gonna spend Christmas with you!! 😂
Lol!! 🤣 Just reindeer antlers but come on down! 🦌🎄
Great job! Hold on though, you each drink a gallon of water a day? How much of the day do you spend peeing? 😂
Lol! Yep, I actually tend to drink more than a gallon but we set our goal at one gallon. 🤣 I don't actually go too often, I don't know what that means though. I guess I have a bladder of steel. Lol!
I’m on a diarrhetic, I’d be running to the bathroom all the time if I drank that much.
@@WelcometomyCapeCodlife Oh my goodness, yes you would!
I have that goodbye autoimmune book. I am going to be scouting out the healthy treats to take to all of the holiday events. I need to turn my device off before bed. I think I would sleep better. You will gain some muscle when you work out. I will share if I find some healthy treats and meals for the holidays. We can do this!!!! Wendy🙏🏻🧡🤎🐞
Mike has a list of goodies he wants me to find a suitable replacement for, lol, we'll see how I do. 😆 Pumpkin pie is definitely a big one though! It's one of his favorites! I have a idea for it that I think will work. 😊 I look forward to seeing what you come up with as well! We've got this!