Cary's Healthy Habits

I hope 2024 brings you great joy, health, and fulfillment. Cheers to an absolutely wonderful year! 🥂🎉🙌❤️

Vegan Black-Eyed Peas: This is a great healthy, hardy, and tasty spin on a traditional holiday favorite. Message me if you want the full recipe.

Ingredients:
- One bag of dry, black-eyed peas
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 3 celery stalks
- One sweet onion
- 3 large carrots
- 2 teaspoons of Tabasco
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce (leave out if gluten-free)
- 4 drops of liquid smoke
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
- 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
- 2 bay leaves
- 5 cups of vegetable broth
- A sprinkle of chopped parsley for garnish

2022 is here! Are ready to start focusing on your health and weight loss, but your not sure how to start and don’t have the support you need. I’m here to help! I don’t teach diets or try to sell you products. I help you to learn the skills you need to change your habits so that you can lose weight and live a healthy lifestyle that lasts. Join one of my programs starting this month!

-30 Days to Jumpstart your Weight Loss: Learn how to eat, what to eat, when to eat, and why you eat.
-90 Day Complete Wellness: Achieve your goals over a three month program. This is an individualized program that will offer you coaching, accountability, and the proper tools to reach your goals.
-30 Day Health Program and Challenge with Cary and Chantel: I am teaming up with Chantel Ray to do this program. Chantel is not only my friend, but an author of 4 award winning weight loss books. Together, we will teach you the skills you need for health success and you will choose your goals and your own challenges to take on each week.

Please message me for more details about any of these programs. Also, for tips, recipes, and motivation, please follow my Instagram or Facebook group.

Give yourself the gift of health and nutrition this holiday season!
I know…..
The cookies are calling you. You’re busy shopping, wrapping, and writing cards. No time to cook healthy meals or workout. 🍪 🛍🎁
Remember…….
Health is the best gift you can give yourself. Nourish your body with healthy foods and take time to move and workout. 🥦🍎🏋️‍♀️
Now……
Get rid of the rest of the cookies, plan for a healthy meal later, and go on a walk. 🥗🏃‍♀️Everything else will get done and you will have a great holiday season! 🎄💪🏻❤️

Holiday Beets and Brussels Salad! 💚♥️It’s perfect for this time of year. It not only has the colors of the season, but it is packed with nutrients, vitamins, and minerals.

Ingredients:
- organic spring mix lettuce
- organic beets
- organic roasted brussels sprouts
- almond slivers
- balsamic dressing
-Goat cheese crumbles

This weekend I turned 43! 🎂I used to dread aging! I’d focus on all the wrong things when I became a year older. I now see birthdays differently. My goal is not to look like I did when I was in my 20s or 30s. It is to be the best version of myself at age 43. What does that mean to me? 🤔A balanced, happy, and healthy life. I can honestly say that I am happier, more fulfilled, healthier, and more fit now, than when I was younger. 😊💪🏻As the saying goes, aging is truly a blessing that so many don’t receive. The question is, what will you do with that blessing? Please reach out to me if you need a little help elevating your life. Sometimes a little coaching can go along way!❤️

It is possible to enjoy your favorite foods this Thanksgiving and still stay on track.
1. Stay hydrated. Start your day with a big glass of water. When we are dehydrated, we tend to eat more. Therefore, drinking more water will not only help you to eat less, but it will speed up your metabolism. 💧
2. Get moving. You can start your day with a workout or go on a walk after eating. This will burn calories, stimulate your metabolism, and aid in digestion.🏃‍♀️💪🏻🏋️‍♀️
3. Portion control is key! 🥘 The largest portions on your plate should be turkey or lean meat and green vegetables. 🦃🥦All of those creamy carbs and desserts should be small portions or a taste. 🥧🍰
4. Stop eating before you are stuffed. Enjoy your food and slow down while you’re eating. This will allow your stomach to tell your brain you are full. Once you feel satisfied, push your plate away.

I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving! Please share any tips you have for staying on track.

It’s Monday! If you want to eat healthy this week, set yourself up for success.
1) Make a list and plan for healthy meals. Stick to that list when you get to the grocery store. Unless, beautiful fruits and vegetables catch your eye. 🍓🫐🥑🥬Do not wonder over to the junk food aisle.
2) Get all of the junk food out of the house!🥧🍦🍩🍪Yes, that means clear your refrigerator and pantry of all of those items that are tempting you and are not good for you. If it’s not in the house, you will not eat it.
3) Fill the refrigerator and pantry with healthy options. Organic fruits, vegetables, and lean meats are good choices. Try to avoid processed foods, preservatives, and sugar.
4) Food prep snacks and lunches. Make small snack portions of chopped veggies, fruits, nuts, and other healthy snacks. That way when you are tempted to snack, you will grab a good choice because it is convenient. Make your lunches the night before so that you are not tempted to go through the drive-through.

I hope you have a happy and healthy week! As always, feel free to ask questions below or message me.😊

On this gorgeous fall day, make sure you take the time to enjoy the sunshine. 🍂☀️ As it gets colder and the days are shorter, we don’t get as many opportunities to be outside. You have to take advantage of days like this when it is perfect to be outside and moving. Remember we need at least 20 minutes of sunshine a day and 30 minutes of movement. Doing something active outside today for at least 30 minutes will benefit your health immensely! The sunshine alone well give you vitamin D (absorb calcium and strengthens immune system), improve your sleep (creates melatonin), reduce stress, and fight depression (increases serotonin). 🌞 The exercise will help you lose or maintain weight, strengthen muscles, and improve your heart health. 💪🏻❤️So get outside, get moving, and soak up that fresh fall air. Enjoy! Let me know what outdoor activity you choose to do today. 🏃‍♀️🎾⚽️⛳️🧘‍♀️🚴🏻‍♀️

Butternut squash salad! 🍁😋This is one of my favorite salads! It is delicious and nutritious! Do you have a favorite fall salad? If so, please share.

Ingredients:
-Organic spring mix
-Organic roasted butternut squash
-Pomegranate seeds
-Feta
-Unsalted pistachio pieces
-Balsamic dressing

Let’s talk coffee! Yes, we all know that there’s nothing better than a warm cup of coffee in the morning. ☕️ It’s soothing, makes us feel more alert, and gives us a little boost of energy. But, is coffee bad for you? When answering that question, there are many factors to consider. For example, how much you consume, what type you’re drinking, what time of day you’re drinking it, and what you’re putting in it.

Let’s break Those Down:
1)How much you consume ☕️☕️= no more than 400 milligrams a day or 3-4 cups / If you are petite, that number should be less.
2)What type you are drinking 💚= You should always drink organic coffee when possible. Regular coffee is filled with pesticides and molds. Research has shown that even after brewing at high temperatures, the coffee is still contaminated.
3)What time of day you are drinking it 🕛= Caffeine can have negative effects on your sleep patterns. Studies show that coffee should be avoided after 3:00. If you are sensitive to caffeine, you should avoid it after 12:00 or all together. This is due to the time it takes for caffeine to metabolize.
4)What you are putting in it 🥛 = Remember if you are putting lots of sugar and cream in your coffee, that morning cup of brew becomes a dessert. Try substituting the sugar for stevia or cut the sweetness all together. Substitute the cream for organic milk, organic almond milk, or organic oat milk.

I drink one cup of black organic coffee M-F and I add a little organic oat milk in my coffee on the weekends as a creamy treat.

So, if you are concerned about your health and you still want your morning cup of brew, you might have to change the way you do it. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions. Happy brewing!

Congratulations! You ended the summer strong! From beach days to family trips, you rocked this parenting thing!😄💪🏻 ☀️🌊 🚤 ⛱🏕 🏄‍♀️ The kiddos are back in school. Now, it’s time to focus on YOU!!!!!! Take those steps to get happy, healthy, and organized. You’ve got this! If you’re not sure where to begin, or how to successfully get to your end goal, please message me.🙋‍♀️I would love to be a part of your journey.❤️