Eating
GOAL | Fall in love with olive oil
- Visit the gourmet section of your grocery store and choose three or four high-end olive oils for a tasting. (Follow these instructions)
- Drizzie olive oil on your toast or bagel, or dip hunks of bread into it instead of spreading on butter or margarine.
- Substitute olive oil for margarine in recipes. Just use one-quarter less than what the recipe requires.
- Sauté nuts in a little extra virgin olive oil, then store in the refrigerator. Use chopped over salads for extra protein, crunch, and cholesterol-lowering zing.
- Baste turkey and chicken with extra virgin olive oil for extra flavor.
- Try the roasted olive recipe on these.
- Use extra virgin olive oil to replace smoked meats and sausages typically used to flavor bean and pea soups.
- For a tasty dessert sauté bananas, apples, pears, or other fruits in light olive oil. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar and serve.
Recipe Ideas
Supplements
GOAL| Follow the supplement plan you outlined on this page
Exercise
GOALS | 50,000 steps
Morning stretches
30-Minute Total Body Toner on two days
- Walk for 45 minutes on three days, and 30 minutes on two others.
Tip | Adopt a stretch of road that you pledge to keep clean, then walk it several times a week to pick up trash.
Lifestyle
GOAL | Rediscover (or discover) a hobby
1. Think about things you used to enjoy doing—or have always wanted to try— and decide to take up a hobby if you don’t already have one. It could be needlepoint, woodworking, hiking, bird watching—something that you can throw yourself into and that makes time pass quickly,
Tip | Can’t think of a hobby? Write down all of the things you enjoyed as a child, then find one you can transfer to your adult life, For instance, if you loved to draw, sign up for a drawing class at the local community college or recreation center.
