Newsletter for March/April

Welcome to the first Everlasting Newsletter. This months article will focus on some simple tips that will start you on your weight loss journey.

The most idea way to begin your way to shedding kilos is not to just strap on your runners and pound the pavement, but to sit down and work out what goals you would like to achieve.

Goal Setting is the key to achieve your desired outcomes.

I like to keep it very simple. Don't stress yourself out with a series of complex targets you would like to reach. The KISS principle is vital. (Keep It Simple Stupid)

 

Write down 3 long term goals. Long term meaning 12 months. Some examples of this might be

  • To fit into those pair of jeans you bought a few years back but could never fit into.
  • To look smashing for your sisters wedding next April
  • To run a half marathon next May

Put your favourite long term goal at the top. I suggest that you shoot for the stars, and plant a seed in your mind and let the idea grow.Tell your best friend what your favourite long term goal is. This way you are not only committing to yourself but to another person who will provide you with some support along the way.Select 3 short term goals. Short term goals can be achieved usually within a coupld of weeks or a month. Make it something that you will realistically achieve, but will require you to change soime unhealthy habits you have developed over the years. Some example of this could be:

  • This week I will not take the elevator to my office I will climb the stairs
  • I will pack my lunch and snacks instead of going down to the cafe'
  • I will eat breakfast
  • This week I will smoke 2 less cigarettes per day
  • Keep a daily weight loss diary

These short term goals are not soul destroying, but they are small inroads to managing your weight loss. You can climb those stairs, pack your lunch, eat your breakfast and smoke a little lesss and you can write it all down in your Weight Loss Dairy 'It's All About Me'. 

                                                                                      

Each month we would like to give you a quick recipe  for meal you can prepare in minutes that can be quick and healthy to eat and one that the kids will eat as well. As a father of two children under 6 I fully understand how kids can be very picky. You might be on a health kick but your kids are not going want to eat lentils and boiled chicken breat for a month.

Seared Tuna Salad

Ingredients
2 fresh tuna fillets
Salt and pepper
5 cups chopped cos lettuce
1 3/4 cups cherry tomatoes
1/3 cup whole pitted olives (black or Kalamata)
1/4 cup red capsicum

For the dressing
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
1/4 tsp dried thyme
1 clove garlic, crushed

Method
Preheat a non-stick pan over medium-high heat and sear the tuna for no longer than one minute per side, adding a pinch of salt and pepper to each side. Remove and set aside. In a large bowl, toss together the lettuce, tomatoes, olives and capsicum. In a small bowl, whisk the dressing ingredients together. Cut the tuna into two-centimetre-thick slices. Divide the salad between two plates and top each serving with the tuna and dressing. Serves two.

Nutritional information per serving: 2637 kilojoules, 50g protein, 34g carbohydrates, 35g fat (5g saturated)Stay tuned, stay fit and healthy

Matt Negline

Everlasting Record