• Note from Biz
  
  
• Tip of the Week 
  

• Recipe of the Week
  
  
• What is Biz Thinking???
  
  
• Feature Article
  - Choose to Be Happy

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WOO HOO - it's that time!  My call is next Thursday, May 24th at 6pm Central!!! 

OOOO, I have been SOOO busy getting this ready, who said writing a cookbook was easy?  No wonder no one likes to do this planning menu thing!  HA!

In order to get the details of the call, you have to sign up for it, and you can do that here.

The call will be recorded, so you will have a chance to listen if you can't make the call.  However, I will be offering a  special deal to those that sign up for the call.  So, don't hesitate, get on the list now!

Facebook has been kicking active lately!  Why not join us for the fun?

I worked on my own trying to lose weight and I had marginal success. 

Then a friend told me about The hCG Protocol.   I researched the internet for information and found the Happily Thinner After website.  I started a journal.  I was helped by others that were working through the protocol like I was. 

I joined Boot Camp and was very eager to login and learn all I could.  I worked through P3 and P4 with the mentors. On some occasions Biz would drop in at Boot Camp and share pearls of wisdom.  I knew then how much I could learn from her.  I would read in member’s journals that BIZ was helping them one-on-one.  Wow!  Really?  Would BIZ work one-on-one with individuals?

I wanted that experience also. How could I get it?  Shortly after that Biz offered One-on-One Coaching.  I jumped at the opportunity.   Each day I send her an update with my weight, calories, food I ate and a description of what was happening that day.  

I get a personal email back from her with helpful suggestions tailored just for me. She has helped me gain perspective on several issues: 

• I learned how to deal with my stress and avoid the dreaded gains caused by stressful eating.
• I learned how to "listen" to my body.
• I learned to pat myself on the back when I made a baby step forward.
• I learned how to set intentions and to be proactive.
• Most importantly, I learned how to use hCG to reshape my body. In about a year and a half I went from a size 8 to a size 2/4 eating up to 1700 calories a day.   In that time I had a 10-13 pound loss to boot.

If you have an opportunity to get BIZ as a coach, DO IT!   You will be glad you did.

Here is my before picture!  

Jeanette T.
Phoenix, AZ
Bod Squad Member

Enrollment is now open for June 4, 2012 start date - please click here for more information and an application.

Back at the end of 2008, there was a little known study going on at HTA which was secretly known as the high fat experiment. It started as a dare between two of the Administrators and turned into a full blown “let’s see if this works” type thing that was run as a part of Boot Camp.

Dawn (articshark) had done some research on how High Fat coupled with Low Protein AND Low Carb could create in some a very stable and healthy way to maintain your weight. I didn’t believe it at the time, and it took me a couple of months to really even fathom that it was worth going into deeper. As per normal, Dawn was right, and now High Fat has come to be known as a very easy way to maintain your weight. Since it is so very foreign to what this generation has grown up to believe as being healthy, there were many recipes that needed to be overhauled to have the correct ratios to make it be in the high fat realm.

We introduce to you our very first cook-e-book High Fat Recipes. 30 recipes that have been taste tested and member approved. While you may find some of these recipes elsewhere on the website, we have gathered them together along with a number of other recipes in one easy to use/read eBook.

Everything from main dishes to side dishes, from desserts to appetizers, even a couple of special beverages to round it all out.

Get Your Copy today! Use coupon code ISSUE23 to get a $5.00 discount good for one week from the publishing of this newsletter!!!

Weight Control Vision Board

I am sure you have all read about the study that was conducted some time ago where a group of basketball players who visualized making free throws instead of physically making them improved their percentages just about as much as those that practiced physically every day for an hour.

The importance of visualizing your goal of weight control cannot be stressed enough!

Do you see yourself at your goal weight?

Why not make a weight control vision board to help?

You can put photos of you, pictures from magazines of a body that you'd like to achieve, meaningful words or pictures from magazines that inspire or motivate you. Anything that means something to you that will keep you focused and will serve as a reminder of your weight loss goals.

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Ginger Glazed Mahi Mahi
2 servings

5 minutes prep
25 minutes start to finish

1 packet sweetener
3 tbsp soy sauce
3 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tsp ginger root, grated
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 dash salt
1 dash pepper
7 oz whitefish, mahi mahi
1 cup water

In shallow glass dish, stir together the soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, ginger, and garlic.  Season fish fillets with salt and pepper, and place them into a dish.

If the fillets have skin on them, place them skin side down.

Cover, and refrigerate for 20 minutes to marinate.

Heat water in a large skillet over medium-high heat.

Remove fish from the dish, and reserve marinade.

Fry fish for 4 to 6 minutes on each side, turning only once, until fish flakes easily with a fork.  Remove fillets to a serving platter and keep warm.

Pour reserved marinade into the skillet, and heat over medium heat until the mixture reduces to a glaze consistently.

Spoon glaze over fish, and serve immediately.

Per Serving:

156 Calories
6g Fat (34.1% calories from fat)
20g Protein
5g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber
60mg Cholesterol; 1733mg Sodium

Bizipedia:  health, nutrition and mind matters researcher and purveyor of all tidbits of information!!!!!

Continuing on with this format!

• Sardines: When I newly married (way back in the early 80's!) these were a staple in my pantry.  Over the years, for some reason I got out of the habit of purchasing them.  When I started really focusing on higher fat items, these again became a part of my eating routine.  They are a super duper filling.  They are a little high in protein for the high fat program, so you really have to work around it.  But they are tasty!!!  I get sardines packed in olive oil - mix with pimentos, mayo, lemon juice and chopped olives - spread on a lettuce leaf, YUM!!!
• Akrasia:  A few newsletters back I talked about this psychological phenomenon.  I came across this article about this particular challenge, with some tips.  Towards the end of the article it has a poll about some commitment devices that are common.  Take the poll and see how you stack up with others facing similar challenges.
  
• BPA:  BPA is a chemical that is involved with plastics, and has been found to cause health issues.  One fact that I came across that was utterly surprise seeing was this study what said a group of people were fed 3 days of home-cooked, non-processed foods.  And then 3 days of restaurant foods.  The level of BPA in their system rose over 1000% - OUCH!  One small change you can help yourself with is converting to pouch proteins instead of canned.  Pouches don't have BPA - however, always keep checking ingredients and only purchase if it's protein, water/oil, and salt.
  
• The Thin Commandments by Stephen Gullo:  Another book that is on my Wish List.  One of my clients is reading this and sharing something with me daily and how she is applying it to her nutritional goals.  It's been fascinating.  And I truly think this is the next book that is on my radar to read.  Yup.  It's awesome.
  

Whew, that is it for this week!

Disclaimer:  The opinions written in this section are just that, my opinions, and they do not represent Happily Thinner After as a community (who have their own opinions).  In addition, my thoughts and opinions change from time to time, this is necessary when you have an open mind and are constantly in a mode of perpetual growth.  This section is a semi-permanent point in time snapshot of what is running around in my head and as such, any thoughts and opinions expressed in out-of-date writings of my own elsewhere may not be the same or even similar to those that I may have today.  So there.  ::giggle::

Choose to Be Happy
by Biz

Happiness is a choice that you make from within.

Choosing to be happy is like finding a new pair shoes. When you go out to buy a new pair of shoes, you want them to fit well, feel good, look great and make a statement about who you are.

You wouldn't choose new shoes that feel uncomfortable and look bad. So why would you choose emotions that make you feel as if you are wearing the wrong shoes?

Is there someone in your life who makes you feel unhappy or angry? That's natural. We are only human, after all. It's not wrong to feel angry or upset. The problems arise when you dwell on the bad feelings or when you allow your anger to simmer for too long.

Deciding to find something to be happy about after you find yourself in the middle of anger can be beneficial. By acknowledging your anger, then choosing to move on, you become the one in control - not the other person, not your emotions - YOU.

When you are in control of your choices, you are more likely to act rather than REact. More often than not, reactions are based in fear. Reactions are your natural defense mechanisms that you have created to protect yourself. But, they only serve you when you are mindful of your choices.

By choosing to find something to be happy about, you are taking back control.

We can all always choose happiness.

Need some tips?

Enjoy the little things - I find no greater joy in life than watching my child smile. The only thing that can top that is when I know I was somehow responsible for that smile! There is plenty of potential in the world around you, take time to notice the small stuff.

Be around happy people - Moods and feelings are extremely contagious. Choose to hang around people who are always happy. It will rub off on you.

Embrace change - Some people get unnerved with the thought of change; however, change happens whether we want it to or not, so it is best to practice being open and flexible with the possibility of change.

Be grateful - Focus on the small things in life you are grateful for. Once you start noticing all the abundance in your life, it's amazing how more wonderful things will pop into your day that will give you more reasons for being grateful.

SLEEP - I cannot stress this enough: Sleep is so important on so many different levels. A well-rested person is a HAPPY person. Prioritize your need for sleep.

Imitate kids - take time out to observe small children. They love life and they live it daily to the fullest. They have no idea that they have limitations, and they are willing to try almost anything. Children run, jump, laugh and are perpetually happy. Strip off all of your perceived limitations and enjoy life with them!

Choosing to be happy doesn't mean that you don't get weighed down periodically by the enormity of a situation. Life will throw you a few curves balls. But, when you choose to find the good and to be happy, you put your focus on the things that fit your life, that bring you joy, and that feel good.

Like an awesome looking new pair of shoes!

Do you have a tip that you use when choosing to be happy that you would like to share?  I would LOVE to hear about it, please feel free to join my blog to post your reply!!!

Biz is a nutrition and weight management coach.

She is a founder of the website Happily Thinner After which was created to help people reach and successfully maintain their weight goals. As an expert at Dr. ATW Simeons method of weight loss (The hCG Protocol), described in his book Pounds and Inches, she has educated and helped countless individuals over the last half decade to be successful in this endeavor. A primary source of this help is through her personally sculpted Boot Camp program which is part of Happily Thinner After.

While Pounds and Inches is instrumental in a weight loss program, she discovered a need to take Dr. Simeons research beyond mere weight loss and to incorporate a maintenance program which was not included in his book.   Through much personal research, consideration, and experimentation, Biz has developed a proven method of maintaining the weight lost on The hCG Protocol.  Having a variety of clients has helped her to understand and determine what different body types need after reaching their goal.  The result is assured client confidence!  These methods also work beyond the scope of The hCG Protocol.  Biz has had much success in helping clients who are adjusting their nutrition or have lost weight using other methods.  She is able to offer a workable plan for her clients to also allow them to enjoy life while maintaining their goal.

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