LiViNg LiFe To ThE FuLLEsT!

The Power Of Memory

2012-08-10T16:02:00.002-07:00

It's amazing how things from your past suddenly pop up--and often they are good things. What astounds me is the clarity of the memory--and if it isn't clear at first, how amazing the mind is to find that 35 year old memory--

For me today it was Turkish Barley Buttermilk Soup--I couldn't remember how to make it, it's been years and years--I had the name of the book my mom originally had made it from, all I could remember was it had a planet on it--I just kept visualizing in my head that planet (whether it really has a planet or not it helped me come up with the title) Diet For A Small Planet!! I used to hate that book, mom was always sticking soybeans into everything...LOL

They have it on Kindle now, can ya believe it? SO yes, I downloaded it and also found the recipe online...so this weekend I am making it--my other question is I wonder if I can substitute Quinoa for the barley.....
Will add a picture after I actually make it--I am going to use my homemade yogurt as well in place of the buttermilk--see how it goes :)

Turkish Barley-Buttermilk Soup (From Diet For A Small Planet)

(Makes 4 Servings)Saute in heavy pot until golden:
oil, as needed
2 lg. onions, chopped
Add and stir until lightly toasted:
1 cup barley
When onion is well browned, add:
5 cups seasoned stock
Have ready:
2 cups buttermilk or plain yogurt
1 tsp. dill
butter
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Cook until barley is well done--about
45 minutes-1 hour (or 25 min. in a
pressure cooker). Remove from heat,
let cool a bit, and add the buttermilk
slowly aand more stock if too thick.
Sprinkle in dill to taste and butter.

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Later--
I didn't have Barley or buttermilk so this is what I made :)

3/4 C Quinoa
1 large Onion Chopped ( I used a red one from my garden)
Sautee Onion in oil as needed until golden, add quinoa, sautee for a minute or so
Then add 5 Cups stock--Vegetable, Beef or Chicken whatever you prefer
Cook for about 445 minutes or until the Quinoa is translucent in the middle and you can see the outer ring.

Remove cover, let cool a little then add 2C non fat unflavored yogurt, stir in and add more stock if too thick. Spinkle in dill to taste, add butter if you wish.

Peanut Butter Vi Power Bars

2012-08-05T07:00:00.000-07:00

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NEW RECIPE! Thanks to Kathi Bufalini!

Peanut Butter Vi Power Bars

Ingredients:

1 cup dates

1/4 cup water
1/4 cup natural peanut butter, smooth or crunchy
1/4 cup ground flaxseeds (2 tbsp whole) (Or use Chia Seed)
1 cup Vi Shape Protein
1/8 tsp sea salt
1/2 cup dried apricots, diced
1/2 cup Grape-Nuts cereal, divided (Or Steel Oats)

Instructions:
In a food processor, blend together dates and water.
Add peanut butter and process until smooth, adding more water as needed.
Add Vi Shape, flaxseeds and salt and process to combine thoroughly. Add apricot pieces and half of the Grape-Nuts. Pulse just enough to incorporate them into the mixture.

Place a two-foot-long piece of wax paper in an eight-by-eight-inch dish, with half of the wax paper hanging over the edge. Pour mixture into dish. Use the wax paper to press the mixture evenly in the pan. For best results, place in freezer for one hour to firm. Cut into eight pieces. Roll each piece in the remaining cereal to coat evenly. Wrap individually and refrigerate or free

Is Free Too Expensive For Better Health?

2012-08-04T14:44:00.002-07:00

Is Free too Expensive
For Better Health?

To answer all of the questions and emails about the ViSalus 3 For Free Program,

I'm just going to let Blake show you how it's done

~JmF~

Get started today-you deserve to better your life right now-- it just takes getting started, you don't need to think about anything. You already know if you need to lose weight, you already know if you want better health, more money or product for free!

Yummy!

2012-08-03T06:42:00.001-07:00

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Day 12 Transformation-The Olympics

2012-08-03T06:24:00.000-07:00

The Olympics has affected me,

watching all these positive stories

of people with a dream,

people with goals and the ability to step out every day

and work towards those goals.

You can achieve SO much if you just believe and act.

Makes me wish that the idiot box (aka TV) had

inspirational and positive messages more often;

It is sad to think that you only really see these types of "spots"

during the Olympics and Major Sporting

events like the Super Bowl.

I Didn't do everything right but that is life :)

It is the small steps you make that direct your course.

My transformation is a fluid process,

something that is not rigid,

set in stone or something that will be seen tomorrow

or even next week.

Transformation is a journey, not a destination

Have a fantastic day

Enjoy your transformational journey!

~JmF~

Transformation Day 11

2012-08-02T05:50:00.002-07:00

Wow, was a long night but had fun! Join the challenge today!!

Challenge Showdown Transformation Day #10

2012-07-31T15:41:00.001-07:00

Something To Think About

2012-07-31T05:49:00.001-07:00

"Happiness is to be found along the way, not at the end of the road, for then the journey is over and it is too late. Today, this hour, this minute is the day, the hour, the minute for each of us to sense the fact that life is good, with all of its trials and troubles, and perhaps more interesting because of them."
Robert R. Updegraff
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I received this quote in my daily Bob Proctor Insight Of The Day email. It served as an excellent reminder for me in this early morning that I must be happy right where I am, the joys of life are in the here and now, not in the "Someday I'll"...living in the land of "Someday I'll" leads to frustration and defeat. Join me, today, this moment and live in the here and now!

Embrace Happiness!!

~Just something to think about~
JmFUSCO

Transformation Day #8 BodyByVi Challenge Showdown End of Week 1

2012-07-29T18:06:00.002-07:00

Visalus Most Common Product Questions Answered

2012-07-28T08:35:00.001-07:00

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Marilyn is down 11#, Stephanie down 3#, Me down 20#, Cindy down 37# April down 12#, Bria down 11#, Eric down 240#.......the list goes on and on..

Be That Which You Want

2012-07-26T04:10:00.001-07:00

Thots spring boarded from a quote by Eric Hoffer

"The capacity for getting along with our neighbor depends to a large extent on the capacity for getting along with ourselves. The self-respecting individual will try to be as tolerant of his neighbor's shortcomings as he is of his own."

Eric Hoffer
1898-1983, Writer
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Reading this quote this morning really convicted me--how often we approach our outside worlds through the filters of our inside world--the feelings inside us--about ourselves--color our perceptions of other people and situations. These feelings then feed on one another and grow--being intolerant of others' shortcomings that we see in ourselves causes us to become even more angry--it is cyclic--some of us can easily turn the anger inward at ourselves while others lash out at others and don't appear to have the introspection needed to look within and make change. Neither is an emotionally healthy place to be.

Change always begins with BEING, not DOING------
BE the person you want to become--
if you want love, BE loving
if you want peace, BE peaceful
if you want good friends, BE a good friend
if you want joy, BE joyful

and the list goes on---
this principle of life is so true---
who when they are bitter and angry are happy? One can SAY they want to be happy but unless they BE happy, happiness won't come to them.
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THOUGHTS lead to FEELINGS that lead to ACTION that lead to RESUTS

It all starts with what we think about--

Today, as I am, ponder what results you have had in life--than be introspective, look at how you really THINK about things--it really IS all in your head---it all starts with how you think about things.....
Jm

Transformation Day 5

2012-07-25T20:45:00.000-07:00

The End of Day 5 -still wanting chocolate but have a plan in place for tomorrow

NEVER EVER EVER GIVE UP!

2012-07-25T06:42:00.001-07:00

Transformation Day 4

2012-07-24T17:38:00.002-07:00

What I forgot to mention was that I had a "staring down" contest with a Hershey Bar that I won!

What I love about the challenge is that it has given me a focus point--going public with my goals, my starting point, my day to day actions, gives me that accountability. Fail to plan, plan to fail, don't want to do that. 4 days down, 86 to go---

FOCUSED CONSISTENCY-Transformation Day 3

2012-07-23T20:53:00.002-07:00

Had a great day #3!! Rocking this Challenge--

I can do all I put my mind to!

Kept my food choices under control and

below the 1350 limit I have for myself.

FOCUSED CONSISTENCY is my Challenge Motto

Life Deposits-Transformation Day 2

2012-07-22T07:08:00.000-07:00

Planning out my day's food and exercise strategy knowing I have a 7 hour round trip drive I committed to make--I said I would do it and I need to do what I say consistently not just when it's easy.

Sitting here I thought about the story with the pennies--how it is better to be given/save a penny doubled every day rather than a million dollars all at once. Losing weight, getting healthier is the same kind of thing. We make small changes, make deposits into our "health bank account" every day by the choices and decisions we make. At first it may not look like its moving along and we question our decisions, our plan, our goal--it is those small focused consistent daily actions that create the habit and create the life/health/weight we want--I loved reading Darren Hardy's book "The Compound Effect" because this is exactly what happens--in everything you want to be successful at-relationships are no different.

I have been focused on the idea of transformation now for a week, really delving into what I want to change--I want to be happy. That sounds so simple, yet so complex. Finding what makes you happy is just as much of an "exercise" as determining your goals and plans for your life. If you haven't already, you have got to read "Get Happy Now" then click on the title here, these two books are at the top of my "Hot Summer Reading" list this month.
~JeanneMarie~

Day 1 Of My 90 Day Transformation

2012-07-21T19:36:00.002-07:00

Day One!

Increase water intake to 110 oz-YES
Cardio -YES 30 minutes
Eating-ON TARGET
1350 calories is my goal-hit under 1100
What I ate today
Breakfast:
Vi pack coffee with NF milk and stevia
Vishake- half frozen banana, 4 frozen strawberries, 1 cup NSA Flaxmilk
2 Scoops VI Shape

30 Minutes Cardio with recovery 2 scoop Vi Shape shake, water and a PRO
2 sets 10 squats 3 sets 15 ab crunches-

LUNCH-Magazine Debut/Challenge Party-sampled shakes, the equivelant of one shake with 1/2 cup fruit and and 1/8th of a banana, unsweetened flaxmilk

DINNER: rice tortilla, 1 slice LF Cheddar cheese 2 oz sliced turkey 1/4 C homemade avocado Salsa

Since I have about 250 calories left ( I didn't eliminate the exercise calories--that day may come) I plan to eat some more turkey with avocado salsa sans the tortilla with a little cheese--that should bring me right where I need to be

So I had actually 3 shakes today and 2 meals. Having had GBSx, my meals are what for a lot of people are their snacks or "light" meals--The shakes are definitely my friend-quality protein low calorie low fat.

Plan for tomorrow:

2-3 shakes 2 meals or snacks
Cardio 30 minutes plus Core exercises Ab cunch, Superman, Toe Touchers

2012-07-21T09:57:00.000-07:00

I am currently in a company called Visalus and am taking part in the Visalus Challenge Showdown! Following is my Challenge Showdown Video for my 90 Day Transformation Challenge see below, click HERE to vote

Paraphrased transcript*This is Jeanne Marie Fusco! I’m originally from NJ but currently coming to you from Kingman Arizona. I was introduced to the Challenge by Cheryl Ables back in April 2012 and I am so grateful for that moment in time. This is my second 90 day challenge, you can watch my first video for the results but I’ll briefly recap it here. I started my first challenge off with a sense of excitement but skepticism as well-I mean I have addressed these same issues time after time after time. I have been overweight my entire life- I even went to the lengths of having gastric bypass surgery in 2002—I lost 160# and got down to 178# (for a day), over time my weight steadily creeped up –yo yo’d, in essence nothing is really different then before the surgery, I am just at a smaller place. Losing weight is tough but keeping it off is even harder. I honestly thought at that time that once I had the surgery and lost weight, this “issue” would go away. In my first 90 days, I lost 20# and met my goal of reaching the rank of Regional Director. So today is a new day! My challenge goal is to lose 30# and exercise to decrease my body fat % which in my mind means I decrease fat and improve lean muscle, increasing my overall health. I will be using the Transformation kit which means I will be replacing 2 meals a day with the Vi Shakes and eating one healthy meal. Because of my altered stomach, I will also have two small snacks between shakes to avoid a drop in my blood sugar. As my exercise increases, I plan to add a recovery ViShake after exercise, just water and Vi Shape.

Ok so here it is.. I want on overall body transformation so I measured a lot of spots although my lower body is what I visually focus on—I know these numbers will be smaller hence the only reason I am putting them out here today! I changed scales which for any chronic dieter is hell =D

I weighed 228.4 this morning, my body fat % was 38.1. My measurements are:

CHEST: 41.5

UPPER ARM R 12.75 L 13

CALF R 19.5 L20.5

UPPER THIGH R 29.5 L 31

WAIST 42 HIPS 53.5

Action Plan:

FOCUS and CONSISTENCY are my action words

Increase water—target is 110oz a day

Increase Cardio—I have been sporadic in this area, by the end of my challenge I will be doing an 45minutes or more a day

Be consistent with my exercise program, Sunshine Harmon of Sunnygirlfitness developed a program for me, I need to follow it.

I will also be posting on my facebook profile under the group MY 90 DAY CHALLENGE my daily intake as well as blogging and tumbling my progress—feel free to encourage me, prod me on, follow my progress, share and lets inspire one another!

The Choice is Yours

2012-05-11T18:26:00.000-07:00

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2012-05-09T17:48:00.000-07:00

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Believe That ANYTHING is Possible!

2012-05-02T05:22:00.000-07:00

Yes, it is, it REALLY IS! Let the naysayers do and be what they want--I'm going for the challenger--to help people get healthier, make more money and help change their lives so they in turn can change the lives of others! What is YOUR WHY?? Mine?? I want time to spend with my family, my friends, to give generously to others, to never ever have to worry about asking for a "day off" to spend time with my children "just because"-- Believe That ANYTHING is Possible!--Because it IS!

Congratulations to the newest 5-Star Ambassador in our glorious community Tina Hockmuth and Ken Hockmuth!! As told by Rachel Jackson: Ken and Tina's journey with Vi started just 8 months ago where she was weeks away from delivering her 4th child, facing financial devastation including foreclosure while owning failing construction business in Iowa. Bringing her industry experience, although her income never capped a few thousand a month - Tina knew that with belief and hard work ANYTHING was possible. They were the 5th star that came in on OUR RUN that we never expected...and now blowing through the ranks... popping stars & cars like popcorn. I am very proud of them. Just 8 months later, a business doing nearly a $1m a month in sales, producing Ambassadors like it's FUNNY - and making over $45,000 a month ... Holy freaking cramoly! Talk about a LIFE changing. Now Ken is retiring from construction, they are traveling the country spreading good news and the Vi Life fever!!! Watch the video, take a challenge--inspire yourself!

Let Those Debtors Go!

2009-10-25T17:22:00.001-07:00

Too Funny--in a sad kinda way :D

13 Most Common Objections - What To Do

2009-09-25T03:58:00.001-07:00

13 Most Common Objections - What To Do

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Time Management Tips

2009-09-17T12:24:00.003-07:00

I don't know about you but I find that utilizing the time that we are all given is a never ending challenge when the world is throwing 1000's of things to do in my path. What do I do to ensure I am doing what is important but not necessarily urgent for my life and business success?

I've found a great book on this topic Juggling?? Time Management Tips - Strategies for Your Success from 3 Experts! by Carrie Wilkerson, the Barefoot Executive!
Carrie Wilkerson runs several highly successful companies from the comfort of her home, in addition to running a large family and being a successful life coach as well! I highly recommend you reading this awesome book--it will change your life and how you look at "time management"

I'll Tell You What I Want, What I Really, Really Want

2009-02-27T04:06:00.003-07:00

reposted from Jennie Flintoft's 2/26/09 eZine "Fired Up"
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I'll Tell You What I Want, What I Really, Really Want

Zig Ziglar, a famous motivational speaker was once very publicly confronted during one of his seminars. The heckler said to him, "You guys come and get people all hyped up and then you leave and the motivation goes away. It doesn't last, and we're left having to get motivated again."

Zig reminded the gentleman that having a shower is pretty much the same principle - but we think it is a good idea to take a bath everyday! We've got to top up our motivation if we want to feel Fired Up.

This is our responsibility - not our bosses, not our clients, not our partner, not our companies - ours. You've heard the expression, "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink". That's exactly the same here. Your company could have loads of great incentives, you could have the best boss ever, an awesome partner - but these things in themselves don't motivate you. It has to come from you.

Last week I talked about the sticky actions you can take to move forward on your goal. Small, simple actions you can identify over the course of week and WOW! Before you know it, you've got lots of options and ideas you can try out to get moving on your goal.

Goal setting is one of the most misunderstood topics within the area of personal development. Most people think goals should be SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Timebound). The trouble is, as soon as we start to think "How can I make this a realistic goal?", we lose the inspiration we have about it.

Inspiration is not realistic. It comes from deep down inside of us and it is scary!!! Michelangelo said, "The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark." I love that - and it also scares me witless! Because I don't want to fail! However, I've noticed that, whenever I re-align my goals and make them more "realistic" - whatever that means - they become so much harder to achieve. Much harder. Because I'm not as fired up about them.

In a strange way, it's easier to get what you really want than what you think you can have, if that makes sense. For example, we look at our previous achievements and say, "OK. Last year I earned (x). So this year, I reckon I can make (y)." Or, "Last time it took me (x) weeks to finish that project. So this time it'll take me (y)." And we +/- it by around 10%. All very logical, or very blaaaaahhhh. Michael Neill calls the goals that really tickle us and fire us up our "Wow" goals. I know I've got them. Here's just a few:

I want to take my little girl to 5 new cities across the world every year, to drink in the culture and experience

I want to take a month off and fly with my husband and daughter to Australia and New Zealand and hook up with old friends and family

I want to learn to ski and have a skiing holiday each year

I want to have a personal 1:1 relationship with 100 new people each year over and above my usual client base, who have chosen to work with me in order to feel more Fired Up about their work and life

So how am I going to make all that happen? I have absolutely no idea! But what I do know is - the goals make me tingle. The thought of getting even ONE city visit a year makes me excited, never mind five! Don't let your past history, or past experience limit you. Feeling more Fired Up has got to start with you.

YOUR FIRED UP ACTION THIS WEEK:

So what do you want? What do you really, really want?

Write it down! Say it out loud! Own it! And just enjoy the journey of discovery of how you might get there. What's the worst thing that could happen? You might fail. How likely is that to happen? Extremely unlikely - because you'll still be further forward than where you are right at this moment.

Let me know what your bone shaking, spine tingling goal is - email me at jenny@rock-solutions.com and I'll be your virtual cheerleader, cheering you on to success!

Until next time, enjoy feeding your flame!

Jenny Flintoft
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Jenny Flintoft publishes her weekly newsletter especially for anyone seeking revitalisation at work and in life and therefore greater success. www.rock-solutions.com