MOTIVATION: eating good shit. (via the lululemon blog:) what’s up with kale? reap the benefits of kale Momma’s right (but isn’t she always?). Vegetables are jam packed with various vitamins and nutrients and kale is no exception. The dark green has an abundance of antioxidants that help fight off cancer-causing free radicals and can also aid in lowering cholesterol and reducing inflammation. nutritional value One cup (130g) of kale contains: over 1000% of your daily-recommended value of Vitamin K(supporting bone growth and regulating blood clotting) over 350% of your daily value of Vitamin A(helps vision, growth, bone formation, tissue repair and red blood cell production) 5g of fibre(like yoga, fibre helps the digestive system function and detoxify the body) 35 calories  Get the whole scoop on kale here!

MOTIVATION: eating good shit.

(via the lululemon blog:)

what’s up with kale?

reap the benefits of kale

Momma’s right (but isn’t she always?). Vegetables are jam packed with various vitamins and nutrients and kale is no exception. The dark green has an abundance of antioxidants that help fight off cancer-causing free radicals and can also aid in lowering cholesterol and reducing inflammation.

nutritional value
One cup (130g) of kale contains:

  • over 1000% of your daily-recommended value of Vitamin K
    (supporting bone growth and regulating blood clotting)
  • over 350% of your daily value of Vitamin A
    (helps vision, growth, bone formation, tissue repair and red blood cell production)
  • 5g of fibre
    (like yoga, fibre helps the digestive system function and detoxify the body)
  • 35 calories 

Get the whole scoop on kale here!

4 months ago
MOTIVATION: resolutions. ya know, actually doing them. LOVED reading this article as it reiterated all that we hardworking MYBers are already doing! Especially those partaking in the 22in2012 MYB January Jumpoff! Whatever your New Year’s Resolution, this article has some really fascinating information. Besides, you’re not the type to just make a random resolution and then not keep it, right? That’s SO cliche, anyway! Keep on rocking through January people! You can do it! (via  - NYTimes.com) An excerpt from New Year’s Resolutions Stick When Willpower Is Reinforced: “If you can make it through the rest of January, you have a good chance of lasting a lot longer.” …One of their newest studies, published last month in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, tracked people’s reactions to temptations throughout the day. The study, led by Wilhelm Hofmann of the University of Chicago, showed that the people with the best self-control, paradoxically, are the ones who use their willpower less often. Instead of fending off one urge after another, these people set up their lives to minimize temptations. They play offense, not defense, using their willpower in advance so that they avoid crises, conserve their energy and outsource as much self-control as they can. Some helpful suggestions from the article’s research: SET A SINGLE CLEAR GOAL PRECOMMIT OUTSOURCE  KEEP TRACK  DON’T OVERREACT TO A LAPSE  TOMORROW IS ANOTHER TASTE  REWARD OFTEN  Read the full article here: New Year’s Resolutions Stick When Willpower Is Reinforced

MOTIVATION: resolutions. ya know, actually doing them.

LOVED reading this article as it reiterated all that we hardworking MYBers are already doing! Especially those partaking in the 22in2012 MYB January Jumpoff! Whatever your New Year’s Resolution, this article has some really fascinating information. Besides, you’re not the type to just make a random resolution and then not keep it, right? That’s SO cliche, anyway! Keep on rocking through January people! You can do it!

(via  - NYTimes.com)

An excerpt from New Year’s Resolutions Stick When Willpower Is Reinforced:

“If you can make it through the rest of January, you have a good chance of lasting a lot longer.”

…One of their newest studies, published last month in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, tracked people’s reactions to temptations throughout the day. The study, led by Wilhelm Hofmann of the University of Chicago, showed that the people with the best self-control, paradoxically, are the ones who use their willpower less often. Instead of fending off one urge after another, these people set up their lives to minimize temptations. They play offense, not defense, using their willpower in advance so that they avoid crises, conserve their energy and outsource as much self-control as they can.

Some helpful suggestions from the article’s research:

SET A SINGLE CLEAR GOAL

PRECOMMIT

OUTSOURCE 

KEEP TRACK 

DON’T OVERREACT TO A LAPSE 

TOMORROW IS ANOTHER TASTE 

REWARD OFTEN 

Read the full article here: New Year’s Resolutions Stick When Willpower Is Reinforced

4 months ago