How to Eat Cleaner - Day 31 of 31 - Reflect. Congratulate. Continue.

How to Eat Cleaner - Day 31 of 31 - Reflect. Congratulate. Continue.

Hello everyone. I'm so excited that you decided to join me in our 31 days to cleaner or healthier eating. Each one of these videos will have 1 simple concept for you to chew on. It's your choice what you do with it. Try it for a day, a week, a month or implement for your entire life. My hope is it helps you open your mind to learning more about fueling your body more healthily.

Today we are done. It's time to reflect, congratulate and continue

As you look back on the last 31 days, reflect on the positive changes you have made. Give yourself a big hug, a high five, a pat on the back. You deserve it! No matter how small the changes were, you need to rejoice in every accomplishment and continue to move forward.

Your journey is not over. It's just beginning. How are you going to take what you've learned and the habit of digging deeper into the future?

Thank you so much for spending the last 31 days with me. I hope you will join me in other challenges in the future.

Thanks for your time. This is Coach Lana and I would love for you to join me at http://facebook.com/coachlana so we can connect.

How to Eat Cleaner - Day 30 of 31 - Get Help

How to Eat Cleaner - Day 30 of 31 - Get Help.

Hello everyone. I'm so excited that you decided to join me in our 31 days to cleaner or healthier eating. Each one of these videos will have 1 simple concept for you to chew on. It's your choice what you do with it. Try it for a day, a week, a month or implement for your entire life. My hope is it helps you open your mind to learning more about fueling your body more healthily.

Part of cleaning up what we eat is getting educated and alot of these videos focus on awareness.

Today we talk about getting help.

Each of us is an expert in something, but there is a world of things we are not experts in. So getting help encompasses alot of different ideas.

1. Get help in an area you may need more knowledge. Go get a consultation from a nutritionist. Go hire a personal trainer. Go take a fitness training. Go take a cooking class. Dig deeper.

2. Get help from friends and the community. Eating healthy may seem overwhelming. You may feel it takes too much time or costs too much. Join a CSA or community supported agriculture, the consumer purchases a share of a local organic farm and receives organic produce delivered to their home. So, you save money on organics and you don't have to go to the store saving time. Create a cooking group. Once a week you make a large meal to share with your friends and they do the same. By splitting a large portion, you end up with pre cooked meals for the rest of the week, while you only created one. Create a free workout group with friends. Find someone that has a location and then rotate bringing the workout each time you meet. Join a walking, running, biking, hiking club. Get social and fit and the same time. Dig deeper.

3. If after these 31 days you are still struggling with your eating, you need to dig deeper. They are probably emotional issues at work here. Get professional counseling. If money is an issue, join group therapy or an group like OA, Over eaters Anonymous. Find a counselor that is still working on their license hours or will charge with a sliding scale. If you have insurance alot of times, counseling is included and you only have to pay a copay. This requires alot of digging deeper.

The bottom line is we don't know it all, we can't do it all. Get creative. Whatever your excuse is, can you find a creative way to make it happen? No excuses, just solutions.

Thanks for your time. This is Coach Lana and I would love for you to join me at http://facebook.com/coachlana so we can connect.

How to Eat Cleaner - Day 29 of 31 - Try New Things To Be Healthy

How to Eat Cleaner - Day 29 of 31 - Try New Things To Be Healthy.

Hello everyone. I'm so excited that you decided to join me in our 31 days to cleaner or healthier eating. Each one of these videos will have 1 simple concept for you to chew on. It's your choice what you do with it. Try it for a day, a week, a month or implement for your entire life. My hope is it helps you open your mind to learning more about fueling your body more healthily.

Part of cleaning up what we eat is getting educated and alot of these videos focus on awareness.

Today we talk about being open and trying new things.

I'm probably talking to the wrong people. If you are in my challenge, I'm assuming you are already up for trying new things. But, it's very easy to fall into hum drum habits and miss out on new, delicious, nutritious things. Most people eat the same 3-5 things every day.

So, keep an open mind. Keep your body and mind active and healthy by following a nutrition or cooking blog, watch a health and fitness show, listen to a health podcast, etc. I love listening to Jillian Michaels' podcast, watching Dr. Oz's TV show, reading Dr. Weil's newsletters, and so much more. But, always do your research. I hope we've learned to dig deeper.

Are you already setting yourself up for success and a more healthful life? Where are you getting your nutrition information after our challenge is over?

Thanks for your time. This is Coach Lana and I would love for you to join me at http://facebook.com/coachlana so we can connect.

How to Eat Cleaner - Day 28 of 31 - Balance. Moderation. Health. Fun.

How to Eat Cleaner - Day 28 of 31 - Balance. Moderation. Health. Fun.

Hello everyone. I'm so excited that you decided to join me in our 31 days to cleaner or healthier eating. Each one of these videos will have 1 simple concept for you to chew on. It's your choice what you do with it. Try it for a day, a week, a month or implement for your entire life. My hope is it helps you open your mind to learning more about fueling your body more healthily.

Part of cleaning up what we eat is getting educated and alot of these videos focus on awareness.

Today we talk about balance.

It's day 28 of 31. We've gone over alot of ways to eat healthier. I hope you are not feeling overwhelmed. Remember living a happy healthy life is about balance. Eating healthy does not mean cutting everything you love out of your life forever. As long as we don't let our bad habits creep back in and become our common every day eating habits again, we are ok.

Go to the wedding, eat the cake. Have chicken wings at the big game. Eat some pizza during movie night, whatever. But always remember what we learned in the first few weeks of this challenge, be aware of what your habits are becoming and every 3-12 months redo the food diary or whatever you need to do a recheck.

Live, love, laugh and be healthy.

How are you going to do your recheck every once in a while?

Thanks for your time. This is Coach Lana and I would love for you to join me at http://facebook.com/coachlana so we can connect.

How to Eat Cleaner - Day 27 of 31 - Vegan for Health, the Environment, and the Animals

How to Eat Cleaner - Day 27 of 31 - Vegan for Health, the Environment, and the Animals.

Hello everyone. I'm so excited that you decided to join me in our 31 days to cleaner or healthier eating. Each one of these videos will have 1 simple concept for you to chew on. It's your choice what you do with it. Try it for a day, a week, a month or implement for your entire life. My hope is it helps you open your mind to learning more about fueling your body more healthily.

Part of cleaning up what we eat is getting educated and alot of these videos focus on awareness.

Today we talk about being vegan. Whether you want to be vegan for life or just a day, it has it's benefits. I'm barely touching the topic. For those who are vegan, the topic is very deep rooted. Do your research to see if any thing I touch on rings true to you.

Even being vegan for 1 day a week or month has not only health benefits but environmental also.

I consider myself veganish. I want to be transparent. I have no problem eating animals that have been ethically treated. The dilemma is knowing that, what the company tells you is true. So, as of the filming of this video, I have been strict in my vegan diet.

Being vegan is not just the diet. The vegan philosophy is the fair treatment of all living things. No living thing should ever be harmed. That can go as far as not even eating honey, not using anything that use animal products, and not wearing any animal products.

The vegan diet can be very healthy as we have seen by many of the things we have already talked about in previous videos. You eat alot of fruits, vegetables, grains, beans, etc. The challenge is making sure your diet is balanced and you get enough nutrition. Plus, just because you are vegan, it does not mean you are healthy. Doritos, Cheetos, and Oreos are vegan.

The vegan diet actually helps the environment. I got this snipped directly from www.peta.org

Many leading environmental organizations, including the National Audubon Society, the Worldwatch Institute, the Sierra Club, the Union of Concerned Scientists, and even Al Gore's Live Earth—have recognized that raising animals for food damages the environment more than just about anything else that we do. Whether it's the overuse of resources, global warming, massive water or air pollution, or soil erosion, raising animals for food is wreaking havoc on the Earth.

If you are an animal lover, you help protect innocent animals by being vegan. Personally I don't see the difference between a pig, sheep, or dog. Why is it ok to abuse one and not the other? We would be put in jail if we treated our dogs like we treat our cows, sheep, pigs, and chickens.

If you are considering becoming vegan or vegetarian peta has a free started kit with lots of information at http://www.peta.org/living/vegetarian-living/free-vegetarian-starter-kit.aspx

What do you think? Could you be vegan for a day? 1 day? More?

Thanks for your time. This is Coach Lana and I would love for you to join me at http://facebook.com/coachlana so we can connect.