I am your constant companion, I am your greatest helper or your heaviest burden.
I will push you onward or drag you down to failure.
I am at your command.
Half of the tasks that you do, you may as well turn them over to me.
and I will do them quickly and correctly.
I am easily managed, you must merely be firm with me.
Show me exactly how you want something done;
after a few lessons I will do it automatically.
I am the servant of all great people and alas of all failures as well.
Those who are great I have made great, those who are failures I have made failures.
I am not a machine, but I work with all the precision of a machine,
plus the intelligence of a person.
Now you may run me for profit or you may run me for ruin.
It makes no difference to me.
Take me, Train me, be firm with me, and I will lay the world at your feet.
Be easy with me and I will destroy you.
Who am I? I am called Habit.

I am thrilled with the Clean Eating challenge underway now..in it’s 6th day.  You might be feeling like you’re eating ALL THE TIME but soon you will get used to eating this way. It won’t be long before you no longer have to look at the clock to make sure you are on schedule with your meals. Within days your body will tell you when its time to eat, as long as you’ve been consistent.  Believe me, it beats walking around hungry all day. I do keep some protein powder in my car, just in case I am out longer than expected.  Remember, never ever miss a meal…especially important in this beginning stage where we are training your metabolism to fully engage.   This is very important!

Here is a clean eating Tuna Melt recipe that looks terrific for the weekend.  For a meal lower in carbs, just serve the salad over some mixed green and voila!

Ingredients:

6 oz. can tuna in water

3 Tbsp. celery, diced

3 Tbsp. red onion, diced

2 Tbsp. carrots, diced

2 Tbsp. tomato, diced

2 Tbsp. apple, diced

1/3 c. nonfat Greek yogurt

1½ tsp. white wine vinegar

½ tsp. dried oregano

¼ tsp. parsley flakes

1/8 tsp. pepper

2 slices whole wheat bread

2 slices tomato

2 (1 oz.) slices reduced fat Swiss cheese

Instructions:

Stir together first 11 ingredients in a medium bowl until well combined.

Divide tuna salad equally among both slices of bread. Top each with 1 slice tomato and 1 slice cheese. Broil topped bread halves for 5 – 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Makes 2 servings.

Nutritional information: (per serving): Calories: 340, Fat: 4.5 g., Carbs: 31 g., Protein: 41 g.

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