Do you have a teen in your life? Then don't miss what this teen star has to say.

On Dec. 8/11, I had the privilege of meeting 17-year old Raven Magwood, published author, motivational speaker, filmmaker and co-star of “The KEEPER of the KEYS” movie starring Jack Canfield, John Gray, Marci Shimoff and a host of other amazing co-stars.
I was especially eager to meet her in person after interviewing her just days before for my radio show called 'How to Thrive After 35'. If you've never listened to my show, then what are you waiting for? Now's the time to start. Over the next few months, I'll be bringing you more exciting interviews with stars from the newest self-help film, “The KEEPER of the KEYS”, produced by an amazing woman I've come to know, Robin Jay.

Maybe you're wondering WHY I would interview a teen for a radio show targeted to those over 35?
Because many of my listeners are raising teens or have teens in their familes. Because I believe that too many teens and parents alike do not recognize their gifts, purpose and potential. Because Raven Magwood is an example for us all, teens and parents alike and anyone just needing that boost to get their lives on a more fulfilling track.

Listen to this amazing teen and how she is making a difference in this world. Get ready to be inspired. Raven shares her winning attitude, practical guidance and inspiring messages on how to maximize your own personal potential and help your teen do the same.

The photo above of me with Raven was taken in Las Vegas on Dec. 8th, 2011 at the Red Carpet Movie Premiere event of The Keeper of the Keys.

LISTEN NOW and be sure to share this interview. Be sure to tune in next month for my live interview with Jack Canfield.

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FOR THE LOVE OF FOOD

My husband and I are both foodies. We love all kinds of food. Trying new recipes, tasting new foods and discovering new restaurants gives us tremendous amounts of pleasure. Why? Because it’s fun and it tastes good, why else? So when my husband recently got a bacterial infection in his colon and was told he had to follow the BRATTY diet, it was devastating. The BRATTY diet stands for Bananas, Rice, Applesauce, Toast, Tea and Yogurt. That’s it. That’s all he could eat. Nothing more and nothing less. After just one day on the diet, he already started feeling much better, but he still had a week to go on the diet.  Here’s what happened and some vital lessons we’re learning from this experience that can help you manage your own love of food. And if want to lose weight, this article will help you too.

While on his strict diet, we went to a friend’s house warming party and the food was incredible. They really went all out with a variety of gourmet cheeses and crackers, crab salad, jumbo shrimp, meatballs, a selection of wonderful fresh breads, gourmet cookies and so much more. And sadly all my sweetie could eat was his cooked rice, bananas, applesauce and yogurt that we brought with us in Tupperware containers. He pleaded with me, “Can’t I just have a little bit of all the other wonderful foods?” Jokingly I said, “Eat as much of it as you like as long as you don’t swallow it.” He said, “Really???” And so what he did was put the foods in his mouth to taste it, chewed it a few times and then spit it out into a napkin. I know that sounds disgusting, but he was very discreet and it allowed him to enjoy the taste without suffering the painful consequences. When people go to a wine tasting, they swish the wine in their mouths and spit it out openly into a bucket so how can what he did be so bad? The taste and spit strategy allowed him to have the satisfaction of the taste without the added calories and more importantly in his case the pain and negative consequences of his illness. I must say he’s looking a bit trimmer this past week than prior to his illness.

Now that he’s getting better, we’re slowly introducing more foods to the diet, but still avoiding dairy and sugar and keeping things really simple as in no spices and very little fat, if any. The strange thing is that the grilled chicken with no sauce or seasonings actually tasted really good. Last night we baked fish in the oven coated with egg and breadcrumbs, that’s it. You know what? It was really good. Neither of us missed the usual seasonings and sauces that we’d normally put all over our food. Not only was it good, but we were actually satisfied with a smaller portion. I’m not suggesting that you start eating all your food without seasonings and sauces, I’m just suggesting that so much of how we eat or how we think our foods ‘should’ be eaten is simply a matter of habit. He also tried some salad but with no dressing to avoid the fat. He said he didn’t mind it at all and that it was nowhere as bad as he thought it would be. He said he would even do it again when he’s not on the BRATTY diet for when there may be a lot of excess fat in other parts of the meal. As for his tea, he’d normally take sugar, but recently switched from sugar to honey. With the BRATTY diet, he couldn’t even add honey so he had to drink it straight. He was astounded at how good it tasted to him without the honey. For years he always added a lot of sugar because that was his habit. He never thought he could enjoy his tea without any sweetener and get used to it in such a short time.

Taking this all to heart, I went to a business luncheon yesterday and had the chicken in a cream sauce, steamed vegetables, a bun and salad. Since the sauce was somewhat creamy, I opted to have no butter on the bun and no dressing on the salad like I normally would so as to compensate for the creamy sauce that I chose to partake in on my chicken. I didn’t miss the butter or dressing one bit. All this to say is that the choices we make in our food, how we eat and the portion sizes are so much a matter of habit.

I encourage you to look at your habits. Look at what you eat and why you eat it in the way you do. Do you really have to add all that salt, butter, mayo, sugar and sauces to your foods? Do you really have to order dessert with your meal? Do you really have to have that extra glass of wine or beer and that before bedtime treat? Do you really have to have all that extra cheese on your pizza? Do one thing slightly different today and see how it goes. A little less salt on your food, a little less sugar in your coffee or tea, a little less butter on your roll, a little less cheese on your pizza. Or maybe one less cookie or handful of chips. Focus on one thing and let me know if you have a success.

Email me at roslyn@roslynfranken.com and let me know the changes you've made, your successes,  how it felt and if you think you could do it again. How much of a difference did it really make? Was it so bad that you would never do it again? If you have habits you want to change, whether in your eating habits or otherwise, just pay attention and do one thing differently that you can feel proud of at the end of the day.

Roslyn Franken is a proud cancer survivor, motivational speaker, author, coach and radio host committed to helping people lighten up for good. Using her 9 proven life-changing principles for healthy eating and positive living, Roslyn inspires and educates people on how to live healthy and be happy for life. For more information, visit http://www.roslynfranken.com.

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GREAT article every woman should read

A client of mine sent me this article recently. If you are a woman you NEED to read this and please share this with as many women as possible. I posted this on my Facebook page and the feedback has been wonderful so wanted to be sure to share it here too.  You can share it through Facebook too. If you're not already following me on facebook, please feel free to go to  http://www.facebook.com/roslynfrankenfanpage and join by clicking on the LIKE button.

Here's a link to this fantastic article.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1210814/Lizzie-Millers-Glamour-magazine-shoot-How-models-picture-shook-world-flabby-tummy-all.html

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Wishing you continued health & happiness always.

Roslyn

Winning Ways to Beat Holiday Stress

The holiday season may be the most festive time of year,
but with the longer check-out lines and extended To-Do lists,
we spend more time fighting stress than spreading cheer. 

We get so caught up creating the perfect holiday
Hunting the malls for the perfect gifts, preparing the perfect feasts
Eager to meet the grandiose visions of what the perfect holiday should be 

Maybe the grandiose visions are not as realistic as they once used to be
Maybe by simplifying, you’ll be less stressed and fatigued
But what can you do about all the stress you ask
Let’s look at the warning signs and put you to task

The cultural expectations start weighing you down
You eat too much, drink too much and start losing enthusiasm
Your head starts to hurt, your muscles are tense,
Balancing work, family and holiday obligations is getting way too intense 

So my advice is slow down and take a step back
Stop trying to be so darn perfect and believing it’s all up to you
Sit down with your family weeks in advance
and say "hey, let’s decide what we each will do"

YES, you can delegate cooking or shopping to others
You can encourage families to host pot luck dinners
Plan ahead, simplify and focus on what’s truly important
And you and your family will all come out holiday winners

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FREE Tele-Class: Get Fit, Fun & Fabulous this Fall, Aug29th at 8:00pm EST

Summer is slowly coming to a close and the holiday eating season isn't far away with Halloween candy, Thanksgiving dinner, Christmas parties and New Year's eve. So learning how to get fit, fun & fabulous this Fall is a conversation we need to have now. Imagine if you can get fit, fun & fabulous this Fall and not find yourself crying the post holiday weight gain blues... again! Wouldn't that be great?

Join me for a FREE teleclass on Monday, August 29th at 8:00pm EST and I'll help you find the solutions that will work for you.

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Looking forward to seeing you there and be sure to invite your friends!

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FREE Teleseminar for Authors who want to Speak

What does this have to do with your health, weight & lifestyle success? Well, if you're an author or working on it and you want to go from the page to the stage to share your amazing stories, then what is stopping you? Perhaps you suffer from stagefright.

No problem. I'm interviewing Steve Lowell, Master Speaker, on my upcoming How to Thrive After 35 Teleseminar and Radio show. Steve is going to share some incredible tips and tricks for FREE on how to go from stagefright to spotlight, so don't miss this chance to grab up some great information and powerful inspiration. And of course, I'll be adding my two cents on how your health, weight & lifestyle success has everything to do with being a successful author and speaker as the presentation skills themselves.

WHEN: Wed. Aug3rd, 2011, 7:00pm EST

Click HERE for full details and to register now.

5 Tips for a Healthy Holiday Weekend

Holiday weekends often mean family and friends coming together to eat, drink and be merry surrounded by the sizzling sounds of meat, chicken and fish on the grill, potato and pasta salads and who could forget good old corn on the cob and plenty of beer, wine and coolers to go around. But as one of my weight loss coaching clients recently asked me, “How can I enjoy a holiday weekend celebration and still manage to stay healthy and control my weight?”  Let’s look at how you can make your celebrations work for your health and weight without feeling either hungry or deprived. 

 

Here are five tips to consider for your holiday weekend celebrations:

 

1.    Watch out for beer, wine, coolers and other alcoholic beverages. Alcohol is not only high in calories it also impairs your judgment which can lead to making poor food choices or overeating. This doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a drink with your meal. What it does mean is that if you’re used to having a few beers and/or a few glasses of wine, try having one half to two thirds of what you would normally have. By slowly cutting back on the quantities or replacing it with a non-alcoholic low calorie beverage, you’ll be saving yourself lots of extra calories and yet you won’t feel totally deprived. Peer pressure can become an issue when drinking alcohol is what is expected by your peer group. Be strong. They will have to adjust to your new habits as well.

 

2.   Choose fatty cuts of meat and smoked or cured meats like bacon, bologna, hot dogs, ham, corned beef, luncheon meats, and sausage in VERY limited quantities on a VERY limited basis. The reason you want to be careful when choosing these foods is because they are generally high in saturated fat, salt and calories all of which DO NOT contribute to good health and effective weight control. You’d be much better off to choose leaner cuts of meat, chicken, turkey or fish instead and avoid highly salted foods where possible. If you just can’t give up that juicy hotdog or sausage, then treat yourself, but have half of what you normally would.  That will still be a success.

 

3.    Watch out for refined grains including white bread, white rice and white pasta. Choose whole wheat alternatives wherever possible to get the added fiber which helps to make you feel fuller. If you’re not sure what the host is going to be serving, then bring your own whole wheat hamburger buns and offer to bring a green salad or a vegetable or fruit tray so you’re guaranteed to have at least a few healthy low calorie choices that you can fill up on and help offset your higher calorie choices.

 

4.    Stay clear of items with creamy salad dressings, mayonnaise, and butter that are high in fat content. If you can’t avoid them completely, eat them in half or less than half the amounts you would normally eat. This will help to save extra calories as well.  Remember, this also includes all the creamy potato and pasta salads commonly found at most barbecues.

 

5.   Avoid foods high in salt such as most cheese spreads and cheeses, salty chips, nuts, and pretzels. If you can’t resist then be sure to not position yourself near the food tables. Sometimes the best strategy is to just walk away.

It may seem like there’s lots to think about when all you really want to do is just eat and enjoy. However, making healthy choices does take some work on your part, but is your health and self-esteem not worth the effort?  Follow these tips as listed above and with each healthy choice you make you will be one step closer to better health and a slimmer you.

Roslyn Franken is a proud cancer survivor and acclaimed author of The A List: 9 Guiding Principles for Healthy Eating and Positive Living and Death Can Wait: Stories from Cancer Survivors. She is a motivational speaker and host of the How to Thrive after 35 internet radio show. Roslyn also offers weight loss coaching by telephone and email conveniently accessible world-wide. For more information, send email to info@roslynfranken.com or visit www.roslynfranken.com.