Robyn Spurr

Personal Health and Weight Loss Coaching For Women

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Chickadee Kitchen: Coconut Curry Broccoli Fritters

coconut curry broccoli fritters

Coconut Curry Broccoli Fritters

Ingredients:

  • 4 cups fresh broccoli (after chopping or processing)
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tsp curry powder
  • 1-2 tsp red curry paste (optional, but adds lots of flavor)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • fresh cracked pepper (a few grinds)
  • coconut oil
  • ~¼ cup coconut flour

Instructions:

1. In a food processor (I used my Ninja), pulse the broccoli florets a few times until almost ground.(I prefer the pieces a bit courser than in this picture – got overly ambitious with this batch)

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2. Add the egg, curry powder, red curry paste, pepper and salt (no coconut flour yet). Combine.

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3. Add coconut flour a little bit at a time if the batter is too thin.

4. Heat a skillet over medium high heat and add ~1 T coconut oil.

5. Use a ½ cup scoop to drop batter into the hot skillet (~6 big patties).

6. Cook until golden brown on first side (~4-6 minutes) and then flip.

7. Enjoy your nutrient packed fritters right away or store in the fridge. I prefer them cold. Cold broccoli? Yes, don’t judge.

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Robyn Spurr is a Certified Health Coach, Weight Loss Coach, Personal Trainer and founder of Chickadee Weight Loss. She helps women reach their healthy, natural weight and stay there without all the diet craziness.

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The Weight Loss Journey

We take years, sometimes decades to gain our weight.

One day we decide we want it gone.

NOW!

We google “lose weight fast”.

We ask Aunt Mary about that shake she’s been drinking.

We starve. We overtrain. We cry. We beat ourselves up.

We spend lots of money.

We lose a few pounds.

We gain it back.

This is the classic diet mentality.

Why do we do this to ourselves?

Again and again…

Because we’re impatient.

We want a quick fix.

We don’t want to change our habits for good.

It takes too long.

Every time we crash diet, we lose fat AND muscle.

Losing muscle over and over slows the metabolism.

Restrictive eating does the same thing.

It gets harder to lose the weight with each diet.

There is another choice.

To go slow.

To change your habits for good.

Little by little.

Until this new way of life is routine.

I decided to lose the weight at age 20.

I stepped onto my first stair-master at 21.

I hired a personal trainer and began strength training at 26.

In my early 30’s, I embraced clean eating. No more processed crap.

At 33, I took up running.

And ran my first mile without stopping.

At 35, I became a personal trainer.

Last year, I ended the negative self talk.

For good.

I decided to love my body. Unconditionally.

And think only nice thoughts about it.

I’ve been on this journey for nearly 18 years.

Be patient and know that it’s okay if it takes awhile.

You’ll have setbacks along the way.

Simply dust yourself off and try again.

Learn from your mistakes. Don’t beat yourself up over them.

Be patient, kind and forgiving.

Stop trying to be perfect.

Stop trying to rush the process.

It will take as long as it takes.

And know this.

You’re exactly where you’re supposed to be right now.

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Rolling Over and Playing Victim

Lots of folks consider themselves victims. Some wear this distinction like a badge of honor.

Victims give up their own power. They make excuses. They blame. They want others to take care of them and make them feel good. They choose to not take responsibility for their own lives.

Guess what? You don’t have to be a victim.

Victimhood is a choice we make.

Lots of folks experience negative circumstances. Some of these circumstances are downright devastating.

In our minds, we create thoughts about these circumstances.

The good news? We get to choose the thoughts we think.

Some choose the thought, “I am a victim.”

They create a life of misery, inaction and blame.

Maybe they think it’s the easier that way. Or perhaps they believe it’s their only option.

I want to tell you something. You don’t have to choose this path and it’s NOT easier.

I speak from experience.

The details don’t really matter.

I could have chosen victimhood. I didn’t.

Consider this…

  • What if you believed that some people are simply incapable of certain emotions or actions?
  • What if you believed that it wasn’t about you?
  • What if you believed that everything in your life unfolded just as it was supposed to?

We can choose to look back on our lives and see that we went through the exact challenges that were necessary to allow for the growth we needed.

I am grateful beyond belief for the challenges in my life. Every single one.

My circumstances have bestowed upon me the greatest of gifts. Gifts that no amount of money could ever buy. The gifts of forgiveness, empathy and unconditional love.

My thoughts about my circumstances created my results. A life filled with gratitude, joy and courage.

I am not a victim.

I chose a different path.

And you get to choose yours.

It really is that simple.

 

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The Wisdom of Warren Buffett

Each May, the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting is held at the Century Link Center in Downtown Omaha. This year, nearly 40,000 people descended on this charming Midwestern city to hear Warren Buffett speak. I was one of those people.

Publicly traded companies are required to hold an annual shareholders meeting. Most attract somewhere around 100 shareholders. So you might be wondering, why is this particular meeting so popular?

Simple. It’s an opportunity to listen to the most successful investor of all time answer questions (candidly) about investing, the state of the world and life. And LOTS of folks want to hear what Warren has to say. Check out the crowd above.

What impresses me most about Mr. Buffett is not how much money he’s made, but the way in which he has lived his life. He is 100% true to himself. And with all of that money and fame, he has remained grounded. This is NOT a typical billionaire’s home.

When it comes to generosity, the man breaks the mold. In 2006, Mr Buffett committed much of his wealth (we’re talking billions) to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Thought he ranks among the wealthiest people in the world, his friend Charlie Munger says that Buffett is also one of the happiest people he knows.

I’d like to share with you a few passages from Warren Buffett Speaks, written by Janet Lowe.

Believe in Yourself

“I keep an internal scoreboard. If I do something that others don’t like but I feel good about, I’m happy. If others praise something I’ve done, but I’m not satisfied, I feel unhappy.”

Work For the Fun of It

“When I go to my office every morning, I feel like I’m going to the Sistine Chapel to paint.”

“I feel like tap dancing all the time.”

Think For Yourself

“You have to think for yourself. It always amazes me how high-IQ people mindlessly imitate.”

Surround Yourself With Good People

“I don’t interact with people I don’t like or admire. That’s the key.”

Keep Life in Perspective

“Money, to some extent, sometimes let you be in more interesting environments. But it can’t change how many people love you or how healthy you are.”

We tend to look to self-help gurus for guidance and wisdom. Sometimes it’s nice to recognize someone in the “big bad” corporate world who is equally deserving of our admiration. To learn more about Warren Buffett, I highly recommend the following books:

Warren Buffett Speaks

Pilgrimage to Warren Buffett’s Omaha

Now about his diet. Oy vey! Mr. Buffett, if you’re reading this, give me a call. I’m taking new clients.