Beyond the Weight with Henny and Sandy

Join us as we celebrate our ONE HUNDREDTH episode today! (And we went a bit long . . . hope that’s okay with you!) Our theme today was “our very best” and we run through many of our “bests” related to the four WW pillars (food, activity, sleep, mindset) and some categories of things we love (books, music, podcasts, our bodies). We’re so thankful to anyone who listens to us and shares in our lives through this podcast. Here’s to another hundred! (Yikes!)
 
*Show Notes*
Book we mentioned:
Heavy by Kiese Laymon
Always Too Much and Never Enough by Jasmin Singer
The Chosen by Chaim Potok
Daring Greatly by Brené Brown
Option B by Sheryl Sandberg
Grocery: The Buying and Selling of Food in America by Michael Ruhlman
A Promised Land by Barak Obama
Podcasts we mentioned:
By the Book
Today is the Day
Why Won’t You Date Me?
Smartless
Armchair Expert
Dissect
Renegades: Born in the U.S.A.

Join us as we chat about all the kitchen shenanigans Sandy is getting up to in her Everyday Herbal course through the Academy of Culinary Nutrition . . . oil infusions, bath bombs, drinking vinegar, etc. We also talk at length about our latest read, a book about being a Foodist. Suffice it to say that we both loved it and had lots to say about it. Finally, Sandy shares her latest Facebook find: a cool group featuring a bunch of WW members who are also food bloggers and culinary masters (or, at least, we think so). 
*Show Notes*
Book we mentioned:
Foodist: Using Real Food and Real Science to Lose Weight Without Dieting by Darya Pino Rose
Facebook Group we mentioned:
WW Food Blogger Community

Join us as we chat about Henny’s plan for ensuring she doesn’t skip out on tough workouts and Sandy’s culinary prowess and successful English Muffin creation. We take another trip down memory lane as we reminisce about things we remember from school (we’re talking everything from how to read a sewing pattern to how a castle was built in Medieval Times with turrets, a moat, and a drawbridge). Finally, we discuss the flexibility we have with the three coloured plans with myWW+ and how silly it is to be afraid about switching between them. 

Join us as we chat about the fact that any success we’re looking for comes from making the very smallest of changes. Sandy is adamant that she will never wear a corset, and Henny shares her latest obsession: re-watching clips of winning Olympic moments. We also discuss a documentary that Henny watched recently called Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things and an episode of the WW Presents Podcast that Sandy particularly enjoyed. P.S. Does anyone else think corsets are crazy?
 
*Show Notes*
Shows we mentioned:
Bridgerton on Netflix
 
Movies we mentioned:
The Sound of Music
Beauty & the Beast
Dumbo
Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things on Netflix
 
Podcasts we mentioned:
WW Presents Podcast
Today is the Day Podcast

Join us as we chat about the things we keep track of (and we’re not talking only SmartPoints and weight) and where we keep track of them. Sandy has a great question about movies that she borrowed from a podcast she’s started listening to (Films to Be Buried With), and we have fun going down memory lane for a bit. Then Sandy makes fun of Henny for having a deep freezer (doesn’t everyone have one?). Finally, Henny shares some super fascinating facts about the BMI that she learned on an episode of another podcast she stumbled across (Rebel Eaters Club). Join us!
 
*Show Notes*
Shows we mentioned:
*Ted Lasso on Apple+
Movies we mentioned:
*Old Yeller
*The Land Before Time
*Airplane
*Grease
Podcasts we mentioned:
*Films to be Buried With
*Rebel Eaters Club
*Race to 270: 306 and 230 ~ Armchair Expert

Join us as we chat about the ins and outs and ups and downs of building and maintaining relationships using Jancee Dunn’s book, How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids, as a starting point. We laugh knowingly at her assertion that one of the most common arguments that happens between people who cohabitate is about how to load the dishwasher! Sandy regales us with her latest culinary adventures . . . she’s growing her own sprouts, making her own recipes, and using a slower cooker (sort of). Finally, we discuss Sandy’s latest podcast love: Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard. Do you listen to that one too?

Join us as we chat about Sandy’s most recent kitchen antics including fermenting cabbage to make kimchi and massaging kale to make kale . . . edible. This leads into a conversation of the difference between fermented foods and pickled foods (a topic of which we know absolutely nothing). We ponder how we get ourselves motivated to accomplish the things we set out to do when procrastination station seems to be holding us captive. Finally, we dive into a deep and meaningful discussion about foods that taste so much better than they look. What do you find delicious that looks a total mess?

Join us as we chat about napping: does it work, is it good for you, and is feeling “sleep drunk” an actual thing? We also discuss mindful eating habits, and how important it is to consider not just what you eat but how you eat it. Did you know that there are actually two different styles of holding cutlery? And that they impact the way you eat? Sandy fills us all in, and it’s fascinating. Finally, Henny shares about her recent switch to the Green plan on myWW+, and she’s loving it. It’s a chock-full episode! Enjoy!

Join us as we chat about the fact that Sandy has truly become one of those crazy people who eat only seven almonds, and Henny has to eat her words a bit because Sandy’s not that crazy. Sandy also shares a bit of advice (to all of us, but mostly to Henny) about the things she learned women should be doing prior to menopause in order to prepare them to be healthy during the big change of life. Finally, we reminisce about our favourite things to read as children, gab about the customer loyalty programs we love, and decide whether or not Sandy is old enough benefit from a senior’s discount.

Join us as we chat about Sandy’s obsession with her Soda Stream, her gorgeous Apple Streusel Muffins (recipe courtesy of pounddropper.com), and her perfect waffles made with Flourish mix. Truly, Sandy’s breakfast game is on point. We discuss Out of the Shadows by Timea Nagy (co-authored with Shannon Moroney), a book that we’ve both recently finished; it was absolutely mind-blowing. Finally, we share our intentions for the year and have a great conversation about the difference between an intention and a goal. Did you set any intentions for 2021?