September 2019 - Move Your Assets

I know what you’re thinking, hmmm bean salad. But not THAT kind of blew away! A little Bethy Tangent and then we’ll talk FOOD!…you know I love food too much to put sticks and shrubs in a blender and call it a meal EWWW…and so should you!

Two weeks ago I attended a meeting and we did a fun little “get to know you” (and yourself) ice breaker. We were asked, “Are you a ____ or a ____?” with different choices where the blanks are and had to pick one quickly and move our assets to where we felt we fit in; there was no in between. Once there we had to give a convincing argument as to why we chose our “side” and possibly sway others to come to our side of the tracks. One of the questions was, “are you a fast food or a gourmet?” Can you guess to which team I proudly plotzed myself? (actually we were standing the entire time which was an added bonus…no plotzing). You may be totally flabbergasted and verclempt but I am absolutely a fast food lover! But NOT in the way most people think of fast food. My passion and expertise is in showing people how to make super healthy, delicious, nutrient-dense meals that are SO simple, SO inexpensive, SO low-calorie and literally take minutes to prepare. Peops are literally blown away my some of my cheap and easy dates, uh I mean plates. 🙂

Yesterday I hosted two separate ladies events at my home. I LOVE hosting ladies and retreats as well as being the guest “asset mover” and motivational speaker at many annual retreats. (I’m invited back every year to Morgan & Morgan Wives Retreat, SPARK Ladies retreat, as well as Camp Ramah Women’s getaway and many others so I must be doing something right.) So back to the premise of this story, ah yes the FOOD. After moving our fine young assets in my FUNIQ home studio, we partook in some a delicious lunch and everyone was happy. Every dish was delish but the one that blew everyone away (pun intended) was my easy peasy low cal, nutrient-dense bean salad. I literally throw frozen (thawed under warm water) and canned beans into a bowl, (including Trader Joes Melodious Blend, Trader Joes shelled edamame, rinsed off canned beets, chick peas, olives. I chop in onions, grape tomatoes, and add balsamic vinegar and spices: salt, mixed peppercorns, garlic powder, fresh basil, and roasted sesame seeds all to taste. What is SO profound is that this same sensational simple salad also was the hit of my Sassy “ask the love coach” party that I hosted at night. No pic of this one to…Everyone wants the recipe which led me to realize this amazing metaphor

Everyone DESIRES to eat healthy but doesn’t know it until they actually do it. No one asked for any other recipe for cookies, mayo salads, yada yada yada, but peops are still nagging me so here it is…

inviting me to your ReNew You Ladies Retreat” text would inspire me to blog about the amazing event that I hosted at my home (aka my asset-moving queendom.) Assets and brains were moved. Minds were changed…literally and figuratively. Creative ways to discover and use our character strengths were learned and implemented. We shmoozed, we ate, we moved, we ate…did I mention we ate?… and lots of delicious, yet nutrient-dense food, of course! You know me I like to have my (Banana Dream) cake and my (cheap) vino too and I refuse to throw shrubs and twigs in a blender and call it a meal…Eeewww!

But instead of recapping the entire event, like I usually do when I move assets (and other body parts) at retreats, I will just tawk about the food…because, well, everyone LOVES to tawk about food right? And I want to focus on one dish in particular because it really seemed to blow the lovely ladies away. Let me just preface by admitting that I am SO not a good cook, and I don’t really enjoy cooking…there I said it. I’ve been told I am great at throwing stuff together and making some really delicious yet nutrient-dense meals. If you’ve checked out some of my quick and easy recipes like cauliflower latkes, roasted brussel sprouts, or some other “Eat Like The AQ” tips, you’ll know what I’m talking about. This one dish even had lovely Linda P. proclaim that she is amazed that she actually enjoyed something made with cauliflower. So here it is, drum roll please:

The AQ’s delicious cauliflower fried rice

You will need: fresh or frozen cauliflower rice, chopped red onions, shredded carrots, peas, or veggies of your choice,crambled egg, chicken, or whatever you enjoy for protein, Bragg liquid aminos (near the soy sauce in your fav grocery store,) garlic (I cheat and buy the minced in the jar because I don’t chop garlic,) mixed peppercorns, roasted sesame seeds (in the sushi section of your fav grocery store) to taste.

I don’t measure so you can do this all to your taste. Saute 3-4 red onions in a little olive oil and garlic. (I later use 100% pure olive oil spray with NO other ingredients and no calories.) Mix in 2-3 bags of cauliflower, add above spices to taste and brown. Use olive oil spray to moisten if needed. Add veggies of choice (steam them first.) Add Bragg liquid aminos to taste, add protein, and stir periodically. You probably won’t need to add sea salt because the Bragg’s is naturally salty and the longer you cook it, the crispier it gets. Wallah!! (spelling?) You’re good to go!

Everyone LOVED this dish: even our beautiful Georgia peach, Linda P. (and we ate Georgia peaches too!) What is so awesome is that: 1. It would take about 9 cups to equal the amount of calories in one cup of fried rice and without the ADDED fat….WOW! 2. the dish is loaded with lotza much needed vitamins, minerals, and fiber and 3. Everyone was SO satisfied but not overly full. I am not at all a carbophobe nor am I gluten-free, but I make some great calorie-reducing swaps where I can so if I feel like eating 17 of Jeanne’s delicious holiday cookies, I will! Making simple and small swaps, like spices for sauces, or cauliflower for rice, or real fruit for sugar in your yogurt is what will change your body, your brain, and your life for good!

If you move your assets with me weekly, have moved them with me at a past retreat, conference, or motivational seminar, are planning to move them with me at an upcoming event…or you’ve read my blog or my book Move Your Assets: From the Chair, Not the Bank!, you know that my entire philosophy is Tiny Tweaks = Big Benefits. Small daily changes, as well as focusing on adding positive things to our lives is what absolutely works to bring more JOY and less OY to us! This philosophy has helped me, my family, friends, clients, and countless others who have listened to and applied my shtik to change their lives for ~~good~~ great! And I’m pretty sure that Melissa’s eye-opening experience went beyond her new-found love of The AQ’s delicious cauliflower rice.

“My mission is NOT to make you an Olympic athlete; it is to PREVENT you from being the star of the ‘I’ve fallen and I can’t get up commercial!’ Stick with me so there will be no slow-moving motorized scooters, no grab bars installed by your toilette’, and no deprivation diets ever again… in YOUR f

“My mission as the Asset Queen, and someone who has become fitter and healthier with age despite life-long ailments, defects, and LOVE for food, it is my job to entertain, help, and inspire others to become fitter, healthier, and happier by teaching FUN, EASY, and creative ways to move more and eat less (crap) despite aches, ailments, and beliefs about aging. My mission is to prevent YOU from investing in costly concoctions, deprivation diets, or a slow-moving motorized scooter and get you to ENJOY moving your assets as much as you ENJOY eating.” —Luv, the Asset Queen

Bethanne Weiss B.S., aka the Asset Queen, is a motivational speaker, author, ACE-certified fitness and nutrition professional, and ACE-certified behavior-change specialist with 30 years of moving assets from chairs and changing lives. MoveYourAssets.com

Love my AQ wisdom? Hire me to wow your crowd at your next event, or be your personal coach and teach you Tiny Tweaks that will change your life for ~~GOOD~~ GREAT. You can read lots more in my book, Move Your Assets: From the Chair, Not the Bank!

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Peops always ask me what I eat and ask for suggestions to make quick, easy, healthy meals and I LOVE sharing. If you have been following along with me, especially if you’ve read my “tell all” book (well, not tell ALL) you already know that I have not always been in awesome shape. And In fact, back in the day I was more likely to tattoo a skull on my assets than to move mine or anyone else’s!

No, that is not a zoo creature; that is moi’ at 19.

And, like you, I love food WAY too much to blend sticks and stones and call it a meal. It took my 40 something years to come up with that simple life-changing formula: Thou shalt move (thy assets) more and eat less (crap). It SO works!

You must ingrain this little life-changing mantra in your brain so please write it in your little bling book, tape it to your fridge, to your soon-to-be-gone cottage-cheesy thighs, and on your boyfriend’s assets so you can always see it:

“HALF of everything I eat must come from veggies and fruits. Proteins, grains, and fat portions must be a heck of lot smaller if I never, ever, ever want to go on ‘El Toro’, I mean ‘El Diet again’. If half of everything I eat is crap (aka ADDED fat and ADDED sugar) then half of my body will be crap.” Period end of story.

(BTW ‘El Toro’ is an enormously frightening rollercoaster, but at least you can go on once and not have to sign up for the rest of your life like you have to do with the diet rollercoaster…Hmm…just sayin’!)

50 percent plants — The Asset Queen’s lovely lunch plate

Take notice that more than 50% of this plate and most of my meals come from plants. You can’t go wrong if your plate resembles this 80% of the time. All of your meals should have veggies and/or fruits because they are loaded with nutrients that your granola bar just can’t compete with, even if it has added protein. Hmm, I’m sorry but I’ve never heard the quote, “A granola bar a day helps keep the doctor away.” Have you? And hey, I’m human and like to have my Banana Dream Cake and vino and eat and drink it too; I refuse to throw shrubs and twigs in a blender and call it a meal and so should you!

BTW, that is not cheese, that is chopped cauliflower; I don’t avoid dairy, it’s just not on my plate at this time. So maybe I”ll have a probiotic-rich yogurt with fruit in between lunch and dinner. Another BTW for all you protein powder potion-obsessed peops, greek yogurt has about 15 grams of protein per serving and cost about $1. So ponder this: why are you spending lotza needless extra $ on all those pricey protein powder potions? Ain’t nothin’ like the real thing baby.

Keep in mind that if you eat foods like these that are chock full of probiotics, cancer-fighting antioxidants, and digestive enzyme-producing nutrients, you will never have to “invest” in a pantry full of expensive supplements again. If you and you kiddies frequently partake in chicken fingers, french fries, and macaroni & cheese, which are virtually void of any of the aforementioned nutrients, then it is no wonder that you are all popping lotza pills that help you digest, think clearly, and feel well…DUH!! Rethink YOUR plate!

Let my plate and literally Myplate.gov be your plate so you can ditch the diets, pills, and miracle potions. Added bonus: you will be more joyful and less jiggly for good! Stay tuned for more life-changing eating tips that will keep you fit and healthy for life and won’t cost you a dime! Here are some of my deliciously fav, nutrient-dense, low-calorie recipes like cauliflower latkes , roasted brussel sprouts and my yummy frozen smoothie.

Love my AQ wisdom? Hire me to wow your crowd at your next event, or be your personal coach and teach you Tiny Tweaks that will change your life for GOOD. You can read lots more in my book, Move Your Assets: From the Chair, Not the Bank!

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