We sat around the table enjoying an incredible prepared vegetarian meal.  Fourteen of us were staying in a beautiful home overlooking Secrets Beach, on the island of Kauai.  We had come for a week of yoga and fun with Steve Ross and Tom Morley. It was the yoga retreat I had been waiting for.  My two favorite instructors in my most favorite place.

That first night, as we savored the delicious (and nutritious) meal, we couldn’t help but notice that Steve Ross was eating his own concoction, that appeared to be just mixed lettuce and avocado.  Apparently he mostly just consumes smoothies and fruit, so this was a feast for him.  As we dug into the amazing zucchini lasagna (zucchini noodles, roasted tomato sauce and some ricotta cheese), one of the guests said to Steve, “You don’t know what you’re missing.”

His reply, “I’m not missing it,” got my attention.

For most of my life, I had a piece of toast with breakfast.  Sometimes with an egg on it, sometimes with almond butter, sometimes just dry cinnamon raisin toast, to go with my smoothie.

Of course, it was always the “good” bread like Ezekiel sprouted grain or spelt bread.

None of that long-shelf-life, preservative laden stuff for me! No way! I was always careful to choose whole grains, or better yet, sprouted grains.

I also “believed” in breakfast within an hour of waking.

In fact, I was absolutely sure this was the best way to lose weight and be healthy.

Hundreds of my clients got in amazing shape following my principles, and this was always the first rule.

I knew this was the best way.

We sat around the table enjoying an incredible prepared vegetarian meal.  Fourteen of us were staying in a beautiful home overlooking Secrets Beach, on the island of Kauai.  We had come for a week of yoga and fun with Steve Ross and Tom Morley. It was the yoga retreat I had been waiting for.  My two favorite instructors in my most favorite place.

That first night, as we savored the delicious (and nutritious) meal, we couldn’t help but notice that Steve Ross was eating his own concoction, that appeared to be just mixed lettuce and avocado.  Apparently he mostly just consumes smoothies and fruit, so this was a feast for him.  As we dug into the amazing zucchini lasagna (zucchini noodles, roasted tomato sauce and some ricotta cheese), one of the guests said to Steve, “You don’t know what you’re missing.”

His reply, “I’m not missing it,” got my attention.

For most of my life, I had a piece of toast with breakfast.  Sometimes with an egg on it, sometimes with almond butter, sometimes just dry cinnamon raisin toast, to go with my smoothie.

Of course, it was always the “good” bread like Ezekiel sprouted grain or spelt bread.

None of that long-shelf-life, preservative laden stuff for me! No way! I was always careful to choose whole grains, or better yet, sprouted grains.

I also “believed” in breakfast within an hour of waking.

In fact, I was absolutely sure this was the best way to lose weight and be healthy.

Hundreds of my clients got in amazing shape following my principles, and this was always the first rule.

I knew this was the best way.