Carol’s Corner   The end of daylight-saving signals the end of an almost perfect summer, especially where we are. I appreciate that some people have not been so lucky and have had to cope with endless rain and floods, especially up north. I have just picked the last of the bounty from our garden (photo below) – a large carrot, a small pumpkin and the last of the broad beans. I’ve still got spinach, peas, The post Keeping Up With ProZone – April 2022 appeared first on ProZone ..read more

Carol’s Corner   As I write this the Ministry of Health have just announced 12,000 cases of Omicron in the community today which is probably not the true number out there. It’s very scary. That coupled with the ghastly protest in Wellington and now the even more horrible events in Ukraine, we cannot be blamed for feeling despair about the future. I hope you are all safe and well. We have decided to hunker down The post Keeping Up With ProZone – March 2022 appeared first on ProZone ..read more

Carol’s Corner   Here we are with the end of the year nearly on us. What a turbulent year it has been again with so much uncertainty, fear, and ups and downs with COVID and politics changing every day. It’s hard to keep up and many people have struggled to cope. The most important thing you can do is keep yourself well. Eat in the Zone, exercise every day (at least a walk), and take The post Keeping Up With ProZone – December 2021 appeared first on ProZone ..read more

Carol’s Corner   I hope you are all coping with the prolonged lock down, the grim daily numbers, and the uncertainty about what is ahead. We are lucky in Wellington to have relative freedom and I am heartened to see so many people in the street wearing their masks, scanning in at stores, and generally keeping to the rules. We are still all in this together and we have summer around the corner. Fortunately, with The post Keeping Up With ProZone – November 2021 appeared first on ProZone ..read more

Carol’s Corner   It’s been a pretty stressful last few weeks with the arrival of the Delta variant of COVID-19 in New Zealand and subsequently being placed back under alert levels 3 and 4. This lockdown seems to have been more difficult for many people, possibly because we’ve had a very large outbreak affecting mainly younger people. Last year we did our lockdown at our home at Himatangi Beach. Unfortunately, with the sudden and short The post Keeping Up With ProZone – September 2021 appeared first on ProZone ..read more

Carol’s Corner The Zone vs. Alternative Diets   There is a lot of interest in alternative diets such as paleo & keto (which used to be called the Atkins diet). The other one that many people are intrigued by is intermittent fasting, either the 5/2 diet or variations on that such as the one below that Kevin tried. Kevin and I first started eating in the Zone about 24 years ago. The science behind eating The post Keeping Up With ProZone – June 2021 appeared first on ProZone ..read more

Carol’s Corner Surviving Supermarket Shopping   Recently I saw a joke on Facebook that went along the lines of, “I’ve just been to the supermarket and now I’m the proud owner of Aisle 4.” Shopping can be a real trap, especially for young players, unless you are disciplined or are aware of how to get it right. Here are some ideas for food shopping in the supermarket: 1. Make a list and stick to it. The post Keeping Up With ProZone – May 2021 appeared first on ProZone ..read more

Carol’s Corner Time’s Flying – Regain Control Where You Can   Here we are 12-months’ since COVID-19 came at the beginning of Autumn, and what a roller coaster those 12-months’ have been with the ever changing Level changes, research revealing more about the virus, and the very fast (in terms of scientific discoveries) vaccine development and distribution. In the past year we have also had earthquakes across New Zealand, as well as tsunami warnings, so The post Keeping Up With ProZone – March/April 2021 appeared first on ProZone ..read more

Carol’s Corner Welcome to 2021! I hope that you have had a good break and you are feeling rested and fired-up ready to get into this year. Here’s hoping that 2021 is an easier year for everyone than 2020 was, even though things are not the same as they were pre-2020, and probably never will be, so we must adjust accordingly, and learn to live well in our new ‘normal’. The threat of COVID-19 still The post Keeping Up With ProZone – February 2021 appeared first on ProZone ..read more

Carol’s Winter Warmers Now the weather is cooler I have been making big pots of soup which often last (stored in airtight containers and frozen) for several meals. Soup is so easy and uses up whatever you have left in the veggie drawer. I either make a beef or ham soup with beef (gravy beef) and beef bones, or ham bones (with some ham left on the bone), plus a small box of Campbell’s beef stock, or chicken The post Carol’s Winter Warmers – July, 2020 appeared first on ProZone ..read more