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Butter Bean Hummus
1 lb dried lima beans
1/3 cup tahini
3-4 cloves garlic, peeled
2 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1-1 1/2 cups olive oil
1/4 cup lemon juice
sliced vegetables

Pick through and wash the lima beans.  put them in a heavy pot and add enough cold water to cover by 2 inches.  Bring to a boil and then simmer, partially covered, until they are very tender but not mushy (1 - 1 1/2 hours.)  Remove from the heat and drain, reserving the cooking liquid.

To the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade add the warm beans, tahini, garlic, salt, pepper and cayenne.  Puree this mixture, and with the motor running, slowly pour in the olive oil and lemon juice.

If the puree is too thick, pour in a little of the reserved cooking liquid until the puree is silky smooth in appearance.  Taste carefully for seasiong and ad more salt and cayenne, if desired.

Serve with assorted vegetables or baked tortilla chips (see below).

Note:  Hummus is normally made with garbanzo beans but the lima beans give it a creamier texture.  You can used canned butter beans in this recipe, but then omit the salt until the end...you may not need it.

FREE Body Type Survey

This is your first step to your success.  Click on this link to find out what body type you are.  (pdf format)

Pedometer
A pedometer can be purchased inexpensively at a sporting goods store.  You wear in on the waist of your pants and it will record each step you take.  Set  a goal of how many steps you want to take for that day (we recommend 10,000 a day) and then try to do 10% more each week or so.

Tape measure
At jill's Lean For Life we recommend checking your weight before the program and then putting your scale away.  We focus on your Body Mass Index and not the number on a scale.  When you eat according to the program and get regular physical activity, you will gain lean muscle mass and lose fat.  We recommend a flexible, cloth tape measure...the kind you use in sewing.

Kitchen Timer
Although not required, it is very helpful to have a timer that you can set to help you remember to eat every 90-120 minutes.

Salad Plate
Through the years the dinner plates have been getting bigger.  In turn, so have the serving sizes.  If you put your meal on a salad plate, even though you're probably getting a smaller portion that what you are used to, your mind will be tricked into thinking otherwise, because your plate will be full.


When you register for a class you will have access to many more tools to hold you accountable in your quest to get to your goal weight, such as:

Inch Loss Tracker
Keep track of your inches as you lose them!  See where the weight is coming off so you can keep it off for good!

Steps/Water Tracker
Keeping track of your daily activity and water intake is a great way to ensure success.  You can see day by day how you have been improving in these areas.  This is also helpful in finding the source of plateaus and other troubles you may be experiencing.

Daily Activity Checklist
The more check marks you get on this sheet, the more wight you will take off.  This is a fun way to make sure you get in all of your goals for the day.

Food Journal
Keeping a daily journal of what you eat has proven to help take the weight off.  This is helpful in combating emotional eating and eating out of boredom.  It also helps your weight loss coach determine if you have a firm understanding of the basics of the program.

Glycemic Load Journal
If a little is good, a lot is not always better!  This journal will help keep portion sizes balanced.

Weekly E Book
Every week one chapter of the jill's Lean For Life supplemental book will be emailed to you, to help reinforce  the lesson that will be  discussed that week.