Ciao, To Your Health and Wellness - Salute!

Take on the FIGHT!

2012-02-10T23:57:00.000-08:00

"I have a Cold"

"I am having anxiety"

"I am so depressed"

These are statements make me Shake my head and then shout out.... STOP IT!

Why oh why are you taking OWNERSHIP of these aliments? W h y?

You may not think so,

but I'm going to tell you that

YOUR WORDS have power over you

When your use your Voice to speak out ..... Your Ears hear what your saying and send a message back to your Brain to reinforce to your body what you just spoke

It goes something like this...

"hey Brain are you hearing what I am hearing? We're Sick !"

Then the Brain goes into its act mode and begins sending signal's to the rest of the body to ACCEPT and rent out space in your body for your aliment or illness!

Ahhh, you don't believe me, do you?

I'm not going to site the research in this blog that I have read, but it's true.

The Power of the spoken word exist.

ok, then tell me this... do you believe this happens?

Your sitting on a park bench relaxed in the sunshine enjoying the day.

Then out of the corner of your eye you SEE a Snake... slithering towards you.
For those who are "normal" and hate snakes...

what happens to your body PHYSICALLY?

You begin sweating
Your heart races
Your eye's dilate....
You being to breath rapid!
WHY?

Because of YOUR mind....
YOUR MIND tells your body you are afraid of the danger of the snake.

Nothing touched your body! Yet your body reacted to what your mind says your afraid of....

My point is that we use about 1/10th of our brain power!

Try to expand and use the FULL 10th and think about this...

The connection between our Mind and our Body is tightly woven in the womb. It is a symbiotic relationship that most people do not respect nor tap into.

I'm telling you.....

When you SAY you own something...

your body ACCEPTS it and acts on it.

So, DO NOT TAKE OWNERSHIP of illness, symptoms or fears!

Here is what you do say:

I AM FIGHTING a cold
I AM FIGHTING a headache
I AM FIGHTING anxiety
I AM FIGHTING Irritable Bowel Syndrome
I AM FIGHTING cancer
I AM FIGHTING depression

This is you TELLING YOUR BODY....

that you are a child of the

LIVING GOD

and you DO NOT accept

what comes against you.

In Fact, I was inspired tonight by one of my daughters with this idea...

To Name the things that come against us so we can visualize Fighting them!

Anxiety's name will be: Agnes

Depression's name will be: Doris

Fear's names will be: Freda

(my apologies if these names belong to you or someone you know)
*Note: They name Hurricanes, right?

So when you're feeling anxious....

Say out loud.... "I'm fighting Agnes! "

SEE YOURSELF in your mind

punching out Agnes and firmly stating....

"I know who you are and I'll knock you out if you try to take hold of me! I am a *child of the most powerful GOD of the universe and My Body his the living temple of His Son and in the Name of Jesus.... Get out of my way"

(*of course, this is true only said if you have accepted Jesus into your heart as your Savior, otherwise.... sorry, but without Christ you have to fight it on your own, in your own power and.... who then get's the glory?)

Ya, I know..... I'm a little nutty sometimes. But, why not.... God made us delightful creative beings.... let it go and be a little nutty sometimes.

But, what I have said is a truth that I not only believe but have witnessed.

There are people who embrace illness and aliments. Sad, but true. They do it for attention or they may do it because they live in Fear and it's all they know.

Their illness becomes their companion

They nurse it, feed it... and hold on to it.

Sad but true they find a sick kind of comfort in being ill all the time.
Always telling people about their most recent aches and pains.

This is the truth: I have had patients tell me when asked if they have a headache respond "not yet"

No matter HOW you FEEL.... NO matter what you have been told or diagnosed
YOU do NOT take ownership of "it". You tell "it" you belong to God and your body is God's Temple and it will never be welcome in you!

No matter what is happening to you... Speak the Words of Faith, Healing and Deliverance. Confess out loud Your Faith

TRUTH:

God made us in his Image

but it is

Your Choice to Live like a Creation of a Loving God.

Until we get to heaven, we may face .......Agnes, Doris and Freda...
or other illness's and ailments.

BUT, we can C H O S E to
FIGHT THEM AT EVERY TURN
with the Power of the Written Word of GOD.

1 John 4:4

You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them,

because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

OK, that's it
I'm done
No more
Bye Bye

Ciao!

My blog is dedicated to Living in True Health and Wellness

10 days Ten Pounds

2012-02-02T21:27:00.000-08:00

DAY ONE (21 DAY thing a ma bob)

No, I'm not attempting to say "loose 10 pounds in 10 days" BUT.....

I have 10 things to do to "get ON TRACK" with Health. So, for the first 10 days of the 21 DAY change my habits I will hit each day each of the ten things to do.
Ya know.... KISS (Keep it simple Stupid)

DAY ONE FOCUS:

1. Drinking

Drink Water

Think about the fact we were for 9 months in an amazing life giving fluid - Fluid that ran within us and around us.

All the Reasons to PAY ATTENTION TO OUR FLUID INTAKE:

Think about these facts:
Arthur Guyton 's Textbook of Medical Physiology states that "the total amount of water in a man of average weight (70 kilograms or 154lbs) is approximately 40 litres, averaging 60 percent of his total body weight. Obesity decreases the percentage of water in the body, sometimes to as low as 45 percent".

Skin that is dehydrated often lookssallow, worn, dry, and wrinkled. In order to keep skin’s collagen intact, youmust make sure that you consume enough water. Many people try time and again tofind the latest anti-aging trick. The truth is that water is one of the mostimportant things you can do to maintain your skin’s collagen.

How much water should you drink? One half of your bodyweight in ounces should be consumed every day. If you weight 200 pounds, youshould drink 100 ounces of water (3.13 quarts, 2.98 litres or about 10-12 cupsof water a day). If you weigh closer to 100 pounds you will need only about 50ounces of water or about four 12-ounce glasses daily.

Thebest way to consume this much water is to make a pitcher of water in themorning. Know that by the end ofthe day it needs to be gone.

Ilove to have a pitcher of water that has added lemon wedges or orange slicesand strawberries.

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I really like this Water recipe IT is SOOOO Healthy too!

1/2 Cucumber

1 knuckle Ginger

1/2 cup mint leaves or 2 mint tea bags steeped

1 lemon juiced

1 gallon water

Directions

Peel ginger & cucumber, Puree all ingredients together in food processor mix with water let it sit overnight in frig, strain into another container or water bottles and enjoy ice cold - be sure to refrig unused portions for up to 2 days

Number of Servings: 16

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DRINK GREEN TEA (Organic Tea of course!)

The thermogenic benefits that the study cites are relatively small, Zelman says. "If you're consuming 1,500 calories, you'll be burning 60 calories, less than [what's in] a cookie. Of course, every little bit counts, but that's really a drop in the bucket."

"Green tea is emerging as a healthful drink ... more because of its role as an antioxidant," Zelman tells WebMD. Antioxidants help to prevent the formation of free radicals that cause many diseases, such as cancer. "Tea flavonoids appear to be very potent antioxidants. A significant body of research has shown that diets rich in flavonoids found in tea, fruits, and vegetables are associated with decreased risk of chronic disease and cancer, heart disease, and stroke."

Tea also contains less caffeine (as low as 50 mg per cup), while coffee has 150-200 mg per cup.

"All that -- in addition to the fact that tea could boost your metabolism -. "You're talking to a coffee drinker here. I love coffee.
But the healthful benefits ... they're speculative at best.

Drink a cup of tea ... you'll actually be doing something good for yourself."

Drinking tea can still be healthy because it contains flavonoids, which are powerful antioxidants that can help protect against cancer, heart disease, and stroke.

Thirst occurs when your body needs water. When you do not drink enough water, your body receives mixed signals on hunger. Dehydration causes you to believe you need to eat when you really need liquid intake. Sometimes you eat food out of boredom. Keeping track of what you drink and eat will help stop overeating. It will also clue in to how much you drink a day, and what your liquid needs are.

Matthew 5:6

"Blessed are those who

hunger and thirst for righteousness,

for they shall be satisfied.

As I keep harping.... F E E D your SPIRIT before you feed your FACE

When you get that.... then your REALLY LIVING!
Ciao!

lose 10 pounds

2012-02-01T23:55:00.000-08:00

What the flip-pen sugar doodle! (my nice way of expletives)

I have 10 stupid dumb "Super Glue like" pounds to lose and it's ridiculous why I haven't Lost it yet!

What is my recipe for success?

What ever it is,

I guess I'm not following it.

Well, I am making a 21 day Commitment and by gosh by golly I'm going to get it DONE!
No more kidding around.

Studies show that it takes 21 day's to form a HABIT!

10 pounds and 10 Steps to LOSE IT!

DAY ONE: Get a Plan

TEN things to do to Loose TEN POUNDS....
GO!

1. Drink (ha ha... I know what you're thinking... )
W A T E R
if half of my weight in ounces is how much water I NEED to maintains my body
than add 25% more to cleanse and detox during weight loss.
I will need 13.5 glasses (8oz) of water a day

Drink Organic GREEN TEA drink not less than five cups of a drink. Click here for the link to this information

2. Eat Organic HIGH FIBROUS foods
If you consume 1600 calories, eat 22 grams of fiber per day. Click here for the link to this information

Low Carb!!!! NO WHITE FOODS (potatoes, sugars, flours)

3. EAT SIX small Meals a day:
200 calories at each Meal! = 1200
What stinks is if I am inactive I can only have 1600 calories a day JUST to maintain my weight! If moderately active I can have 1800 calories a day. NO KIDDING why I slowly gained the menopausal weight!Click here for web site that has this information

4. NO eating after 6 pm!!! Click here for an article on not eating after 6 pm unless your training to be a SUMO Wrestler

5. Eat less Carbs a day (for my body type)
Click here for information on Carbs in the diet

THE NEXT 5 things are A L L about

PHYSICAL / MENTAL / SPIRITUAL

Balance for weight loss

6. MOVE MOVE MOVE
If I'm really really serious and committed to weight loss than move my FAT ASS
30 minutes - 45 minutes EVERY STINKIN' DAY! LINK is HERE
God didn't create us to drive in a car, sit in a seat and drive up to a window for Food
THIS is a START

7. Replace EXCUSES with Exercise:
STOP using excuses!!!! Do you use the excuse: I have a slow metabolism!
LINK here read about dumb "Excuses" and CLICK here too!

8. THINK what you want to be by CONFESSING POSITIVE words of encouragement
You are your best, best friend. Talk to yourself, coach yourself. YOUR WORDS ARE POWERFUL. Even if you don't "feel" like exercising... say "I LOVE TO EXERCISE"
after a while your body and feelings will believe what your SAYING.
If if you Love love love Ice Cream... SAY "I don't like it because it's bad for me, therefore I don't need or want it". When you look at it say "Ohhhh, that is poison for my body... "I don't want, I don't need it.... It's no good for me".... chant this every time you see rich, sugar laden, fat infused pastries, cookies, cakes, desserts!

9. Change Attitude & R E S P E C T yourself. Ok, so your body is a reflection of
your choices. When your FAT (just hitting below the belt) it's a symptom of an unbalanced life. POOR choices that are a result of NOT RESPECTING your body is (should be) the temple of a LIVING GOD! For heaven sakes... S T O P punishing yourself. If you over eat or eat Non-nutritious high calorie, high fat foods than you're no different than someone who picks up a CANCER STICK and smokes it!
there.... I said it (preaching to the preacher)

10. F E E D your SPIRIT before YOU FEED YOUR STUPID FACE
Weight problems are (I believe a spiritual battle!)
Yes, number 10 .... DRaW Strength from the one who created you.
SPEND TIME when Exercising to Talk, Pray, Cry... Petition.... LISTEN to the One who loves you so much he sent his ONLY begotten SON to D I E for Your Sins....
so you could have POWER over SIN. And baby.... Gluttony is a SIN! look it up in the bible CLICK here for what I'm saying SEVEN Deadly Sins that will destroy your life

For the Next 10 days I will write about each of the 10 steps. (this is my homework)

Oh by the way..... did you know that BLogging is my Journal..... LOVE IT!

Ciao....
to your health and wellness

I gotta run
YES I mean really run... walk fast, jog, BReATHE, Pray and Pull it together

I want to REALLY live in Health and Wellness! Just how God intended me to live

IN VICTORY, LOVE, and the ability to face whatever "sugar" faces my day

(Yap.... sugar is the substitute word for "sh...t)

You are what you Eat?

2012-01-09T22:43:00.000-08:00

Just a thought.... but

"You are what you Eat"

So, what do you EAT?

Are you Sweet because you eat Sweets?

Are you "Hot" because you eat Spicy Foods?

Nope don't be a Dope .....

Check out what your eating if you're:

Sluggish

Overweight

Fatigue

On medication for : High Blood Pressure or Elevated Cholesterol

Hair Falling out

Constipated

Skin Problems

Failing Memory

... Now, what was I saying?

Oh, Right

You are what You Eat and A N D what you Don't Eat... Like your Fruit & Vegetables..!

Just for Fun....

Carrot - Eye A sliced Carrot looks like the Human Eye. The Pupil, Iris and Radiating Lines look just like the Human Eye...and YES science now shows that carrots greatly enhance blood flow to and function of the eyes.

Tomato - Heart Chambers A Tomato has four chambers and is red. The Heart is red and has four chambers. All of the research shows tomatoes are indeed pure heart and blood food.

Grapes - Heart Shape Grapes hang in a cluster that has the Shape of the Heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell and all of the research today shows that grapes are also profound heart and blood vitalizing food.

Walnut - BrainA Walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right hemisphere, upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums. Even the wrinkles or folds are on the nut, just like the neo-cortex. We now know that Walnuts help develop over 3 dozen Neuron-Transmitters for Brain Function.

Kidney Beans Heal and help maintain kidney function and yes, they look exactly like the human kidneys

Celery, Bok Choy, Rhubarb - Bones These Foods specifically target Bone Strength. Bones are 23% Sodium and these foods are 23% Sodium. If you don't have enough Sodium in your diet the body pulls it from the Bones, making them weak. These Foods Replenish the Skeletal Needs of the Body.

Avocado, Pears - Womb & Cervix - TesticlesThese Foods target the health and function of the Womb and Cervix of the Female - they look just like these organs. Today's research shows that when a woman eats 1 Avocado a Week, it Balances Hormones, sheds unwanted birth weight and Prevents Cervical Cancers.
And how profound is this?
It takes exactly 9 Months to grow an Avocado from blossom to ripened fruit.

Figs - Male Testicles Figs are full of seeds and hang in twos when they grow. Figs increase the motility of Male Sperm and increase the numbers of Sperm as well as help Overcome Male Sterility.

Sweet Potatoes - PancreasSweet Potatoes look like the Pancreas and actually balance the Glycemic Index of Diabetics.

Olives - OvariesOlives assist the health and function of the Ovaries.

Grapefruits, Oranges, Citrus Fruits - Breasts, Female Mammary GlandsThese Fruits look just like the mammary glands of the female and actually assist the health of the breasts and the movement of lymph in and out of the breasts.

Onions - Body CellsOnions look like body cells. Today's research shows that Onions help Clear Waste Materials from all of the body cells. They even Produce Tears which Wash the Epithelial Layers of the Eyes.

* ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ *

Since I started this Journey 2 years ago

(Blogging along the way) I discovered a TRUTH

The Importance of BALANCING one's Life

This means when you look at problems, illnesses, and lifes challenges, START by looking at ALL THREE Area's of our Life:

Physical

Spiritual

Mental

So when I say "you are what you eat"....

T H I N K (please)

What do I feed my SOUL

What do I feed my MIND

QUESTION:

Why is it that we are so CONSUMED with what we feed our body?

Check out FOOD NETWORK ratings! There is the focus of our Culture today

I translate this by saying

People today are fixated on feeding their APPETITE!

In my quest for Health and Wellness I have found that I need to put my "appetite in check" .......

ANSWER:

I believe this Nation has an Epidemic of Obesity because People feel SO empty Spiritually that they attempt to fill the Void with Food.

Balance our Life starts by asking:

What am I feeding my M I N D ?

What am I feeding my S O U L ?

Psalms 107:9

For he satisfies the longing soul,

and fills the hungry soul with goodness.

So, when ya wake up tomorrow morning and say

"hummm, what do I WANT to eat for Breakfast"

Change it to:

Hummm, what does my Body need this morning for fuel

AFTER

I feed my Spirit and Mind some fuel for the day!

Then... I will be Whole and Satisfied to face my Day

Wow, Powerful little Nugget to ingest... ya think

Ciao!

To your Health and Wellness

PS: Where do you eat?

Where do you feed your Mind and Spirit?

What do you feed your Mind and Spirit?

Who do you eat with? How is their Health?

We can only learn when we are willing to ask questions and then listen to our Heart

Do you really believe that? Wake up and Smell the Truth

2012-01-04T07:03:00.000-08:00

If someone asked you what would be a healthy diet, what would you say?

If someone asked you how to get in shape, what would you say?

If someone asked you how one finds peace, what would you say?

How is it we have a treasure chest of knowledge yet struggle everyday?

My answer: We struggle everyday when we feed the "golden calf"

Balance and Center our lives in TRUTH!

Let me help you here:

The Golden calf ? What do you spend most of your time seeking? What pre-occupies your mind?

The Truth ? "I am the way the truth and the life" John 14:6

Stop being "afraid" to really stand naked in front of a Mirror and Exam what we have done to what GOD CREATED

FACE YOUR FEARS, Get Naked in front of the Mirror!

Oh for heaven sakes.... I am speaking metaphorically

(or you can really do that!)

Take off the layer's upon layer's of excuses until you are exposed. Those clothes you choose are trying to hide what is underneath? Right?

Start your journey to find true Health and Wellness today

Sit still

Listen

and then Listen

NO one is going to take your hand to day and "make you do the right thing".

what is the right thing to do ?

RESPECT Yourself

Take care of what is truly a gift

Every Breath you take

Every Heart Beat

It's a gift

It's a gift of life

Allora, take care, get naked and have a great day!

Ciao

oh my .... I've got R U N now and live what I speak

This New Year starts "CLEANING HOUSE"

2012-01-01T23:37:00.000-08:00

Starting the New Year with Energy and Vision!

Putting on my Apron and CLEANING UP! Who want's to wake up to a mess?

Balancing life is a full time task

The Theme for for 2012 is "CLEANING HOUSE "

Physically, Mentally and Spiritually

I choose to clean up my body!
Remove and replace what may be flowing through me that is toxic. Then Strength my body by "EXERCISE" - go ahead Say it out loud.... It's a scary word but it'll heal you when you "do it".

And then I need to Clean up my Spiritual House - go through all the closet's and drawers where I "may" be storing resentments, disappointments and fears and BAG IT UP and give it to the Lord. AND NOT TAKE IT BACK! LET IT GO! for heaven sakes

Then I want to Clean up my "MIND" oh... yes....
Take the Files in my Brain that contain Incorrect information I have stored away.
I need to throw away a lot of old "files" and replace them with files that contain truth. Then choose to only allow thoughts that are True, lovely and of good report to be filed away.

Well, Let me say Buona Fortuna to You this new year! May 2012 be an amazing transforming year.

Ciao

I like this article found at http://www.livestrong.com
great web site.

Jun 14, 2011 | By Andrea Cespedes

Photo Credit vegetables image by cherie from Fotolia.com

Much of our modern food supply exposes you daily to preservatives, extra sodium and sugar, pesticides and colorings. A cleansing diet intends to help rid your system of these offending items. You do not have to ingest supplements, magical drink concoctions or starve yourself to detoxify.

Use simple diet strategies to help you cleanse your system.

Step 1

Eliminate caffeine and alcohol. Stick to water or herbal teas for the duration of your cleanse. Flavor water with slices of cucumber, fresh mint, lemon or lime.

Step 2

Use fruits and vegetables for the foundation of your cleansing diet. Choose primarily watery varieties like dark green lettuce, sweet peppers, zucchini, asparagus, spinach, melons, apples, berries and kale. Eat generous portions of these foods at every meal.

Step 3

Buy organic produce if possible as conventionally grown produce may contain pesticides, herbicides, synthetic fertilizers and chemicals that can be harmful to your body notes Raw and Living Foods.

Step 4

Eat small amounts of lean protein. Stick to fish and poultry for most meals, as even the Harvard School of Public Health notes these are the best choices for animal-based proteins. Opt for vegetarian protein sources like sprouted beans and soaked almonds--sprouting and soaking makes foods more readily digestible says Christine Dreher, C.C.N., C.C.H, on TransformYourHealth.com.

Step 5

Consume whole grains like quinoa, brown rice, millet and amaranth. Avoid commercial breads and pre-seasoned grain mixes.

Step 6

Avoid all sugars, except those naturally occurring in fruit. Skip processed candies, cookies and cakes. Eat dates if you must satisfy a sweet tooth.

Tips and Warnings

You can undergo a healthy dietary cleanse for as long as you like.
Be sure to take in a minimum of 1,200 calories per day as a woman or 1,500 as a man for nutritional support says Medline Plus.
Check with your doctor before beginning a cleanse.

References

2011-12-17T09:08:00.000-08:00

Have you ever had one of those days?

The kind where you feel so unsettled and a little irritable (ok... cranky).

Take a DEEP BREATH

The Nurse is in (self treating myself this morning)

Close your eye's (as I'm doing right now) and slowing breathe asking some important questions

that reach into the

THREE area's of your life.

Physically: What did you eat yesterday? Refined sugars can lead to depression
and reduce immunity

Ok, so I tried to make some healthy oatmeal cookies with flax seed. Ah, Crap... I know better than that! I used White and Brown Sugar. This COULD be part of the problem.

When did I last exercise? Yikes.... I've been a little "lax" about that. Excuse of running around. Hey, how's my bowels (ok, ya think that's funny but Constipation can alter your well being and health)

this Holiday season... shopping, cleaning, wrapping...

I need to put this(exercise) on my Christmas"

do list". TAKE CARE OF ME TOO!

How about possible Vitamin deficiencies? A lack of Vit B's can contribute to irritability. Hummm

Ok, Need to Eat HEALTHY and Exercise today!

Mentally: What issues are currently on my plate? WOW, that's a long laundry list!

Yap, I having some things up in the air, stressful relationships.... money issues, life issues

Ok.... "Allora" as they say in Italy

Do you see the connection? Is it the Chicken or the Egg? When your out of sorts "Feeling Stressed and Irritable" is it because you're lacking Vitamins, Minerals.... Needing to Exercise to Free up and loosen up! Pent up energy?

Or is that your stressed mentally and making poor eating choices and too messed up to take care of yourself?

Next....

Spiritually: Oh for heaven's sakes. This MUST be put in check when "we're feeling out of

sorts!". Why is this the LAST thing we think of?

Really, Truly, Honestly the Spiritual part of our

life is the Foundation of our Being.

There is a possibility that our Heart is being VEXED with a spiritual battle. Maybe a subliminal trigger was heard, seen or felt that is causing this "unsettled feeling".

As it's said in the "GODFATHER" movie. TAKE IT TO THE MATT and do some spiritual fighting.
Ask the Lord "what's up?" "what is coming against me trying to pull me down?"

Ask yourself are your thoughts coming from FEAR?

I have to remember that unforgiveness, resentments, disappointment are ALL rooted in FEAR!

If your thoughts are blossoming from FAITH than you'll be producing lovely, truthful, patient thoughts. AHHHH HA! There you go, having to really think about where you are spiritually.

SO, here is what I choose to do today to combat this "unsettled irritable - almost cranky me".

I'm going to physically right now do 25 jumping jacks (which still takes my breath away)

then drink a big glass of WATER! (I already had my vit C/Kyo green shake this morning with apple and an orange)

Then I will change my mental thoughts to conform with God's Word (need to get a scripture for warfare).

Yes, while I do those jumping jacks I'll exercise my mind and spirit by speaking HIS word and Asking for HIS HELP!

Ok, Allora!

That's all folks

Ciao

Late Entry (this is what is say as Nurses in the Charting world when we add a "sub note" later)
After completing this blog, it was an amazing release of energy and the "irritability feeling" vanished. I will OF COURSE, thank God for his Goodness and faithfulness to hear me and heal me.

Just say NO or Have a Serious Talk!

2011-12-15T00:13:00.000-08:00

I just recently found out that my cousin was diagnosed with Breast Cancer.

Our Family has already lost two precious women to Breast Cancer.

My response.... A Serious Committed Talk with God!

The God who created the Heavens and the Earth. The God who loved us so much that he willingly gave his only Son to die for our sins. His Son, Jesus who willingly gave his life to suffer a brutal death for our sins.... He is the same Yesterday, Today and Forever... therefore, HE still preforms miracles today and heals today. I believe it and Claim it!

It was my decision to commit to Prayer and Fasting every Wednesday night
(No dinner and no Food after 6 pm) My time for my Serious Talk with GOD!

I wanted to make sure I understood how and why Fasting is important.
This wonderful article (excerpt from a book) about Prayer and Fasting was found.
Click here: Link to Fasting and Prayer

As I read it I found that it relates to my blog about Weight Management and our Relationship with FOOD! I've always struggled "fasting" as part of getting a handle on my Weight and Health.
The moment I said to my self that I am going to fast... I have HUNGER PANGS!

This Article has a mention of how food can be our "temptation and weakness".

There is a mention of how a Piece of Pie

"calls out to us"

until we give in and EAT IT!

Remember the show Laugh In ... where Flip Wilson would say "the devil made me do it"

Funny (but not really), I struggle with not eating after 6 pm (mindless snacking at night) but tonight (Wednesday night to fast and pray for my cousin)... I had NO PROBLEM, even as I made my husband a delicious dinner with some of my favorite foods.

WHY? because I had a PURPOSE!

It makes me think that our ability to discipline ourselves

(making healthy food choices and resisting mindless eating)

is really a spiritual struggle.

Some how, my desire for being healthy is at times not as strong as my desire for immediate gratification like a Piece of Pie! YIKES!

We resist saying no to ourselves.

We spoil ourselves !

HOW?

By not wanting to say NO to ourselves.

Ok, so the truth is ......We're fat and out of shape because we can't say NO TO OUR SELF.

So ..... I had very little problem saying NO to food when I had a Greater purpose than ME.

When I turned my focus from my need

to the need of someone else.

W o w.....

anyway, I hope you take the time to read the article about Fasting.

So many people talk about the Health Benefits of Fasting but miss the REAL TRUE PURPOSE and Beauty of a Fast.

Salute! Here is to Fasting for...... Health and Wellness,
Spiritually, Physically & Mentally

Do it for You

Do it for Life

Ciao!

(this blog is my continued journey towards true health and wellness)

2011-11-29T09:58:00.001-08:00

Id, Ego, SuperEgo

Is it any wonder you war within your self when it comes to Eating that Cookie?
Or when you have 30 minutes .... and could, should .... Exercise?

ReFRAME how you think about

"taking care of you"

R E S P E C T

Yourself

Do you have 12 MINUTES ?
You can Lower risk of STROKE and HEART ATTACK by 27% by doing any moderate-intensity cardio exercise (for example, climbing stairs) 5 days a week

Do you have 2 MINUTES?
You can CUT MUSCLE PAIN by 37% and HEADACHES by 43% by doing "resistance-band exercise" 5 days a week.

Do you have 10 MINUTES?
You can ward off OBESITY and METABOLIC SYNDROME by vigorous running or biking once a day.

Do you have 15 MINUTES?
You may help decrease DEMENTIA risk by up to 38% by doing any moderate-intensity exercise 3 times a week.

Do you have 25 MINUTES?
You diminish PHYSICAL PAIN by 28% when you do Non-weight-bearing exercise

( More.com / December 2011/January 2012 Too Busy to Exercise Article)

So the next time

YOU SIT IN YOUR CHAIR ON
YOUR... "A S K"
....me no more questions

When you think .... "hey, I should exercise"

Turn it in to
I WANT TO EXERCISE

because it says

"I respect my body"

"I R E S P E C T ME"

Ahhhh, how I want to be at a place where I'd rather do 25 jumping jacks than shoval a box of See's Candy in to my mouth

I do know that after 25 jumping Jacks I feel invigorated, healthy... mind is clear
and After a box of See's Candy I feel content for a few minutes until I feel disgustingly fat and will experience a Sugar Hang over the next day (fatigue and depressed)

Wake up..... Look up..... GET UP!

CIAO!

The Sweet Life or A teaspoon of Depression

2011-11-23T03:08:00.001-08:00

Sabotaging weight loss: SUGAR

When you indulge (yes, indulge) in a piece of pie, Chocolate Sweets, Bowl of Ice Cream you set yourself up for a Possible downward spiral.

You say, "oh, just one piece won't hurt".

But, ahhhhh how often are you honest that the one piece doesn't roll into another piece... and then move into saying "it's ok..... I'll exercise tomorrow".

This goes beyond "will power".

You've set in motion a chemical reaction when you "indulge"

in a little something sweet.

This chemical reaction alters the balance in your brain and body

and.... You WILL seek out more sugar

"Mr Wilson, May I be excused? My Brain is full"

Have you ever had a "sugar hang over"? Would you recognize it?

"Oh, I'm so tired today..."

"Oh, I'm feeling so emotional and I don't know why",

"Oh, my body just aches today"

"Oh, my mind is so foggy, I just can seem to focus"

"I don't know why but I feel so depressed today"

Now, I'm not so bold as to say there are not other reasons for these symptoms, only to say "IT COULD BE A SUGAR HANG OVER" or Sugar withdrawals.

Change your mental picture of "Sugar" (processed sugars).

If you saw a teaspoon of sugar no different that a teaspoon of cocaine... would you ingest it? Yikes.... I hope not. But for some reason we won't allow ourselves to think of something sweet and pleasant as sugar as a type of drug.

(News Flash: The billion dollar food industry pedals drugs!)

Refined SUGAR IS A DRUG in our BODY!

Don't you see that the HIGH of eating Sugar and how it alters your mood (temporarily) leads to debilitation symptoms?

SUGAR plays havoc on your health and well being.

Your relationship with Sugar can lead to Depression!

I say all this because I experienced quite a set back... the "oh, a little piece won't hurt" turned into me eating the WHOLE FREAKING BAG OF COOKIES!

It's taken day's to get back on track.... it truly altered my mood, energy level, my motivation to exercise, make healthy choices...

I had a re-awaking to how Amazing it is to "BE HEALTHY" and FEEL HEALTHY when I eating wholesome nutritious FOODS!

Come on... be honest. Dieting is NOT just about will power.

When you shoot up your body with Sugar your body responds by CRAVING more SUGAR! It's a chemical cascade!

Then your MIND say.... "oh, no... I won't, I shouldn't... but I will"

It's because this pure white substance is like a drug... no stop... go back...

This pure white substance IS A DRUG IN OUR BODY and we can become addicted or an habitual user.

So, re think your relationship is with S U G A R ?

Link to "Is Sugar" addictive?

We think it is. We have enough scientific evidence now to tell us that we can train ourselves to crave, to build tolerance and to experience withdrawal when we ingest a lot of refined sugar.

These are the hallmarks of addiction. Craving, tolerance and withdrawal.

Dr. Serge Ahmed, of Bordeaux, France, has been working with rats and giving them the choice between cocaine and sugar. Guess what wins, time and again? That's right, sugar.

The sweet taste of sugar is more rewarding than the high of cocaine.

Some people know they are sugar addicts and cannot handle it at all. They know because they can't stop eating it once they start. They crave sugary foods and they need more and more to feel satisfied.

They also experience withdrawal if they stop eating sugar.

We believe this is because of the effect sugar has on the brain. Sugar, like drugs of abuse, produces dopamine in the brain. The body's own happy, feel good, chemical. For some true sugar addicts, they need this to feel OK. When they eat sugar, they feel good. When it wears off, they need more. If they stop sugar for a period of time, their brains will begin to produce dopamine on their own. This takes some time, however. The problem lies in the fact that much of our default food is high in refined sugar and carbohydrates. Trying to avoid it, is very difficult. That combined with the discomfort of withdrawal, keeps many sugar addicts trapped in their addiction.

Link to information on "SUGAR"
Processed white sugar is an addictive chemical (Sheppard, 1993). Processed sugars such as white, powdered, brown, molasses, and even honey have had some or all of their chemical bonds broken down between their basic components due to the amount of processing . Processed sugars present as a simple potent sugar which is easily and quickly absorbed by the body.

Processed sugars and carbohydrates, which turn into sugar, cause a rise in the insulin level of the blood. This also raises the endorphins level, a natural mood upper in the brain. These sugars causes the body to have a chemical high, mentally, which results in a lift in mood.

Continuous large doses of sugar and/or carbohydrates, overtime, usually cause the brain's endorphins sites to slow production or close sites to regulate the amount of endorphins in the brain. When the body cuts back on endorphin production it reduces the amount of endorphins available in the body at any given time. The lack of enough endorphin in the brain causes slight to deep depression

The difference between fructose, that is the natural sugar in fruit, and processed sugars is that fructose still has its chemical bonds intact. This causes the body to take a longer period of time to break down the different chemical bonds. As the body dissolves each type of sugar it is releases a moderate amount of sugar over time. This gives a continuous energy boost to the body and a slightly elevates mood (Whitney, Cataldo, & Rolfes, 1991).

Chemical sugar substitutes are not good substitutes for processed sugar. They, like the processed sugars retard the body's ability to lose weight. They stimulate the body's metabolism to crave more sweets (Baker & Baker, 1987; Rememington & Parent, 1983).

CIAO and Salute! to Your Health and Wellness
This blog is my inspiration in My journey to obtain true Health and Wellness

Baby Steps to Weight loss? Laugh the weight off

2011-11-15T19:27:00.001-08:00

Whether it's 10 pounds or 100 pounds.... same battle.... it takes "one day at a time"
Baby Steps!

Click here for a good LAUGH! Baby Steps Book "You Tube".... TOO FUNNY!

Hey, have you ever thought if you lost ONE POUND a week, in one year you'd lose 52 pounds!
Too bad it's easier to gain a pound a week than lose a pound a week.

My approach to "getting healthy" is a "Baby Step" mentality. Take it slow and easy and get r done.

So..... I'm still on the "recipe to lose weight" gig thing (see previous blogs this month)

Step ONE: ABCD thing (11/10/11 blog)
A - Admit your fat and need to get in shape
B - Background work about your Relationship with food
C - Check your habits: good, bad, lazy, sad
D - Discover yourself: who and what you are and what you want

Step TWO: (11/14/11 blog)
Balance your life: Physical, Mental and Spiritual

Now today's blog must be Step THREE

DETOX and Fasting! Start any dieting with fasting and then begin to detox

Detox: (think Balance) Physically, Mentally and Spiritually

Mentally detox your Thinking
I have a great book to read on how to do this.

It's by Dr. Caroline Leaf

"Who switched off my Brain".

This is a fabulous look into how we actually alter our brain by our thoughts. TRUE! Scientific proof that shows the damage, illness and disease caused by thoughts of unforgiveness, anger, fear. Fascinating book! She has a whole section on "how to detox" the brain.

Spiritually detox your soul. This is Paramount to your physical and mental well being. Why is it people are so afraid to act on the belief that we are "Spiritual Beings"? Is it because when we think of being "spiritual" we tend to think of being "Religious"? Stand up and be bold for what you think and believe.

Stop being intimidated by people and LIVE like you really BELIEVE your a spiritual being!

I'm not afraid of speaking what I believe. I believe we are spiritual beings that should serve the God that created us. I don't want to be like Eve (in the garden) and be deceived that I can be my own God. Every time I've tried that in the past I have either failed or been left feeling empty. Ok, enough

Physically detox your body.
One of the first books I found was by Don Colbert, MD books I read that opened my eyes about toxins. There are many good books that give step by step details on detoxing.
The latest is RAW FOOD CLEANSE by Penni Shelton.
*note: I DO NOT endorse colonic cleanses! As a Registered Nurse who has worked in Gastroenterology, I do not believe this is a healthy beneficial practice. I believe in a Natural colonic cleanse through diet, exercise and ... yes occasional fasting.

Believe it or not, but Kirstie Alley opened up the gateway to "Organic Dieting". I truly believe that toxins (pesticides) in our foods are one of the culprits of why one in three people in the US are OBESE! She is "right on" about the hazards of using "prepared diet meals" that are "PREPARED PROCESSED FOODS".

Let me simplify it (I like simple concepts)

Eat ORGANIC raw foods as much as possible ( Nutritious, full of FIBER foods!)
Flush with at least 8 glasses of water (don't count herbal tea or coffee which is a diuretic, or juice)
Exercise ! This frees your lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, lymph system to DETOX how it was intended.
FAST! Start out easy by fasting one meal a day
If it's process and if it's white... RUN!

Fasting:

Try this: Monday to Thursday (let's be honest, weekends are a challenge )
Day one: Fast only Breakfast
Day two: Fast only Lunch
Day three: Fast only Dinner (hardest meal to fast for most of us "grazers")
Day four: Fast Breakfast and Lunch and Dinner!

There are many forms of fasting. Some drink just water, other's drink juice. The point is can you say NO to food? The point is can you cleanse your system for a day and focus spiritually on taking charge of your "eating".

If you have difficulty fasting.... it's a spiritual battle! You're resistant to denying yourself something. You're not respecting your own desires. You're in a battle with yourself. Deal with it Spiritually!

Hey, try this: Try for one day (better if you do it for 5 days Mon-Fri) NO FOOD after 6 pm!
Talk about a challenge!

V I T A M I N S
Don't get me wrong, I'm not a "vitamin guru" A Multi Vitamin is needed, and the newest research about Vitamin D! absolutely. High incidences of Cancer with low Vitamin D levels. Link to Vitamin D info:
Go to this link and read this:
If you are obese, Vitamin D is extracted from the blood by fat cells, altering its release into the circulation. People with a body mass index of 30 or greater often have low blood levels of vitamin D. HUMMMMM!

Well,
I'm probably the worst at remembering to take my vitamins.

However, I have no problem drinking an EmergenC mixed with KYO Green every morning. It's the "Pill" thing. I must have an adversion due to something ...... ok, I need therapy! hahaha

VITAMINS! I'm really liking "Garden of Life" vitamins. It's a product from Jordan Rubin (link)
Check out Jordan Rubin's story of how through diet WON the Battle with Crohns Disease
(fascinating and encouraging true story)

One last thing about Detox and Fasting.... POOPING!

Did you know:
Dr. Kellogg lived to be ninety-one. He was a noted physician and surgeon who believed all diseases were due to improper functioning of the colon - primarily constipation. One of his patients was C.W. Post, These two men developed many of the cereals marketed around the world today including Kellogg's Corn Flakes and Post Toasties.! In the early days these cereals were filled with colon-cleansing fiber. Over time, however, processing methods have reduced the fiber content drastically.

I'll END with that!

Poop yourself to health and wellness!

Ciao

(I think my blogs are repeating themselves) Time to go and watch "What about Bob" I need a laugh

A cup of Joe or A fighting Chance

2011-11-14T07:57:00.001-08:00

Romans 12

Go a head, try to "loose weight"..... But understand this:

You have the need to loose weight because "your life is unbalanced"
(hey, I'm talking to me)

Being overweight is unhealthy! It is a symptom and leads to illnesses and diseases.
When you really get that you'll be ready to do something about it.

Yes, it's a fight

It's a fight within yourself

It's knowing "What you need to do" and yet "Not doing what you know you need to do"

That alone causes stress to flow through your body

It's a fight within your soul.

IT CAN BE DONE (getting in shape)! Doing what we know is right and good for us.

BUT, it takes a "BALANCED" life to accomplish it.

I said in my last Blog I was attempting to create a type of recipe for "weight loss".

here is part of the "Recipe".

Wake each morning and slip out of bed on to your knees

(YES, REALLY TRULY DO THIS ACT)

Thank God you "woke up"! Then commit your Day to HIM. Make the first words out of your mouth each morning...

WORDS OF THANKSGIVING

This needs to be as important

as your First cup of "Joe"

Link: My Morning Song (used for work out too)

For the remainder of your day when you think of

"Feeding your Face"....

Feed your SOUL first! Have a Scripture verse ready for the DAY to quote that brings you focus, strength and direction

There is TREMENDOUS STRENGTH and NOURISHMENT in the WORD of GOD

The Bible, is the Living God of the Universe's , instruction manual for YOUR LIFE

RULE ONE of success : FEED YOUR SOUL before you FEED YOUR FACE

This alone will brings your BODY, MIND and SPIRIT into a symphony of Peace and Harmony

You "do" Conduct your life

Ciao, to your health and wellness

gotta Run (literally)

This blog is about my efforts and accountability

to my journey of wanting to live life in TRUE Health and Wellness

It is written for me with the hope of inspiring others

Hiding behind the Fat or Prisoner in your Body

2011-11-10T20:09:00.001-08:00

(blog under construction)

When I am Asked "wow, you lost weight, how did you do it?"

I don't seem to have a Simple answer.

So today I was thinking about how I could answer that question as simple as possible

HOW "did" I lose the menopausal weight?

I thought of losing weight being like.... "Wanting to Bake a Cake"!
You need the right Recipe.
(funny way to think of "how to lose weight" as "how to bake a cake")

But it's true,

If you wanted a CAKE

could you just stick a

Cake pan in the OVEN

and

HOPE for a Cake?

Of course not! You need to have the right ingredients and follow a great recipe

Isn't that true for most of what we want out of life.... it takes gathering the right "Truth"
Using time and energy as we measure it out, our energy and commitment to see it through, and then putting it in the Oven and having patience's (waiting) while it takes time for aroma of success to unfold. (well, kind of dumb, but you get the picture, right?)

Oh sure,
people want to just POP a pill in to their body,

like you POP a cake pan in the Oven and HOPE to get results! W A K E U P and Smell the stupidity!

So, I'm going to endeavor to write a type of recipe for Losing Weight.

I think, I think I got it....
Just like any recipe, if you forget an ingredient... it won't turn out right.
Like forgetting baking powder.... FLAT CAKE! Or just throwing a bunch of ingredients into a cake pan and sticking that in the oven ... Oh forget it... what a mess!
Seriously, You need to follow all the steps, not leave out any ingredients and properly prepare the cake batter before putting it in the oven. Same truth applies here!

(get ready, it may get brutal)

The First steps in the Recipe are as simple as A B C D

"A"DMIT
Soul search WHY Are YOU FAT? - ahhh Admit YOUR FAT

"Hi my name is Dumb-Dumb and I am Fat"

What? you think you're really hiding the fact that you're fat, or pretending you're ok being a "little overweight"? Come on... 20 lbs over weight is like carrying around another person (ok, a toddler)

We are a judgmental, critical and may I say hypocritical society. Don't kid yourself, people DO judge you by how you look. Ever hear of "first impressions"? You're look is your first impression. It shouts out either:
"I respect myself, therefore I take care of myself"
"I don't respect myself therefore I neglect myself"
OUCH

THIS IS NUMBER "ONE" to a weight loss program: Respecting yourself
You heard me..... deal with it! Yes, it hurts! That why we avoid admitting the truth.

IF your BMI (body mass index) is:
25 to 29.99 You are OVERWEIGHT
30 to 34.99 You are OBESE (class one)
35 to 39.99 You are OBESE (class two)
40 or Greater... YOU ARE MORBIDLY OBESE!

CLICK HERE TO: Calculate your Body Mass Index (BMI) Metric BMI Calculator Height ft in Weight lbs Or use our BMI Chart to determine your Body Mass Index.

Abdominal obesity:

a waist circumference over 102 cm (40 in) in men and over 88 cm (35 inches) in women.

If you don't believe you "really" have a problem (you're in denial) and you will

fail at any attempts to lose weight.

you can't change something you don't really believe needs to be changed

What so bad about being a little overweight? Are you saying "so what" I'm happy?
Excuse me but I need to say that Overweight people are NOT healthy people because they are at risk for Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease to name the TOP two!

Being FAT IS NOT HEALTHY!

No one who is FAT is or will ever be considered "healthy"

(activity and exercise is not where you start in this recipe - FOOD is the Number one problem with obesity, Exercise is the FROSTING on the CAKE)

*Note: although most would like to say "my weight problem is due to a metabolic problem" (thyroid being THE number one EXCUSE), it may be.

But real excuses or not ....YOU CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROBLEM

Take responsibility for your health, please. Yes, Menopause is a culprit to weight gain (especially in the waist) BUT YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!

YOU are a victim by choice

STOP being a Prisoner in your BODY!

"B"ackground Work
Take a SERIOUS look at your relationship with FOOD
Yes, you may not know this but you have a RELATIONSHIP with food.
It can be a love, hate or addictive relationship, but I guarantee it is a Relationship.
It started when you were born, bottle fed, breast fed.... how you were brought up,
culture ........... ah, the Italian mother... "eat something.... manga"

Reason you're fat: C O U L D I T B E?

Is it because you have a unhealthy relationship with food?

Is it because you have poor habits?

Is it because you have NO respect for your body?

Is it because you're feeding the demons inside you, trying to sooth them?

* demons: unforgiveness, anger, FEAR

"C"heck your Habits

HABITS! Eating is a habitual event in our lives.

We eat without giving much thought to

why,

when

where

we are eating....

if it's there ....WE EAT.

If we're bored, we eat

If we're stressed, we eat

If we're celebrating we eat

If we're socializing, having a business meeting....

If it looks good, we eat it

WE freak'n Eat just because ... we have a relationship with food

It's obvious food has become an indulgent passion... cooking shows, TV commercials, advertisements. FLIP, even our beauty products smell so good we wish we could eat them!

Creamy Sugar Sweet Vanilla scrubs for our face and body
Gingerbread hand lotion!

****************

ok, maybe sometimes we do eat once in a while because we ARE hungry.

Did you know that thirst is many times mistaken as hunger? True

Seriously, if you wrote down every time you ate and noted how you felt when you choose to eat something,

how often would you write :

"I had hunger pangs?"

"I felt hungry"

There is a difference between actually being hungry and feeling hungry

"FEELINGS" are not always our friend

Have you ever found yourself walking to the kitchen while muttering to yourself

"I really don't WANT to eat...

but HUMMMMM what shall I eat?"

THE Next part of the Recipe

"D"iscover yourself (yes, Self Discovery)

Start a Journal or a Blog as your first ACTION

This is all about a Journey

You will write down your feelings about food and about eating. How you feel when you eat, when you desire to eat, how you eat

(shovel it in, or take your time)

Journalize anything and everything about who you are and how you feel in life

this is about "self discovery" (you probably have been hiding the real you behind the "fat")

I told you it may be brutal

It causes stress for us, when we try to believe we're ok being heavy. Our body's stress's when we see someone "thinner than us".... right?

There isn't a women alive that wouldn't admit she "hates trying on bathing suits"

So stop lying to yourself.... discover what you really want for yourself.

Let me cut to the Quick here:

It's REALLY not about LOSING WEIGHT!

(negative word: losing)

It's about Gaining HEALTH!

(positive word: gaining)

this is very important!

Two things here: It is human nature to want MORE

So when we say to ourselves:

"I want to GAIN"

we can't help but move into a winning attitude with

this positive word

When we say

"I want to Lose"

We have sabotage our efforts because we've used a negative word

Attitude is what determines success

This leads me into what I believe is the Key that unlocks the door to weight loss

BALANCE!

ALL my blogs for the past 2 years have been about BALANCE

Physically

Mentally

Spiritually

I have discovered that in order to "lose weight"

I had to choose to GET HEALTHY as my objective... the weight loss followed!

The battle of Weight loss is truly a battle of our Physical , Mental and Spiritual being

When we are "overweight" it is a systemic problem.

This means it "STEMS" from our unhealthy Mental, Spiritual and Physical choices and is woven into every part of our being until it takes over

Yes, it is our choice

if we spent as much time dressing up for the day "spiritually" as we do physically... WOW that would be powerful

if we spent as much energy seeking "mental" food that nourishes us and helps our minds to grow strong, as we do physically seeking "where and what we're going to eat"... WOW that would be powerful

Balancing our world

Balancing our lives

Balancing our thoughts

Balancing our BEING

...... that is when we will have what we really need

"Health and Wellness"

Yap.... there is the NITTY gritty of "GAINING Health" and (losing weight as the benefit)

Most of my blogs have bit's and pieces... I'm going to try to put them in ONE easy step by step order

Tomorrow

Ciao!

THE ONE who really knows if your throwing a bunch of Baloney!

2011-10-21T07:53:00.000-07:00

Quick blog this morning:

We are so great at giving advise, right? We're so SMART!

It's easy to step back and evaluate someone else's situation. Why, because we can logically and non emotionally (most of the time) see the bigger picture.

Do we give ourselves Great Advise? really.... So what's the Struggle?

.... Take it to the MAN. He can give GREAT advise and directions and dispense the power we all need to "Take advise and LIVE IT!"!

Who's the MAN?

The One who knows you since you were conceived
in your mothers womb (unless you were hatched!).

The One who knows where you've been, what you've been through

The One who knows every bump, bruise and heartache
you have experienced in your life.

The One who knows what lies you tell yourself every day.

The One who knows what is your heart desires.

The One desires to not only hold your hand but carry you through the darkest of times.

The One who desires to lead you to a place of Peace, Joy and Love.

THE ONE is The Lord Jesus Christ! Seriously, why do we ignore the ONE who Died for us. We we're born into Sin (not our fault). But it is our choice to live in that Sin.

HE is the ONE that can give GREAT advise and directions to US.

No appointment needed. Just Start a Conversation and Read HIS ADVISE (The Bible) Today.

So when you find yourself struggling,

mad at yourself for what you didn't do, should have done... making excuses for yourself....

when you need Real Advise!

go to the ONE who can give you ADVISE ....

"the real truth"

and let healing and forgiveness begin

Luke 12:5-8

New International Version (NIV)

⁵ But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after your body has been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him. ⁶ Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. ⁷ Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

⁸ “I tell you, whoever publicly acknowledges me before others, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before the angels of God.

Good Morning and Salute to your Health and Wellness

(Health and Wellness is completely dependent on your choice(s) today. Your Health and Wellness is also a Gift..... think about it, cuz I am)

Stretch YOURSELF - Just DO IT

2011-10-13T07:49:00.000-07:00

Stretch yourself W H Y?

The primary purpose of stretching is to make the muscles longer to provide a greater range of motion at the joint, or joints, over which the muscle crosses. Stretching can, in fact, has the opposite effect of warming-up, by promoting relaxation instead of increased activity. The Purpose of Stretching Web Link

Think of that! The benefit of Stretching is RELAXATION!

Like when your neck and shoulders are tense almost to the point they hurt. You shrug your shoulders and rotate you head from side to side.... may be stretch your arms over your head... all in attempts to loosen and relax the tense muscles.

You have to STRETCH Muscles to RELAX Muscles

Let's get down to it.

PHYSICAL

SPIRITUALLY

MENTALLY

I just explained why PHYSICALLY we need to Stretch !!! Apply this to your SPIRITUAL BEING. Oh, That's right.... we would never on our own attempt to "stretch our Spiritual being", No need.

God made the provision that our DAILY LIFE attempts to Stretch us spiritually.

We face challenges and stressors with our health, with Family, Friends, Work, Finances and Life in General....

"NO, I won't get out of BED..... I'm not ready to face the DAY "
what your really saying is "I CAN'T FACE LIFE"

Instead of stretching ourselves Spiritually, by lifting high our thoughts towards heaven and stretching our being to reach out for our Creator, we shrivel up in a corner, retracted and Afraid.

So why all the resistance to "stretching" ourselves spiritually?

why do we do that when, IT is GOOD FOR US!

It will Strengthen our spiritual walk,

Through stretching spiritually our hearts will less likely be "broken" and well less likely be " emotionally fragile" because we are more flexible and strong.

when Life's insults, drama and heartache's come our way
(whether we attempt to doge it.... it's mostly smacks us in the face on a daily basis).

MENTALLY stretching our selves? THAT my dear friend is something we attempt to avoid!
We turn on the BOOB TUBE and use the "excuse" I just want to relax and take my mind off things. Really? Do you know your mind is still engaged and working while watching TV?
The difference is that you've given your mind to be directed and influenced by whatever is on the TV. Maybe, you choose stimulating shows, informative shows.... whatever. But the Point is
how are you "STRETCHING" your mind .... challenging your thinking? Ahhhh think about it, cause I am.

Could it be because you're NOT in SHAPE to HANDLE LIFE??????

Point of today's blog.... Stretching our bodies is all about moving our muscles slightly beyond their comfort level. Becoming more F L E X I B LE

Stretching our self physically, MENTALLY, and SPIRITUALLY too! will make us more Flexible in life to handle what comes our way!

Optimal HEALTH and WELLNESS in our lives "demands" us to not resist

STRETCHING ourselves daily .....

PHYSICAL

SPIRITUALLY

MENTALLY

God Bless you today in your pursuit for Health and Wellness

"God is faithful,

and he will not let you be tested (STRETCHED)

beyond your strength

but with your testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it"

1 Corinthians 10:13

CIAO and SALUTE!

I want it NOW or Jumping off the Train

2011-10-05T23:24:00.000-07:00

STORY:

You have purchase a train ticket for the destination:

The "Land of Health and Wellness"!

You invest in work out clothes, gym equipment or better yet, a gym membership.
As well as Health and Diet books, expensive vitamins, ....etc etc etc

Your ready.... "tomorrow" you get on board to the "land of Health and Wellness".

Let's just say, YOU DO get on board. (that's a miracle in it self since most of us put off boarding that train for days, and days, and days.....)

You're doing great
(for the first few hours of this trip.... hahaha! Maybe even a few days ).

Your excited, pump up at getting to your destination.

But wait.... you look out the window and see a landscape full of See's Lollipop Trees, and Marshmallow clouds
....
Over stuffed lounge chairs by a stream... A BIG FAT TV in the Sky with your favorite Show...

Your favorite Fast Food Restaurant!

(whatever.... make up your own picture of what your weaknesses are)

YOU JUMP OFF THE TRAIN

in your delirious "I need"

"self gratification"

desires

Ouch! You got the picture.

How difficult is it to get back on that train?

Especially since..... "hey stupid" you didn't jump off near the next train stop. And you wonder why it's so hard to get back on "the Track".

You got it!

Our self serving, need for instant gratification,

never say no to yourself

L I F E

You see the "cookie, candy, ice cream" and or You see the "Rest, no effort, relax... I deserve it attitude"

and after months of carefully choosing to "stay on the train" jump off just for a lousy,
not even that good "moment of pleasure".

Ahhh....the price we pay for acting like Veruca

( from Willy Wonka)

impulsive behavior.

Wanting every thing N O W !

This blog was started and developed to discover W H Y I am reluctant to
"Get on the Train" and Stay on the "TRAIN" . ("Train" of thought!)

It isn't any wonder why people who "exercise and diet" with others or in a group, or with a trainer/coach are more successful. You NEED that support to keep you focused and engaged with GETTING TO YOUR DESTINATION.... staying on the Train.

That's it! It just hit me (epiphany).

B A L A N C E

I AM my own support and coach and cheer leader
I CAN do it when I decided I WILL do it.

Get it : I "WILL" to do it. It is my Will

My "will"

my MIND

in sync with my SPIRIT

in sync with my BODY.
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When it's out of sync
we are "unhealthy"
un-balanced
unsuccessful
fearful
sad
Living in defeat
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so.... Reverse that:
When it is in Sync
we are "Healthy"
successful
Loving
Joyful
Living in "accomplishments"

So, when I jump off the Train (as I have this past week) I need to ask question and then seek the Answer.

WHAT is out of sync? for me ..... If I eat a box of cookies

(which I did and knew it was not a healthy choice)

Why didn't I have the MIND to say NO?

Why didn't I have the SPIRIT to say NO?

Why did my BODY (appetite) Say YES?

One of these Three is Not being feed/exercised/challenged/nurtured :

1. Body

2. Mind

3. Spirit

OR Two of the Three

OR all three are being neglected

So, I have my ticket and I'm headed for the Train Station.

I'm getting on board tomorrow morning: whooo hoo, TOOT TOOT! BYE the Whistle is blowing!

I KNOW WHERE I WANT TO GO! The land of Health and Wellness

I know that I have to fortify

my MIND and SPIRIT

Which will direct my BODY (actions)

to make the right choices tomorrow.

James 1:8
A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

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Blogging HELPS me! (I see the difference when I am not blogging)

It helps Because it Reinforces my thinking! It's more than just thoughts.

It's my thinking in Black and White (ok, I like color too).

It's me Thinking, Typing, Reading what I know I need and WANT to do. REINFORCING!

Tomorrow, I will wake up and FEED my Spirit

(a plate full of thanksgiving and praise)

To my Creator and God

before I feed my face.

Tomorrow, I will wake up and FEED my MIND

(a plate full of the powerful words of God ... Bible)

to Strength and Focus my thoughts.

"my train of thoughts for the day".

Tomorrow, I will tell my BODY what my Mind and Spirit wants it to do!

This will bring me into BALANCE and cause me to be in sync!

So my actions match my thoughts, and my Spirit controls my Being and I will Stay on the TRAIN!

Ciao and Salute! to Your Health and Wellness.

HUG Yourself....

2011-09-20T00:26:00.000-07:00

Give Yourself a Hug

There is a scientific explanation for the seemingly magical qualities of a hug that researchers uncovered. Each time we hug, we increase the level of oxytocin in the blood.

A daily dose of oxytocin from hugging can help protect us from heart disease.

Give Yourself a Hug

Rhomboid Rattling and Posturing

The rhomboids are the very thin muscles located in your upper back between the shoulder blades. Since the rhomboids connect the shoulder blade (or scapula) to the spinal column, the relatively small muscles are responsible for a heavy burden that includes pulling your shoulders back for correct posture.

Weakness or tightness (or both) in the rhomboids

not only causes bad posture, but also eventually leads to back pain.

Daily stretching is the first step for stronger, looser rhomboids and eventually a healthier, stronger and potentially pain free back.

One simple stretch entails holding your left tricep with your right hand and pulling your left arm across the front of your body so, in effect, you hug yourself. Repeat the stretch on the opposite side. If you want a dynamic stretch for the rhomboids try swinging your arms open and closed and try to touch your shoulder blades with your fingers each time you make the closing motion (THAT WOULD BE A HUG!)

Keeping in "synch" with my "soap box preaching" on

BALANCING our lives

Physically, Mentally & Spiritually...

You answer these questions:

Do you enjoy giving hugs?

Do you enjoy receiving hugs?

Hummmmm...... Question number 3

Have you ever given a hug to some one who feels like a "Mannequin"?

Hugging can be quiet intimate.... so when someone resist a hug there is a message!

But the "Therapy of a Hug" is so complex and deep and profound.

If you need a hug (and I bet you do!)

GIVE YOURSELF A HUG.

I know it sounds weird, but try it. Really hug yourself and tell yourself "I care about me"

wow..... do you? Do you really care about yourself?

Then take a moment to think about all the "good things" you do for YOURSELF.

Like.... Eating healthy life giving foods (or not)

Like.... Walking or Exercising or indulge in a sport activity OUTSIDE in the Sunshine!

Like..... Telling yourself Positive affirmations throughout the day complimenting yourself in your accomplishments, giving yourself a BREAK when you mess up! Forgiving yourself ...

SAY three nice things about yourself.... Come on you can think of 3 things!

Seriously, you should be your best friend and your own cheerleader!

It's ok.... HUG YOURSELF! (ok, really don't do it in public... seriously, that's weird)

But Try it... You may do it more often when your sad or

WANTING TO EAT CHIPS AT 11 o'clock at NIGHT!

Stop and Say...

"it's ok, I don't want to eat...I just need a hug... and I'm going to give myself one".

Ok, GOOD NIGHT... it's now 11:48 pm the Chips are gone and I'm going to bed.

CIAO! and Salute....To Your Health and Wellness

a picture worth a million words

Give all your worries and cares to God for,

he cares about you!

1 Peter 5:7

What to eat for Breakfast or Shut your mouth and Open your Heart

2011-09-18T01:24:00.000-07:00

It has occurred to me, if we gave as much attention and time to feeding our SOUL as we do our face.... HOW healthy would we be!

So, tomorrow when your eye's struggle to open...

Open your mouth and confess words of gratitude (heck, you woke up)

Slip out of your bed on to the floor on your knees and PRAY for your DAY!

Then fix yourself a big bowl of the Word of God

(yes, silly the Bible!)

and ingested His words so you will obtain

strength, faith, hope and purpose for the day.

THEN you can FEED YOUR FACE

(I suggested a bowl of Oatmeal with sprinkled chia seed, flax seed, chopped Dates or Banana's, a little Almond Butter .... a touch of Honey and Cinnamon) .... Of course I like a dollop of Whip Cream too!

Next time you reach for a "snack"

Make it a "Snack for your Mind & Soul"

example:

"Reading" something uplifting as a snack

Having a "Song" for a snack...

Reaching for someone to "Hug" as a snack....

How about a "snack" for your soul of...

Calling or someone texting and giving them a word of encouragement or a compliment... WOW

ALL CALORIE FREE!

Psalms 19:14

Let the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be pleasing in your eyes, O Lord, my strength and my salvation

This scripture is in contrast to waking up "grumpy" and "complaining".

YOU set the TONE for the day with your attitude! It's your choice to wear a smile or Frown.

YOU choose what to feed your body so you can have a fighting chance to have a successful day.

A g a i n, L e t m e r e p e a t...

Feed your SOUL The word of God, Prayer & Praises

Feed your BODY Nutritious Foods full of Fiber,Vitamins & Minerals

Feed your MIND Positive affirmations and words

BALANCE is what "HEALTH" is all about...

Body, Mind and Spirit

Ciao

(this blog is dedicated to my hunger for "Health and Wellness" &
Living a full joyful life that is contagious.

CATCH IT!

Sugar makes you Fat NOT sweet

2011-09-10T20:22:00.000-07:00

"Sugar" Hangover?

So, you say that you don't eat Sugar.

Ok, for the next 24 hrs read the labels of everything you put in your mouth and then Add up the Grams of Sugar!

It will knock your socks off when you see all the "HIDDEN" sugar in your food

Please, GO to this Web site by Jorge Cruise who interviews Dr. Northrup about Women over 40's and SUGAR! How SUGAR interrupts Hormone balance and increases imbalance in the Body. Also, talks about Cardiovascular disease, Migranes, BONE LOSS (Listen, very informative)

Click on this link: Amazing Interview with Dr. Northrup about Women over 40!

One teaspoon of granulated white sugar is close to four grams. If you buy a bottle of cola with 44 grams of sugar, you would divide 44 by 4, which is equal to 11 teaspoons of sugar. That's a lot of sugar.

It’s true. You can have mild symptoms of a hangover by eating too much sugar.

Here are some of the symptoms of sugar hangover:

Fuzzy thinking or foggy mind
Fatigue or sleepiness after meals
Gas, bloating or extended stomach after meals
Headache
Joint pain
Constipation
Diarrhea
Skin problems
Allergy symptoms
Emotional - Mood swings like emotional highs and then lows (anger, sadness, lack of will power, depression, etc.)

Many of them are actually similar to how you might feel after too much alcohol. And there’s a reason for that...

Too much alcohol, just like too much sugar, affects your kidneys, liver, stomach and small intestines, which explains some of what is happening in your body. Dehydration, electrolyte imbalances, gastrointestinal disturbances and disruption of sleep are some of the results.

Currently, the average American is (often unknowingly) consuming approximately ½ cup of sugar per day. (Read the label of food's you eat for grams of Sugar)

And that’s simply too much for the human body to digest effectively.

Here’s what happens in your body after you eat too much sugar or processed foods²:

Refined sugars enter your bloodstream.
Blood sugar levels rise.
Your pancreas is pressured to release insulin (a hormone that helps sugars get into your cells).
The insulin helps to use up the sugar rapidly, so blood sugar crashes.
Your body goes into a sugar low or hypoglycemia.
More hormones are released to deal with the sugar low and return your body to a balanced state. This actually causes a stress response in your body.
These hormones squeeze sugar from your liver, sending blood sugar back up.

Too much sugar causes your body to go on a roller coaster ride of ups and downs…and your moods often follow.

Also, sugar is often combined with grains or protein in processed foods and desserts. This creates a slimy substance that coats your intestinal walls. Remember this if you are tempted to eat these so-called “protein” bars!

Eating Sugar won't make you sweeter. JUST FAT

So when you wake up feeling achey, grumpy, tired.... down in the dumps:

Think, just think what you ate the day before.

Think, just think where you "spiritually" (what did or did you not ingest spiritually the day before).

Think, just think what did you do yesterday that exercised your Heart, Lungs, Muscles.

Think, just think what are the thoughts and words coming from your mind, heart and MOUTH? Positive? Uplifting? or Negative Nelly and Self Condemnation?

BALANCE yourself!

Phyically

Spiritually

Mentally

Salute and Ciao and take care of your self

If I only had a brain or Reaching for Healing

2011-08-02T07:30:00.000-07:00

Reading past blogs ...... inspiring to me.

WHAT WE KNOW and What we DO......

Needs to be in sync

When we do something different than what we know we need to do...

We are OUT OF SYNC

Spiritually

Physically

Mentally

When we are OUT OF SYNC we have SYMPTOMS that reflect this imbalance

So, before you call your Doctor..... Call on the Lord and discuss what is the IMBALANCE in your life that is contributing to your SYMPTOMS.
(I believe most aliments have someone's or something's face on it....
meaning: your anger or unforgiveness of someone or something)

He is the GREAT PHYSICIAN
He is your Creator (He wrote the Instruction Manual for your body and life)
He is the Lover of your Soul.... just waiting to walk with you holding your hand
He is the one who Cares about you... he's waiting to talk with you
He is your Counselor....

1 Peter 5:7

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

When you reach for HIM.....

and touch the hem of his Garment.

YOUR FAITH will heal you.........

Healing starts in your Soul with a seed of Faith

Ciao and have a Blessed day as you seek perfect Peace and Balance in HIM

PS when you're balanced you will be less likely to reach for a candy bar!

Keeping Young

2011-07-25T03:35:00.000-07:00

Challenging to stretch Yourself

MENTALLY

PHYSICALLY

SPIRITUALLY

This is my 9 week Physical Challenge
Couch to 5k information

After this 9 Week I'll chart the Next Challenge.... Hummmm I think it will be "a mental challenge".
HEY WAIT.... I already am "Mentally Challenged!" LOL

Actually, While I am doing my walk/jog for 20 minutes, I will have on my headset to LISTEN to Spiritual Music and use this time to strengthen my Walk with the Lord. Praising & Praying.

Both the Physical and Spiritual 20 minutes will feed and Strengthen my Mental Being. Inspiring and uplifting my thoughts to be positive, life giving thinking.

The STUFF that Keeps us YOUNG!

Have a Great day being Your best, Thinking the best and Doing your Best

Ciao and Salute! To your Health and Wellness