Stop it or I'll give you something to cry about

Just what  Mom would say when you were whining!

Not because she didn't love you, but she knew you needed to be "shook up" so you'd get perspective on what was worth crying about.

So, you go to put on your favorite Jeans and ..... what? .... You have to lay on the bed so you can button or zip them up!

Oh, right.... they shrank in the Dryer!  oh sure.... start CRYING!

Then you start whining..... I just can't lose weight.... I try, I try, I try.

AHHH stop it, ya whining baby.

YOU HAVEN'T done what YOU KNOW you need to do!

And why not?   Because you don't like yourself!

It's not you being over weight that makes you not like yourself....
       you're over weight because you don't like your self.
             You have NO respect for YOU!  You treat yourself like "%Q#(%"

(you may not realize this.... but I'm having a conversation with myself)

     Stop beating yourself up over this.  

Cry about what is really wrong.

Don't cry because you can't fit into your Jeans... 

Cry because your life is NOT BALANCED  

If it were, you'd respect yourself.  

If it were, you'd treat yourself with respect

If your life was balanced you'd fit into your Jeans

Oh ya... well I've heard all the excuses (used some myself).... it's menopause, it's a thyroid problem, it's  stress.... ahhh ..... oh come on now and face it...  No matter what the blood test shows:
YOU'RE NOT EXERCISING everyday....
YOU'RE eating High Sugar, High Carb foods!
            GET real yourself.

Unless you say you exercise faithfully three times a week for at least 60 minutes to 90 minutes with cardio and weights - Don't tell anyone it's ALL because of going through menopause or a hormone imbalance or your thyroid is under active.

WHO are you really hurting by not being honest and truthful?  ONLY YOU

If you saying.... I have a hard time saying no to myself when reaching for the cookie jar...
You're right on "you have a hard time saying no to yourself"
   Why, because you're fighting inside yourself.

 Me, Myself and I are at war with each other!

Me = the physical part of you
         hunger, appetite, hormones, chemical reactions in your cells
Myself = is the mental part of you
         oh the years of being conditioned to see food as "comfort", soothing, a TREAT
I =  the spiritual part of you
        "Eve" wanting to take the Apple, being deceived ... hiding from a
         relationship with your God, because you "want to do it yourself"

It's time to get angry and passionate about YOU taking care of YOU

      

Here is the web site with helpful info on Menopause and excess weight.
Mayo Clinic is one of my favorite sites for reference:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/menopause-weight-gain/HQ01076 




This blog was brought to you by a person who needed a butt kicking tonight- ME!

Ciao and Salute! To your health and wellness and honesty

I needed a laugh.... this is way too funny

Laughter is the BEST medicine

Waist line or Waste life

Belly fat
Most people think of fat tissue as being inactive tissue, but that is far from the truth.  Fatty tissue or fat storage areas, such as belly fat are active endocrine organs that produce numerous types of hormones.  The more fat cells you have, the more estrogen, cortisol, and testosterone your body produces.  When your fatty tissues are spewing out all these hormones-most likely raising your estrogen testosterone, and cortisol levels-and producing tremendous inflammation in your body, there is only one result: weight gain

Across the board, studies show that fat deposited in the abdominal area leads to the greatest amount of inflammation.  Conversely, when you decrease your body's inflammatory response, you will also lower your weight as well as your waist size.
Resourse: Dr. Colbert's "I can do this" diet. 




If the goal in 2011 is to lose weight because you can't fit in your Jeans..... switch it up!


Seeking a size 6 is shallow  (ok.... I'm a little shallow) BUT, the right Jean size is not the right motivation to CHANGE lifestyle choices.   

LIVING a healthier life, 

having energy, 

joy and a sense of well being 

should be the ultimate GOAL.  

Make the goal in 2011 to "OBTAIN OPTIMAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS"

Mayo Clinic: Belly Fat in Women
click on to this link for more useful information

Tone your tummy. While you can't "spot-burn" belly fat, you can firm up your abdominal muscles and get a flatter belly. Traditional sit-ups aren't the most effective way to firm your tummy, however. Instead, use these exercises to target both deeper and lower abdominal muscles:

• Deeper abdominal muscles. Target deeper abdominal muscles by doing "abdominal hollowing" or "drawing in the bellybutton." First, get down on all fours. Let your tummy hang down as you take a deep breath. Let your breath out, and at the end of your exhalation, gently draw your bellybutton inward and upward toward your spine. You should feel a slight tightening around your waist — think of it as trying to squeeze through a partially closed door. Hold for 10 seconds, then rest for 10 seconds. Work up to 10 repetitions. During each effort, your spine position shouldn't change and you should breathe freely. Eventually, you'll be able to do this exercise standing up. It's so subtle, no one should be able to tell you're doing it.
• Lower abdominal muscles. Tone your lower abdomen by doing pelvic tilts and pelvic lifts. To do a pelvic tilt, lie on your back on the floor with your knees bent. Flatten your back against the floor by tightening your abdominal muscles and bending your pelvis up slightly. Hold for five to 10 seconds. Repeat five times and work up to 10 to 20 repetitions.
  For pelvic lifts, lie on your back with your knees bent up toward your chest and your arms relaxed by your sides. Tighten your lower abdomen and lift your buttocks up off the floor, with your knees aimed toward the ceiling. Hold for five to 10 seconds. Repeat five times and work up to 10 to 20 repetitions.
  
  
  Your core muscles, which are in your abdomen, back and pelvis, are involved in almost every move you make. Strengthening this muscle group through core muscle training will help 
• prevent (or diminish if you already have) low back pain, 
• improve balance and give a boost to your energy level.
  • When core muscles are strong, it makes each task we do easier. Sitting, walking, bending, lying down or getting up, all everyday normal movements, are made easier when the core muscles are strong 
• Lot's of good reasons to EXERCISE daily

Exercise your spiritual walk too -  
        When you resist  exercising or  you are making poor  choices with your eating.... 
        Have a Talk with Your Creator, HE has the answer why you're not 
        taking care of   yourself.
Exercise you mind:  See it in your mind, say it, believe and then you'll DO IT


Well balanced thinking (thought life) , eating (nutrition) and exercising (activities) 
          is the ANSWER to a cranky, irritable... explosive behavior
          Coffee Robs people of Vit B which is needed for coping with Stress
          BALANCE your diet with the proper nutrition!


Ciao!
Salute to Your Health and Wellness and Balancing your life in 2011

Google and the Bible: Answers to Life's Questions

What do you control?
What can you not control?
What can you change?
What can you not change?

The questions are not deep..... but the answers are very deep.

I control what time a get up in the morning.... right?  So, then why do I hit the snooze button when it's time to get up?  Why do I go to bed at night with a plan to wake at 6 am only to hit the snooze button... until 7 am?

I can not control time as it ticks away - tic toc tic toc...
But I can control what I do each second that the clock is ticking....

So, why do I waste a second of time?
There is Always time to Exercise, stretch, Pray... Extend myself to love someone.

Questions of the ages?  Or Questions of the "pudding heads"?

After a year of doing this (journey to balance my life)
             I'm still befuddled what the heck is my problem

Guess I better hit the road of self discovery and find the answers.  

I'm pretty sure most of them can be googled and the a great % of 

answers can be found when I wait upon the Lord

Proverbs 1

Wise Sayings of Solomon

A Manual for Living

 ^1-6 These are the wise sayings of Solomon,

   David's son, Israel's king—

Written down so we'll know how to live well and right, 

   to understand what life means and where it's going

A manual for living,

   for learning what's right and just and fair;

To teach the inexperienced the ropes
   and give our young people a grasp on reality.

There's something here also for seasoned men and women,
   still a thing or two for the experienced to learn—

Fresh wisdom to probe and penetrate,
   the rhymes and reasons of wise men and women.

Have a Great Day.... because I am EXPECTING to have fantastic day.


See it
Say it
Believe it
DO IT!

Ciao and Salute to YOUR HEALTH and WELLNESS this new year 2011!


PS
Eat a  balanced breakfast - check those calories/carbs and fats
Drink 8+ Glasses of Water today
Find moments in your day to stretch & exercise
Check your thought life - Check your words against God's word
Find someone to help today

Open the Refrigerator or Open your Mind

Knowledge is power.

Sir Francis Bacon, Religious Meditations, Of Heresies, 1597 English author, courtier, & philosopher (1561 - 1626

Thank you Sir Francis Bacon.... but I say Knowledge  is this.....

Hummmm.......

Let me put this in a picture: Our Mind is like a refrigerator full of food (knowledge)  

Until WE OPEN UP the refrigerator (our mind)

and take out the food (knowledge)

and make it a part of us by digesting it (action)

IT IS NOTHING.

Knowledge is only power when we USE IT!

Take the knowledge about Healthy Foods

Take the knowledge about Exercise

Take the knowledge about Stress reducers

Take the knowledge about "positive thinking"

Take the knowledge about Healthy lifestyle choices

Take the knowledge about the Word of God

Prepare it in a way 

that you can "ingest"(put it to action)

it on a daily basis  

Use it or lose it

I thought of this when reading my current book Dr. Colbert's 

"I can do this" diet. (it's not a diet!).

It's amazing the information we have available.... or can easily obtain.

I cherish the scientific approach to weight problems.

In the chapters on Understanding Weight Gain and Loss 

there is information on the "many" reasons 

people gain weight and have difficulty with weight loss.

"CAN DO" points to remember (page 53)

1. Muscles cells burn about 70 x's more calories than fat cells, which is why they are so crucial for maintaing weight loss
2. Skipping meals or going for more than twelve hours without eating lowers your metabolic rate by about 40%
3. The more muscle you have, the higher your metabolic rate
4. A sluggish metabolic rate is usually caused by crash diets, yo-yo diets, overeating, skipping meals and choosing the wrong foods.
5. Chronic stress lowers the metabolic rate and programs the body to store fat.
6. Aging usually is associated with hormonal imbalance, muscle loss, and a lower metabolic rate.
7. Aging usually is associated with hormonal imbalance, muscle loss and a lower metabolic rate
8. Many medications lower the metabolic rate

These are NOT EXCUSES 

but area's to explore so they can be addressed when seeking 

OPTIMAL HEALTH and WELLNESS.

 87 years old when she completed the 1999 London Marathon

So you have bad knees?  How about no legs?

When patients tell me about "reasons" why they can't exercise... It's difficult for me to not call them out.  It's not "reasons" it's "excuses".  

And they are not always valid excuses.


Excuses are sometimes rooted deep in our unconscious mind or spirit (that's why we need to balance our lives ( PMS )


One of the Points today:  
Muscles increase metabolism!  So increase your muscle mass by exercising.

YOU CAN DO IT!  

See your self doing it

Say to yourself "I can do this"

Believe that you can do it

THEN you WILL DO IT

Sometimes it's not the fat in your belly that is the problem... it's the fat in your head.   


Use your brains

Use your knowledge



GET HEALTHIER THIS YEAR!


Ciao


Salute! to your Health and Wellness

PMS: Physically (see)

Mentally (say)

Spiritually (believe)

 

 

The Beginning and the END

                                                          Day ONE

Day one of Month One

Day ONE of Month ONE of year 2011

THE BEGINNING AND THE END

Today is the first day of the rest of my life.... or otherwise known as

Today I made  choices will have an affect on the rest of my life

What I choose today determined what I have tomorrow

mock me if you want but this is a truth

Last night I knew I had several days of NO exercise.  I had all the excuses (I'm sure there are more, but these are the TOP 5 excuses people have to not exercise)

1. I don’t have time to exercise.  

2. There is no gym close to my house

3. I don’t know how to exercise
 

4. I have no energy to exercise
 

5. I have no one to work out with

Then I watched an old movie (oh, I love old classics)  

My Six Loves is a 1963 comedy film starring Debbie Reynolds as a Broadway star who takes a vacation and finds herself responsible for six abandoned children

As I was watching.... a women  in her 50's was doing exercises on the floor of her bedroom.

WoW,  it hit me.

Stop with the excuses ya pudding head. 

 I have a floor too!  

So I got on the floor (carpeted) and did some exercises and stretches while watching the rest of the Movie.

The consequences of excuses to not exercise =    poor health and a fat BUTT. 

My choice today impacts my life tomorrow!  

This morning... again... up hill battle in my mind.  I woke up late ( new years eve celebration) and started in on the excuses why I couldn't go for a  walk / pseudo jog.

So, I began chanting over and over "I'll feel better", "I'll feel better,  I'll feel better"... yes of course out loud I said this (I'm ok with being strange). 

 Over and Over I heard these words. (telling myself out loud that I'd feel better if I went walking)

  Soon I was putting on my workout pants and top, throwing my hair into pic tails, putting on my hat and sunglasses... grabbing my tennis shoes and socks.... hooking up my iPod and I WAS OFF!

It was true and I knew it.... an almost euphoric feeling of freedom as I hit the pavement in the sunshine.  Listening to my  work out songs of Spiritual Inspiration and secular songs 

(Gabe Dixon Band: "Find my Way" and songs from Mamma Mia) that are so up beat and fantastic.  

Walking almost makes me feel disconnected from what's happening around me 

(yes, I have to be careful to not get hit by a car when crossing the stree

t).  

Walking re-focuses me... centers me.... captivates and inspires me.  I walk, pray... sing (no... not out loud... yet very very very tempted to sing out loud). Occasionally, I breakout into a jog... attempting to build up until I can jog for longer periods of time (a goal).  

Today... I had a thought while walking.... about people believing in themselves.  

Believing they are a masterpiece!  Created by a Loving God. Beautiful Creations that need to be respected and Cared for.  It's just that....

Some people are a little like a  masterpiece of Picasso, some of Monet and some of Da Vinci!  

yikes some  people seem to be a masterpiece of 

Salvador Dali`

  I saw them on my walk today.....

 Just kidding, but maybe not.  Truth is..... we are all masterpieces of GOD and there is beauty in all of his creation.

Why do I fight myself and make excuses to not do this  incredibly, wonderful thing for myself everyday!  Don't I like myself?  Don't I think I'm worthy... am I trying to punish myself... 

I know that I'm not a lazy person.  I know that I'm smart enough to know the benefits and consequences of not exercising.  WHY IS IT SO HARD TO JUST DO IT!!!!

AGAIN, I remind myself in this blog.... 

it is a Spiritual battle... 

it is a battle of my mind...

it is a battle of my physical being.  

I have to fight it on ALL three levels.  

When I only try to deal on a physical level or mental level..... to eat right and exercise.... I seldom succeed.  

When I fight using my spirit, mind and body (all three)....  

I WIN every stinking time

A TRIPLE BRAIDED CORD CAN NOT BE BROKEN!   

 ...........A triple braided cord can not be broken  Ecclesiastes 4-12

I have got to remind myself daily: BALANCE!  (that's why I blog!)

Keep centered and focused about the need to balance:

Me, Myself and I

Physical, Mental and Spiritual (PMS)

Losing Weight: 
A battle that needs to be fought not only with your
WILL POWER (mental) but the POWER OF GOD in YOU (spiritual).
Vitamins, minerals, nutrients, exercise...(physical)

TIPS:
Drink 8 glasses of water a day
Feed your mind, body and spirit everyday 15 minutes each day


Ciao
Salute! To your Health and Wellness in the coming year


ps
apply this powerful principle to any challenge you face:

SEE IT in your Mind

Say it out loud over and over again

Believe it in your Heart (faith as a mustard seed)

ACT on it