Hide and Seek Diet or "A do it yourself diet"

Matthew 7:7-11

⁷ Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall 

find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

 ⁸ for every one that asketh receiveth; 

and he that seeketh findeth; 

and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

 ⁹ Or what man is there of you, who, if his son shall ask him for a loaf, will give him a stone;

 ¹⁰ or if he shall ask for a fish, will give him a serpent?

 ¹¹ If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, 

how much more shall your Father who is in heaven 

give good things to them that ask him?

Playing hide and seek as a kid was one of my best memories!   

But  to  " SEEK" (looking) .... was and  is an action!

As a kid you couldn't just stand in the middle of the yard looking..  

ya had to walk around!  

Physically Explore... 

use your thinking about where someone could hide... 

then be ready if you found them to RUN AFTER THEM AND TAG THEM

whatever you want in life... whatever you desire in life.... whatever goals you set ahead of yourself to achieve

Set your goals

Get a Vision

Make your Dream a reality

SEEK IT!  

Actively look for it

Use your brains to figure out how and where you can find it

and when you do find it... CHASE IT with all your energy and Catch it!

Funny how  simple childhood games  are really "life lessons" 

Caio

Salute! To your Health and Wellness

For me today it's all about "seeking" my  balance  

Reach for the Brass RING - or just ride and get dizzy

Reach for the Brass Ring

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While taking a 10,000 step walk the other morning, I watched a young women (in her 30's) jog past me.   She came to a large bank of stairs and S P R I N T E D up the stairs two steps at a time.  two steps at a time. two steps at a time.  two steps at a time.   

Dang!   I started out last year with making a goal of being more active and exercising everyday for at minimum 15 minutes.

Well, I reach my goal..... DUMB!

It smacked  me like the moon hitting my eye like a big pizza pie!

I set my Goal ToOOOOoooo low!  Ok ok so it was good to start of slow but geese louise One year later - what a great lesson to learn (sorry it took me a year + to get it)

So, I set some new goals! 

REACH HIGHER!

 I will think more of myself to believe in myself and make it happen.  

If it's to be it's up to me.

One year from today
Physically,  I will be jogging 1 mile without passing out and be able to sprint up those stairs!

While I'm at it... One year from today I will be at my ideal weight (no, I'm not saying it!)  ok,  here's accountability 55.791 kg (you do the math)

Mentally I WILL read a book a month (dang I start books and do not finish them... maybe cause I jump around and never start on the first page and work to the end)
AND I will be ACLS certified by the end of this summer.

Spiritually I WILL be reading a Praying every day for 1.2 hrs a day (tithe 10% of my day to the Lord)  .... Yes that will be 30 in the morning , 20 minutes at noon 30 minutes before bed.   YES,  I know that if my spiritual man is anemic it will impact me physically and mentally.

Just like when your physically not healthy it impacts you mentally/emotionally an spiritually.
Or when you mentally cook-coo it will impact you physically and spiritually.

IT's ALL CONNECT  

So get Balanced and Get on Board

Your friends are waiting for you to get on and get healthy

Ok,  Jump on board and make the commitment for EASTER.  Heck, golly gee why is New Years the only holiday to make a fresh start.

If you don't believe in yourself, how can you expect others to believe in you

Philippians 4

¹³I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

and

⁶ Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.⁷ And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

 ⁸ Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. ⁹ Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

Ciao
and buona  fortuna to your efforts 

(kind of scary.... my fascination with Dean and Disney!)

I'm on the phone

No call waiting,  Busy tone,  A real Operator, 

UL3-1212 (Weather), no Messages to listen too

Having to "share" the one phone line

Wow, A Real Phone 

Our lifestyles have changed

Our Lives have Not

Because

OUR Needs are the same

Still needing to be Heard

Still needing to be Loved

Still needing to be needed

just waiting for someone to call 

and say I really care

Matthew 7:12

 ¹²"In everything, therefore, 

treat people the same way you want them to treat you 

Make a check list of what you really NEED

Make a check list of what you really WANT....

Then find Balance

by Wanting only what you NEED

You need Healthy Well Balanced Foods

You Need Daily Activities/Exercises

You Need Daily  Spiritual  Food and Exercise 

You Need to Exercise and Feed Your Mind Healthy Thoughts

What "Wants" do you have that are not the same as the "Needs" you have?

T y p e   u p  a  L i s t!

I want __________________, Is not the same as I need ______________.

Therefore say " I want ______________because I need it".

Ciao!

Salute! To you Health and Wellness and "finding" Balance

Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards and gives you WRINKLES and a Small Brain

Did you know stress can cause a host of beauty problems?

For instance.....Wrinkles
When you live in a chronic state of stress, you are constantly producing the hormone  cortisol , which is responsible for weight gain, high blood pressure and collagen breakdown, among other things. This makes it harder for the skin to repair itself naturally, continue to form healthy collagen and elastin, and deal with damage. You can decrease your levels of cortisol and reverse this damage by getting lots of restful sleep and exercise. CLICK here for link to the Full Article on Stress and Beauty

Doggonit.... it seems to always come down to ... "EXERCISE and a GOOD NIGHT SLEEP"  

Two things that are such a challenge in life for most of us.  

Chronic stress constricts blood flow to the brain which

 lowers overall brain function and prematurely ages your brain.  

Just think about what you hold in your head?

Your choice

A series of studies published in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology looked at long-term exposure to stress hormones, especially cortisol, and it's effect on the brain function  in people of varying age groups.

The research showed that older adults with continuously high levels of cortisol performed worse on memory tests than older adults with moderate to low cortisol levels. 

 The older adults with high cortisol  levels also had a 14 percent smaller hippocampus, the area of the temporal lobes involved with memory. 

 The hippocampus is part of the stress response system and is responsible for sending out signals to halt the production of cortisol once a threat has banished.  But when the number of brain cells in the hippocampus is depleted, it no longer sends out this signal, which results in the release of even greater amounts of cortisol.

Excerpt from the book: Change your Brain Change your Body by Daniel G. Amen, MD.




Dr Amen  also discussed how you will  look  older due to chronic stress in his book,  Change your Brain Change your Body.  


"Stress causes collagen and elastin to break down prematurely, which leads to sagging skin and wrinkles.  


The Psychological Bulletin in a 2004 issue,  published findings from a thorough review of nearly 300 scientific studies linking chronic stress and the immune system.   It showed incontrovertible evidence that stress causes changes in the immune system.  Yet, short-term stress temporarily boosts immunity, but chronic stress weakens the immune system making people more vulnerable to common ailments and serious disease.  


People are seldom taught   STRESS-MANAGEMENT SKILLS. 


 However,  if we choose to  truly balance ourselves and take time and attention to feed and exercise our spiritual being then ... we  can cultivate the strategies from our Spiritual storehouse to handle Stressors in our life.

We then reinforce those strategies in our minds (thought life)

and 

  We then work through them in the choices we make Physically (exercise and food choices)

Physically, Mentally and Spiritually address Stress  

This is HUGE to me...

 Recognizing and facing stressors in a positive, take charge manner .... 

It is true we can't stop stress from happening around us and to us

BUT, we can manage it

instead of it managing us

How?

Exercise, Good Nutrition, Healthy Thoughts, Spiritual Food

Too simple?  

Think about it!                                 Did I mention that it is FREE!  

• Exercise: You can do push ups, jumping jacks, stretches ...... all at home  NO GYM MEMBERSHIP NEEDED  so stop with the excuses!  Run around the block! Go, do it... stop being lazy

• Good Nutrition :You're going to EAT so make the right choices with food full of fiber, color and nutritional value and actually eat O N E "serving" portion (read the label for how much is a serving portion for what you're eating... it'll surprise you)

• Healthy Thoughts:. No cost in "changing habits"  (unlike changing your wardrobe)  it takes determination and self examination to put your thoughts in check when you're thinking or talking... Make  your WORDS POSITIVE  when your talking to other's or yourself.  TAKE the NEGATIVE words out of  your mouth and mind! 

• Spiritual Food:  No cost to READ the BIBLE and Talk with GOD.  Unlike the cost of a counselor or psychiatrist  all the Answers to life are in YOUR CREATORS INSTRUCTION MANUAL! 

So, give yourself a break.... 

prevent wrinkles and a shrinking brain..... 

prevent a large waist line

prevent illness's and diseases

by facing your fears (stressors) the "balanced way"  

Physically

Mentally

Spiritually

1 Peter 5:7  

Casting the whole of your care, 

all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, 

once and for all 

on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully.

Ciao 

 Salute!  To your Health and Wellness 

hang in there... it'll be 3:05 soon

Although you may not see the reward today.... do not stop doing what is right.

We are a society of "INSTANT" everything.   We want it now.  Actually, we want it yesterday.

So when it comes to the rewards of making healthy choices.... whether it be food choices, or being kind to a stranger, the reward may not be instantaneous.

There is a story of a Physician assisting a patient with weight loss.  The patient came in for her appointment.  

So very disappointed in the number on the scale, ready to give up and say "forgetaboutit".

She swore to the Doctor that she had followed the weight loss plan to the "T". No loss in weight!

The smart Doctor than  took the time to re-measure the patients waist, chest and hips.

The Patient had LOST INCHES!   She was again re-vitalized by the numbers she read.

Isn't that just like us.

It's not easy to walk by faith and not by sight.

Numbers shouldn't dictated our choice to do what is right !

We must trust that when we are making healthy lifestyle choices we will be rewarded:

• Eating high nutritional foods in reasonable portions
• Exercising, being active!
• Giving our anxiety and worries to God in Prayer and Praise
• Being more consumed with giving than receiving

We may not see the immediate rewards of doing it right.... 

but it is a law of life
You will be rewarded!  

2 Corinthians 5:7  

 For we walk by faith, not by sight

BE patient  it will be 3:05 soon!
                       (inside joke for those who went to school in the 60's)

CIAO! 
To your Health and Wellness