Posts Tagged ‘lose weight’
Sugar…a Love/Hate Relationship
Sugar addiction is one of the most common themes I hear from clients coming to me for weight control. They intuitively know that they crave sugar but are still shocked when they learn the amounts of sugars they are consuming. Then, the second shock comes as I explain the harm that sugar is doing to their body, mind and spirit.
In my last post, I offered a quick calculation to help you better understand how many sugars (in all forms) you are consuming. By using the easy “carbs minus fiber divided by 5” calculation, you can instantly note the number of teaspoons of sugars you are about to consume per serving. Remember that these are ALL of the ingredients combined in that product that react within your body as a carbohydrate. Just looking at the number of sugars in the product doesn’t tell the entire story.
Why is sugar so bad, when it tastes so good? Over the next 10 days, I’m going to share with you the Top 10 reasons sugar is suicide on a spoon.
Are you “Non-Sick”?
“Non-sick” represents the vast health field between medically sick and optimal health. When you are non-sick, your energy level is low, your focus isn’t clear and you rely on caffeine or other stimulants to keep you awake and going. Typical indicators of being in a non-sick state also include:
• Being overweight
• Not sleeping well
• Fatigued
• Weak or flabby
• Stressed out
• Taking a lot of over-the-counter medications
• Not as interested in sex or having a lowered libido
And then…I get a gift back!
Yesterday was a blessing for me. Not only was I able to honor my daughter on her Angel Day, through her, I inspired a number of people to begin their journey to outrageous health. The holiday special I offered was very well received and my heart is always warmed when someone decides to care for themselves and their health.
Then…on top of all that, I receive a beautiful testimonial letter from a client of mine in New York who has had phenomenal results on the meal replacement plan I recommend to some of my clients. Although is he still on his health journey…he is well down that path.
To further inspire YOU to good health, I want to share his letter with you. Whether you have a little or a lot of weight to lose, you…can…do…it!
Meet Tim Kozak!
A gift, during this season of giving…
December 1st is the day my precious daughter Brennan became an angel. Prior to her death, being thin was easy.
Afterwards, eating became a source of comfort and the yo-yo began….until she ALSO became my inspiration for being fit and healthy.
I find it inspired timing that today, on her Angel Day, I offer a very special gift, a gift I hope will inspire you
(or someone you care for) to be fit and healthy too.
A gift of health during this season of giving.
What forces are working against YOUR good health?
Tonight I had a terrific time speaking to The Mind Magician, Melanie Hoffner, about the inside and outside forces that are working against your good health. Did you miss it? No worries….listen to the re-play here.
Click here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/SPARK
Feel the pain….
Yesterday I was whining on a call with my business coach about not wanting to do a task that I needed to do. I spoke of how I continue to procrastinate because I (stamping foot) simply didn’t want to do it. Even though it is an important task to move my business forward, I (whiiiine) didn’t want to build it into my daily “to do” list. Yes, I converted into my inner 4year old with arms crossed and lower lip stuck out (pout!).
Have you ever felt that way?
My coach didn’t hesitate and simply said….”you are reluctant to do this simply because the pain isn’t great enough.” He then asked “if your boys were kidnapped and held for ransom and the conditions of the ransom where that you do that task for an hour each day for a month, would you do it?”
You bet I would! For two hours, three hours, twenty-four hours if necessary. I would do it standing on my head with both hands tied behind my back, in my underwear on top of the Sears Tower singing Yankee Doodle Dandy.
Yet…as important as the task is, without those conditions of ransom, without the pain necessary to move me forward, it seemed difficult to drudge up the energy to do what needs to be done.
And I was able to see how that same principle applies to people who are sitting on the thumb tack of ill health.
Is that you?
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again….everyone knows exactly HOW to lose weight and gain health. Everyone got the memo that being overweight is deadly, that eating junk food is a causing harm, that exercising is good for the body and brain. Yet, so many things get in the way of making daily choices that invite health.
What excuses are getting in your way? Is the pain of disease and death not enough?
If your children were kidnapped and held for ransom and the condition of release is that you choose the habits of health, would you do it? What changes would you make? Could you find 30 minutes a day to exercise? Another 30 minutes to pre-plan your menu and shop for fruits and vegetables?
What if I said that your current habits of disease were literally creating a hostage situation for your children. Would you believe me? Or, turn your head and pretend all is well? Would you argue that your bad habits of eating fast and processed food, of sitting on the couch, and drinking sugary drinks were not placing your children in a place of harm.
Children today are predicted to be the first in American history to not outlive their parents. Your habits are becoming their habits. But because their bad habits are beginning so young, their chances of dying early are greater.
Will you set them free? Set yourself free?
I don’t believe for a moment that 68% of Americans are on purpose choosing death. Just like the 4 year old that was whining inside of me yesterday, their inner 4 year old is saying “I’ll live forever”, “tomorrow I’ll follow the rules”, “eating this today won’t hurt me….or them.”
But it is.
I won’t apologize for being brutal and frank right now. I won’t apologize that I may be creating pain for you by writing these words. I only hope that the pain of reading this message is enough to create the shift that creates a different choice in your life.
The Truth About Losing Weight
With SO much information available on the best ways to lose weight, it’s hard to know what’s true or effective and what isn’t! Meanwhile the multi-billion dollar weight-loss industry is lining THEIR bank accounts with YOUR hard-earned money by causing you to jump from one magic weight-loss pill to another. All the while, the only thing that seems to be shrinking is your wallet…NOT your waistline. Sound familiar? Well, it’s time to get off that insane merry-go-round once and for all, and I can help you do that. I will cut through all the lutter and confusion of weight-loss trends and introduce you to a safe, medically proven plan that works!
You Are Not in This Alone!
It’s been shown time and again that losing fat and achieving a healthy body weight is something most people can’t do alone. So don’t feel ashamed that you’ve tried losing weight on your own and haven’t succeeded. The only shame is in giving up the fight…especially when there is a way to lose the weight without a struggle that is fast, easy and you don’t have to be hungry or crave carbs.
So Let’s Get Together.
What’s worked for others—others who have successfully lost 20 lbs., 30 lbs., even 100 lbs.—can work for YOU. And with our program, the weight you lose is based on behavior and lifestyle changes…changes I coach you through during your journey. My effective and proven program:
• Will help you lose 2-5 pounds per week
• Is clinically proven
• Is perfect for busy lifestyles
• Is safe and effective
• Is simple and convenient
• Includes life modification support
• Is cost neutral for most people.
• Is recommended by over 15,000 medical providers
Together, we can create optimal health for you and reclaim your life once and for all!
Is Your Stress Level Sabotaging Your Weight Loss Efforts?
When stress becomes long term and chronic, the net result is a metabolism-depressing and vitality-sappy disaster. Do you have a plan to manage stress?
Creating a Strategic Plan for your Life requires a look into all the area that affects your health. Study after study proves that stress makes you vulnerable to a host of physical and mental illness and generally has a negative impact on just about every part of your body. Stress:
• Suppresses your immune system
• Can cause a heart attack or stroke
• Increases your risk of many types of cancers
• Causes delays in wound healing
• Promotes inflammation
• Cause you to gain weight
• Impairs your memory
• Causes depression
• Increases risk of diabetes
• Deteriorates sexual function
• Ages you on the inside and outside
The Good News?
Managing health deteriorating stress is easy. By simply changing your eating patterns, adding some important nutrients and minerals to your diet and practicing stress management techniques, you can minimize the damage that stress creates. Losing weight can also reduce your stress, as being obese is a physical stressor too.
by Lynette Patterson, ICF Certified Life and Health Coach
But I Ate a Salad Last Week….
When I heard those words, I couldn’t help but laugh. Coming from an intelligent male with many years of education under his belt, the earnestness of that comment was truly astounding. And, it got me to thinking….we do live in a world where eating a salad once a week is considered a very big deal.
On a daily basis, I have conversations with people who swear to me that they eat really well, make good food choices and simply don’t understand how the weight continues to creep on or refuses to creep off. Inevitably, “eat really well” involves processed food they believed to be healthy or simply hadn’t factored in their calorie laden beverages (that’s not food, right?)
Studies show that Americans simply eat vegetables on a daily basis, with one exception – the potato, which is often fried or smothered in fat. Even lovely green vegetables are showing up battered on many a plate. Can’t count those either!
It’s not hard to get your veggies in for the day. For breakfast, sauté veggies with your omelet and snack of veggie strips throughout the day. Bring at least 3 cups of chopped vegetables in a baggie and make sure you eat them before the day is gone. Order a salad for lunch with low carb dressing. The salad acts as a fiber shoot and helps push the other food you eat out of your body sooner. Add spinach instead of iceburg lettuce to your sandwich.
See how easy it is to get in your servings?
And be sure to let me know how much better your feel, and look, once you begin adding veggies to your life. After all, that is the reason they were put on this earth, to give your body the nutrients it needs to be health!
Use Your Mind to Support Your Goals
It’s hard to stand back and watch someone that you care about, a beautiful, amazing human being speak themselves out of being healthy. The “it’s too hard”, “I have no time”, “I don’t like the way it tastes”, “I’m too busy” excuses that rob them of their health and years of life on this planet.
So often, I find that people believe it is diet and exercise that will help them achieve their weight loss goals.
They’re wrong.
Well….not entirely, but as important as diet and exercise is to good health, it is just as important to have a attitude that will support you getting there.
A healthy body begins with a healthy mind and the six inches between your ears is the first thing to get into shape. As important as it is to remove junk food from your kitchen, it’s just as important to remove the junk from your mind. You can have all the support systems in place with all the right tools but if you have a negative attitude or your self-esteem is in the toilet, you won’t create long-term success.
Ready to become unstuck?
Creating the right attitude is so vitally important because thought IS behavior. The power of the mind is complete….the way in which you think about yourself, your body and your life manifests into your reality. It’s so easy for negative thoughts to turn into lack of confidence, hopelessness, despair and depression. And to comfort yourself with your favorite soul food, sit on the couch and stay stuck. It’s so easy for our views of ourselves to become self-fulfilling prophecies.
There are many things you can do to course correct. You can:
•Meditate/pray/journal each morning, focusing on your daily goals. This gives purpose to your day.
•Each night, before you sleep, envision the ultimate you, the strong, healthy, happy, successful person that you dream yourself being.
•Be in gratitude. Before more is available to you, you must first be in gratitude of what you have. Be grateful for your body NOW. Be grateful for your health NOW. Be grateful for your life NOW.
•Keep track of your thoughts. For a few days, keep a journal with you and write down the negative thoughts that come to you. You may be surprised at how often they show up. And with that awareness, you can then begin to monitor them more closely and eventually begin to automatically substitute them with positive, life affirming thoughts until your unconscious disposition is more positively focused.
