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Weight Loss Choices Are Life Long Rewarding

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i am authoring this post in response to a weight loss friend who recently lost an entire clothing size…YAY!!

She wrote because she noticed some indulging behavior. especially on the weekends.

Specifically she wrote:  I have made the mistake of overindulging Fri & Sat night and gaining back a few pounds, then losing later in week…keeps me a bit plateaued,  so I need to stop that. Figuring it would be better to ”reward” myself with a lemon bar.

I think the key phrases in her sharing are indulging and reward.   The answer, as it often is…is choices.

The good thing is the observation.   Noticing the behavior patterns.   I hope the thoughts below are helpful …

I’ve learned that if I buy foods that I indulge in too much of, that perhaps that food purchase is not a good choice for me.    Cookies are an example of that.   I will stand in the store and stare at that bag of Matt’s oatmeal cookies,  are you familiar with them? loaded with cranberry and walnuts oh my gosh.  I also know that if I buy them. I will eat them.  ALL.  Too many “all” because if they are in my house they tempt me. So I drool over them in the store instead,  probably longer than I should and walk away from purchasing them. ( i swear I was just drooling over one of these bags of cookies the other day!!)

I have also learned that I have a taste for something sweet after a meal “habit”.  I grew up with dessert after dinner every single day!!  I have to decide in my healthy lifestyle what choices will I give myself.   This is a forever lifestyle. Not,  I am on a weight loss program now and I get to eat whatever I want later program.

It’s a bit like a declaration.  I eat well because I choose to.

This isn’t easy.

What are my healthy choices?

In the sweet department, I keep a good dark chocolate around.  In my mind I allow myself one square – cut into 4. This gives me 4 lovely bits of chocolate burst in my mouth.  It’s a lot like eating more than one square.   Have I ever ever had more than one square??   I have!!   The former me however would have eaten the entire bar!

I adore dates or prunes.   gosh, 4 of those and I am very sweet tooth satisfied.

I have been known to also have a bit of yogurt with fruit, nuts and raisens on top as a food reward.  small serving, but enough to feel like it’s a treat, especially if i use a pretty glass to put it in.

Apples and peanut butter, or a portion controlled bit of cheese…are all also choices for  something to eat that feels like a celebration!!  What ideas do you have??  Make sure to have a variety of combinations of grab and enjoy snacks around.

If the weekend indulgence is too many pieces of pizza ( uh – easy to do!!)  My personal strategy is to eat a huge huge salad before having pizza.    I simply don’t want as many pieces then!!  I think this strategy works well for all kinds of second helping temptations.  I also have pizza seriously loaded with veggies.

Perhaps the over doing is empty calorie consumption like a second or third glass of wine.  My policy on that is when I drink, I have one drink and two waters,   I just keep the ratio like that, If I have more than one drink that’s a choice I make, but I keep myself actively drinking other things as well.  This especially works at a party!

If your workout regime is regimented during the week and not so on the weekend, take a look at that.  Perhaps the weekend is family activity full, or too many errands or maybe you do nothing for an entire day ( which in my mind is called relaxing – and equally good for you!)   I apply the 10 minute daily “do something”  rule.  I wake up, drink a huge glass of water and do “something”.  Might be a quick walk around the block, might be a dance in my pajama’s to the Beatles, it might be a nice stretch routine.   I do this each and every day no matter what. I feel better about myself, it’s more than doing nothing, and if its the best I can do that day.  I don’t sweat it.

The “don’t sweat it”  part is to remind yourself that you are doing the very best you can.  If you are not doing, then by all means be hard on yourself, but if the efforts are there and consistant – that’s important to acknowledge.

The point of all this commentary is that this is lifestyle.    Weight management is a life long job.  It’s really not a temporary project.   The choices you make now are life long rewarding.  I thank myself for the resilience our body human offers us.  I was not so good to mine in my younger years.   I took my well being for granted.   As we get older the it doesn’t really matter attitude all of a sudden matters.

I wish for you… happy choices.  Choices that you make for you and your well being!

Lastly, I personally have stopped watching the scale for the ups and down reminders.  If I am truly committed to my well being, the long term result of that will be continued and or maintained weight loss.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Why Garlic – Specifically Why Garlic For High Blood Pressure

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Garlic as a medicinal herb has a remarkable history, withstanding the test of time.  Reliably, Garlic is part of a valid heart health supplement program and also benefits those who have immune function challenges.

If you are at risk for heart disease,  use antibiotics regulary,  have diarrhea or flatulance,  any bacterial,  fungal,  or viral infection,  low immunity,  arthritis,  sore throat,  toothache,  asthma,  allergies,  pneumonia,  cancer,  meningitis, colds or flu,  tuberculosis,  fever blisters,  athlete’s foot,  common warts,  genital herpes,  sinus infections,  whooping cough or high blood pressure then garlic may be useful for you!

Garlic, to eat may taste wonderful, but does not maintain Allicin, it’s medicinal properties , once it’s been cooked or smashed.

In other words you can cook with it all you want. Yum, but if you cook it or smash it you need to take it in supplement form too.

Having Garlic in pill form secures it’s medicinal validity especially when the product isn’t produced at extreme temperatures, is dried very slowly, and combined with rosemary and spearmint for odor control.

Should you add a high quality Garlic supplement to your health building protocol you will notice these benefits:

Reduced risk of heart attack and stroke
lower serum cholesterol readings
lower tryglycerides
raised HDL, good cholesterol
increased blood fluidity
stops free radicals

Garlic is anti-inflammatory, bacterial, fungal and viral – sometimes referred to as a natural antibiotic.

It kills parasites
protects the liver from toxins
protects against radiation
is used to treat excess perspiration
lower blood glucose in diabetics
is a blood cleanser, traps heavy metals
used in treatment for colic
increases while blood cell levels, even in AIDS patients

sourced from nutrition and you

A Chewable Lipitor. Really?

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This month’s heart health focus had me working on a childhood obesity project.  I had watched a series of Public Service Announcements while surfing the net. One video had a child talking about how her Dr had told her she had hypertension. The PSA’s were touted as controversial. They should be. Childhood obesity is really alarming.  Since, I have been wondering what do they do for these kid?  Medicate them?

I did more net surfing and found this article, which led to more articles and I found myself rather mortified

A CHEWABLE Lipitor??   Really?

Lipitor is the BIGGEST selling drug in the world.

A comment was made on one of the above blog posts that said,

parents who medicate a child on predatory marketing and virtually no science should be investigated for child abuse.

 

I thought, I have to agree.

high cholesterol is not a disease.

side effects of lipitor include:

muscle problems, some of which can be extreme

anemia

acidosis

sexual dysfunction

immune depression

liver dysfunction

not to mention:  cognitive problems and memory loss

and we give that drug to 10 year olds?

Statin drugs commonly prescribed to lower cholesterol reduces levels of the nutrient CoQ10 by 50%.  Think of CoQ10 as the much needed energizer bunny for each and every one of your cells. Reduced cell energy can actually compromise the function of your heart.

Remind me again how Statin Drugs are good for heart health?

If someone is choosing to be on the medication Lipitor it’s my role to at least offer a quality CoQ10.

Our CoQ10 has tripled its dosage after preliminary research shows that 100 mg of CoQ10 reduces muscle aches, often associated with statin drug users by 40%.

Our product also offers anti-oxidant protection and an olive oil based delivery system.

Order retail here.

Just a thought,  a membership saves you 15%

and keep in mind that one can put this product on auto-ship and save an additional 10%.

We also offer a three pronged heart health solution that includes CoQ10, Fish OIl and a product that can reduce cholesterol naturally.   One can do this lower their cholesterol thing with medication.

Who do you know that is taking statin drugs?  Will you share the above information with them?

 

 

 

 

 

See The Burger!!

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Oh My Gosh — “the burger” is going to have it’s first public viewing EVER, THIS Sunday!

The once in a blue moon event is going to rock “the burger’s sweet 16th”, offer photobooth fun, and more, all in an effort to bring awareness of childhood obesity to the blono area – join us, bring the kids, share this flyer, the details of this event and help support the BloNo isfit campaign!!

Best of Mother Earth and the burger are friends to the Bateman Team:

the Illinois State University’s PRSSA (Public Relations Student Society of America) Bateman team is participating in the annual Bateman Case Study Competition. The Bateman Case Study Competition is PRSSA’s premier national case study competition for public relations students, and gives members an opportunity to apply their classroom education and internship experiences to create and implement a full public relations campaign.

The 2012 Bateman Case Study Competition is about raising community awareness about childhood obesity in the local schools. Childhood obesity has tripled in the past 30 years. Today, one in three children are obese. This issue has become a significant public health problem in the United States; many health officials and experts consider childhood obesity an epidemic.

The ISU PRSSA Bateman team is promoting childhood obesity awareness in the Bloomington-Normal community by creating the “isfit” campaign. The campaign aims to change the way children and adolescents think about their healthy eating, lifestyle and fitness choices. The goal of our “isfit” campaign is to increase awareness among children, teenagers and their parents of the serious short and long-term consequences of obesity, inform them of the steps they can take to adopt a healthier lifestyle and provide incentives to take action now.

 

 

 

Healthy Breakfast :: Oatmeal

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The soluble and insoluble fibers found in oatmeal are part of a terrific heart healthy diet and a great breakfast option!  I love oatmeal!  Kids love oatmeal too.   

This morning I soaked my oats in almond milk, simmered for 5 minutes and topped with pecans, dried cranberries, flax seeds, and diced apple – I topped all of that with very small bit of maple syrup. soaking the oats reduces the cooking time. a bit of honey is good too.

sometimes I add yogurt, or a scoop of soy protein. one can shift the nuts or fruit options,  grate a bit of fresh nutmeg,  use soy milk, top with a bit of cream

tons of options!

I love oat flour also, take thick rolled oats and toss it in the blender, mix it with your other whole flours for your baking!! Or use as a thickening agent.

In the paper was this little article about all the different cuts of oat.

Who knew!!

The term oatmeal typically refers to the whole oat groat or hulled grain steel cut oats which is the inside part of the hulled grain cut into pieces.

thick rolled – groats are steamed and rolled into flakes, this is the longest to cook because the flakes are so thick

old-fashioned - are also steamed, but rolled into thinner flakes, cooking time is less and the texture is mushier

quick oats - are made from steal cut oats into even smaller pieces – cooking time is even more less with a instant oat – this is

instant oats are quick oats gone through one more layer of processing,  it’s steamed to a pre-cooked point, so that all one has to do is add water

Seems to me that if you want the least processed and most whole grain source of  oatmeal you’d want to go for the thick rolled oats.

10 reasons oatmeal is good for you:

  1. Over 40 studies show that eating oatmeal may help lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease. According to the leading oatmeal companies, all it takes is 3/4 cup of oatmeal each day to help lower cholesterol. The soluble fiber in oats helps remove LDL or “bad” cholesterol, while maintaining the good cholesterol that your body needs. In January 1997, the Food and Drug Administration announced that oatmeal could carry a label claiming it may reduce the risk of heart disease when combined with a low-fat diet.
  2. The soluble fiber in oatmeal absorbs a considerable amount of water which significantly slows down your digestive process. This result is that you’ll feel full longer, i.e. oatmeal can help you control your weight.
  3. You probably already have oats in your kitchen. It’s estimated that eighty percent of U.S. households currently have oats in their cupboards.
  4. New research suggests that eating oatmeal may reduce the risk for type 2 diabetes. In fact, the American Diabetes Association already recommends that people with diabetes eat grains like oats. The soluble fiber in these foods help to control blood glucose levels.
  5. With the exception of certain flavored varieties, the oats found in your grocery store are 100% natural. If you look at the ingredients on a canister of rolled oats, you will usually see only one ingredient… rolled oats.
  6. According to recent studies, a diet that includes oatmeal may help reduce high blood pressure. The reduction is linked to the increase in soluble fiber provided by oatmeal. Oats contain more soluble fiber than whole wheat, rice or corn.
  7. Oatmeal contains a wide array of vitamins, minerals and antioxidantsand is a good source of protein, complex carbohydrates and iron.
  8. The fiber and other nutrients found in oatmeal may actually reduce the risk for certain cancers.
  9. Oatmeal is quick and convenient. Every type of oatmeal can be prepared in a microwave oven. Even when cooked on the stovetop, both old-fashioned and quick oats can usually be made in less than 10 minutes. And what about instant oatmeal… a hot breakfast in under a minute… incredible!
  10. Oatmeal can be absolutely delicious! Whether instant, cooked on the stove or baked in the oven, the combination of flavors you can fit into a serving of oatmeal is limited only by the imagination.

above 10 reasons sourced from Mr. Breakfast .   I do not endorse his sugar laden toppings for oatmeal though – ice cream?  I don’t think so.

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