Murder by Heart Disease is NO Mystery

In a good who done it? murder mystery, the answers are difficult to find and it takes days, weeks, sometimes years of sleuth and examining evidence to uncover the killer, the weapon and the motive!

In a real life, however, when someone dies prematurely from heart disease, the killer and weapon(s), 
are easily uncovered.  The only mystery left in this murder for the grieving survivors to ponder is motive.  Why did the deceased choose an early trip to the graveyard over prevention?

Heart disease is preventable!  For every one person with heart disease because of family genes, there are 500 people who have it because of lifestyle decisions (NCHS and NHLBI).

Make a decision to lose weight and keep it off forever. 

 

Thousands of Hits!

WOW!!  My last blog post must have hit LOTS of nerves!  The #2 Challenge was particularly of "interest"......I'm just saying.

Think about challenging yourself -  it's all about quality of life.

Meet 3 challenges - or can you?

CHALLENGE #1

 

Get in 90 minutes of cardio this weekend (30 today, 30 on Sat and 30 on Sun) -  and remember you can break the 30 minutes up throughout the day (10am, 10noon, 10pm)

 

CHALLENGE #2

 

Drink only one small cocktail or one small glass of wine this weekend (if you drink)

 

CHALLENGE #3

 

Consume only low fat, low calorie meals with lots of fruits and veggies

 

• If you are unable to meet challenge #1:  You must not truly understand your risk of heart disease/heart attack
• If you are unable to meet challenge #2:  You have a dependency on alcohol...to some degree
• If you are unable to meet challenge #3:  You must learn to use your inner strength to make good choices and eliminate "permissions" from your life

 

If any of the above hits a nerve - ask yourself why?   ...........I'm just saying - be honest with yourself.

Take a Sneak Peak - Lifetime weight management

Just a "sneak peak" of my soon to be released book which answers the question of how to achieve Successful, Lifetime Weight Management.  Stay tuned for release date - will be available through Smashwords and other E book distributors!!

Become through WiTHIN You Now!™ - The best answers and solutions are those that are WiTHIN You Now!™

INTRODUCTION

Overweight and obesity are preventable. 

WiTHIN You Now!™  is a simple yet powerful weight loss and weight management “self- therapy” that can change your life - the way it changed mine and many close to me.  

Successful lifetime weight management involves achieving a healthy weight and staying there for the rest of your life.  Successful lifetime weight management is complex, multi-faceted, and largely discussed in terms of finding the perfect combination of foods to eat, when and where to eat, learning to love yourself, accepting your body type, and understanding the evilness of stuffing your feelings with food.   Such elements of successful lifetime weight management, though decidedly important to success, are not the crux of the contents of this book, rather they are adjunct components that will naturally dovetail into the basic foundations of Becoming through WiTHIN You Now!™    

"Sneak Peak"....Lifetime Weight Managment

Just a "sneak peak" of my soon to be released book which answers the question of how to achieve Successful, Lifetime Weight Managment.  Stay tuned for release date - will be available on Smashwords and other E book distributors!!

Become through WiTHIN You Now!™ - The best answers and solutions are those that are WiTHIN You Now!™

INTRODUCTION

Overweight and obesity are preventable. 

WiTHIN You Now!™  is a simple yet powerful weight loss and weight management “self- therapy” that can change your life - the way it changed mine and many close to me.  

Successful lifetime weight management involves achieving a healthy weight and staying there for the rest of your life.  Successful lifetime weight management is complex, multi-faceted, and largely discussed in terms of finding the perfect combination of foods to eat, when and where to eat, learning to love yourself, accepting your body type, and understanding the evilness of stuffing your feelings with food.   Such elements of successful lifetime weight management, though decidedly important to success, are not the crux of the contents of this book, rather they are adjunct components that will naturally dovetail into the basic foundations of Becoming through WiTHIN You Now!™    

New Lap Band Guidelines - Good or Bad?

The FDA has approved the Lap Band surgery for those with BMI of 30 or greater (previous guidelines were BMI of 40 or greater)....this will double the number of individuals eligible for this surgery.  The question remains - is this a GOOD thing or a BAD thing?  My thoughts are as follows:

Since the FDA feels this intervention is a "good" thing, will they continue to lower the restrictions?  Will we get to the point that we no longer encourage prevention of obesity through healthy eating and exercise because we have this "thing" that we can have inserted into our body for the low cost of $14,000.00? 

I believe these new guidelines are further greasing an already very dangerous "slippery slope" that our nation seems to be racing toward.  These surgeries and new guidelines are a sad indication that we are in the throws of giving up completely.  Sad indeed. 

What are your thoughts?

Money & Pain don't "cut it" for a lifetime

I watched a show tonight that highlighted a young girl (in her late teens, early 20s) who spent several months sequestered over the summer between high school and college with a personal trainer to lose weight.  In the footsteps of her parents, she had been overweight all of her life, had horrible eating habits and did not exercise at all.  Through grueling workouts, the trainer pushed her to the point of pain and crying with a goal of running a 10 minute mile (running at 6 mph for a mile).  She does lose weight, accomplishes a 10 minute mile, and feels good about her accomplishments – but I question the judgment of the premise.  Goals are great and very necessary – but crying during workouts and unrealistic (possibly dangerous) challenges do not make sense.  Successful, lifetime weight management does not take torturous workouts and running foot races.  Successful, lifetime weight management takes thought, consistent behavior modification, planning, visualization, determination and brains.  Running competitions definitely have their place, but should not be the focus of initial weight loss or successful, lifetime weight management.   Personal trainers and chef prepared meals are great for those who can afford – but even Oprah has shown the world that LOTS OF MONEY does not make a lasting, lifetime impact on weight management.