Discussion
I. Local Resources
- A. Seminar Information (December 16th at 10:30 AM at *edited* or call 281-644-5300 Ext 431 for more information).
- B. Katy Area Farmer's Market (http://www.texasgardeningsanctuary.org/katyfarmersmarket.htm)
- A. Insanity - Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. You have to change something from a previous experience if you want this time to be different. You have to be able to see the mistakes.
- B. Looking Back - When you start moving forward, you can't look back. Once you have identified what happened in the past, move forward. If you changed things, then things are going to be different this time. Don't think about previous failures. This time will be different.
- C. You have to change something that forces you to move forward. You have to do whatever it takes. When you decide what you are going to do, don't let anything slow you down. If this goal is important for you, you shouldn't let anything stand in your way.
- D. Controlling your rewards. Slowly make changes. Even if you are changing just one thing, there is nothing wrong with rewarding yourself for doing well. Control your rewards though. If you have a celebratory meal for doing so well all week, limit yourself to just that one meal. If your celebration meal is on Saturday night, make it just that Saturday night, not Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday night. If you decide to have your celebratory meal on Thursday night, wait until the following Saturday before you have your next special meal.
- E. Diet Drinks. I have a whole article on diet drinks and what the ingrediants that are in them do to your body, but here is a brief explanation of it. If you want the whole article, let me know.
Top Reasons Never To Consume Diet Soft Drinks!
1. Soft drinks steal water from the body. Caffeine is a diuretic which takes away more water than it provides to the body.. To replace the water stolen by diet soft drinks, you need to drink 8-12 glasses of water for every one glass of soft drinks that you consume!
2. Soft Drinks never quench your thirst, certainly not your body's need for water. Constantly denying your body an adequate amount can lead to Chronic Cellular Dehydration, a condition that weakens your body at
the cellular level. This, in turn, can lead to a weakened immune system and a plethora of diseases.
3. The elevated levels of phosphates in soft drinks leach vital minerals from your body. Soft Drinks are made with purified water that also leach vital minerals from your body. A severe lack of minerals can lead to Heart Disease (lack of magnesium), Osteoporosis (lack of calcium) and many other diseases. Most vitamins can not perform their function in the body without the presence of minerals.
4. Soft Drinks can remove rust from a car bumper or other metal surfaces. Imagine what it's doing to your digestive tract as well as the rest of your body.
5. Soft Drinks severely interfere with digestion. Caffeine virtually shuts down the digestive process. That means your body is essentially taking in NO nutrients from the food you may have just eaten, even that eaten hours earlier. Consumed with french-fries which can take WEEKS to digest, there is arguably nothing worse a person can put in their body.
6. Diet soft drinks contain Aspartame, which has been linked to depression, insomnia, neurological disease and a plethora of other illness. The FDA has received more than 10,000 consumer complaints about Aspartame, that's 80% of all complaints about food additives.
7. Soft Drinks are EXTREMELY acidic, so much so that they can eat through the liner of an aluminum can and leach aluminum from the can if it sits on the shelf too long. Alzheimer patients who have been autopsied ALL have high levels of aluminum in their brains. Heavy metals in the body can lead to many neurological and other diseases.
8. Soft Drinks are EXTREMELY acidic: The human body naturally exists at a pH of about 7.0. Soft Drinks have a pH of about 2.5, which means you are putting something into your body that is hundred of thousands of times more acidic that your body is! Diseases flourish in an acidic environment. Soft Drinks and other acidic food deposit acid waste in the body which accumulates over time in the joints and around the organs. For example, the Body pH of cancer or arthritis patients are always low. The sicker the person, the lower the Body pH.
9. Soft Drinks are the WORSE THING you can possibly put in your body. Don't even think of taking a sip of a Soft Drink when you are sick with a cold, flu or something worse. It will only make it that much harder for your body to fight the illness.
- F. Make Changes and Accept Responsibility For Yourself. You can't blame other people for anything. You have to take responsibility for you and you alone. It is your responsibility, while it helps when loved ones help you, you won't necessarily get support from others in your life.
- G. New Beginning is Now. Today is the first day of the rest of your life. That's a cheesy statement, but it's true. It is a new beginning. When you start this adventure, this is a whole new beginning.
- H. Thanksgiving is one meal and Christmas is one Day. Many times we wait until January 1st to start the yearly weight loss resolution. WHY? The Thanksgiving meal is just one meal, and Christmas is only one day. One day won't mess up your results, so why are you wanting an extra month to get started? Don't celebrate the whole week of Thanksgiving or the whole month of December for Christmas.
- I. Changing one thing is a step in the positive direction. You don't have to be perfect to make progress. Take it one step at a time. If you take a step in the right direction, you will see positive results. Make small positive changes and you will experience results.
- J. It has to cost you something. It has to give up something precious to you (time, money, etc...) We all take things more seriously when we have to give up something precious to us. I hate this fact, but it is true.
- K. Focus on God. Saturate yourself in God and His help. He can give you strength when you can't hold yourself up. When you lean on Him, you will find strength when you have none.
- L. Education and Accountablity. Both of these are crucial. Proper education is extremely important, but all of the knowledge in the world does you no good unless you follow it. Accountability is crucial to make everything work.
- M. Set a Deadline. Force yourself to stick to your original goal. It may not be comfortable, but you have to make a way to make it happen. If you say you are going to workout 3 days a week, do it no matter what.
- N. Three Focuses - Cardiovascular, Strength Training, Nutrition (Set goals for each category if possible.)
Summary
- Forget past mistakes, make this a new start.
- Make sure you get serious about this even if this cost you something.
- Set reasonable goals.
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