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What an honor!I was asked to be a guest blogger for www.SeniorsforLiving.com . Here's the link for you to see their site and the blog entitled "Easy Fitness Tips to Avoid a Fall"http://www.seniorsforliving.com/blog/2009/01/13/fitness-tips-to-avoid-a-fall For those of you visiting this site from Seniors for living blog- WELCOME!!- Please sign up for the newsletter!- the request form is on the

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The Perennial List A proud New Year stands before us, begging for a chance to take us by the hand and together turn the corner to a new and better life.Problem is, we’ve been here before. We’ve got the same list of resolutions in our hand from last year, and the year before that.Perhaps we’re more ready to turn the corner than last year, but lingering in our mind is the fact that year after year

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I don't care what plan you choose!Well, yeah, you know I do. There are obviously excellent plans, and pitiful to dangerous plans.Follow an excellent, healthy, wholistic plan, and you will lose weight, be healthier,and see whole life results. Obviously that is what I want for you.But even if in desperation you follow a pitiful, silly, fad plan or half heartedly do something, AND YOU CONTINUE for

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It's hard to believe we are now into 2009!The last year seems like it flew by! Despite the many twists and turns that become the highlights for the year. It was simply 365 days-So, Did your 2008 turn out the way you planned?Perhaps it did, perhaps not.Perhaps you did not plan at all, in which case it actually did turn out the way you planned"If you shoot at nothing, that's exactly what you'll

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I began this year working with a life coach, and first of all wrote down my purpose and visionMy Purpose:To Love and serve God. To be a leader using my gifts and talents to positively impact people and the world.My career vision is to create and lead adentures or innovations that empower people through motivation and teamwork to be beter and stronger people.and the affirmation I live by isI drive

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Recently I was the speaker for a business networking luncheon- my topic was "Being connected- the currency of today"Currency is nothing more than an exchange of valueWhat something is worth to you is what you will exchange for what is precious to you.We've gone through several currencies over the years:Let's say you have a charity event and are looking for sponsorsIn 1900, "I'll donate 1 jug of

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Healthy Holiday Survival tip #19During the holiday season there are those days when it is hard to get your regular complete workout, do something, do anything!!Try crunches, climb the stairs or march in place etc.It may not be the BEST but it will “hold the habit” in place and you'll find it easier to stay on track or get back on track, because you never GOT OFF TRACK!

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Healthy Holiday Survival tip #17- which is worse, throwing away the leftover pie or gaining the pounds that result if you do not

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Healthy Holiday Survival tip #16Calorie-free ContentmentAs you appreciate the people you love and the aspects of your life that you are glad about -you'll discover a neat side effect:it takes your mind off yourself and builds contentment without food being the center of that contentment.

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Healthy Holiday Survival tip #15-You will have many opportunities for special meals in these next 6 weeks.There are Good choices, there are better Choices and there are best choicesHere's an easy one:Save 100+ calories by serving roasted red potatoes rather than mashed potatoes with gravy

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Healthy Holiday Survival tip #18How to keep that focus in a very busy time of the year?Read something about healthy living every day to keep your goal in the front of your thinking all day This blog is one way: palmettofitnessfocus blogif you haven't already, sign up for the weekly Palmetto Fitness Focus newsletter which is different than this blog- although the empahsis is still finding

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Holiday Survival tip #14Consider this the season of ThanksLIVING-There are so many things in our lives that we take for granted. So this week- Open your eyes and your heart- live in a spirit of gratitude...Make a list of what you are grateful for and review it often. You've be surprised how much happier you find you are.btw- thank you for following me in this blogI hope it lifts you up and keeps

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Happy Thanksgiving!I am one grateful woman!! God has been good to meI’m thankful for:1. My family. This year my daughter and SIL drove 1200 miles to be here for Thanksgivingfor a week. What a blessing! The other daughter calls every week to have lunch- what another blessing that is.2. My health. While I have Rh Arthritis, it is well controlled and for the most part does not control my life.

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Healthy Holiday Survival tip #13-Holiday meal choices: white turkey leaner than dark or hams.Most gravys are flour and fat, so avoid or at least minimize sauces.

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Healthy Holiday Survival tip #12Invest in ziplocks/ disposable containers-That way you can be you can be generous giving away Thanksgiving leftoversAnd you can get back on track nutritionally

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Healthy Holiday Survival tip #11-Reduce stress by doing your holiday gift shopping online.For distance friends/ have gift box sent directly to them no postoffice!Almost everyone appreciates gift cards.

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Palmetto Fitness Focus Newsletter on Thanks -LivingClick here for full newsletterhttp://tinyurl.com/5wabbm

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#10Meet your own needs first!Keep Stress at bay by getting your share of sleep each nightEat the right foodsKeep exercising.As you make health a priority, you will be able to deal with stress of added expectations/ responsibilites that come this time of year.__________________________________________________________________Request my Healthy Holiday tip sheet - either email me or leave your email

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#9Identify the obstacles that pop up during the holidaysThe family events, the gifts of food, the parties, the big food eventsWe will look at each of these specifically over the coming weeks but right now start thinkingwhich area do you regularly struggle with identify how you can best deal with this obstacle.Do you need help or support to get through any of these?________________________________

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#8Buying a prebasted bird or using a gourmet recipe may cost you more than you realizeand I'm not talking about the premium price at the grocery.Turkey is a naturally lean protein source, you don't need butter and fat to make it taste great and stay moistRather than a prebasted or butterbasted bird, Baste or inject your own turkey with chicken or vegetable broth, wine, apple juice- etcPut spices,

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Thanksgiving is my hands-down favorite holiday. You might think it because I am distantly related to William Bradford, Governor of Plymouth Colony, that I love turkey, or because I look especially good in ORANGE (especially Clemson orange).I love Thanksgiving because it calls us to develop an attitude of GRATITUDE and it calls us to gather family together.Thanksgiving was about gratitude when the

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#7 I love the 12 days of Christmas, don't you?So let's encorporate that as a fun way to add exerciseDo a 12 days of Christmas w/ various exercisesOn the first day of Christmas my true love asked of me:1 pushup,2lunges,3 jumps,4 kicks5 squats,6 rows,7 bicycles,8 Tricep extensions,9 bicep curls,10 jumping jacks11 burpees12 shoulder rollsFeel free to rearrange or substitute your favorite exercises!

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#6Tired of going to event s where there are no good choices?Volunteer to be a part of the planning or hosting the event.That will ensure you have SOME healthy food along with family favorites_____________________________________________________________Request my Healthy Holiday tip sheet - either email me or leave your email in a comment and I will send it to you.You can also sign up for RSS feed

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#5 Disquise Exercise as Shopping!Shop in sneakers and take a lap around the mall or main street before or after you shop-A word to the wise! Eat before you go and avoid walking past the food court at all costs!_____________________________________________________________Request my Healthy Holiday tip sheet - either email me or leave your email in a comment and I will send it to you.You can also

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#4Holidays are memorable because of traditional family favoritesSome are healthier than othersTake this time to review family favorite recipes- seek ways to adapt them to lower fat or sugar,Can you introduce new recipes to become the NEW tradition?If you rotate one recipe out and one recipe in each year, you'll ultimately enjoy healthier family functions and more of them as you lower the

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#3 Balance Your High Calorie EventsFor every party and high calorie event, PLAN to have 2-3 workouts of 30-34 minutes to counteract the calorie impactUse the calendar from Tip#2 as well as your daytimer or blackberry to SCHEDULE workoutsMake it in INK, it is as an appt with yourself at the gym- as important as any Dr apptRequest my Healthy Holiday tip sheet - either email me or leave your email

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#2- Look ahead:Know where the calorie pot-holes are and plan around them.Get a calendar (many are available on line or the dollar store)Mark all social events until Jan 2- church, business and neighborhood Christmas parties, cookie swaps, family functions, birthdays that fall in December, Theater productions, parades, Christmas productions, anything where food is involved.Now that you know from

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#1Be Clear About Your Goal-Will you settle for gaining 5 pounds?Are you only wanting to hold our present weightor are you trying to lose weight during the holidays?Your answer to that question will determine your strategy for the next 6 weeksIf you are actively trying to lose weight, you will have to be extra vigilant about your workout and your eating plan.If you know you have 10+ events, you

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My personal Invitation to those living in the midlands of SC:You would honor me greatly if you would join me at the open house.KathleenA T A S T E OF H E A L T HO P E N H O U S EWe invite you and your friends to celebrate our one yearanniversary with good wine and healthy food.When: Thursday, November 13th from 6:00 - 7:30 PMWhere: 10 Calendar Court, Suite 101Bring: Your friends and familyRSVP

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I just got back from a wonderful weekend with several friends attending a Christian Conference called "Women of Faith" From a faith perspective it was a home run! From a healthy living perspective... well, a struggle.I meant well. Just like I tell you to, I planned it out. I had my little pink insulated bag with oatmeal bran muffins, grapes, triscits, apple, fig newtons & water.Started well:

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We've been doing renovations at our house. It is exciting to see the transformations take place. My husband and I have done some of the demolition to save some money. In carrying out the bathroom concrete and tile, I got all kind of cuts and bruises. Frankly, I looked like I got in a cat fight, and lost. The interesting thing to me was looking down a few days later and seeing the scrapes and

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For those using Twitter *a social networking applicationPalmetto Fitness Focus is happy to partner with Dan Holling and twittinsecrets.comto provide this tip on how to use Twitter more effectively.TWITTER HOW-TO TIP #76 How To Feed your Blog to Twitter (and avoid indigestion)NOTE: This Twitter How-to Tip is an authorized part of the "Twittin' Secrets" Series: 100 World's Greatest Twitter Tips and

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I went to see the play, Fiddler on the Roof this week. So many amazing life lessons and points to ponder. Several times the lead character, Tevya, was presented a new reality. In his amusing and down to earth way, He would mull it over with "one one hand..." On the other hand..." Twice he did find a way to bridge his values and the new reality. Finally there was the point where this father

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I learned a new word today: self-efficacy.It means, the belief that one is capable achieving their stated goal.Almost everyone has one or more area that they feel inadequate to the task. If you don't, perhaps you aren't reaching for high goals. But some goals will come to a screeching halt if you lack "Self-Efficacy." Feeling capable of being successful is critical to maintaining motivation,

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Name the five people you spend the most time with- NOT the people you admire the most, but who do you spend the majority of your time with? Here's why I ask:"You are the sum of the 5 people you spend the most time with" Your professional development, your income generally follows their pattern Your attitudes and beliefs will fall in line with these people.Even your health and weight will mirror

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I have been there-done that and got the t-shirt (in varying sizes). I've been a college athlete and a soccer-mom. I've been fit, I've been fat, I got fit again. Like many of you I have major health challenges. In the process, I became a personal trainer because I know what it is to struggle with the weight issue. I've trained hundreds and what I've concluded it is about HEALTH, not weight:I

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Are there times you "just don't feel like exercising"? Ever had a pity party that you turned xx age? Those aches and pains seem like a good excuse for not following through?Why bother, Life is not fair, it's too hard.Here's an inspiring news note I just received:Good luck to Jason Pipoly, who's going to attempt to swim an entire 40 milesdown the Hood Canal in Puget Sound this Saturday (August 30)

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that 43% of the U.S. labor force will become eligible to retire between 2004 and 2012. Think of that. That's a lot of senior adults.Retirement can be a hard transition. Some of the bigger challenges in retirement relate to health and well being. Just the time you have more time to do more fun things, you find that your body isn't up for those challenges.

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I want to live an empowered healthy Life! Who Doesn't?Why is that so very hard? We do seem to be fighting against the norm to achieve it. Processed food and TV, computer jobs, overly busy with not so productive endeavors leave us tired and lethargic rather than empowered and alive!It comes down to controlling a couple critical elements in your life: What you eat and how you move, the respect you

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How Much Do you know about Digestion- Quiz 2 answers1.) Your body is approximately 55%:Water2.) All people process food in the exact same manner and speed:False3.) Chewing, swallowing and the muscular activity of the walls of the digestive tract itself are part of the:Mechanical Phase4.) The final breakdown of food particles is part of the:Chemical Phase5.) The process of digestion actually

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In this weekly E-newsletter you'll find tip and clips, winks and links to keep you focused on your goals of fitness and weight management. This is a reprint of my August 17, 2008 issue of my weekly e-Newsletter- Please find the sign up form on the front page of this blog if you are not already receiving this valuable resource. You can find past issues http://community.icontact.com/search?q=

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1.) Your body is approximately 55%:(check one): Carbohydrate Protein Water2.) All people process food in the exact same manner and speed: True False3.) Chewing, swallowing and the muscular activity of the walls of the digestive tract itself are part of the: Chemical Phase Mechanical Phase Lunar Phase4.) The

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Weight Management Quiz 1 Answers1.) The most accurate form of measurement for long-term health and weight-management isBody Composition (lean mass vs. body-fat)2.) The word “calorie” relates to:Combustion (to produce energy)3.) Make the following conversions:Food Grams Calories Fat 5 45 Carbohydrate 10 40 Protein 20 80 4.) Basal Metabolic Rate (

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Just for fun.....For 12 Sundays I will issue a little quiz, with answers posted on TuesdaysWeight Management Basics1. The most accurate form of measurement for health and weight management is: Pounds on the scale Body Mass Index (BMI)Body Composition (lean mass vs. body-fat) 2. The word “calorie” relates to: Combustion (to produce energy) Fat on your body Carbohydrate 3. Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR

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Ah, yes! School Starts in three weeks! This is a perfect time to establish a new routine.You will be establishing a new routine whether you like it or not- it might as well be a routine you intentionally create based on your foundational goal of fitness, health and/or weight management. Grab a pad, and a Monday-Friday Daytimer-like calendar, or on a sheet of paper, make your own with 7

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Isn't losing weight and losing fat the same thing? Actually no. Your total WEIGHT is composed of the weight of your bones and muscles (which vary only slightly) but also your water, food, intestinal cargo (each varies drastically throughout the day) As you cut calories and "diet", you will lose water and disposables first. If you are only doing aerobic exercise you will lose fat but you are

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Check out the News story yesterday about What they described as exercise in pill form. Their research with mice found that a substance made "sedentary mice" more active and derive benefit above their exertion by faking out the muscle into believing it had done more. Hailed as a breakthrough for couch potatos everywhere- Who are they kidding? Replacing exercise with a pill?Exercise has far more

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Proper Planning Prevents PoorPerformance Seems simple enoughDo you believe it?Planning is the single most effective technique to reach any goal but especially weight management.Plan a perfect day, what would you eat, when would you eat it, what would you do for exercise,when would you do it. Plan 3 versions of breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. Rotate so you don't get bored but having a limited menu

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Seems like everytime I turn on TV and there are advertisements for all kind of aides for weight loss. Like magic, they promise to melt fat with little to no effort. Even though we know better, we are somehow sucked in to hoping there is some quick fix to a long term problem. We could spend a fortune on gadgets and books etc to lose weight. You do need to spend calories in excess of what your

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I went to a funeral today.I haven't been to very many.Her death was quick in coming once her illness set in.She lived long enough for all the right words to transpire, but not long enough to see the third grandchild born, and she knew, and served God.The thing about funerals is that you can't escape seeing yourself in the scenerio.What would be said about my life? Would so many come to "pay

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Top story on Fox news website this morning was the CDC rankings on obesity by statehttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,385549,00.htmlI was surprised that there were 10 states that ranked better than California,I was looking with one eye closed to find where my beloved South Carolina ranked. I was actually pleased and yet chagrinned to find it #7. I anticipated it's statistics would have been

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One of the big goals in life for more than a few years ahas been to learn to play the game of golf.I have always marvelled at how consuming it can be for some people and others yawn at the very thought of it. I could easily become one of the obsessive compulsives as relates to this game. I've had a dozen lessons, and played only a couple times, but it is just, well, neat.This women's golf league

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Selecting a Weight Loss ProgramIf your health care provider tells you that you should lose weight and you want to find a weight-loss program to help you, look for one that is based on regular physical activity and an eating plan that is balanced, healthy, and easy to follow. Before You Sign Up For Any Weight Loss Program Some people lose weight on their own; others like the support of a

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Saturday, I ran across an interesting debate on a morning news show.Can Employers require you to lose weight as a condition of employment or health insurance benefits?Whew! It got furocious!One side actually invoking the bill of rights and the pursuit of happiness! Not sure a double whopper was what our founding fathers had in mind, but...The other side making the case for employers shouldering

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For the second time in a few weeks we've learned about the death of someone whose face and presence we've come to appreciate. Tony Snow died of colon cancer. Cancer is considered a lifestyle disease, meaning how we live, eat and move has a substantial impact on our predisposition toward the disease. That means that 66% of time cancer is correlated to our lifestyle, more than our genetics. Tony

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We started some renovations in our home this week. Sounds crazy but I'm thrilled to see the bathroom in total destruction mode! The more I scrapped off the wallpaper the more energized I got. I even got a thrill from scraping the popcorn off the ceiling and getting those crumbles from head to toe. I stood looking at my naked room, no tile, no wallpaper, no ceramics and I LOVED it- temporarily.You

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Fitness is not perfection, it's PROGRESSION!Everyone begins the journey to healthy living from different beginning points. What is hard for me may be easy for you, and what's no-sweat for me may be a mountain for you.Trying to move too quickly is a recipe for failure and frustration. It's not uncommon to circle the same loop a few times as we figure out a thing or two. The important thing is to

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It's July fourth. I can almost smell the aroma of the grills. There will be hamburgers, brats and hotdogs at cookouts, fried chicken at picnics and ice cream churned, watermelons cut across our great land. All enjoyed in the celebration of Freedom. Great cause. Good intention. But I wonder- Is the freedom that we celebrate a freedom to do anything that we want- even to our detriment?

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I listen to professional development CD's all the time. I admit it I'm addicted.I have a Life Coach (Some time I will write about this wonderful person and fabulous concept) This week she gave me a book on CD by Jeff Olson called "Slight Edge"The preface alone was a WHOA experience. Stopped me dead in my tracks and I rewound it a couple times to take it all in.Short version of first AHA moment:

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My husband commented when he was learning some new stretching techniques that He said he felt like a turtle on his back rocking back and forth! Well maybe you can relate! If I could change a person's life in one day it would be to introduce a daily regimen of simple stretching.Stretching alone will not improve endurance or strength, but stretching may help keep you limber and reduce some back

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We love to do it, but eating out can be one of the biggest challenges for someone seeking to impact their weight. Truly, a restaurant's mission has everything to do with making a profit by pleasing your taste buds without regard for YOUR goals, health or weight issues. Determining what to order can feel like walking through a mine field trying to dodge calories, sodium, and fat when eating out.

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When is eating fat good for you?Is this a trick question?Holding fat at your midsection has beenproven to be a dangerous precurser to Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), diabetes and other chronic health issues that threaten our lives and longevity. I ran across an excellent article on www.Prevention.com that you will surely want to check out.5 Flat Belly Diet Foods- prevention.comhttp://

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Everyone desiring to lose weight wants it off yesterday. Well, unfortunately the magic wand is broken looks like we will have to do it the mortal way. Instead of talking about what needs to be removed, let's go over two things to ADD to your life that will propel your weight loss.Surprise! The first is simply water! You should drink 64-96 ounces each day. It's one of your body's most essential,

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Heart Disease? Not Me! We all believe we are invincible but the truth is that a half million people die every year from heart disease. Why do you think it could NOT happen to you?Well, ok, in theory, that COULD happen to me, but heart disease is for old people, not me. ah, yes, This is a denial that self adjusts every year we age. Let's look at the facts, not the wishful thinking of heart

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Do You Know Where You Are Now?Everyone moans when they come into a fitness assessment and some won't look or even refuse to be measured. "I already know its bad" they avow. The initial measurements and periodic check ups are critical to your success for several reasons:You cannot know how far you've traveled if you never mark the first step. There is tremendous joy in being able to say I lost 2

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A frequent question in a fitness facility is "What body part do I need to train to lose weight?" If you answer any particular muscle group you are not completely correct. In weight management, the part of your body that you must train is..... YOUR BRAIN! After all it is your brain that tells you that you are hungry when you are really just bored. It's your brain that tells you to GET UP! rather

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Don't get discouraged! Success can be measured on a number of levels. The most important measures of success are long-term not short term. Weight loss is only one of many criteria and frankly, the ones that are far more important involve decreases in medical issues, injuries, and other health risks which give you an improved quality of life. Short and medium-term changes can also be measured

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Don't laugh, Most people who say they want to lose weight don't really want to BE thin. If I could make you thin in an instant, how long would you remain thin? Here's the dare: Name someone, same sex, approximately the same age as yourself who looks now like you want to look like. Watch that person for a day or two. What is their life like? What do they eat? Look in their refrigerator/ cabinets.

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Letting your self get hungry can set back your weight reduction plan. It's not weakness, it's a hormone thing called Grehlin. Once grehlin is secreted in the stomach, inner strength alone will not prevent you from stuffing food in to your mouth. Grehlin is stronger than your powers of reasoning and high levels of motivation and commitment.So the trick is to NEVER GET HUNGRY. say what? how do you

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Choices!Not only do we all make choices, we demand the right to make them. What if we make poor choices? I believe we live so much in the moment that we don’t really understand the impact of many of our choices. Some choices, like “red shirt or blue shirt” are not earth shattering and regardless of which you chose your life remains virtually the same.“Do you want fries with that?” on the surface

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I love the inspiration I get from Jason Garcia at www.Motivation123.com I'm passing information on his most recent motivational reading material.Visit this address for more information on all his offerings! http://kickfit44.jmgracia.hop.clickbank.net/KatTHE SECRET TO CHANGING YOUR LIFE Have you ever struggled with personal change? Have you started to improve your ways only to find yourself

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Everyone needs a HUG in this world. A physical one is always welcomed.Today I'm introducing you to another indespensible HUG-H- Healthy Eating!U- Undergirding (Reinforcement)G- Get Moving!This is one HUG with huge benefits for any of us wanting to have a healthy, active life.Stick with me as you and I build www.daily-weightloss-motivation.com website.In my Daily H.U.G. I will be posting tips and

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