Make Your Perfect Weight Your Focus
Many people who diet lose the weight and then put it back on, because their focus was on losing weight. Instead, make your perfect weight your focus. Whatever is your strongest focus is what you will attract. -The Secret – Daily Teachings- “Everyone’s body type is different and unique so become the best YOU and you will never...
read moreOvercoming Exercise Excuses
You’ve told yourself dozens of times that tomorrow you are going to start exercising. Yet, tomorrow has come and gone, and you still haven’t starting moving. So, what’s holding you back? What excuse seems fitting today? It’s time to face your excuses head-on so that you can overcome them and choose to live a healthier lifestyle. Here are two common excuses for skipping exercise along with ways to combat them. I’m Too Fat (or out-of-shape): Unless your physician has forbidden exercise, then it’s very unlikely...
read moreDo Your Sit-Ups
Perform a certain number of sit-ups every day, or at least every other day. It’s okay if your muscles are not strong enough to do many at first. Just gradually increase them. Focus on your sit-ups as an exercise in building perseverance and character.
read moreWhat You Eat Can Effect Your Moods
What you eat and drink affects your moods. Sometimes negative emotional states come not from your heart, but from your intestines. Lightening up your diet can help to brighten your moods.Increasing the proportion of fresh, uncooked vegetables and fruits in your diet provides unprocessed nutrients in their most direct form, with a full array of enzymes that help you assimilate the food you eat. These high water-content foods also provide fiber necessary for good food elimination. Eating mostly or exclusively raw foods naturally promotes weight...
read moreBody Image Involves Our Perception
Body image involves our perception, imagination, emotions, and physical sensations of and about our bodies. It s not static-but ever changing; sensitive to changes in mood, environment, and physical experience. It is not based on fact. It is psychological in nature, and much more influenced by self-esteem than by actual physical attractiveness as judged by others. It is not inborn, but learned. We all may have our days when we feel awkward or uncomfortable in our bodies, but the key to developing positive body image is to recognize and...
read moreAre You Losing Weight For All The Right Reasons?
If your true intention towards losing weight is because you truly care about yourself and your well-being and not because you are trying to please or get approval from other people then your chances of keeping it off “forever” are greatly multiplied. Before losing weight, be honest with yourself by being authentic about your true intentions. It is true that losing weight can make you feel better about yourself initially, but it’s not the ultimate key to a lifetime of happiness and fulfillment. Being over-weight can cause you...
read moreLaughter is healing
Laughing is a good emotional and physical release from stress. A good laugh exercises the stomach muscles and diaphragm – It relaxes the shoulders and it’s good for your heart too! We probably all need to laugh at ourselves more often – many of us take ourselves far too seriously! Laughter distracts us from any problems or worries we may have. Of course it won’t make problems go away – but it can give us a healthier attitude towards them and can divert our focus from them. When we laugh, we can transform our...
read moreTrust all that is good
No matter what is happening in your life right now, TRUST that all is GOOD and unfolding in your BEST interests. As hard as it may seem, pain, suffering, stress, and other difficulties are the admission tickets to the game of LIFE. But, at times, we cannot help but think that life would be so much more pleasant without the hassles – Right? But isn’t it also TRUE that in a world without hurdles, there are no champions? And without rain, no rainbows? Isn’t heat necessary to produce gold, pressure and polishing necessary to...
read moreConnecting with nature
Today is the start of a new day to move your body, awaken your mind, and renew and revitalize your spirit! Did you know that being out in nature is perhaps the most powerful source for personal empowerment? When you work out in the fresh air, you not only enhance your physical-mental-emotional condition, you also deepen the connection you have with the environment. Exercising in nature, is a holistic approach to fitness that honors the interconnection of body, mind, emotion, and the environment. When you spend time outdoors, especially...
read moreHow Do You Create A Lifestyle Of Happiness And Well-Being?
In order to create a lifestyle of true happiness, balance and well being you first must journey deep down inside yourself. The answer lies deep within where no one else is looking but you. Happiness is not just something that comes to you; it’s something you choose to create for yourself. Waiting for something to happen or change in order to be happy is putting your life on permanent hold. It is not what happens to you that counts but instead how you choose to “react” and “handle” what happens to you that really matters. It’s your...
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