Posts made in December, 2008
Magic Pills Aren’t Always The Answer
If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!The FDA has recently issued a diet pill warning for the following. Potentially Dangerous Weight-Loss Products: 2 Day Diet 3x Slimming Power 5x Imelda Perfect Slimming 3 Day Diet Japan Lingzhi 24 Hours Diet 7 Diet Day/Night Formula 7 Day Herbal Slim 8 Factor Diet 999 Fitness Essence Extrim Plus Fatloss Slimming GMP Imelda Perfect Slim Lida DaiDaihua Miaozi Slim Capsules Perfect Slim Perfect Slim 5x Phyto Shape ProSlim Plus Royal Slimming Formula Slim 3 in 1 Slim Express 360 Slimtech Somotrin Superslim TripleSlim Zhen de Shou Venom Hyperdrive 3.0 These drugs are mainly found on Internet...
Read MoreSetting Goals — What’s Your BHAG?
This afternoon, I am meeting some friends that I made competing. The friends I have made competing are amazing women, they all set goals and do whatever takes to meet them. We are meeting for lunch today on a snowy Saturday afternoon to talk about our goals for the next year. My big hairy audacious goal (BHAG) next year is to compete in an Women’s Tri Fit Competition. I have wanted to do this since 2005 and now I am taking the steps to make my goal come to fruition. This year will be detailing my progress toward this goal, the training methods, mental focus and how manage this with trying to have a life. For me the journey begins NOW!!! Tell me when does your...
Read MoreEven Oprah Struggles
I remember when I was in high school and Oprah walked out onto to her talk show in those black Calvin Klein size 10 jeans and boy did she feel like she arrived! Now fast forward to 2008 and she is now over 200 pounds. Has this ever happened to you? You lose some weight and then start to eat everyhting you’ve been mising on your diet? DIETS DON’T WORK!!! Oprah has more money and can afford to a trainer everyday, a cook and an in home gym and she still struggles, do you want to know why? It boils down to change and your commitment to making change, as we approach resolution season ask yourself 3 questions: Why is it important to change What barriers will...
Read MoreWhat’s Your Motivation?
New Year Resolution making is just around the corner. Let me ask, how’d you do last year? Do you achieve all that you set out to resolve? Well how me make 2009 the year that you make all your new year’s resolutions? Here are few steps to help you make them. Define your goals and write down your goals so that they are visible a flab stomach is a wish losing 5 pounds of fat is a goal Create a tracking system without a tracking system how will you know how you are doing against your goal Grab a partner or board of directors someone or a group of folks who you tell your goal and will how you accountable. I talking touch love, not someone who will...
Read MoreIs Organic Food Better?
We’ve all gone to the store formally called natural food store or coop because we thought organic was better. Organic only means that wasn’t grown with pesticides, but does it mean that its healthier and/or better for you. Experts say that their isn’t enough evidence to say their is a distinct advantage to eating organic. You are less likely to encounter pesticides, which may come back to haunt all of us with side affects. While the natural fertilizer, manure, may cause E.Coli. Regarding if you go conventional or organic is it recommended that you rinse all fruits and vegetables prior to eating. Here is where I play the green card and I don’t...
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