There seems to be many different answers to the question what is my ideal weight. For some it’s to be the weight of someone they idolize, and for others they just look at their height and determine an ideal weight that they should be based on what the experts say. There is also a select few who needs to get to a target weight for health reasons and their doctor is the one who sets this target ideal weight for them.
Well to answer the question let me first eliminate those who have doctor’s orders to get to that target weight. If your doctor says you need to get to this weight or you are going to die, then my advice would be to adhere to what he or she says. For others who just don’t know what their ideal weight should be my suggestion is just to set small targets say 5-10 pounds at a time until you get to a weight that you enjoy being in your body.
Here is the thing, if you are overweight and you go by the calculators based on height age and all that stuff you usually have a large number of pounds to lose to get to that ideal weigh that is set. Now, if you think about losing 100 pounds in 10 months as opposed to 10 pounds in a month it does two things for you. The first is that 100 pounds is A LOT of weight and that number alone can discourage you. With a number like 10 pounds it seems much more reachable and after you lose those 10 you will feel much more confident that you can lose another 10. The second this is that 10 months gives you a lot of time to procrastinate and procrastination is one of the biggest dream killers. 10 months will go by and you will probably have gained a few pounds. With one month it gives you less time to think about it. You need to take action NOW and you will be on your way to ACHIEVING your goal instead of THINKING about it.
Your ideal weight should be something personal, something that you come up with and a weight which you will feel comfortable and happy about. Not everyone is made the same. One person’s target and they way they want their appearance to look may not be the same for you. Setting small targets and assessing how you feel and look will help you to reach your ideal weight much faster than trying to come up with the secret formula for what your ideal weight should be.
Now if you are like me and you happen to do what I did then the hardest thing in the world would be to get it back. Every day for the last month I’ve been saying “I need to get back to the gym,” but I always find something to do that is more important…I wonder why…Anyway, I’ve set dates when I would go back, I wrote out a menu, an exercise and posted it onto my computer screen where I spend 15 hours a day at, and still I did not managed to get a food into that place.
Why I asked myself…Why is it so hard to get back on track? I came to the conclusion that while my mind wanted to get back to the gym and get in shape my body just didn’t feel like it. In my body’s opinion the vacation was still in full effect.
This fight between your body and mind is what you have to mediate. You have to force your body to do what your mind wants, and what is the best way to do this…? That would be just to drop everything and GET TO THE GYM. No excuses, no thinking about it just do it as Nike says. Yesterday I made it there with twenty-five minutes left before closing time. If I wanted to be “logical,” it would have made no sense starting back the gym within 25 minutes of closing time, but you know what, I didn’t even get that far I just went.
This, my friends is the secret to gaining your momentum back. Complicated huh?
Momentum is one of the most powerful forces on this earth. The problem with momentum is that it is really hard to get started.
Two months ago I was in the gym every day, eating perfect and overall in great shape. I had that momentum going for me and if I miss a day at the gym it felt as if I had been shot with a 12 gauge shotgun. I was loving having the extra energy, eating healthy and enjoying all of the other benefits of good exercise and diet. I then had to leave the country for a few weeks; however, I vowed not to stray from my diet and exercise regimen because I knew how hard it would be to start again.
Alas…its two months later and before today and I had forgotten what the gym looked like. Even though I knew the grave danger of breaking my momentum I still went ahead and did it. In those two short months I managed to undo about 6 months of daily exercise and eating right. Shame on me…
So what’s my point to this tale? DON’T LOSE YOUR MOMENTUM! Even if its 5 minutes every day that you take to do some kind of exercise, DO IT because even though the exercise may not be all that beneficial, you are able to keep your momentum. Keep up with your diet as much as possible and always keep telling your brain that you will not lose your momentum.
I would imagine that you have heard the phrase “you are what you eat?” Well this phrase essentially answers the question why is organic food good for you. The foods we consume are usually the best indicator of just how healthy our bodies are. So the real question we have to answer is what’s so good about organic food anyway?
Well, first of all organic foods has to be produced according to certain production standards and are legally regulated if they are to bare that “organic” logo. These foods have to be grown without the use of conventional pesticides, artificial fertilizers, human waste, and sewage sludge. And they are processed without the use of ionizing radiation or food additives. Livestock has to be grown without the use of routine antibiotics and without the use of growth hormones. What does this mean for us?
Well basically it means that organic foods do not have all of the chemicals and toxins that are found in non organic foods. Some of these chemicals, for example, DDT can be poisonous. Although it is banned here in the US, this chemical makes it’s way back here from countries outside the US who use it in their production. Think about that the next time you are trying to decide whether to pay that extra dollar for that organic apple or not.
Organic foods also have way more nutrients than non organic foods simply because the chemicals in non organic foods usually deplete them. For example, calcium which is of course needed to maintain strong bones averages about 63% higher in this as opposed to non organic sources. This is also true for many other minerals and much needed nutrients. Adversely studies have shown that non organic foods are much higher in the things we don’t need such as lead, aluminum and mercury.
So…organic foods may have more benefits than you think. I was one who asked why are organic foods good for you, which lead me to this research. There are many more advantages that organic foods have that have not been discussed in this article. Many people do not buy them because of the price but think about how much that doctor bill is going to be when you are sick.
After some testing and feedback I decided to change the look of the site. The other version I thought was a bit hard to read and I think this version is a lot better on the eyes. Let me know what you guys think.
It seems today that everyone is looking for the “secret” to lose weight and maintain a healthy long life. That is why the weight loss industry is a 33 billion dollar industry and climbing. Everyone wants a quick fix and they want it now. Even though some of these products do work and help us to lose weight quicker than normal, it still does not substitute for the best way to go about being in shape, which is to form a daily healthy eating plan.
You see the problem with looking for a quick fix for weight issues and even minor health issues related to eating habits, is that they are short lived. Sure you may lose 10 pounds in two weeks while taking fat burners, but what happens then? What happens when your body gets accustomed to the pills and your weight isn’t going as it used to. Then you end up spending hundreds of dollars and in a few months you are either in the same place you were or worse off.
Having a daily healthy eating plan is the best way to ensure that when you get the weight off it will stay off. It will also make you feel a whole lot better about yourself and your overall health will be in much better shape. You will make this a lifestyle and your body will thank you for it. Your energy levels will be at an all time high and you will be amazed at how much of a difference there is between following a healthy eating plan and just eating whatever is in sight.
The problem with following a daily healthy eating that turns off most people is that they do not want to give up their favorite foods. However, the great thing is that that you don’t have to. The secret is just to keep it in moderation. This makes eating healthy much easier to follow and you will be able to stick with it much longer.
There is no big secret to lose weight, just come up with a daily healthy eating plan that’s right for you and STICK WITH IT. I believe that is the secret to most of life’s challenges.
Well I just came back from a trip to New Orleans and let me be the first to tell you that if you are on a diet that is absolutely the worse place to go! At every corner there is a restaurant and the thing about it is that EVERYTHING is good! I was there from Friday morning to Tuesday morning and could have easily gained about 30lbs…ok not that much but you get my point.
So I started to brainstorm some guidelines that we can all use when traveling to both enjoy ourselves as well as eat relatively healthy.
The first is of course to keep everything in moderation. As I state almost every time I speak on nutrition, it’s ok to have “bad” foods once in a while. The only catch is that you don’t overdo it. So yeh, it’s ok to go to Oceana and have that rib eye, just don’t do it every day.
Another thing I did while on my trip that I think worked well was to stick to sea food mostly. Seafood has very little fat and I absolutely love it, so I embraced my love and made this a big part of my eating guideline while I was enjoying the awesome restaurants on my trip. The only drawback was that after every meal I just HAD to have some Bluebell Ice cream which basically made it as if I ate a 16oz steak, but that’s ok you only live once right?
My final healthy eating guideline while traveling was to do as much walking as I can. During the trip I tried my best to visit places where it will encourage activity instead of sitting still. The zoo, walking Bourbon Street, and the park were among some places I chose specifically to keep active. Instead of driving everywhere I walked to the street cars and used them as transportation. This also meant that where ever I went I had to walk back to it. It also helps you not to overeat since thinking of walking a mile with an overfull stomach helps you to moderate your eating.
These are just some basic healthy eating guidelines to follow while traveling that will help you to enjoy your trip while not going too far off of your diet. Of course you will consume more than usual but by following these guidelines you will be able to control yourself and not be disappointed when you return. After you return it is a good idea to detox for about a week so that you body is purified from the toxins you picked up while on your trip.
If you are ever in New Orleans make sure to get a Chocolate Freeze from La Camellias, it’s the best chocolate shake ever!
Time management is essential when trying to build muscle or burn fat. I mean…how can you stick to a diet if you are always on the run? Worse yet, how in the world can you get to the gym when you seem to be working 24 hours a day? Trust me I know how this feels. I’ve been there…actually I’m still there. There are many days that I could use at least one more hour in the day because it seems like every second of the other 24 was used.
So how do we find time to make sure our health, which should be our number one priority, is taken care of? Well this is where the importance of time management comes in. We need to make sure that we are managing our precious time wisely. For instance when I took inventory of what I was spending time on, I realized I spent wayyyy too much time thinking instead of doing. I spent months thinking of writing this blog. Things like how to start, what program to use, will anyone like it etc. When in the end I just ended up starting something and tweaking as I go along. If you check it out this is true for many things in your life.
The most important thing about time management is that we come up with a system. Now I’m not saying that you need to have a schedule like the president, but you need to set clear goals and markers on how you are planning to get there. You then need to break this down into specific actions placed with time limits for each action. That’s basically it! For instance if you have a presentation due in 2 weeks designate times to work on specific actions for each aspect of the presentation and follow it. Apply this to any other tasks that have to do and you will be amazed about how much time you will save by doing this.
With effective time management you will be able to make time for your health that you never knew you had. And when you get this time don’t “think” of what diet to find, or what workout routine to follow. Start with walking everyday if you have to, do a bit of research and get started! As Nike says, “Just do it.”
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A rotator cuff tear in the shoulder is when there is an injury to one of the rotator cuff tendons. They come in many different shapes and sizes, but it can be thought of as a hole in a tendon in the shoulder. Most of these injuries can be treated using non surgical methods such as the R.I.C.E.R method which stands for: Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation and Referral. If these methods do not seem to be working then surgery may have to be done on the shoulder.
Rotator cuff tear in the shoulder is quite common for the average person who works out regularly because of a few different factors. One is that the shoulder is a very complex formation of bones, muscle and tendons all of which provide a great deal of motion for your arm. Because of this extensive range of motion, there creates a lack of stability which makes the rotator cuff prone to injury. Another factor is that the shoulder region receives a very little supply of blood, which makes it more vulnerable to wear and tear.
Because the shoulder is a more delicate area of the body, many injuries are usually caused by putting too much strain on the tendons of the shoulder. If your rotator cuff is injured you may not feel much pain at that moment. However, weakness is often the primary way to tell if you have experienced a rotator cuff tear of injury. If you are working out and you feel a little pull in the shoulder and a few mins later you cannot lift your arm…then most likely you are the victim of a shoulder related injury mainly a rotator cuff tear.
Here are some pictures of what a rotator cuff tear in the shoulder looks like:
