Dealing with Food Addiction... My Over-Eating Stronghold

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When you can't stop over eating - Food Addiction

2011-09-06T02:01:00.000-07:00

I am always connecting information to food addiction. I have struggled all of my life with my weight and over eating. People say its easy just don't eat but I can't stop. Or don't stop. I lose weight, gain weight. I stop eating then start eating. I love food and sweets.

Today I was reading about how to use critical thinking to solve problems and how to use creative problem solving to deal with issues. I thought about truthfully why I over eat and get FAT. I grew up eating a rich high carb diet. Breakfast was sugar cereal, snack at 10 am was bread and fudgecicles, lunch was pizza and candy and after school snacks were candy, cookies, and lots of Hostess treats. Dinner was normally some pasta like spagetti or taco's. We ate cheap, fast or free foods. We were poor and I never felt like I got enough. When food came in the house we tore it up. Food was always on our minds. When we had money we celebrated with food. When we had a problem food consoled us. Food was the center of my life. When I was able to buy my own food I did and never held back.

I bought as much of what ever and it was been a problem my entire life. Food gave me great pleasure and comfort. It made me feel safe and ok. It was my friend or so I thought until I looked in the mirror and saw what food has done to me again. I am FAT. Its really not food's fault but my own desires for it that I find a challenge to control. This mental obsession is what many call Food Addiction.

So how can I break the cycle? How can I solve the problem. Food Addicts Anonymous worked but its a huge pain to go to 3 meetings, call a sponsor and avoid all the eating pleasure I have long enjoyed however my health is getting worse and my self esteem is going down the drain. I am huge and I hate it. But I can't stop. I don't want to. But I want to. Its like I expect my desire or will to change with out my effort and resisting.

Today I had a heartfelt talk with me and came to the realization I eat when I feel any emotion or no emotion. I am on auto piolet. I seek food that tastes good and it is my desire. More than anything else I desire to eat something good and feel good. This is the crazy thing. I like the food but I hate the result of the eating. Big clothes, a distorted face and body and feeling sluggish and unappealing. Its hard to look at myself like this.

Critical thinking will help you look at your problem and find ways to solve it. Creative problem solving will help you find other ways when what you have been trying does not work. Once you start to have success you will achieve a new flow. "Flow is the intrinsic reward for pursuing a challenging goal. Regardless of the activity, if innovators maintain an optimal match between the challenge of the problem and their own skills, they will experience flow" (Dacey 1998).

Creative people are broken down into four basic types of innovators: the Maker, the Master, the Introspector, and the Influencer. The “Master” exemplifies the existing domain of knowledge (by doing excellent work within the parameters of that domain), whereas the “Maker” creates new domains. Makers bring forth what has heretofore been unexamined or unrealized. Sigmund Freud represents an example of a Maker. Makers' strengths are as problem finders and system builders. Makers instinctively know where to find what they are looking for and how to construct a new conceptual structure for transforming the domain. By contrast, Masters (for example, Wolfgang Mozart or Henry Ford) focus on the existing domain. Masters take the domain's existing problems and solve them.

What helped me with this reading was I can see that I must become a Maker of my new body. Take the time and make the effort to construct myself they way I so desire and stop listening to this ridiclous mind and its unending desires. This is the curse of man, to be led by his or her desires and disregard what is plain simple common sense. When you eat too much and exercise to little your going to get FAT. Hello. You can make a million excuses, blame it on what ever you want but bottom line its simple math. Calories in and calories out.

We must learn to use our intellect and solve our life's problems. Leverage your intellectual strength. We're smart. We know this. Right?

Today went great.

2011-08-10T20:44:00.000-07:00

No binge eating. I did wonderful. Ah... Yippee.

Breakfast was not FA but 3 small eggs, about 3 oz sausage (lean) 2 slices of toast.

I had a plum and a nectarine.

I ate 2 black bean tofu patties, some grean beans and a salad.

For dessert I had a popcicle 45 calories and a few dark chocolate chips.

I am not feeling guilty or over eating.

Ah relief

God is so good.

Amy Winehouse - Rehab

2011-08-10T05:31:00.000-07:00

I shared this video because this young woman is no longer with us.

She refused treatment and passed away in July. Food Addiction is a disease that can and will kill you.

It causes many problems, such as stress on all your internal organs not to mention problems from people who also have bulmia.

We can beat strongholds. Fight. I am.

I am willing to ask and receive help for my good.

Lets live

Are you having trouble controlling what you eat?

2011-08-10T00:14:00.000-07:00

Are you having trouble controlling what you eat?

If you are having trouble controlling what you eat then you may have a serious disease, one that can even take your life. Food addiction has been classified as a disease and treated by the medical community. Food addiction is not just a trick of the mind but proven to be as addictive as a drug. Studies showed that a person addicted to sugar has the same brain scan or worse than a heroin addict with deep pits in the brain that impacted function, reaction and reasoning abilities.

Are people with this condition weaker than others? Perhaps as Stanford University reported in their Marshmallow Study that children who could not delay their gratification in their youth went on in life with the same trait and were less successful in life. Some developed habits escalating into addictive behaviors. There are treatment facilities in the Bay Area for people who cannot control their desire for food. Preventative actions will eliminate problems in the relationships, finances and careers due to addictive behaviors (deceptive practices and reduced self esteem).

Bay Area expert Dr. Benjamin Amen’s clinic conducts brain scans to classify people with addictive behavior and prescribe treatments to cure the cravings most people addicted to food experience. Once the cravings are stopped abstaining from addictive behavior is impossible. One brain type was treated with a combination of supplements: fish oil, DHEA, D-3 and chromium picolinate.

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How to stop over eating

2011-08-09T18:18:00.000-07:00

How to stop over eating.

LOL I really should not be writing a blog with that title since I have not 100% found the solution except to work at it one day at a time. I over eat. I am over weight but I am learning to love and accept myself and press onward.

I have a great God and I trust his leadership in my life. I know If I pray and do my best he will help me.

Today I was successful and did not over eat. I got up early prayed, read my bible and stayed busy on the computer. When I am writing blogs I don't normally over eat. Its only when I get in front of the TV or get in stores with binge food items.

So one way to stop over eating is to know your triggers. What makes you over eat and get ready to fight.

Today I had a great victory and am thrilled.

I am taking life slower. Yes, way slower. Sleeping more, doing less and focusing on ending over eating and obsessive food issues.

What about you?

How is your battle going?

Don't hate yourself for your failures with food. You are not a bad person. You are obviously dealing with some issues you need help with and I am here.

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Shaheen Jafargholi - 12 - Britain's Got Talent

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Who's Loving You? I saw this 12 year old kid sing this song

on You Tube in England. Wow... I thought it was perfect for

my blog because in dealing with Food Addiction we must

learn to love ourselves enough to stop destroying ourselves

by over eating to an unhealthy level. Have a blessed day!

How to lose weight and keep it off

2011-08-04T14:33:00.000-07:00

How to lose weight and keep it off. Its funny I would choose this title but I have struggled with obesity my entire life. Its a family issue of overeating and emotional consolation. However I think I finally have found the true way to lose weight and keep it off forever and I am about to embark on that journey. There is truly not one way for every person. Dr. Amen in his book The Amen Solution discussed the brain scans of patients with chronic addictions to food and substances and confirms there are real issues going on in people who over eat in an addictive manner.

I have believed that I was a failed person with no self restraint because I could not control what I was eating. People who don't have this issue think it's just in my head or a lack of will power. That is really a mean statement because people with an addiction to food are often doing this behavior against their will because they are struggling with fear, pain, self esteem and emotional issues.

So how am I discovering the true way to lose weight and keep it off? Resources Baby, Resources.

First I considered my spiritual practice and its tools. I considered my family, friends and what has worked for them. Then I went on a self discovery journey to dig deep into why I self inflict torture to my soul by over eating and came up with simple self hatred and self destruction.

Our minds are out to destroy us anyway possible, its our internal enemy with mean messages we hear in our minds over and over. "Your too fat, ugly or stupid for anyone to want you or like you. Where in the world do we get these horrible internal messages? We were obviously told this some time in our life from someone we believed. Likely we felt that way because someone hurt us. Now how do we recover?

My theory is we over eat to give ourselves comfort. We may eat because we are bored, lonely, feeling anxiety or because it's simply what we have do with the life pattern we created. Barry Sears Ph.D. says Fat is toxic and obesity is a cancer. This I believe because I know me being over weight is a cancer to my soul that eats away at my self esteem. I just want to curl up and die with shame and self loathing at times.

This is not a normal way to live and so we must learn to love and accept ourselves so we can heal. For me I believe my overeating was taught to me growing up. When our family had an issue or fight we went out to eat. Our lives were largely focused and centered on the family meal. Where were we going and what were we eating. If dad had been misbehaving he made it up to the family with candy, ice cream and pizza so its a live style I adopted.

I want to learn how to lose weight and keep it off forever. I hate being fat and loath myself for these un-controllable desires. If your not a food addict I likely sound pretty pathetic but if your like me and you struggle with over eating, self esteem and misery of the soul you know just how real and hideous this disease of the mind is.

This week I feel like I really have hit rock bottom and am ready for help. Of course I reached for God, a girl friend and my mother. This entire shift was all because my baby sister had recommended a book "You Can Heal Your Life" by Louise L. Hay. She was given the book by a friend who cared and knew it would help me with my struggles and strongholds.

The book basically helps you leave your past behind and erase the mental thought patterns you may be repeating over and over. For me it was fear. I grew up abused and could not get past my failures in life. Despite a great church, wonderful co workers and family who reach out I pushed them away because of my own low self esteem. I am ready to break these patterns and free myself from the weight and the heart ache.

If you are interested in my journey please join this blog and subscribe.

I have a story to share and some tips that released me in about 3 days.

I am opening up my heart and allowing God to heal my mind.

Love Julie

Food Addiction: How to stop over eating

2011-08-02T11:56:00.000-07:00

Food Addiction: How to stop over eating, strongholds, gluttony, how to lose weight, why some people struggle to lose weight.

Hello Family, I appreciate everyone's concern when I was ill and struggling. I am thrilled to report today I have a new mindset. I understand more about Food Addiction, spiritual strongholds and past belief systems that no longer serve me. I feel free from food addiction, over eating strongholds, gluttony and actually believe again that I can lose weight.

How did this happen? Ask God... He knows what he is doing in my life. Actually it was my baby sister Geenie (nick name) who suggested a book she was gifted and it had got her excited and through some issues we share as a family. It's called "You Can Heal Your Life" by Louise L. Hay.

My mom had given me the book years ago but I never read it. You know we rarely take suggestions from our mothers, at least I don't about books or movies. LOL. No offense Mom. But my sister I listen to. We are carbon copies of each other. We look, dress and act alike in many areas and she knows me very well.

Anyway the book was great. First three pages I am balling my eyes out thanking God for allowing me to find the information to release some bad thought patterns and habits like food addiction and over eating. The author's theory is some overweight people need protection and have fear. That was me. Traumatized as a child and through out my early years I was always afraid if we would have a place to live, food to eat and who next would hurt me. That is no way to live or act. When I get afraid I eat.

I had been using the You Are a CEO and FA program to lose weight after attending some very impactful lifeskills411 meetings but after my house was foreclosed on I just freaked out and started eating like crazy in fear. I have never been all that great at reaching out to those who love me or asking for comfort. I grew up learning to hide what was going on and internalize my fear or anxiety.

The book gave me some very simple yet effective methods to examine myself, understand why I was doing things to myself I did not want to do and we got to the root of the issue. Wow. Let me add I am also pre menopausal so I am really seeking ways to deal with the symptoms and depression I had been experiencing. The root was I believed I was only good if I did XYZ and I fought the rules due to simple rebellion because of issues with my parent.s
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Overcoming Food Addiction

2011-07-29T22:57:00.000-07:00

The diet did not go well today

2011-07-27T03:48:00.001-07:00

I ate almost a whole box of cookies. I have been having hot flashes all day... so I went to Trader Joe's to get the Estroven. And there they were. These tiny little innocent cookies... of course eating 8 was about 200 calories but the whole box. Ikes.

Thank God I did fairly well with my meals and exercise today.

I have not been sleeping but that is a whole other issue.

I never will give up. I will keep fighting. I see more clearly this is really lust of the eyes, lust of the flesh and in a way the pride of life. I see it want it and can't control my desires. Then I say to myself I deserve this. But I know the wages of sin is death and that sin is always deceiving you.

So I got a lesson. Over eating makes me fat and miserable. That is NOT a treat.

Ok devil its on tomorrow.

Are you trapped like a RAT in a FOOD lined cage? What are you doing to manage your WEIGHT?

2011-07-25T16:36:00.000-07:00

I know, I know, who am I to talk about this. I've gained and lost a 100 lbs more than once. I know how strong the addiction to food can be. Its a strong hold of the mind. Your trapped like a rat in a food lined cage. Its very real. I know. I hate over eating yet time and time again I give in and open my mouth only to feel sick later with remorse and regret.

Over eating is a disease and if you continue on that path can lead to health problems and or death. Being over weight is not good for your heart, joints or mind. I know personally how shattered my self esteem gets just by looking in the mirror. When I see a curvy chunky monkey in the mirror I get depressed and hate myself. But then the excuses come. I justify why I can't lose weight or control my eating. I just need it. I like it and the list goes on.

Bla Bla Bla

Sometimes we just have to stop thinking and just do what we know we should.

Today I give myself 2 thumbs up. I got up at 7 went to the gym with my sister (from church) and we both felt so much better that we took action.

Then eating a healthy breakfast and lunch was easier. Scheduling also helps me. Make a routine and stick to it. Don't go crazy with wild restrictions or programs that are not realistic. I learned that trick from CEO and Author Michael E. Parker in the goal setting workshop with You Are a CEO. Goals have to be realistic and getting up at 4:30 am is not. Nor is eating just tofu and bean sprouts. LOL

Anyway so do you feel like a trapped rat in a food lined cage? Are you stuck and can't get out? Remember this its all in your head. Just don't think about it. LOL Do exactly what you need to do and don't have any conversations with the enemy. LOL

He/She is there but just ignore it. Oh the picture... its Original Sin to remind us where the problem starts.

Much Love.

Julie

About Me

2011-07-25T16:27:00.000-07:00

About Me

Think Women are the only people who struggle with weight. Read this story. He ate just like me and felt so bad about being over weight. But he took control and lost the weight. Meet male model and actor Stefan Pino as he shares his personal journey with losing the fat and getting fit.

FLAB

2011-07-21T13:47:00.000-07:00

As with any addiction you must have a plan for success.

Dr. OZ had a guest on his show that recommended the following and I try to remember this when I go to grab something to put in my mouth.

F-are you feeling frustrated-if so deal with those feelings

L- are you feeling lonely- if so engage

A- are you feeling anxious-why and address it

B- are you feeling bored-get involved with an activity

When you eat when you're not hungry, most likely one of these feelings need to be addressed, because none of these feelings will go away even after you eat.

Progress Not Perfection

2011-07-21T10:08:00.000-07:00

Well,yesterday was a pretty darn good day. I am watching personal development videos from You Are a CEO and the workshops on Image are really helping me see that how I look does matter to me and others. I don't feel good about myself or how others view me when I am over weight and I feel strong enough to fight and do something about it. I have accepted the fact that I may not always win but I will never win if I don't at least try and put up a fight. With any fight strategy matters. Location and environment do impact your chances. That is why I am committing to spending more time with people who are physically fit and who eat right.

Yesterday I had lunch with 4 friends. I watched what everyone ate and what was on their plate. Their is a direct correlation to what you eat and what you weigh. Exercise also impacts your weight. Ah the great revelation LOL. If it were only that easy. What helps is having principles. That is mental rules of what I believe and want to live by.

I have decided to migrate towards vegan ism and replaced milk with coconut milk. I am trying to eat a vegetable based diet and perhaps did get a little carried away with groceries LOL I think 2 heads broccoli, 4 bok choi, 1 lb of bean sprouts, 2 lbs summer squash, 2 lbs green beans, 2 lbs Chinese eggplant, 1 lbs Chinese Broccoli, 1 bunch cilantro, 2 onions may be a little to much. LOL You think?

Food addiction is not just eating but over buying or over thinking about food. When I say food addiction I am referring to the strong hold of gluttony. Loving food to an unhealthy extent.

I will fight and I will win. Now off to my healthy breakfast. This seems to be one war I win most every day. I eat a healthy FAA based breakfast with dairy, grain, fruit and lean protein sources.

So what are you eating today? How is your battle with obesity and food addiction going? You can join my blog anonymously or email me for more privacy. If your over weight I understand what your going thru. We are hard wired for pleasure and to survive so this body and mind don't take kindly to cutting calories or restricting our pleasurable experiences. Your not a looser if your dealing with over eating but we can work as a team to help reduce the guilt, shame and torment over eating addiction brings. We all hate the fat and more so ourselves when we can't control what we eat. I am learning to have more faith and trust God can and will deliver us all. Use his tools and fight.

I love you all.
Julie

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Gluttony, the truth about over eating food and the spiritual stronghold

2011-07-18T11:17:00.000-07:00

I hate the word gluttony, it sounds so bad but this is how the bible relates the stronghold of over eating and a love for food that exceeds what is righteous. I am not an expert however I have struggled with this stronghold most of my life and I HATE it. I mean I really despise being over weight and going up and down on the scale.

I have dediced to try Veganism and see if removing animal products from my life will help me with my strong hold. I have also tried vegetarianism, fasting and fruit flushes.

I know that I have to resist the temptation and fight. The more I fight the more I can win. Recently I considered what are the tools I can use to fight spiritually this stronghold? I know reading the word, praying work but Friday I thought about having faith in overcoming this stronghold. So I have added this tool to my belt and am surprised I am seeing a difference.

I keep meditating on the fact that I have faith and believe God can relieve me of this obession and the weakness I have in disciplining my self. I must gain control over what I eat and do what is right.

So today I had 1/2 a canteloupe and 2 slices of turkey bacon. Then later a snack of 1 cup coconut milk with Chocolate Malt powder (for taste). I have mapped out a plan to reduce animal products and migrate towards a vegetable based diet untiil I can conquer this stronghold.

I will not be defeated. I will fight.

What about you? Are you eating what you should?

Fat Sick and Nearly Dead

2011-07-18T10:17:00.001-07:00

I am thrilled with my changes

2011-07-16T03:30:00.000-07:00

Wow I am so thrilled with the changes I am seeing in myself while using the You Are a CEO program. I am eating a FA breakfast and larger lunch and smaller dinner. I am not binge eating or doing any crazy stuff like I used to. Yippee.

I don't feel sick, depressed or any of the wild feelings of being out of control anymore. God has been so good to me.

I am stabalizing and I know its pure prayer.

Tomorrow I plan to work out, grocery shop and I am planning on going Vegan. I really think it is better for my health and animals.

Farming is not a great industry for animals.

What is going on with You?

We want to hear from you.

Hugs
Julie

Well I am still fat! LOL

2011-07-14T16:55:00.000-07:00

It's not really funny but I am still fat.

I have a strong hold that is getting weaker and weaker. I am so thankful for You Are a CEO and the tools God has blessed me with. My problem is getting smaller, my success are increasing and I am finding myself positive, happy and moving forward believing I can archieve my fitness goals.

I watched the Image Workshops in You Are a CEO and it really helped me understand that it does matter what I look like. Of course I am a "Pretty Girl", people love me and I have a great personality but lets face it the world likes thin or normal weight people. Then don't like fat people and I am too fat.

Today I can say that I am on the road to fixing my own life using the You Are a CEO and spiritual tools that make me feel good about myself and the progress.

I had gone to FA or Food Addicts Anonymous but it only worked when I was going to 3 meetings and doing a huge list of things.   I just live my life like that.

I loved the results but this time I am doing it slower and hoping for a lasting solution that does not make me hate myself in the process. LOL

You Are a CEO is about helping people access where they are and where they want to be. You watch videos, talk to others and get coaching. Ah. The workshops change my life everytime. I just get so much out of the wisdom of CEO Michael E. Parker and his amazing team.

I hope everyone is doing well and I thank you for supporting me.  My menopause night mare has ended thank God and I am ready to get the weight off with dieting and exercising.

Much Love

ps: the reading works. LOL Its a stronghold ladies. We can do this.

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There is a solution to being over weight, I am finding it.

2011-05-05T13:54:00.000-07:00

Wow, I've been home sick almost a week. I have a liver disease and sometimes If I am not taking good care of myself I get sick. Its serious but I trust God and do the best I can to play the hand I was dealt.

I can see that there has been a silver lining in all this. This week God has dealt with me in so many ways. I found out some great information that encouraged me to press on and never give up. I can get a healthy body, positive mind and optimal health.

Sometime being over weight gets me down and I get depressed, don't want to go anywhere or do anything. I just hide and isolate. When my condition flares up and I don't feel well it can compound the matter. Thing can pile up and the stress of living life can become overwhelming. You know what I mean?

Money, relationships, healthy, work all become too much and increases the physical pain with emotional issues. BUT THERE IS A SOLUTION. I have a loving God who always delivers me. He is my savior. He blessed me with a loving church family and friends who really care and that is a great benefit to my life.

Anyway, today I really wanted to talk about the solutions I am finding for my weight because being over weight impacts my health and I am dealing with that right now. I have to lose weight to reduce the fat in my liver. I'd like to weigh 145 to 165 and get my body fit.

I've decided to try Pilates and a modified FA diet. I have been reading material from Dr. Amen (based in Fairfield, CA) and learning what I need to balance being satisfied and reducing my caloric intake. I need to reduce the carbs. That is always my story. I love sweets and am using Fish Oil, DHEA, D3, and Chromium Picolinate to reduce my food cravings.

I also am making sure I eat 3 meals and 2-3 snacks. I also realized that in addition to the diet, exercise and supplements I need to fuel my mind with positive support. I use the blogs and online research to get information and encouragement to keep pressing.

The TV has lots of encouragement in reality shows where you can watch people diet and win the battle with obesity. There are also tons of videos online where you can learn how to lose weight, stop cravings and get motivated.

One new site I found is ShrinkMe. I like it because the founder is a psychologist who understands the struggle people have with denying ourselves the pleasure of food and over eating.

He asks his patients to think about what they are doing when they get ready to have a food episode. Meal planning is important and I am working very hard to exercise, diet and keep my mindset right.

My power and solution is God. I read, pray and ask his help.

What about you?

What are you doing to find a solution to your over eating, food addiction or fitness goals?

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Health Benefits of Cinnamon REDUCES BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS AND LDL

2011-05-02T16:21:00.000-07:00

Studies have shown that just 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon per day can lower LDL cholesterol.

Several studies suggest that cinnamon may have a regulatory effect on blood sugar, making it especially beneficial for people with Type 2 diabetes.

In some studies, cinnamon has shown an amazing ability to stop medication-resistant yeast infections.

In a study published by researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Maryland, cinnamon reduced the proliferation of leukemia and lymphoma cancer cells.

It has an anti-clotting effect on the blood.

In a study at Copenhagen University, patients given half a teaspoon of cinnamon powder combined with one tablespoon of honey every morning before breakfast had significant relief in arthritis pain after one week and could walk without pain within one month.

When added to food, it inhibits bacterial growth and food spoilage, making it a natural food preservative.

One study found that smelling cinnamon boosts cognitive function and memory.

Researchers at Kansas State University found that cinnamon fights the E. coli bacteria in unpasteurized juices.

It is a great source of manganese, fiber, iron, and calcium.

http://www.healthdiaries.com/eatthis/10-health-benefits-of-cinnamon.html

Cinnamon is a small tree that grows in India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Brazil, Vietnam, and Egypt.

It's one of the oldest known spices. To prepare it, the bark of the cinnamon tree is dried and rolled into cinnamon sticks, also called quills. Cinnamon can also be dried and ground into a powder.

The characteristic flavor and aroma of cinnamon comes from a compound in the essential oil of the bark called cinnamonaldehyde.

Although there are four main varieties of cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon and Cassia cinnamon are the most popular.

Ceylon cinnamon is sometimes called true cinnamon. It is more expensive and has a sweet taste. The quills are softer and can be easily ground in a coffee grinder. Ceylon cinnamon is sold in specialty stores.

Most cinnamon sold in supermarkets in North America comes from the less expensive variety, Cassia cinnamon. It has a darker color and the quills are harder. Unlike Ceylon cinnamon, it can't be easily ground into a powder using a coffee grinder.

In traditional Chinese medicine, Cassia cinnamon is used for colds, flatulence, nausea, diarrhea, and painful menstrual periods. It's also believed to improve energy, vitality, and circulation and be particularly useful for people who tend to feel hot in their upper body but have cold feet.

I use it for nausea, better breath and reduces body oder as I don't use traditional under arm deoderant due to harmful impacts of the chemicals in most products.

FACTS: OF HEALTH STUDY REDUCING BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS

Recent studies have found that cinnamon may have a beneficial effect on blood sugar.

One of the first human studies was published in 2003 in a medical journal called Diabetes Care. Sixty people with type 2 diabetes took 1, 3, or 6 grams of cinnamon in pill form daily, an amount roughly equivalent to one quarter of a teaspoon to 1 teaspoon of cinnamon.

After 40 days, all 3 amounts of cinnamon reduced fasting blood glucose by 18 to 29%, triglycerides by 23 to 30%, LDL cholesterol by 7 to 27%, and total cholesterol by 12 to 26%.

Preliminary lab and animal studies have found that cinnamon may have antibacterial and antifungal properties. It's active against Candida albicans, the fungus that causes yeast infections and thrush, and Helicobacter pylori, the bacteria responsible for stomach ulcers.

Cassia cinnamon, the kind of cinnamon normally found in grocery stores and in supplement form, naturally contains a compound called coumarin. Coumarin is also found in other plants such as celery, chamomile, sweet clover, and parsley.

HIGH LEVELS OF COUMARIN IN CASSIA CINNAMON CAN DAMAGE THE LIVER...

At high levels, coumarin can damage the liver. Coumarin can also have a "blood-thinning" effect, so cassia cinnamon supplements shouldn't be taken with prescription anti-clotting medication, such as Coumadin (warfarin), or by people with bleeding disorders.

Cinnamon helps people wanting to lose weight.

http://www.stopagingnow.com/liveinthenow/article/are-cinnamon-supplements-effective-for-weight-loss

One of the primary challenges that people face when attempting to stick to a weight loss plan is an inability to control food cravings. These cravings are usually caused by a complex blend of emotional and hormonal factors. But underlying these factors typically is a blood sugar imbalance — which can manifest as a physical addiction to sugar. Not unlike a drug or alcohol addiction, a sugar addiction can cause intense, overpowering cravings for refined carbohydrates or other foods. In fact, research has actually shown that refined sugar may be more addictive than cocaine.

Cinnamon helps reduce blood sugar and reduces cravings.

Are Cinnamon Supplements Effective for Weight Loss?

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Are Cinnamon Supplements Effective for Weight Loss?

Did you know Fish Oil relieves morning stiffness...? Read to learn the Benefits & Sources of Omega-3 Fatty acids!

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I take 1000 mg of Fish Oil because

Fish oil contains important Omega-3 fatty acids , most notably eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and decosahexaenoic acid (DHA). These Omega-3 fatty acids are believed to have health benefits ranging from reducing the risk of heart attack and coronary heart disease to combating depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

Omega-3 fatty acids are not only good for the heart; they also help to reduce inflammation.

Benefits & Sources of Omega-3 Fatty acids!

Fish oil is also effective in reducing the symptoms and pain of arthritis. Morning stiffness and joint tenderness was shown to decrease with regular intake of fish oil supplements. Fish oil does not act as a painkiller, and it takes regular use before a difference is noticed. However, fish oil is a viable, natural way to reduce the pain and symptoms associated with arthritis if one is dedicated to the long term outcome rather than focused on immediate cessation of symptoms.

Anti-aging

As if the benefits of fish oil on heart health and arthritis were not enough, it is believed that fish oil also helps with anti-aging as well. Omega-3 fatty acids slow the rate at which protective caps on the end of chromosomes shorten, thus increasing the lifespan of cells. The caps, or telomeres, are made from copied strands of DNA and prevent the chromosomes from becoming damaged. When a cell divides, its telomere gets shorter until it can get no shorter and the DNA becomes damaged. When the DNA is damaged the cell no longer divides. Omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil slows the deterioration of the telomeres, resulting in longer life of cells.

Better Sight

Age-related macular degeneration - better sight Prolonging the life of cells is not the only anti-aging benefit of fish oil. Fish oil has also been shown to significantly reduce the risk of developing age-related macular degeneration. A major component of the eye's retina is DHA, accounting for 60% of the fatty acids in the retina.

A greatly reduced incidence of breast cancer...

70% of a newborn's brain, retina and nervous system are made up of the Omega-3 fatty acids, DHA and EPA.

Fish oil and depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia
Fish oil does not only help prevent Alzheimer's. It also helps to prevent mental illnesses such as depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. Omega-3 fatty acids help maintain the proper functioning of dopamine and serotonin signaling systems in the brain. Both dopamine and serotonin levels, and the signaling system of those hormones, are believed to contribute to the occurrence of depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Therefore, Omega-3 fatty acids may help to regulate those hormones and lessen the symptoms of these severe mental illnesses. Combined with typical drug therapy, fish oil high in Omega-3 fatty acids has been shown to help regulate the moods of those suffering from these three illnesses.

The human body cannot make Omega-3 fatty acids

Salmon, tuna, sardines and anchovies are the richest sources of Omega-3 fatty acids

The fish oil must contain Omega-3 fatty acids, not just "fish oil." Remember, it is from the Omega-3 fatty acids that we receive health benefits.

IMPORTANT- QUALITY

The supplement should list the total amount of EPA and DHA on the label. You want to get a supplement where the total of the EPA and DHA adds up to the total amount of oils in the product. If there is only 350 mg of Omega-3 fatty acids but the capsule is 1,000 mg, what kind of oil makes up the missing 650 mg? The closer to the overall capsule size, the better.

MIXED TOCOPHEROLS?

It is imperative then that manufacturers use the most effective form of vitamin E-gamma and delta-rather than the less effective (and less expensive) alpha tocopherol.

Testing your fish oil capsules is an effective measure of whether or not they rancid. Bite into the capsule. It should taste fresh and slightly fishy. If it tastes bad or has an extremely fishy taste, it is rancid. Throw the entire bottle away and do not buy that brand again

Fish oil does have a slight blood thinning effect-an effect that helps to explain why it is so beneficial for heart health, and an effect that is not necessarily bad in and of itself. This blood thinning effect can increase the risks of bleeding, easy bruising and nose bleeds though. This is especially important to consider if you are taking other blood thinning herbs or medication, because concurrent use of blood thinning medications or herbs may increase the risks of bleeding. The fact that fish oil causes blood thinning and thus increases the risk of bleeding, the use of fish oil supplements should be stopped prior to surgery and it is extremely important that you tell your doctor if you are taking fish oil supplements so your doctor can advise you as to the proper procedure that should be taken in preparation for surgery.

Suggested Dosages:

- Aging 1,000 mg twice a day
- Angina 2,000 mg fish oils 3 times a day
- Arrhythmia 1,000 mg 3 times a day
- Asthma 1,000 mg 3 times a day
- Cancer 3 capsules twice a day
- Crohn's Disease 2,000 mg twice a day
- Diabetes 2,000 mg 3 times a day
- Eczema 1,000 mg 3 times a day
- Gout 1,000 mg 3 times a day
- Heart Disease Prevention 1,000 mg 3 times a day
- High Blood Pressure 1,000 mg 3 times a day
- Lupus 2,000 mg 3 times a day
- Psoriasis 2,000 mg 3 times a day
- Raynaud's disease 1,000 mg 4 times a day
- Rheumatoid Arthritis 1000 mg (2 capsules) containing 600 mg EPA/DHA, twice a day
- Skin Health 1,000 mg a day with food
- Stroke 1,000 mg 3 times a day

ASK YOUR DOCTOR FIRST

he FDA does not have a specific recommended dosage for fish oil. However, the FDA does recommend that an average healthy person (above the age of 5) should not take more than 3,000 mg of fish oil per day.

he World Health Organization recommends starting dosages of fish oil at 300 - 500 mg per day, as it is a good idea to start slowly in order to see how your body feels and to ensure there are no adverse side effects or allergies. While starting out slow is a good idea, it is important to note that most of the research praising the benefit of Omega-3 fatty acids is done using dosages of 1,000 mg and up. For example, the American Heart Association recommends a daily dosage of 2,000 - 4,000 mg for high triglycerides, and a daily dosage of 1,000 mg for coronary artery disease. Additionally, some people believe extremely high dosages are effective in treating major issues like depression (4,000 mg), and lupus and arthritis (6,000 mg)

One vegetarian alternative is to consume algae such as spirulina in combination with nuts or seeds. The spirulina assists the body in converting Omegal-3 fats from the nuts or seeds, giving the same effect as fish oil. Spirulina as the algae and flax seed oil is the most frequent combination, and this is a common vegetarian alternative to fish oil. Flax seed oil also has other health benefits in addition to acting as a replacement for fish oil when combined with algae such as spirulina. Another combination similar to spirulina and flax seed oil is an edible weed known as purslane.

Purslane

Purslane is rich in Omega-3 fatty acids, and has more Omega-3 than other dark leafy greens such as kale, chard and spinach. Walnuts are an excellent choice for the nut option, as well, and in combination with the dark leafy greens mentioned above would make a great salad

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A lawsuit names six international manufacturers of fish oil and two drugstore chains: CVS Pharmacy, Inc.; General Nutrition Corp.; Now Health Group, Inc.; Omega Protein Inc.; Pharmavite LLC (Nature Made brand); Rite Aid Corp.; Solgar Inc.; and TwinLab Corp.

It isn't known if the fish oils they tested are sold in Canada, but Kelley said it is likely, since several of the companies ship globally.

Fish oil manufacturers have processes to remove PCBs, but they are not completely reliable, the testing commissioned by the plaintiffs indicates. Until there is proper labelling, a consumer can't know which products have the lowest levels of PCBs, said another plaintiff, California environmentalist Chris Manthey.

http://anabolicminds.com/forum/supplement-articles/147535-pcbs-found-fish.html

I am committed to being healthy and a normal body size

2011-05-02T14:20:00.000-07:00

Today's Topic is Being Committed to being healthy and a normal body size:

Its not normal to be overweight and or morbidly obese. I have accepted the truth and identified my goals. I am so committed to becoming healthy and having a normal body size no matter what I am pressing on. I want to weigh 145-165 and feel good about myself.

Why Health Matters:

I will keep fighting and researching until I find a permenant solutions. I have a life threatening health condition so having the best health I can is critical to my personal longevity. I have to reduce body fat for 3 reasons 1) uncomplicates my health condition 2) improves my personal mood, attitude and self image and 3) I feel physically better more often when my body fat is minimal.

So what's going on in my world?

I am learning new tools to deal with life and the issues. Health is really a huge concern for many people and this blog is dedicated to talking about, exploring and sharing how we deal with obesity, food addiction/strong holds with addictive or habitual eating and things that work or give relief.

What We Are Sharing:

So today I am sharing my happy attitude and reasons for wanting to be healthy and have a normal healthy body size. What about you?

Next

I will share supplements I take.

Shrink Yourself - End Emotional Eating: Roger Gould's Blog

2011-05-02T03:10:00.000-07:00

Shrink Yourself - End Emotional Eating: Roger Gould's Blog

The Shrink Yourself Plan - 12 weeks to end emotional over eating.

2011-05-02T02:43:00.001-07:00

12 Guided Sessions™ & 12 Weekly Workbooks

MONTH 1

You will begin to break the spell that food has over your life, the spell that makes you think you are powerless and must eat to make yourself forget that. You will be able to prove to yourself, with our help, that you can feel and think about what is bothering you without turning to food to shut down your mind.

1
Laying the Foundation

In this session, you will learn what specific behaviors you need to change in order to lose weight for life. This will serve as your guide throughout the program. We'll also look at your motivations to diet and make sure they don't fade away. After this session, you'll have a solid foundation for your efforts over the next twelve weeks.

2
Your Emotional Eating Profile

In this session, you're going to start learning more about emotional eating. We'll help build your personal Emotional Eating profile so you can see how emotional eating works in your life. We're also going to identify your "sore spots"- what kinds of behavior push your buttons and tempt you to turn to food for comfort.

3
Good Options for Bad Feelings

If you don't learn how to cope without overeating, it will be very difficult to lose weight for life. During this session, you will learn new ways to cope with negative feelings so you won't have to turn to food for comfort. You'll also develop simple, new ways to handle your sore spots that don't involve food.

4
The Truth About Your Feelings

Whether you know it or not, on some level you are actually afraid of your own feelings. You may feel it is too dangerous to explore your feelings and find out what they are trying to tell you, but until you do, these feelings are not going to go away. This week we want to help you overcome your fear of your feelings.

MONTH 2

You will discover that you can not only address what is bothering you, but you can actually do something about it. As you do that, food becomes less important. One day the cravings that have controlled you for years will begin to stop.You then begin your new identity and are able to solve life's challenges without needing a quick food fix.

5
Your Life, Your Friends, Your Family

When relationships are on the rocks, emotional hunger is there. In this session, we'll take a look at your relationship skills and defenses. By taking a hard look at yourself in this way, you can improve yourself and your relationships at the same time, giving much emotional hunger the boot in the process.

6
A Relationship Fixer-Upper

Since relationships are such a big component of emotional hunger, we devote two sessions to the subject. In this session, we use what you learned in twelve weeks and help you heal a specific relationship. We'll teach you the necessary steps to get any friendship or relationship back on track.

7
Treating Yourself Well

Just as relationships with others are a source of emotional hunger, your relationship to yourself is as well. We'll take a look at how you handle unfulfilled needs and how you can better handle your self-doubts. We'll make sure your relationship to yourself doesn't feed your emotional hunger anymore.

8
Growth Without the Weight Gain

Ignoring your hunger to be who you want to be causes a lot of emotional hunger. In this session, you will look at specific actions you can take to regain the momentum in your life. This will give you the hope and optimism to keep moving forward—this is the key to ending emotional hunger.

MONTH 3

Your newly energized self will now be free to look at all the underlying issues that drove you to food for relief. We will be with you every step of the way. Understanding the deeper historic origins of your food obsession will make this transformation permanent.

We'll show you how to retrain your brain so can look at food in a new way. You will still love food, but you will be in charge of what, when and how much you eat:
The food nightmare will be over.
Your mind will be free of conflict.
Those extra pounds will be a thing of the past.

9
Dropping Food as a Protection

The Rebellious Self is the part of you that doesn't want to lose weight, and is the part of you that sabotages your diet. Part of the Rebellious Self tries to use food to protect you. In this session, we'll help you uncover how you use food as a protection. Exposing this habit will free you from needing food to feel safe.

10
Accepting the New You

Whenever you try to change yourself, the Rebellious Self gets scared. It tells you that you can't succeed, or that it's too dangerous to continue because something bad might happen. In this session, we'll help you overcome this tendency to reject the new and improved you.

11
Ending Food Fights

Your rebellious self uses food to stay overweight in order to fight some battle you have with the world or with your family. Instead of letting you express your anger in a direct way, it expresses anger through your weight. We'll help you stop fighting battles with food so you can lose weight and keep it off.

12
Your Secrets Unlocked

This is the week that you will put together everything you learned over the last eleven weeks. By the end of this session you'll have unlocked all the secrets to living thin. Plus, you'll possess a printable and totally personalized diet plan to keep. That way you'll never forget the secrets you unlock at Shrink Yourself.

http://shrinkyourself.com/the_solution.asp

How to deal with emotional eating.

2011-05-02T02:37:00.000-07:00

The real cause of overeating is

in your mind, not your stomach.

Using food as a short term emotional fix is a habit, it's a reflex, it's something you learned to do and can learn to undo, it's built into your brain's pleasure center as the favorite short cut to feeling better and this can be changed, it's an image in your mind that eating makes you feel temporarily okay, it could be part of an old conversation with one of your parents, it's a way of feeling safe, it could be your old outdated form of rebellion and independence, it could be your protection from sexual impulses, yours and others, it's an expression of your frustration and sometimes your anger or your loneliness. It feeds your self doubt or emptiness. In short, food is no longer just food, but has become an all purpose medication.

Truth is, you have to overeat now because you don't know any other way to make yourself feel better. You can rid yourself of that horrible feeling of failure by truly, deeply understanding why you have HAD to eat too much in the past and by undoing the false lessons that led you into the trap of using food as a short term fix. It's not easy to do and almost impossible to do it alone. If I could see you in my office, we could work on this together. But that's not practical or economical (our program costs less than a cup of coffee a day, I charge more). So for the last 25 years I have been developing, refining, testing and using a method that puts all my knowledge and experience into an interactive program that gets pretty close being a to counseling sessions with me. That's the Shrink Yourself Program and through that I can help you learn the mental skills you need that will eliminate the intense cravings and the automatic reaching for food when you are really not hungry for food but for something else.

http://shrinkyourself.com/the_solution.asp

Shrink Yourself - End Emotional Eating: Roger Gould's Blog

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Shrink Yourself - End Emotional Eating: Roger Gould's Blog

How to Lose Weight Fast - wikiHow

2011-04-28T23:30:00.000-07:00

How to Lose Weight Fast - wikiHow

http://www.wikihow.com/Lose-Weight-Fast

How to Lose Weight Fast - wikiHow

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How to Lose Weight Fast - wikiHow

For example, that daily tall latte in the morning may pack 500 calories. Since a pound of flab (lost or gained) is roughly equivalent to 3,500 calories, replacing that rich beverage with black coffee can help you lose a pound a week. Other easy cuts include salad dressing (salad dressing is the number one source of fat in the average American woman's diet[4]), soda pop, candy, and butter. Look at the nutritional information for the foods you eat, pay special attention to your intake of saturated fats and empty calorie, high-sugar foods.

Fat Burners For Women | Best Fat Burners | Fat Burner Reviews

2011-04-17T12:41:00.000-07:00

Do Fat Burners Really Work? If Yes How and what do you look for in choosing a product? You need a fat burner that will reduce hunger, increase metabolism and block the absorbtion of fat. Most of these so called Fat burners are scams and really do nothing more than pump you with caffeine from green tea extracts and coffee. Fat Burners For Women Best Fat Burners Fat Burner Reviews

The Power of Your Subconscious Mind to Acheive ANY Goal (www.MindMaster.TV)

2011-04-16T22:05:00.000-07:00

Watch Addicted to Food from Oprah's show...

2011-04-16T13:58:00.001-07:00

http://www.oprah.com/own-addicted-to-food/Addicted-to-Food-Welcome-to-Treatment-FULL-EPISODE

In this riveting new docu-series, eight people battle their addiction to the one thing they literally can't live without: food. At Shades of Hope, a rural Texas treatment center, these desperate clients struggle through an intense 42-day treatment plan led by maverick therapist Tennie McCarty.

In the series premiere of Addicted to Food, the new clients arrive in tiny Buffalo Gap, Texas to check into treatment. Wrestling with either compulsive overeating or bulimia, each member of the group embarks on a 42-day journey that will turn their worlds upside down. Drama erupts early when chronic bulimic Elizabeth allegedly purges within hours of arrival, and subsequently angers the group with her constant prying.

The man who changed my life Sunday

2011-04-06T14:27:00.000-07:00

The man who changed my life...

Dr. Amen,

http://www.theamensolution.com/tas-quiz.aspx

Here's a chunk of what he believes based on scientific research:

...Early in our brain imaging work I described 6 types of ADD and 7 different types of anxiety and depression. Later I also described 6 different types of addicts.

As we looked at the brains of our overweight patients, we discovered that again there was not ONE brain pattern associated with being overweight; there were at least FIVE different types. We saw patterns associated with brains that tended to be compulsive … some were impulsive … others were sad … and still others anxious … in various combinations.

This is exactly the reason why most diets don’t work. They take a one-size-fits-all approach, which from our brain imaging work makes absolutely no sense at all.

The whole notion that one weight-loss program, one treatment plan for ADD or depression, or one method to reduce anxiety or addictions can work for everyone is ridiculous. Giving everyone the same plan will make some people better, but it will also make a lot of people worse.

Knowing about your own specific brain is the key to getting thinner, smarter, and happier.

....http://www.theamensolution.com/tas-quiz.aspx

But a long time ago I realized that not everyone is able to get a brain scan. My books are now translated into 30 languages and if you read one in Japan or Italy odds are you are not going to get a scan.

So based on thousands of scans I developed The Amen Solution Questionnaire to help people predict what their brain might look like if they could get a scan.

Then, based on the answers, I give personalized recommendations for natural supplements, mental exercises, lifestyle changes, and eating plans to help your individual brain.

The Amen Solution Questionnaire is an integral part of the program.

Look at the demo... http://www.theamensolution.com/demo.aspx

Get healty by reducing saturated fats (from cheese), salt, sugar and eating whole grains

2011-04-06T14:10:00.000-07:00

Great Eating Well Article from Nicci Micco

Americans, on average, eat 3,400 milligrams of sodium in a day, about 1,000 mg more than we should. And if we cut that much out of our daily diets, we’d lower our risk of heart disease by up to 9 percent, according to a study in theNew England Journal of Medicine.

...whole-wheat pasta instead of regular, whole-grain bread instead of white and brown rice instead of white rice

...skip all packaged snacks. I’ll cook dried beans in my slow cooker instead of popping open cans—which contain significant amounts of added sodium

...EatingWell’s nutrition editor Brierley Wright has reported, high intakes of added sugars are linked with risk factors for heart disease, including increased risks for high blood pressure and high triglyceride levels. And, like I said, lately, for me, eating sweetened foods seems to be linked with craving more sweet foods.

http://www.eatingwell.com/blogs/diet/_4-ways-spring-clean-diet

I am euphoric... completely blissful... these supplements are over the counter... wahoo

2011-04-06T13:59:00.000-07:00

OMG I feel amazing. Really. These supplements are happy pills and its totally legal over the counter.
I got them all at Grocery Outlet after hearing Dr. Amen talk about weight loss, in his Amen System. What am I talking?

Simple 1 fish oil about $5 bucks
           2 cinnamon capsules $4 bucks
           1 DHEA - gives your brain satisfaction - like you just ate chocolate, got engaged or won lotto - LOL
           1 Vitamin D3 - absolute heaven - Imagine how you feel sitting in the sun on a blanket - that's D3 baby
           1 Chromium Picolinate

           all the other supplements were 3 or 4 bucks at Grocery Outlet. OMG the perfect mix.

Mind, body and soul feel fantastic.

Now I am also working less, sleeping more, relaxing more and exercising more.

I have also changed the way I eat:

As you will remember after my "I'm Writing Love Letters to God" experience I went on a water fast followed by a new diet routine. My Uncle and Aunt are vegetarian and we recently visited them. I previously was also vegetarian and I do eat many non animal meat protein sources. Anyway based on the Zone Diet and the Amen Solution I am eating like this:

Monday:

Water fast - 1 gallon of water or 1 oz of water for 1/2 of your body weight. 200 lbs = 100 oz of water

Tuesday:

Breakfast:
1 oz oatmeal
8 oz yogurt
6 oz cantaloupe
1 oz lean chicken sausage kielbasa

Snack:
low fat peppermint mocha latte (Maxwell International Cafe 50 calories) 1.5 grams of fat
2 mini bananas (sell these at Food Max)

Lunch:
2 black bean tofu patties
8 oz kale with low fat turkey Italian sausage (1 link 160 calories)
1 small orange

Snack:
1 baby banana

Dinner:
6 oz baked salmon
6 oz broccoli
1 tsp sunflower seeds hulled (for healthy fat)
1 tangerine

Wednesday

Breakfast:
2 egg omelet
1 oz cheese
1 oz spinach
1/4 avocado (healthy fat)
1/4 cup salsa (heart healthy lycopene)

2 turkey bacon
1 Mandarin orange

Snack:
low fat peppermint mocha latte (Maxwell International Cafe 50 calories) 1.5 grams of fat
2 black bean tofu patties

Lunch:
8 oz cabbage with hot link bits (1/2 link about 90 calories)
6 oz cantaloupe

Snack:
1 Mandarin orange

Dinner: (likely)
6 oz baked salmon
6 oz broccoli
1 tsp sunflower seeds hulled (for healthy fat)
1 Mandarin orange (tastes like nature's candy)

I'm Writing Love Letters To God

2011-04-05T14:21:00.000-07:00

This is a strange post to write but even though I have gained back about 60 lbs I feel free. I don't feel like a food addict any longer. I see over eating as a habit. A natural habit I developed. Sure its a spiritual stronghold and yes I will always believe that food is an addictive substance to many people who are sensitive to flour, sugar and processed foods but somehow my Wonderful God set me free.

Yesterday, well really it started Sunday. I woke up crying "I'm writing love letters to God". I know it sounds strange but I just was flooded with feelings of love for God and saw all he has done for me flash before my eyes. I saw the stubborn little girl who likes to have her way as someone I must overcome and God's power overcomes all things.

The next day I decided I need a water fast. It was easy. I had made up my mind to kick myself and over eating in the butt. I am not going to be unhealthy, ugly and fat. Plus that I don't want to be a looser in my mind forever. I want to be the CEO of my life and dang it, (LOL) I will.

Today was easy again. I knew what to eat after a water fast. Oatmeal, cantaloupe and some low fat yogurt and a 1 oz bite of turkey sausage. I am finding my blood type needs a small amount of protein stronger than milk products as suggested by my former trainer Kelly Bordeaux of Lady Fitness.

For lunch I enjoyed some Black Bean tofu, kale and bananas. I drank water.

I had a snack and when the little girl asked for sweets I told her no, your just a thought, it will pass and it did.

Somehow today I know I am going to get back on track.

I am reading a great book called Toxic Fat from the author of the Zone Diet and studying the teachings of Dr. Benjamin Amen.

I am taking supplements and they have knocked the cravings out: fish oil, cinnamon, D3, chromium picolinate, DHEA and a host of other things for menopause and... its working.

I started having my cycle again and the hot flashes are gone. Yippee I can keep some hormones longer.

Anyway, Please do tell me how your doing and thank you for listening.

Drink Water

2011-04-05T14:06:00.000-07:00

I knew water was important, but I never knew about the special times to drink it. Did you?

Drinking water at the correct time maximizes its effectiveness on the Human body:

2 glasses of water after waking up - helps activate internal organs

1 glass of water 30 minutes before a meal - helps digestion

1 glass of water before taking a bath - helps lower blood pressure

1 glass of water before going to bed - avoids stroke or heart attack

Please pass this to the people you care about...

I JUST DID!

Taken from an email from my friend: Trenny McCollumn

Thought for the Day -- Hazelden

2011-04-01T09:58:00.000-07:00

Thought for the Day -- Hazelden I love the Twenty Four Hours a Day book from AA. We use it in FA for our recovery and find hope in knowing many people wonder how to face each day and live successfully. I am over weight. I don't feel good about it but I battle with over eating especially sweets. I just need something sweet. I am taking fish oil and cinnamon capsules and my cravings are just about gone but there is still a patters of habits I have developed. God's grace is sufficient for me and I trust his loving hand in my life to lead and guide me. If you have a story to share please feel free to email me or request to be an author of this blog. When we share it gives us hope we can be cured. God can win the battle with our strongholds. Just remember when we yield to anything it makes it stronger. If you over eat then over eating will get stronger. If you manage your eating more often then that will get stronger. Do some spiritual push ups today. Resist temptation and be a warrior. Much love Julie

VCS Inc. Value-Centered Solutions: You Are a CEO, Success Coach, Life Coach, Personal Improvement

2011-03-25T16:33:00.000-07:00

VCS Inc. Value-Centered Solutions: You Are a CEO, Success Coach, Life Coach, Personal Improvement

Coming to terms with being human

2011-03-25T14:19:00.000-07:00

Yes, I am at war with myself.
I am smart, cunning and crafty as I find ways to defeat myself and ruin my plans.

It takes wisdom and knowledge past my experiences to fight my enemy but I am determined.

Can you believe that my battle ground is my mind and actions? Its true. Most anything that troubles me enters my life through my mind and thoughts. The things I do that are destructive to my life and choices I make that hinder me from achieving my goals are all begun by how I think, what I think on and how much time I spend doing it.

Today, I woke up and got on my knees to ask God for help.
I know he heard me because after a few hours of intellectual ranging I found comfort and hope. LOL
Of course it was and is always in my mind. LOL
I felt defeated. I go to bed too late, am not working out, am over eating, over spending, unsatisfied with my spiritual life, personal relationships and blah blah blah.

Then a wise soul gave me a spiritual slap across the face and said... Yep that's you and your buddy "Satan" as he condemns your mistakes. Your guilty and that is why Christ died. I laughed.
I forgot. The dork I am. Ya, that's exactly why I need God and the tools he gives us.
Anyway, I'm up again and I hope this blog helps all us weaklings who need God to save them and change their lives. LOL
Only the potter can re shape our lives and help us fight off the devil when he plants negativity in our hearts, minds and souls.
We must cast down the negative thoughts and accusations. He / she is trying to defeat us and will do any underhanded thing he / she can to disappoint our efforts and discourage us.
I desperately want to lose weight and become stronger and more successful and I believe I can If I look for the roses along the way. The thorns come to teach me to focus on what is beautiful and keep my fingers away from what will hurt.

I hope you enjoy the gift I was given:

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1. You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it's yours to keep for the entire period.

2. You will learn lessons. You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called, "life."

3. There are no mistakes, only lessons. Growth is a process of trial, error, and experimentation. The "failed" experiments are as much a part of the process as the experiments that ultimately "work."

4. Lessons are repeated until they are learned. A lesson will be presented to you in various forms until you have learned it. When you have learned it, you can go on to the next lesson.

5. Learning lessons does not end. There's no part of life that doesn't contain its lessons. If you're alive, that means there are still lessons to be learned.

6. "There" is no better a place than "here." When your "there" has become a "here", you will simply obtain another "there" that will again look better than "here."

7. Other people are merely mirrors of you. You cannot love or hate something about another person unless it reflects to you something you love or hate about yourself.

8. What you make of your life is up to you. You have all the tools and resources you need. What you do with them is up to you. The choice is yours.

9. Your answers lie within you. The answers to life's questions lie within you. All you need to do is look, listen, and trust.

10. You will forget all this.

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Benefits of Water Fasting

2011-03-25T13:46:00.000-07:00

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Consuming only water for a 24-hour period — no more than once a week — can suppress insulin secretion and reduce the desire for sugar.

text size A A A November 21, 2007 For thousands of years, beginning with philosophers like Hippocrates, Socrates and Plato, fasting was recommended for health reasons. The Bible writes that Moses and Jesus fasted for 40 days for spiritual renewal.

To understand how the body reacts to a lack of food, you could start by looking at what happens to newborns. Newborns can't sleep through the night because they need to eat every few hours. They don't produce enough glycogen, the body's form of stored sugar, to make energy.

"Glycogen is necessary for thinking; it's necessary for muscle action; it's necessary just for the cells to live in general," says Dr. Naomi Neufeld, an endocrinologist at UCLA.

Neufeld says most adults need about 2,000 calories a day. Those calories make energy, or glycogen. Neufeld says it doesn't hurt — it might even help the body — to fast or stop eating for short periods of time, say 24 hours once a week, as long as you drink water.

"You re-tune the body, suppress insulin secretion, reduce the taste for sugar, so sugar becomes something you're less fond of taking," Neufeld says.

Eventually the body burns up stored sugars, or glycogen, so less insulin is needed to help the body digest food. That gives the pancreas a rest. On juice diets recommended by some spas, you may lose weight, but your digestive system doesn't get that rest.

Mark Mattson, a scientist with the National Institute on Aging, says that when we convert food into energy, our bodies create a lot of byproducts we could do without, including free radicals.

"These free radicals will attack proteins, DNA, the nucleus of cells, the membranes of cells," Mattson says. "They can damage all those different molecules in cells."

And even if you don't fast, Mattson says that simply limiting the calories you consume may be beneficial. He points to studies where rats and mice were fed every other day. Compared with those fed normal daily diets, there was a reduction in disease among the rats that were severely restricted in their food intake. Mattson says those findings hold promise that humans could also benefit from partial fasting.

Mattson thinks partial fasting has numerous benefits, from improving glucose regulation, which can protect against diabetes, to also lowering blood pressure. Some animal studies have also shown that partial fasting has very beneficial effects on the brain, protecting against Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and stroke.

Partial fasting may even extend lifespan because eating less sends a message to the cells of the body that they should conserve and use energy more efficiently.

"When they're exposed to a mild stress, [the body's cells] sort of expect that maybe this is going to happen again," Mattson says. "So maybe next time I may have to go longer without food, so I'd better be able to deal with that when it comes on."

Mattson says that process is similar to the way muscles get built up when they're stressed by exercise. Mattson adds that because complete fasting is difficult to study and there is little actual research comparing people who fast with those who don't, it's not clear whether complete fasting (water only) is also beneficial.

Proponents say small, short-term studies find that complete fasting lowers blood pressure and reduces cancer risk. But Dr. Naomi Neufeld worries that complete fasting could be harmful. After the first few days of liquid only, the body uses up all its stored glucose to make energy. And then it turns to other sources, including fat and muscle.

"The main tissue that's the target in long-term fasting is muscle, because muscle has readily available amino acids which can be converted to glucose right away," Neufeld says. "In that way, your brain is never deprived of needed glucose."

The problem, Neufeld says, is that when muscle breaks down, potentially toxic proteins are released. These proteins are partly composed of nitrogen, and too much nitrogen in the body can be toxic to the kidneys and liver. That's when starvation is officially under way.

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What Are You Eating? I am home today, dog is sick

2011-03-18T17:31:00.000-07:00

I spend most of the day indulging in my favorite pastime. Online blogging. I love sharing who I am and things that impact me.

Movies
Work
and Food.

I did good today with my eating:

Breakfast:

5 oz low fat cottage cheese
6 oz cherries
1 oz oatbran

snack

2 slices rye toast and spread

lunch:

hamburger patty 3 oz
cheddar cheese
red bell pepper roasted

dinner will be

Broiled Swordfish with lemon sauce and a green salad with Mango Salsa

Yummo

What did you eat today?

Stop killing yourself and making your own self miserable with your actions...

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The GTD® System

2011-03-16T17:27:00.000-07:00

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Are you looking for a lasting solution to over eating?

2011-03-16T13:40:00.000-07:00

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First stop listening to your mind and body.

Take charge, like a CEO and tell yourself what YOU ARE doing.

Once you have the mind set, do it.

Success is a system. Meaning that your actions + your goals = your results.

What you do is an input into your life... the repeated actions right or wrong equal your results. Every action produces a result.

If I over eat wrong foods consistently I will be FAT. Highly Processed Foods ARE addictive to most people meaning you CRAVE them. So don't eat them. They are a DRUG and you will be addicted to them, crave them and can't stop eating them.

Its heroin to you! Candy, sweets, sugar, flour, chips, salty snacks... if its in a box, bag, package throw it away.

It will take 28 days to cleanse your system but you can do it.

I failed so many times and I am starting over because I will never give up the desire to be normal in a normal sized body with normal reactions towards foods and eating. Sneaking, binging, purging and the thirst for food is torture and I want it to end.

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Should you sue the food manafacturers who are making you fat and addicted to processed foods?

2011-03-15T23:01:00.000-07:00

Check this out:

From the Huffington Post:

This problems with food addiction are compounded by the fact that food manufacturers refuse to release any internal data on how they put ingredients together to maximize consumption of their food products, despite requests from researchers. In his book The End of Overeating, David Kessler, M.D., the former head of the Food and Drug Administration, describes the science of how food is made into drugs by the creation of hyperpalatable foods that lead to neuro-chemical addiction.

This binging leads to profound physiological consequences that drive up calorie consumption and lead to weight gain. In a Harvard study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, overweight adolescents consumed an extra 500 calories a day when allowed to eat junk food as compared to days when they weren't allowed to eat junk food. They ate more because the food triggered cravings and addiction. Like an alcoholic after the first drink, once these kids started eating processed food full of the sugar, fat, and salt that triggered their brain's reward centers, they couldn't stop. They were like rats in a cage.(iv)

Stop and think about this for one minute. If you were to eat 500 more calories in a day, that would equal 182,500 calories a year. Let's see, if you have to eat an extra 3,500 calories to gain one pound, that's a yearly weight gain of 52 pounds!

If high-sugar, high-fat, calorie-rich, nutrient-poor, processed, fast, junk food is indeed addictive, what does that mean? How should that influence our approach to obesity? What implications does it have for government policies and regulation? Are there legal implications? If we are allowing and even promoting addictive substances in our children's diets, how should we handle that?

I can assure you, Big Food isn't going to make any changes voluntarily. They would rather ignore this science. They have three mantras about food.

It's all about choice. Choosing what you eat is about personal responsibility. Government regulation controlling how you market food or what foods you can eat leads to a nanny state, food "fascists," and interference with our civil liberties.

There are no good foods and bad foods. It's all about amount. So no specific foods can be blamed for the obesity epidemic.

Focus on education about exercise not diet. As long as you burn off those calories, it shouldn't matter what you eat.

Unfortunately, this is little more than propaganda from an industry interested in profit, not in nourishing the nation.

Do We Really Have a Choice About What We Eat?

The biggest sham in food industry strategy and government food policy is advocating and emphasizing individual choice and personal responsibility to solve our obesity and chronic disease epidemic. We are told that if people just didn't eat so much, exercised more, and took care of themselves, we would be fine. We don't need to change our policies or environment. We don't want the government telling us what to do. We want free choice.

But are your choices free, or is Big Food driving behavior through insidious marketing techniques?

The reality is that many people live in food deserts where they can't buy an apple or carrot, or live in communities that have no sidewalks or where it is unsafe to be out walking. We blame the fat person. But how can we blame a two-year-old for being fat? How much choice does he or she have?

We live in toxic food environment, a nutritional wasteland. School lunchrooms and vending machines overflow with junk food and "sports drinks." Most of us don't even know what we're eating. Fifty percent of meals are eaten outside the home, and most home-cooked meals are simply microwavable industrial food. Restaurants and chains provide no clear menu labeling. Did you know that a single order of Outback Steakhouse cheese fries is 2,900 calories, or that a Starbucks venti mocha latte is 508 calories?

Environmental factors (like advertising, lack of menu labeling, and others) and the addictive properties of "industrial food," when added together, override our normal biological or psychological control mechanisms. To pretend that changing this is beyond the scope of government responsibility or that creating policy to help manage such environmental factors would lead to a "nanny state" is simply an excuse for Big Food to continue its unethical practices. Here are some ways we can change our food environment:

Build the real cost of industrial food into the price. Incude its impact on health care costs and lost productivity.

Subsidize the production of fruits and vegetables. 80 percent of government subsidies presently go to soy and corn, which are used to create much of the junk food we consume. We need to rethink subsidies and provide more for smaller farmers and a broader array of fruits and vegetables.

Incentivize supermarkets to open in poor communities. Poverty and obesity go hand in hand. One reason is the food deserts we see around the nation. Poor people have a right to high-quality food, too. We need to create ways to provide it to them.

End food marketing to children. 50 other countries worldwide have done this, why haven't we?

Change the school lunchroom. The national school lunch program in its present form is a travesty. Unless we want the next generation to be fatter and sicker than we are, we need better nutrition education and better food in our schools.

Build community support programs with a new workforce of community health workers. These people would be able to support individuals in making better food choices.

We can alter the default conditions in the environment that foster and promote addictive behavior.(v) It's simply a matter of public and political will. If we don't, we will face an ongoing epidemic of obesity and illness across the nation. For more information on how we can manage the food crisis in this country, see the diet and nutrition section of drhyman.com.

To your good health,

Mark Hyman, M.D.

References

(i) Gearhardt, A.N., Corbin, W.R., and K.D. 2009. Brownell. Preliminary validation of the Yale Food Addiction Scale. Appetite. 52(2): 430-436.

(ii) Colantuoni, C., Schwenker, J., McCarthy, P., et al. 2001. Excessive sugar intake alters binding to dopamine and mu-opioid receptors in the brain. Neuroreport. 12(16): 3549-3552.

(iii) Volkow, N.D., Wang, G.J., Fowler, J.S., et al. 2002. "Nonhedonic" food motivation in humans involves dopamine in the dorsal striatum and methylphenidate amplifies this effect. Synapse. 44(3): 175-180.

(iv) Ebbeling CB, Sinclair KB, Pereira MA, Garcia-Lago E, Feldman HA, Ludwig DS. Compensation for energy intake from fast food among overweight and lean adolescents. JAMA. 2004 Jun 16;291(23):2828-2833.

(v) Brownell, K.D., Kersh, R., Ludwig. D.S., et al. 2010. Personal responsibility and obesity: A constructive approach to a controversial issue. Health Aff (Millwood). 29(3): 379-387.

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Huffington Post Article Continued... What Yale found out about food addiction

2011-03-15T22:53:00.000-07:00

So do you have an issue over eating?

Read this article I found in the Huffington Post...

Few of us are free from this addictive pattern. If you examine your own behavior and relationship with sugar, in particular, you will likely find that your behavior around sugar and the biological effects of overconsumption of sugar match up perfectly. Many of the criteria above are likely to apply to you.

Researchers from Yale's Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity validated a "food addiction" scale.(i) Here are a few of the points on the scale that are used to determine if you have a food addiction. Does any of this sound familiar? If it does, you may be an "industrial food addict."

I find that when I start eating certain foods, I end up eating much more than I had planned.

Not eating certain types of food or cutting down on certain types of food is something I worry about.

I spend a lot of time feeling sluggish or lethargic from overeating.

There have been times when I consumed certain foods so often or in such large quantities that I spent time dealing with negative feelings from overeating instead of working, spending time with my family or friends, or engaging in other important activities or recreational activities that I enjoy.

I kept consuming the same types of food or the same amount of food even though I was having emotional and/or physical problems.

Over time, I have found that I need to eat more and more to get the feeling I want, such as reduced negative emotions or increased pleasure.

I have had withdrawal symptoms when I cut down or stopped eating certain foods, including physical symptoms, agitation, or anxiety. (Please do not include withdrawal symptoms caused by cutting down on caffeinated beverages such as soda pop, coffee, tea, energy drinks, etc.)

My behavior with respect to food and eating causes significant distress.

I experience significant problems in my ability to function effectively (daily routine, job/school, social activities, family activities, health difficulties) because of food and eating.

Based on these criteria and others, many of us, including most obese children, are "addicted" to industrial food.

Here are some of the scientific findings confirming that food can, indeed, be addictive(ii):

Sugar stimulates the brain's reward centers through the neurotransmitter dopamine, exactly like other addictive drugs.

Brain imagining (PET scans) shows that high-sugar and high-fat foods work just like heroin, opium, or morphine in the brain.(iii)

Brain imaging (PET scans) shows that obese people and drug addicts have lower numbers of dopamine receptors, making them more likely to crave things that boost dopamine.

Foods high in fat and sweets stimulate the release of the body's own opioids (chemicals like morphine) in the brain.

Drugs we use to block the brain's receptors for heroin and morphine (naltrexone) also reduce the consumption and preference for sweet, high-fat foods in both normal weight and obese binge eaters.

People (and rats) develop a tolerance to sugar -- they need more and more of the substance to satisfy themselves -- just like they do for drugs of abuse like alcohol or heroin.

Obese individuals continue to eat large amounts of unhealthy foods despite severe social and personal negative consequences, just like addicts or alcoholics.

Animals and humans experience "withdrawal" when suddenly cut off from sugar, just like addicts detoxifying from drugs.

Just like drugs, after an initial period of "enjoyment" of the food, the user no longer consumes them to get high but to feel normal.

Read this entire article from the Huffington Post...

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Our Food is Chemically Altered to Be Addictive... by the manufacturers...

2011-03-15T22:33:00.000-07:00

We have heard that our food is chemically altered to make it addictive but some of us with strong moral character are repulsed at the idea of having an addiction to food. We would rather blame this on our own weakness, a strong hold or the devil. Being a Christian myself, I know that the Bible talks about strongholds in 2 Corinthians 10:4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;). I have battled obesity over and over and I lose weight only to gain it back. I can't stop the eating no matter how I try. So I asked myself one night after church "What is the difference in the disease of food addiction vs. a strong hold"?

Here is what I found out and my personal take on the matter: I think in some instances it is synonymous in that both are things you have made strong by your actions of feeding or fueling the action to make it stronger.

In the disease of food addiction you have done the actions of over eating enough times even when you know its wrong and it became strong enough to over power you. Yes our brain does develop a pattern similar to a drug addict when you have formed a pleasure response to food and yes it compels you to repeat the action making it an addiction.

Now this is just my personal theory however many support this perspective with empirical evidence.The Huffington Report said, "New discoveries in science prove that industrially processed, sugar-, fat- and salt-laden food -- food that is made in a plant rather than grown on a plant, as Michael Pollan would say -- is biologically addictive." However do I think that I am stuck to suffer? No, I believe I can get help and God and his power is mighty.

What do you think?

I'd like to hear from you.

Here is some compelling evidence to help those of us who suffer with our weight:

Your not a looser... your a victim of vicious food manufacturers who know these foods are addictive yet sell them to us to make money:

REVOLT... RESIST PROCESSED FOODS ...

"Imagine a foot-high pile of broccoli, or a giant bowl of apple slices. Do you know anyone who would binge broccoli or apples? On other hand, imagine a mountain of potato chips or a whole bag of cookies, or a pint of ice cream. Those are easy to imagining vanishing in an unconscious, reptilian brain eating frenzy. Broccoli is not addictive, but cookies, chips, or soda absolutely can become addictive drugs.

The "just say no" approach to drug addiction hasn't fared to well, and it won't work for our industrial food addiction, either. Tell a cocaine or heroin addict or an alcoholic to "just say no" after that first snort, shot, or drink. It's not that simple. There are specific biological mechanisms that drive addictive behavior. Nobody chooses to be a heroin addict, cokehead, or drunk. Nobody chooses to be fat, either. The behaviors arise out of primitive neurochemical reward centers in the brain that override normal willpower and overwhelm our ordinary biological signals that control hunger. Consider:

Why do cigarette smokers continue to smoke even though they know smoking will give them cancer and heart disease?

Why do less than 20 percent of alcoholics successfully quit drinking?

Why do most addicts continue to use cocaine and heroin despite their lives being destroyed?

Why does quitting caffeine lead to irritability and headaches?"

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It is because these substances are all biologically addictive.

Why is it so hard for obese people to lose weight despite the social stigma and health consequences such as high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, and even cancer, even though they have an intense desire to lose weight? It is not because they want to be fat. It is because certain types of food are addictive.

Food made of sugar, fat, and salt can be addictive. Especially when combined in secret ways that the food industry will not share or make public. We are biologically wired to crave these foods and eat as much of them as possible. We all know about cravings, but what does the science tell us about food and addiction, and what are the legal and policy implications if a certain food is, in fact, addictive?

HUFFINGTON POST

The Science and Nature of Food Addiction

Let's examine the research and the similarities between high-sugar, energy-dense, fatty and salty processed and junk food and cocaine, heroin, and nicotine. We'll start by reviewing the diagnostic criteria for substance dependence or addiction found in the bible of psychiatric diagnosis, the DSM-IV, and look at how that relates to food addiction:

Substance is taken in larger amount and for longer period than intended (a classic symptom in people who habitually overeat).

Persistent desire or repeated unsuccessful attempts to quit. (Consider the repeated attempts at diet so many overweight people go through.)

Much time/activity is spent to obtain, use, or recover. (Those repeated attempts to lose weight take time.)

Important social, occupational, or recreational activities given up or reduced. (I see this in many patients who are overweight or obese.)

Use continues despite knowledge of adverse consequences (e.g., failure to fulfill role obligation, use when physically hazardous). (Anyone who is sick and fat wants to lose weight, but without help few are capable of making the dietary changes that would lead to this outcome.)

Tolerance (marked increase in amount; marked decrease in effect). (In other words you have to keep eating more and more just to feel "normal" or not experience withdrawal.)

Characteristic withdrawal symptoms; substance taken to relieve withdrawal. (Many people undergo a "healing crisis" that has many of the same symptoms as withdrawal when removing certain foods from their diet.)

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2011-02-19T12:39:00.000-08:00

Hey There Readers,

I appreciate your support of my blog. I do most of my writing on You Are a CEO . com

But do post from time to time on this site for non You Are a CEO users who need help with losing weight, food addiction and the battle we all face in controlling what we put in our mouths.

I've gained back about 60 lbs. Ah I shutter to think of that. Which means I am half way back to FAT if I don't get a handle on this.

My clothes don't fit and I hate what I see in the mirror.

I am attempting today to start over and enourage anyone who fell off the wagon to join me and get back up.

We can beat this.

I am using You Are a CEO as a motivational platform for my success and hope you will join us.

Get fit today.

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2011-02-19T12:29:00.000-08:00

FAA Food Plan | Food Addicts Anonymous

Klamath Lake Blue Green Algae - Kirsten Brooks

2011-02-19T12:17:00.000-08:00

Klamath Lake Blue Green Algae - Kirsten Brooks

LADY GAGA - Born This Way (Cover)

2011-02-19T10:26:00.000-08:00

Garden Lites all natural souffle

2011-02-15T13:52:00.000-08:00

I recently went to Whole Foods in Berkeley, my little Brother and I went to San Francisco to handle an old traffic ticket that was affecting my drivers license. We just wanted some quick lunch but of course we got stuck in food paradise and I discovered these 140 calorie garden veggie souffle's.

Of course if your sensitive to rice flour you will want to pass but if your into wholesome ingredients: zucchini, egg whites, onion, potato, corn starch , eggs, rice flour, natural spice mix, a dash of sugar and sea salt then enjoy a 7 oz serving of veggies with a twist.

It's in the freezer section.

Smart Marriage Excerpt - RMCFilm.com

2011-01-26T15:10:00.000-08:00

Be honest you fat.

Now do something about it.

Its action.

Do it and don't listen to how you think. The mind is the enemy until you re train it to think in your best interests.

Being fat is not good for you.

Fight it.

Never give up.

The Paleo Diet

2011-01-26T12:45:00.000-08:00

Some of my personal highlights from "The Paleo Diet" by Loren Cordain.

I just have to get my weight off. I found this and it makes sense to me. What do you all think?

The Paleo Diet Highlights

Chapter 1

■If your diet has high levels of acid (from cheese, grains, or salt other acidic foods or lack of fruits and vegetables), you’ll lose more calcium in your urine resulting in loss of bone density and potential for many other effects such as kidney stones; if you eat more alkaline foods you’ll retain more calcium.
■ High protein diets have been shown to improve insulin metabolism, help lower blood pressure, and reduce the risk of stroke. Eating lean meat and fish at every meal could be the healthiest decision you ever made.

Chapter 2

■Ground rules: all the lean meats, fish, and seafood you can eat; all the fruits and nonstarchy vegetables you can eat; no cereals, no dairy, and no processed foods.
■Paleo diet nutrition %: Protein (19-35%), Carbs (22-40%), fat (28-47%) {sounds zonish}
■Seven Keys of the Paleo Diet: Eat a high amount of protein; eat fewer carbs but lots of good carbs from fruits and vegetables; lots of fiber from fruits and vegetables; moderate fat amount with a good ratio of omega 3 to omega 6 fats; high potassium and low sodium; eat a diet with a net alkaline load; eat foods rich in plant phytochemicals, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.
■ What to expect: you will feel better immediately; energy levels increase; no late afternoon tiredness; wake up charged in the morning ready to meet the new day; Weight will gradually drop to your normal weight week by week; many experience clearing of sinuses, less joint stiffness, normal bowel function, and acne goes away within weeks.

Chapter 3

■Protein toxicity from eating too much protein; this makes the balance of fruits and vegetables crucial and eating these makes protein toxicity (AKA “Rabbit Starvation”) a non-threat
■A little more than 50% of your calories should come from lean meats, organ meats, fish and seafood; with the balance coming form fruits, vegetables, some nuts and healthful oils
■When grains first hit the human diet in bulk people actually began to shrink in height by 5-6 inches
■The average American eats 83 lbs of corn syrup per year and 66 lbs of sucrose, for a total of 149 lbs of refined sugars each year (not on the Paleo diet)
■Fruits have twice as much fiber as whole grains and vegetables 8 times more
■Low dietary fiber is implicated in the following diseases: constipation, diverticulitis, colon cancer, appendicitis, Crohn’s Disease, ulcerative colitis, irritable bowels, duodenal ulcer, hiatal hernia, gastro reflux, obesity, type 2 diabetes, gallstones, high blood cholesterol, varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and kidney stones.
■Eating too many Omega 6 fats instead of Omega 3 fats increases your risk of heart disease and certain forms of cancer, and aggravates inflammatory and auto immune diseases
■Acid producing foods are: meats, fish, grains, legumes, dairy, and salt: Alkaline-producing foods are: fruits and vegetables

Chapter 4

■Four reasons why you should make LEAN Protein a major part of your diet: 1) It can’t be overeaten, 2) Raises your metabolism resulting in more calories burned, 3) Satisfies appetite so you’re less hungry between meals, 4) Improves insulin sensitivity
■Protein satisfies hunger more effectively than carbs or fat
■Insulin resistance (constant state of elevated blood insulin levels) is a serious problem and most overweight people have it
■Symptoms of insulin resistance: the body stores more fat; Low Blood Sugar which stimulates the appetite and can cause you to feel hungry even you’ve just eaten
■The Paleo diet will normalize your weight and you’ll steadily lose lbs until your body reaches it’s ideal weight

Chapter 5

■Syndrome X diseases (diseases of civilization); Four major Syndrome X diseases: Type 2 diabetes, High Blood Pressure, Heart Disease, and Dyslipidemia (cholesterol and triglycerides)
■Chronically High blood insulin level is thought to be the underlying culprit in all diseases of Syndrome X

Chapter 6

■Fruits and Vegetables hit cancer with a one two punch: they are an excellent source of vitamins and minerals and contain phytochemicals which are lethal to cancer causing cells
■Examples of Phytochemicals: Broccoli contains sulforaphanes which chase cancer-causing elements out of cells; Garlic and onions contain allylic sulfides which seem to protect against stomach cancer
■Diseases of acid-base balance: Osteoporosis, High blood pressure, stroke, Kidney stones, Asthma, etc….
■Of the five major acid contributing foods Paleo people rarely ate any of them but meats which was neutralized by the fruits and vegetables in their diet which are highly alkaline
■Chloride which is found in salt in addition to the sodium contributes to high acid levels

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High Blood Pressure 1/2

2011-01-14T16:08:00.000-08:00

High Blood Pressure 2/2

2011-01-14T16:07:00.001-08:00

UMMC Physician Profile: Verlyn Warrington, M.D.

2011-01-14T16:07:00.000-08:00

Gastric Bypass Surgery Patient Success Stories

2011-01-14T16:06:00.001-08:00

Patient Success Story: Sheila Wilson

2011-01-14T16:06:00.000-08:00

Weight Loss Surgery (Part 2)

2011-01-14T15:58:00.000-08:00

Weight Loss Surgery (Part 1)

2011-01-14T15:56:00.000-08:00

Obesity Around the World Kills More than Hunger

2011-01-11T20:10:00.000-08:00

Over the past two decades, the diet and health of millions of people across the world have
changed. For most developing nations, obesity has become a more serious health threat
than hunger. In Mexico, Egypt, and South Africa, more than half the adults are either overweight
or obese. In virtually all of Latin America and much of the Middle East and North
Africa, one of four adults is overweight. Malnutrition and hunger are significant problems
in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, but even poor countries such as Nigeria and
Uganda face the dilemma of obesity. Worldwide, more than 1.3 billion people, are overweight,
whereas about 800 million are underweight, and this difference continues to diverge.
2 “The problem is especially acute in the larger cities, where the population has a
more sedentary lifestyle and greater access to soft drinks, caloric sweeteners, vegetable
oils, and animal foods. In Mexico, in 1989 fewer than 10 percent were overweight. In 2006,
71 percent of Mexican women and 66 percent of Mexican men were overweight or obese—
statistics that approximate those of the United States.”3

This was taken from the Book: Media Ethics pg 58.