"12 Weeks Weightloss Challenge" All Welcome

Hi Cindy
Thanks for posting weekly, you are inspiration to us all. Please share your weight loss plan. Any great tips for us all? You are doing great and I enjoy following your success. Have a great week end and enjoy.

Sunday will be 2 weeks in to my weight loss journey and for the first time in years I feel very positive about meeting my goals. It is important to plan your daily routine including meals. What has helped me the most is having a plan to follow that keeps me focused. Every meals is planned out and I follow a low GI list of foods to choose from. The weight is falling off!

Here is an example of my day:(keep a journal)

First thing in the morning:
Weigh myself without clothes:
Take may daily supplements:

Week 1& 2:
Breakfast: Protein Shake(20 grams of protein) NO sugar added, you may add 1 cup of sugar free frozen fruit. You my add liquid Stevia (drops or powder) must be organic
you may have 1 cup of caffeine free coffee or organic tea daily(No sofa drinks of any kind!)

Lunch: Repeat

Mid afternoon: small apple & 6 organic almonds

Dinner: 3 oz. of protein
2 servings of low GI vegetables
1 to 2 essential fats

Plus I drink half my body weight in water (Do not eat in between meals, if you do. The body will stop burning the stored fat.)

It doesn't matter what plan you follow as long as you go by the plan without CHEATING. NO days off until you reach your goal. I will post my third week change next week. Give it a try.

Weight Really Matters

A healthy weight can help you avoid heart problems, diabetes, arthritis, sleep apnea, and even some cancers.
You'll also need to take into account other things such as body fat and your family's health history. Keeping track of your weight and BMI will help keep you on track to a healthy life. Get yearly physicals and follow your doctors suggestions on how to stay healthy.

Thanks Greg,
So is my doctor and I have had great results sense he started working with me.
You have a nice evening.

Is Toxicity Making You FAT?

One of the ways the liver handles toxicities in your body is to increase body fat, in order to encase these impurities and to protect your body from their ravaging damage.  Toxicity is perhaps the greatest  problem in the fight to lose weight.   

"Never hope for more than you work for."

Sprig is almost here! I am still moving in the right direction and the weight is coming off. I am so happy and to be honest I can hardly believe my eyes, the scale keeps moving a little each day.

Feb.6-219.6
Feb.13-218.2
Feb.21-214.6
Feb.27-212.2
Feb.28-211.3
March 5-209.8
March 6-208.6
March 7-207.5
March 11-206.8

Well done Cindy & notquitting! Its wonderful to see the scale moving in the right direction. We can reach our goals.
Cindy you are where I want to be this year, I will keep pushing until I get there.

SLEEP?

(One in three Americans fail to get enough sleep. The consequences are dire. Let’s start with death. Routinely sleeping less than 7 hours or more than 9 hours a night increases mortality rates. That’s because sleep disturbance has widespread effects on the body.
Chronic sleep deprivation impairs immune function, raises susceptibility to infection, stirs up inflammation, and aggravates inflammatory conditions such as asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, and inflammatory bowel disease. It contributes to top causes of death, namely cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Night-shift workers may be at elevated risk for some cancers, notably breast cancer.
Oh, did I mention that short and long sleepers tend to gain weight? Being overweight and obese fuels chronic, life-robbing illnesses.
The sleepless also cause accidents, which lead to injuries and deaths. In one survey, almost 5 percent of Americans admitted to falling asleep at the wheel. Sleep loss can impair driving on par with alcoholic intoxication.
Poor sleep erodes mental and physical performance. Work productivity tanks; absenteeism goes up. Mood sours. Minor hassles become intolerable. Mental health challenges such as anxiety and depression may surface.  Sleep disturbance is also a sign of anxiety and depression.
Take-home message: Take sleep seriously. What better time to start than National Sleep Awareness Week?)  
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