How to B A Healthy Weight /NOT About Size

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A Real Life Application of Wholeness! Complete in All Areas of Spirit, Mind, & Body! It Is About Living A Healthy Lifestyle and being Conscious of our Own Choices....INSTEAD of Numbers on a Scale or a Size!

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Things You’ll Need:

A Made Up Mind!
A Willingness to Be In Touch With Yourself Spiritually!
A Total Acceptance of Yourself The Way God, Our Heavenly Father Created You....In His Image!
A Diary or Personal Journal!
A Scale that will not only weigh you but give you your BMI !

Step1

The First Step is to Step Up & Step Out in Faith Believing in Yourself and that With God ALL Things Are Possible In Him! Begin with Sincerity of Heart, Diligently Seeking Gods Utmost Help Pouring Out Your Soul about All Your Frustrations & Past Disappointments, Take them All Completely and Lay All of them at the feet of Jesus! Faith & Belief & Prayer is Your FIRST STEP!

Step2

Get Yourself Up and with the Knowledge that you are Not Alone! Now go and get whatever the numbers are on the scale and jot them down in your Personal Journal or Diary! Now get your BMI which stands for your "body weight index". Your Scale should come with a handbook giving you guidelines for your height and age the best BMI for you and where your goal BMI should be! If it is off a bit ....DO NOT WORRY! TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!

Step3

Now that you have moved past that. I want you to set down and write down your challenges and "trigger" points. The things that trigger your eating more of and/ or more often. Guess What? You will plan SIX Mini-Meals and THREE Snacks for your 24 hour period. This works! No Matter if you are a Day or Night person and no matter your schedule. We Do Not Plan To Fail.....We Fail To Plan! Remember PLANNING is Vital!

Step4

Water is Very Important so I want you to divide your weight in half. What ever that number is, that is the amount of water IN "OUNCES" you should be drinking through out the 24 hours, again day or night, take your pick!{Example: your weight is 265 lbs.; then you should be drinking 132.5 ounces of water}. Do Not over do it! JUST drink the required "OUNCES" Only! You do Not want to unbalance your electrolytes. In the Beginning you may go to the bathroom more but after your body adjusts { 1-2 weeks} you will be fine!

Step5

Now take a notepad and write down all the foods you like & enjoy! There are No Bad Foods! Please remember though, foods that are in higher fat and/ or sugar we will want to eat less of. I usually take a couple of bites instead of a whole piece or the whole bowl on things with high fat and sugar content. You will start learning to read "ALL" Labels which at first can be time consuming but once you got it. YEA! Portions are Very Important as well! A serving of meat should be about the size of your "Palm". 3/4 Cup Cottage Cheese counts as a serving of Meat. I only eat red meat 1-2 X' s a week and take all the skin off my chicken. Light chicken such as the breasts & wings are less caloric. Fish{ Salmon is higher in calories but has lots of Omega3 which is Great for the Heart} and Lamb, & Goat are other good choices for variety. Potatoes, rice, Corn,Green Peas,{All Starches}1/2 Cup. I try to eat my starches earlier in the day. That way I have Longer to work {I Walk} it off.} Walking is the only exercise I can do because of a spinal cord injury. Walking Works! On bad days I go to the Mall. or a treadmill or a stationary bike works too. If nothing else back & forth across the house 10 X' s or more! Veggies such as Broccoilli,Cauliflower, Brussel Sprouts,Beets, Cabbage, Greens,Green Beans, Onions,Zucchini,cukes, tomatoes,romaine lettuce, raw carrots, radishes, soy beans are all "Free" Foods! There are many more too & do not be afraid to try new things! Strawberries, Blueberries, Kiwi,oranges & apples all are great choices too. Bananas{starch} & Grapes{sugar} are little higher in calories. If you like nuts & seeds Almonds & Walnuts{about 10-12 count} Sunflower, Pumpkin 1/2 Cup. Almonds and Walnuts are very good for your Heart they have Omega3 in them!

Step6

Now take all the foods you have listed and make up, INSTEAD of "3" Bigger Meals; Make "6" Mini-Meals and space them out with the juice or fruit & some raw veggies or cooked or some nuts for your snacks. You should eat every 3 hours! If you crave a cookie, cake, pie, ice cream....Remember the "smaller" portions or just a taste of 2 bites rule! I try the first week or two preferably to stay away from all processed foods, like mac & cheese, pastries, etc. If you must eat Cheese, Swiss cheese and the Harder varieties are your Best Choices. READ, READ the Labels on Everything until you know what you are eating.

Tips & Warnings

I do menu planning and am available for your questions and try to answer timely.
To lose weight in a Healthy manner you MUST Eat. The 6 Mini Meals every three hours & 3 snacks {maybe at bedtime if this is something you like to do} as you decide will let your body know you are not going to "Starve" it and it will jump start your metabolism and the Water will help Flush Out the Toxins!
You can also substitute 1 Cup Juice for a fruit or vegetable!
Find an exercise you Enjoy and remember for you to get Healthier you must take in fewer calories and be more active!
Avoid Alcoholic Beverages and Soft Drinks for Quicker Results!
Use Less Salt! Use Mrs. Dash, lemon juice, onions, garlic, ginger, etc. for Seasoning!
GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR TEMPLE HE HAS GIVEN TO YOU AS YOU GO ON THIS JOURNEY TO BECOMING A HEALTHIER YOU!
Stay away from "Sugar Free" Drinks & Foods as Most of them contain "ASPARTAME".
ASPARTAME contains Formaldehyde, a chemical they use when Embalming the Dead!
Even the mortuaries are getting away from using Formaldehyde because of it making the bodies Stiff so they can't dress them!
ASPARTAME can cause STIFFENING of the Joints in live Folks too!
PLEASE CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE GOING ON ANY AND ALL DIETS.
NONE OF THIS CONTENT IS INTENDED FOR MEDICAL ADVICE. I DO NOT GIVE ANY TYPE OF MEDICAL ADVICE.
IF YOU ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS OF AGE YOU MUST GET YOUR PARENTS AND / OR GUARDIANS PERMISSION! NO EXCEPTIONS!