Don’t
be fooled
So
I’m sure we've all seen those commercials where you can take 1 pill a day and BAM
in a few weeks you've shed weight and even manage to get some abs!! I’m sorry
but that’s a load of BS to me. Okay, okay, so I haven’t tried the pills but you
can’t tell me that they are making people go from say 300 lbs to 140 lbs?!?!
That’s just way too ridiculous, unrealistic and very unhealthy to me. Of course
it’s an advertisement and people scam their way at the expense of desperate and
lazy (not all) people and it’s pretty sad but it works because they are making
money off of them. Now if we can just take the time to realise that getting
healthy and staying so is a lot of work and dedication, maybe then people can stop
pilling up on those useless weight loss pills. To be honest we don’t even know
the side effects to using them... Also if they were sooo effective wouldn't gyms and personal trainers be out of business??? Last time I checked, people
still went to the gym ....I wonder why...? -__-‘’
Dieting
or pass?
Now
I’m no specialist in the health department but I’m not stupid either, anything
you want in life you have to work hard for it and there’s no two way about it.
That also goes for your health as well. Now I’m no fan of dieting because to me
it never made any sense. I love food waaay to much to do it but personally it’s
all about eating in moderation. Don’t go overboard with the things you love to
eat. Now I don’t eat junk food all day everyday but it’s not a crime if I decide
to have a burger every now and again just as long as I’m not eating it every
single day along with other junk foods. Eat your fave food in moderation (if
they are not on the healthier side) and have more fruits and veggies every day.
Now if you can’t seem to stop the junk food then it’s a lack of discipline you
need to work on and controlling your cravings. Like I said..it’s all hard work
but it WILL pay off. Here is an interesting chart I found about cravings and what you really need when you do start to crave junk food.
Good = Good & Bad = Bad...Duh!
Now
again I’m not a specialist but it just makes sense to eat clean and healthier
food, drink a lot of water, do simple exercises and have some good sleep. I can
guarantee that your mood will change and your body will feel better. This is
how I see it:
- Eating healthy = No bloated feelings, less tired, less hungry (believe it or not)
- Drinking water = energy gained, good for hair and skin, feel hydrated
- Exercise = body feels good, lose weight, sleep better, less tired, less depressed
- Sleep well = mood is better, you feel better, look better, happier
As
opposed to..
- Eating junk food = you feel stuffed, more tired, weight gain
- Drinking fructose juice & soft drinks = gassy feeling, too much sugar for nothing
- Hardly exercising = feel tired, weak, bored, depressed, down, lack of energy
- Lack of sleep = cranky mood, body ache, even more tired, no concentration
Of
course there are more reasons for each point but I simply named a few. All in
all what you put in your body and what you do to it will show up eventually.
You put bad things in it and you will produce bad results and if you put good,
you’ll get good results.
Get to know how your body
works
Get
to know your body and by that I mean not everyone will produce the same results
or as fast as they would like to. For example one person can eat a salad and probably
lose more weight than if you had eaten a salad. Now it may be aggravating but
it’s not a reason to quit. Yes in life some people have to work harder to be
healthy than others but so what; their battle is not the same as yours and
yours is not theirs. At the end of the day it’s not a race and the important thing
is that you are one step closer to being a better you. So maybe salad does not
only work for you, maybe you have to exercise more or maybe you gain weight
fast whatever the reason is, as long as
you do what you need to do there is no way you won’t get the results you want
unless you quit. So take the time to learn what works best for your body and
don’t concentrate on others because we are all different.
Healthy
foods CAN be delicious
So
for people who think that eating healthy is like eating grass well you can surf
the web for some delicious recipes with plenty of fresh and healthy ingredients.
Eating clean does not have to be a torturous journey. Start by gathering the
fruits and vegetables that you actually like and start making something out of
them that you would enjoy. Now drinking a lot of water is important but if you
don’t like tasteless drinks then there are ways to ‘’jazz up’’ your water also
there are plenty of fruit smoothies you can make as well. So don’t just assume
that everything lean and green taste like crap because there are so many
different types of good food that you have never thought would taste good and
also be good for you.. so it’s win-win situation yeaaah! Eventually you won’t feel the need to eat
junk anymore because you would feel much better eating what’s best for
you..it’s just takes an open mind and motivation. Don’t be so quick to shut
something down without trying it especially if it’s good for your health.
A way to make water have some taste:
Some ingredients to making delicious smoothies:
No
time or money for gym? No worries
So
some excuses people use for not being able to do some exercise are: no money,
no time, too busy, no gym close by etc etc. But you can actually take at
least 5 mins out your day to do a couple of jumping jacks, some push ups,
squats or crunches etc. They may be hard to do at first because your body is not
used to that kind of physical work yet but keep at it and you’d be able to get
more stamina and start to do more in the near future. That’s one of the great
things in life is that you get better with practice so when you keep at it,
you’ll start to see that you’re able to do more things compared to when you
first started. You can start by doing like 20 crunches before going to bed and
another 20 in the morning. Eventually you can add 5 to 10 more if you feel
comfortable doing so. It’s all about how you deal with it, if you really wanted
to do something you’d find a way instead of finding excuses.
A
little bit of motivation
Hope your journey to a better you goes well. Good luck.
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). They have everything for everyone and most of their product smell so good. I love going to that store for everything from creams to body wash to candles (I will post up my favorite candles scents soon) etc. All in all I personally think it's an awesome store and you should check it out (
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)) but since most people seem to like I decide to try it out. I thought that it was an okay product because although it moisturizes your lips, they would feel dry 5 minutes later (
). I found myself having to re-apply the lip balm at least 100x a day. But one thing I will say is that it worked well for me when I would apply lipstick over it. My lips did not feel dry as before.
). The Wild berry tulips smells of course like berries; the Sea island cotton smells (to me) like fresh linen, its very soft; and the Pink chiffon (misspelled it in the pic sorry (
)) to me smells like flowers. Now I'm not much of a fan of flower scented anything (
)). Ahhh so much berries I know but I couldn't help it. Their worth the buy..if you like berries of course or any fruity scents. 
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