I hope to have pictures for this soon. Just as our muscles need exercise, our faces need exercise too. Facial Magic is a program that teaches how to do that. When I noticed my face looking older, I wondered if there wasn't a way to get a younger looking face without botox or surgery. One day I saw an infomercial for Facial Magic and realized that was my answer. I ordered the program. I have used it off and on, but have finally gotten serious about being consistent. I have been very pleased with the results.
Check out the link: http://www.cynthiarowland.com/overview_fm.php
Friday, March 30, 2012
Tool Three-Mind Movies
The way we think has a great deal to do with what we accomplish in
life. So, positive affirmations can be very powerful. Add pictures and
music and your affirmations become even more powerful. This is what a
mind movie is. When I learned about Mind Movies, I knew it was a powerful tool for good. I got so excited! I made one for my health and weight loss. Watch my mind movie: (You may have to copy and paste the link, it doesn't seem to be working from here.)
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=3401454030839
Check out mindmovie.com to learn more. You can also download six pre-made mind movies for free. Mind Movies are AWESOME!
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=3401454030839
Check out mindmovie.com to learn more. You can also download six pre-made mind movies for free. Mind Movies are AWESOME!
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Tool Two-Oxycise!
When I Oxycise! I feel energized throughout my body from the tips of my
fingers to the tips of my toes! And the amazing thing is the workouts
are only 15 minutes. Who can't do 15 minutes? The aerobic benefits are
immediate. You don't have to exercise for 20 minutes before getting
into the heart rate zone.
This information from the website lists the wonderful benefits of Oxycise:
"Oxycise!
. . . a simple, powerful diaphragmatic breathing technique combined with flexing and contracting of all muscle groups. This increases cell oxygenation throughout the entire body and thereby weight loss. With Oxycise! you:
This information from the website lists the wonderful benefits of Oxycise:
"Oxycise!
. . . a simple, powerful diaphragmatic breathing technique combined with flexing and contracting of all muscle groups. This increases cell oxygenation throughout the entire body and thereby weight loss. With Oxycise! you:
1. burn
calories faster than conventional exercise
2. increase
round-the-clock metabolism
3. get
rid of fat and cellulite
4. lose
weight
5. lose
inches
6. lower
your body's set point (that is, the natural weight your body determines is
right for you and tenaciously fights to defend)
7. build
lean body mass
8. lower
your body fat percentage
9. reshape
your abdomen, thighs, buttocks, legs arms, face, and neck
10. increase
endurance
11. increase
strength
12. increase
flexibility
13. save time
14. save money
15. reduce
stress
16. improve
energy level
17. improve
alertness
18. strengthen
back and spine
19. strengthen
bones and joints
20. improve
skin tone
21. improve
blood circulation
22. maximize
oxygen consumption
23. improve
digestion and elimination
24. bring your
body shape and weight into a healthy balance
25. see and
feel the results the first week!"
There
are hundreds of success stories from people who have used Oxycise! and
benefited from it. For anyone who is interested in learning more, check
out their website: oxycise.com
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Tool One: "Eat and Be Lean"
There are thousands and thousands of programs available for weight loss. The Eat and Be Lean program is a program I've known about for quite a while now. But in the past, I was always one who would get a program, read through it, find something I didn't like about it and then move on to something else. I have probably spent thousands of dollars on different programs.
This time I wanted it to be different. I had three programs I was considering. I prayed to know which one was best for me. I knew that I could finally succeed if I did what God told me to do. The answer was very clear. It was the "Eat and Be Lean" program. Since that time, I have had more than one assurance that this is right for me.
The "Eat and Be Lean" program is not a quick weight loss program. It is a way to become healthy from the inside out. The amazing thing about this program is the hope it gives me to finally be free from weight and food obsessions. I want to stop worrying about my weight and look outwards to other people and other projects.
The web site has a free on-line course. There are many success stories and they are amazing. This is a wonderful program. I encourage anyone who might be interested to check out the following address:
eatandbelean.com
"Happy Eating", as Chris Thornock would say.
This time I wanted it to be different. I had three programs I was considering. I prayed to know which one was best for me. I knew that I could finally succeed if I did what God told me to do. The answer was very clear. It was the "Eat and Be Lean" program. Since that time, I have had more than one assurance that this is right for me.
The "Eat and Be Lean" program is not a quick weight loss program. It is a way to become healthy from the inside out. The amazing thing about this program is the hope it gives me to finally be free from weight and food obsessions. I want to stop worrying about my weight and look outwards to other people and other projects.
The web site has a free on-line course. There are many success stories and they are amazing. This is a wonderful program. I encourage anyone who might be interested to check out the following address:
eatandbelean.com
"Happy Eating", as Chris Thornock would say.
Monday, March 19, 2012
My Story
I have struggled with my weight all of my life. My kindergarten picture looks like I should be two children. That must have been alarming to my parents. The interesting thing is they tell me when I was very little I ran everywhere. I'm not sure when or why I began to gain weight.
My mother was a dance teacher, so weight was a big deal, plus she struggled with it herself. The only way we knew of back then to lose weight was to diet. I learned in grade school how to diet and I remember I skipped lunch many times. Eat less, lose weight.
I look back on my grade school pictures and now that I'm older, I don't think I looked that bad. But I did get called "fatso" in school.
In junior high and high school I slimmed down because of my dancing, but I was always on a diet, and most days I skipped lunch.
What's interesting is I was usually 110 during the school year, but during the summer I would gain to around 125. I am almost 5' 3" so really 125 is not that bad. But for a dancer, the thinner, the better was our mind set.
At college I continued to dance and diet. Even a few pounds overweight and I was told I needed to lose. It was a constant battle.
One Christmas, my husband-to-be gave me a pair of pants that were too small. They were a size five. Instead of getting a bigger size, I promised him I would lose weight to get into them. What was I thinking? I wasn't ever able to. What in the world was the matter with a size 7 anyway? I weighed 107, which was actually a perfect weight for me. Like I said, I had some really warped thinking going on about my body!
Weight has been a big issue in my marriage partly because I gained a lot of weight with each child I had. It got more and more difficult to lose the weight I gained. I went on all kinds of diets and tried diet pills (thankfully I hated the way they made me feel) I even learned how to stick my finger down my throat and throw up. But with every diet, I'd lose, then gain everything back plus more. The scales continued to creep up and up.
The final straw for my body was the 500 calorie doctor directed diet I did. Towards the end I kept binging and purging because I was starving for heaven's sake, yet at the time I hated myself because I didn't have "discipline" enough to stick with the diet. My body basically told me never to do that to myself again!
Since then I haven't been able to diet much, although I did do Nutrisystem and lost about 40 pounds, only to gain everything back plus more. Jenny Craig didn't last long either.
At my heaviest I weighed 203 and was around a size 18. The hardest part about all of this has been my own self image; dealing with the self-hatred has been extremely difficult to overcome.
One of the saddest issues about my weight is all of the things I refused to do because I "needed to lose just a little weight." One time our family was honored as "Scouting Family of the Year". They gave us a gift of a family picture, but I kept saying I needed to lose weight before we could do it. I was a size 12 at the time. We never got the picture. What a waste. That's only one of many examples. Again, the warped mind-set.
I now know that diets don't work. I will never go on a diet again. I am done with the self-hate, the absolute desperation of out of control eating and weight gain. I understand how the body works because of the Eat and Be Lean program. It really is possible to eat to complete satisfaction and lose weight.
My goal is to prove these principles are true. This is not a quick weight loss program. I intend to get healthy from the inside out. I'm in it for the long haul and this time is for keeps.
My mother was a dance teacher, so weight was a big deal, plus she struggled with it herself. The only way we knew of back then to lose weight was to diet. I learned in grade school how to diet and I remember I skipped lunch many times. Eat less, lose weight.
I look back on my grade school pictures and now that I'm older, I don't think I looked that bad. But I did get called "fatso" in school.
In junior high and high school I slimmed down because of my dancing, but I was always on a diet, and most days I skipped lunch.
What's interesting is I was usually 110 during the school year, but during the summer I would gain to around 125. I am almost 5' 3" so really 125 is not that bad. But for a dancer, the thinner, the better was our mind set.
At college I continued to dance and diet. Even a few pounds overweight and I was told I needed to lose. It was a constant battle.
One Christmas, my husband-to-be gave me a pair of pants that were too small. They were a size five. Instead of getting a bigger size, I promised him I would lose weight to get into them. What was I thinking? I wasn't ever able to. What in the world was the matter with a size 7 anyway? I weighed 107, which was actually a perfect weight for me. Like I said, I had some really warped thinking going on about my body!
Weight has been a big issue in my marriage partly because I gained a lot of weight with each child I had. It got more and more difficult to lose the weight I gained. I went on all kinds of diets and tried diet pills (thankfully I hated the way they made me feel) I even learned how to stick my finger down my throat and throw up. But with every diet, I'd lose, then gain everything back plus more. The scales continued to creep up and up.
The final straw for my body was the 500 calorie doctor directed diet I did. Towards the end I kept binging and purging because I was starving for heaven's sake, yet at the time I hated myself because I didn't have "discipline" enough to stick with the diet. My body basically told me never to do that to myself again!
Since then I haven't been able to diet much, although I did do Nutrisystem and lost about 40 pounds, only to gain everything back plus more. Jenny Craig didn't last long either.
At my heaviest I weighed 203 and was around a size 18. The hardest part about all of this has been my own self image; dealing with the self-hatred has been extremely difficult to overcome.
One of the saddest issues about my weight is all of the things I refused to do because I "needed to lose just a little weight." One time our family was honored as "Scouting Family of the Year". They gave us a gift of a family picture, but I kept saying I needed to lose weight before we could do it. I was a size 12 at the time. We never got the picture. What a waste. That's only one of many examples. Again, the warped mind-set.
I now know that diets don't work. I will never go on a diet again. I am done with the self-hate, the absolute desperation of out of control eating and weight gain. I understand how the body works because of the Eat and Be Lean program. It really is possible to eat to complete satisfaction and lose weight.
My goal is to prove these principles are true. This is not a quick weight loss program. I intend to get healthy from the inside out. I'm in it for the long haul and this time is for keeps.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Tools
The tools I am using for my program are "Eat and Be Lean", "Oxycise", and "Mind Movies". I will be writing about each one in more detail.
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