Effects Of Cold Water On Human Body

For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion. Once this "sludge" reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.
A serious note about heart attacks - You should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line.

You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack. Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. 60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know the better chance we could survive.
A cardiologist says if everyone who reads this message shares it, you can be sure that we'll save at least one life.

Little Ways to Enjoy Life More

Chill for a minute before you get out of your car and finish that song that’s playing.

Stare at the stars. Think about how big the universe is & how lucky you are to be here.

Without doing anything else, sit & listen to a song that you love in its entirety.

At random times & places throughout your day, stop & look at the scene in front of you as if it were a photograph or painting in a museum. What details would you notice? What would make it “beautiful?”

Play an instrument. Play whatever comes to you; don’t worry about if it sounds good or not.

Ignore conventions; love something that no one else loves, & be proud of it.

Forget worrying about what people think.

Find a good comic strip that always makes you laugh & read it often

Be honest with yourself. There is really nothing to lose.
Once you are honest with yourself, figure out your weaknesses. Either accept them, or improve.

Find the humor in unfavorable situations.

Cheer people up. It’s easy to do since so many people are stressed about things.

Always have a plan B, or a worst case scenario you can live with.

Listen to classical music.

Find answers to your questions. Unravel the mysteries of life.

The Top 10 Benefits Of A Gym Membership

If you have been working out at home or are thinking of starting an exercise program, you may wonder if a gym membership is worth it. Working out at a gym can help improve your fitness level and overall health. Joining a gym may give you the incentive and convenience to exercise on a regular basis. The prices, amenities and equipment can vary greatly among fitness facilities, so it is important to find a gym that meets your needs. Below are some additional benefits of a gym membership.

Sticking with an exercise program can be a challenge at times. Joining a gym can help you develop a support system of other people who are working towards similar goals. You may make friends or find a workout buddy, which can be beneficial in sticking with your routine. Being in an environment where everyone is working towards physical fitness can have a positive effect.

Assistance From Experts

If you don’t know what you’re doing when it comes to exercise, you may see limited results or even injure yourself. Joining a gym allows you access to fitness professionals, such as personal trainers, aerobics instructors and nutritional experts. Fitness professionals can help you develop an exercise program, correct fitness mistakes and answer questions. Be sure to ask if training is included in membership dues or costs extra.

Exercise Classes

Although classes available will vary greatly among gyms, some common classes offered include cycling classes, dance classes, yoga and water aerobics. Since most gym memberships include free exercise classes, you have got nothing to lose by trying something new. Trying a variety of classes can help prevent boredom and you may even find something you love.

The Extras

A gym membership may come with additional perks beyond classes and exercise equipment. Some gyms offer massage, stream rooms, tanning, a swimming pool, spa and juice bars. In addition, some fitness centers also sell exercise clothing and supplements. The convenience of having all things fitness in one place is a great benefit to joining a gym.

Fitness Testing

Often gyms will offer their members fitness tests, such as body mass index and fat testing. This helps you determine what your starting point is. You’ll be able to track progress easier if you know where you started. Seeing improvements and knowing you are meeting goals can be one of the most motivating factors when it comes to exercise.

Access To Equipment

Most gyms have a wide variety of equipment to choose from. For instance, various types of weight machines that work almost every body part can be found. Cardiovascular machines, such as treadmills, bikes and stair climbers are also usually standard equipment in most gyms. Having the opportunity to use varied equipment can help you find what works best for you and keeps you challenged.

Motivation

Staying motivated is one of the most important factors when it comes to exercise. By seeing others who are reaching their fitness goals, it can help you feel encouraged to stay the course with your own program. The fact you invested money into the membership may also convince you to use it.

Competition

If you are the competitive type, a gym membership offers opportunities to play sports, such as volleyball, basketball and racquetball may be a good fit. Some gyms have leagues you can sign up for or pickup games you can join. Competitive sports can be a great workout and break from fitness classes or using exercise machines.

Variety

A common reason why people sometimes don’t follow through with their exercise program is they get bored. Doing the same type of exercise repeatedly may also not challenge you enough. Depending on the gym you join, you may have access to a variety of options when it comes to working out. Between classes, cardiovascular equipment, weight machines and more, you will have several choices to help you stay motivated.

Convenience

If bad weather or no childcare has ever prevented you from working out, you’re not alone. It can be difficult to workout outdoors all year long. Working out at home can also be a challenge with family members around. A gym membership offers the convenience of being weather proof. In addition, many gyms have childcare available while you are working out.

While there are obviously several benefits to getting a gym membership, it is important to pick the right gym. According to the American Council on Exercise, you should look for a gym that is close to either work or home. Be sure you’ll be able to afford the dues, or you’re likely to drop the membership in a few months. Ask about the credentials of the gym staff. Trainers should be certified through a reputable fitness organization, such as the American Council of Sports Medicine. Also, consider what amenities are important to you when choosing a facility.

Sources:

• American Council on Exercise
• Self magazine

5 Simple Ways to Refresh Your Brain During a Long Day

I don’t know about you, but sitting in a classroom all day listening to lecture after lecture… after lecture… gets tiring. By the time my last class of the day comes around, my brain is mush!

Luckily, I have researched, experimented, and found five easy pick-me-ups you can do during the day to kick your brain back into gear and refresh! Use these tips to keep your brain energized and engaged through lecture after lecture.

1. Breathing Exercises

This is as simple as it sounds! You breathe naturally on your own, right? (If you don’t, you are not alive and, therefore, can’t read this. I will just assume.)

All you have to do is take a deep breath in through your nose, making sure that you are using your lungs and not your throat, and then breathe out slowly through your mouth. Do this a few times and you will feel relaxed and focused enough to take on the rest of the day!

2. Take a Break

Taking a break may be the most obvious choice, but it’s obvious for a reason – it works!

Step away from your English paper on the relationship between romanticism in literature and the daily lives of people in the Victorian era and walk around for a few minutes. Walk up and down the stairs, stroll around the library, or take a “field trip” to the other side of the building and enjoy the new scenery!

3. Yoga

That’s right! Take a few minutes and whip out your yoga mat wherever you are or head to a private study room on campus. If you go back and forth between downward dog and a cobra position for 5-10 minutes, you will be able to go about your day feeling more alive than please-let-me-crash-right-here-because-I-cannot-stay-awake-any-longer!

If you can’t find a place to lay out your yoga mat, find an empty, non-creepy stairwell and practice a little Tai Chi. You may get crazy looks if anyone walks in (I speak from experience) but you will feel better! Besides… if they give you the stink-eye, keep doing your thing. You’re in a zen mood, remember?

4. Smile

Smile. And keep smiling. Or go look in a mirror and smile… and keep smiling. Not only will this give you an instant positive energy boost, but eventually, you will realize how ridiculous you look smiling at nothing and chuckle at yourself! So simple!

5. Windmills

When your eyelids feel really heavy and you can’t listen to your professor, or stare at your computer, or eavesdrop on the crazy conversation happening at the table behind you, do some windmills! all you do is stand up, raise your hands up in the air (and no, you don’t say “aye yo” like Taio Cruz), and reach your right hand to your left foot. Then reach your left hand to your right foot. Lather, rinse, repeat!

Fun Fact: Windmills make you cross one side of your body over the other side. This triggers your brain and engages the left and right sides of your brain. This means that your WHOLE brain is activated, instead of just one side. Pretty cool, huh?

You can do any physical activity to reactivate your brain, but I do windmills most often because they are easy and don’t require tennis shoes. If you are in public, though, and don’t have a place to flail around in, bend your right knee back and touch your foot with your left hand. Switch back and forth between feet and hands so you engage your whole body. These movements are less obvious in public than windmilling it up in bio lab!

source:collegefashion.net

AMAZING GIFT

My wife called me, ‘How long will you be with that newspaper? Will you come here and make your darling daughter eat her food?’ I tossed the paper away and rushed to the scene. My only daughter Sindu looked frightened.

Tears were welling up in her eyes. In front of her was a bowl filled to its brim with Curd Rice. Sindu is a nice child, quite 
intelligent for her age.She has just turned eight. She particularly detested Curd Rice. My
mother and my wife are orthodox, and believe firmly in the ‘cooling effects’ of Curd Rice!
I cleared my throat, and picked up the bowl. ‘Sindu, darling,why don’t you take a few mouthful of this Curd Rice?Just for Dad’s sake, dear. Sindu softened a bit, and wiped her tears with the back of her hands. ‘OK, Dad. I will eat – not just a few mouthfuls, but the whole lot of this. But, you should…’ Sindu hesitated. ‘Dad, if I eat this entire curd Rice, will you give me whatever I ask 
for?’………..Oh sure, darling’….’Promise?’……………..
‘Promise’. I covered the pink soft hand extended by my daughter with mine, and clinch the deal.‘Ask Mom also to give a similar promise’, my daughter insisted.

My wife put her hand on Sindu’s, muttering ‘Promise’.
Now I became a bit anxious. ‘Sindu dear, you shouldn’t insist on getting a computer or any such expensive items.Dad does not have 
that kind of money right now. OK?’ ‘No, Dad. I do not want anything expensive’.
Slowly and painfully, 

she finished eating the whole quantity.
I was silently angry with my wife and my mother for forcing my child eat something that she detested.

After the ordeal was through, Sindu came to me with her eyes wide with expectation.All our attention was on her………….’Dad, I want to have my head shaved off, this Sunday!’ was her demand.
‘Atrocious!’ shouted my wife, ‘A girl child having her head shaved off? Impossible!’ ‘Never in our family!’ my mother rasp. ‘She has been watching too much of television. Our culture is getting totally spoiled with these TV programs!’
Sindu darling, why don’t you ask for something else? We will be sad seeing you with a clean-shaven head.’
‘No, Dad. I do not want anything else’, Sindu said with finality.
‘Please, Sindu, why don’t you try to understand our feelings?’ I tried to plead with her.
‘Dad, you saw how difficult it was for me to eat that Curd Rice’. Sindu was in tears. ‘And you promised to grant me whatever I ask for.Now, you are going back on your words. Was it not you who told me the story of King Harishchandra,and its moral that we should 
honor our promises no matter what?’
It was time for me to call the shots. ‘Our promise must be kept.’
‘Are you out your mind?’ chorused my mother and wife.
‘No. If we go back on our promises, she will never learn to honor her own. Sindu, your wish will be fulfilled.’
With her head clean-shaven, Sindu had a round-face, and her eyes looked big and beautiful.
On Monday morning, I dropped her at her school. It was a sight to watch my hairless Sindu walking towards her classroom.She turned 
around and waved. I waved back with a smile.
Just then, a boy alighted from a car, and shouted, ‘Sinduja, 
please wait for me!’
What struck me was the hairless head of that boy. ‘May be, that is the in-stuff’, I thought. ‘Sir, your daughter Sinduja is great indeed!’ Without introducing herself, a lady got out of the car, and continued,’ That boy who is walking along with your daughter is my son Harish. He is suffering from… … leukemia.’ She paused to muffle her sobs. Harish could not attend the school for the whole of the last month. He lost all his hair due to the side effects of the chemotherapy. He refused to come back to school fearing the unintentional but cruel 
teasing of the schoolmates’ Sinduja visited him last week, and promised him that she will take care of the teasing issue.
But, I never imagined she would sacrifice her lovely hair for the sake of my son!
Sir, you and your wife are blessed to have such a noble soul as your daughter.’
I stood transfix. And then, I wept. ‘My little Angel, you are teaching me how self-less real love is!’

The happiest people on this planet are not those who live on their own terms but are those who change their terms for the ones whom 

they love

Coffee Do's and Don'ts

Coffee is an ancient beverage that has been used for thousands of years.  Lately, however, it is growing in popularity in America, a nation that previously did not use as much coffee.  It is also growing in popularity among young people, another trend that is somewhat disturbing. 

I am not surprised at these trends, however, because more and more people are exhausted and looking for quick answers to their problem of fatigue.  Medical doctors offer few remedies because they are usually unaware of the need for better nutrition and the rebuilding of the adrenal and thyroid glands.  Only nutritional balancing science or similar systems can truly rebuild and body’s energy system and restore excellent energy in a natural way.

Coffee’s benefits. Today, some health professionals recommend coffee, even for teens, because studies reveal that it helps with constipation and, in fact, reduces the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease, cirrhosis of the liver and perhaps other health conditions.  Coffee apparently contains some antioxidants, polyphenols and other chemicals that are beneficial for the body.  Coffee can also help people stay alert for studying, driving and other activities.  Also, by speeding up the oxidation rate, coffee can help a person to remain balanced emotionally and mentally.  These are among the benefits of coffee.  However, these are offset by the problems with the coffee habit.

PROBLEMS WITH COFFEE DRINKING

The detrimental effects of coffee include:

Caffeine.  Coffee contains some caffeine, a mild but harmful stimulant.  Stimulants whip the adrenal glands into action.  This eventually weakens the adrenals and perhaps the thyroid gland, and this leads to more depletion of a person’s energy.  In large enough amounts, or with chronic use, caffeine from any source is associated with anxiety, irritability, tremors, dehydration, and rebound fatigue and exhaustion.
                  Living on caffeine, as so many young people do today, prevents one from truly relaxing and resting as well.  It can also lead to mental impairment because the mind simply does not function quite as well on stimulants, although it may indeed keep a person awake, which is helpful for school and work.  Thus caffeine in small amounts may be okay, but too often it is overdone, as it is socially acceptable and readily and cheaply available today in coffee, teas, and sodas.

Toxic metals.  Coffee contains some lead, cadmium, aluminum and perhaps other toxic metals.  A cup of coffee now and then is not going to add a lot of toxic metals to the body.  However, habitual use can add significant lead, according to our experience with hair mineral testing.  All the toxic metals are quite harmful, so it makes little sense to add more to the body.

 Rancid oils.  Most ground coffee sold in stores contains oils that are somewhat rancid.  Rancid oils are somewhat toxic for the liver, and are also stimulants.  This is why even decaffeinated coffee will give a person a lift or a ‘high.

Toxic chemical additives.  Most decaffeinated coffee and some “coffee blends” contain added chemicals that are used to remove the caffeine, add flavor, or other reasons.  If one wishes to drink decaffeinated coffee, Nestle’s and perhaps one or two other brands claim to use a water decaffeination process without chemicals.

Dehydration.  Drinking more than about one cup of coffee always tends to dehydrate the body.  This is one of the effects of caffeine, apparently, and a serious one.  Anyone who drinks coffee must become aware of this possibility, and must drink plenty of either spring water or carbon-filtered tap water to avoid dehydration.

Diabetes.  We also find a strong correlation between drinking coffee, metabolic syndrome, dehydration and the development of diabetes.  Many Type II diabetics seem to love coffee, and it worsens their condition significantly.

Disturbed digestion.  Coffee, particularly if it is strong, is an irritant to the stomach, and perhaps to other organs as well.  This is the most common complaint about coffee, and the reason most people stop drinking it.

RECOMMENDATIONS

I do not recommend drinking coffee at all.  It should never be given to children or to teenagers, as is the habit today.  This was well known some years ago, but has been forgotten by many parents.  It is just too stimulating.  Unfortunately, most teens today are so tired they are attracted to coffee, and are often regular visitors to the cafes, coffee houses and Starbucks that have sprung up all over America and Europe. 
If a person wishes to drink coffee, please limit it to one or at most two cups of regular coffee daily.  Do not drink cappuccinos or lattes, which are much stronger.  Also, please avoid the sweetened and flavored coffees that are high in sugar, chocolate and other items that are harmful for health.

Also, if you must drink coffee, do not add sugar to your coffee.  However, adding real cream is good.  Stay away from the fake creams such as Cremora, powdered cream or the many other fake ones.  Real cream, preferably raw and certified, is a fabulous food, in fact.  It can be purchased in some states, although silly laws ban the sale of raw dairy products in some states of America, parts of Europe and parts of Asia as well.  These laws need to be changed, because raw dairy products are, in fact, very healthful when produced correctly.  Finally, if you notice stomach irritation at all, stop drinking coffee.

Coffee often better than soda pop or some bottled sweetened teas.  While I cannot recommend drinking coffee, it is better than drinking some other caffeinated beverages such as sweetened tea or the worst, soda pop.  Soda pop often contains up to 70 chemical additives such as flavors, colors, preservatives and others that are not required to be on the label.  It is also high in sugar, especially high fructose corn syrup, one of the worst sweeteners.  Other harmful sweeteners are dextrose, glucose, maltose, and other damaging sugars.

The only sweeteners I recommend are xylitol, mannitol or a little stevia, an herb that is very sweet.  Even these should be minimized, however, as they too can contribute to blood sugar problems, although not nearly as much as the regular sugars, honey, maple syrup, agave nectar, and others.

Smoking Quotes

Cigarettes and coffee: an alcoholic’s best friend.

It is easier to stay out than get out.

I used to smoke two packs a day and I just hate being a nonsmoker... but I will never consider myself a nonsmokers , because I always find smokers the most interesting people at the table.

To some, the cigarette is a portable therapist.

Sooner or later, everyone stops smoking.

The believing we do something when we do nothing is the first illusion of tobacco.

Smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics.

A cigarette is the only consumer product which when used as directed kills its consumer.

I tried to stop smoking cigarettes by telling myself I just didn’t want to smoke, but I didn’t believe myself.

Nicotine patches are great. Stick one over each eye and you can’t find your cigarettes.

I kissed my first girl and smoked my first cigarette on the same day. I haven’t had time for tobacco since.

Cigarette: A fire at one end, a fool at the other, and a bit of tobacco in between.

To the average cigarette smoker the world is his ashtray.

Cigarettes are killers that travel in packs.

The best way to stop smoking is to carry wet matches.

I’m not really a heavy smoker any more. I only get through two lighters a day now.

Some things are better eschewed than chewed; tobacco is one of them.

To cease smoking is the easiest thing I ever did. I ought to know because I’ve done it a thousand times.

My smoking might be bothering you, but it’s killing me.

I have made it a rule never to smoke more than one cigar at a time.

If we lose the battle against tobacco, we will lose the war against cancer.

If I cannot smoke in heaven, then I shall not go.

If we see you smoking we will assume you are on fire and take appropriate action.

Smoke your pipe and be silent; there’s only wind and smoke in the world.

Smokers don’t get to smoke. They have to smoke.

The only safer cigarette is your last one. 

10 Diet Hacks to Keep You Slim & Trim

1. Just say no to fruit juice. Juice is fruit with the fiber removed. Not to mention, most of them are packed with sugar. Opt for the real thing instead.

2. Stick to water. All of those sugary soft drinks are simply adding excess calories to your diet and to your waistline. Start drinking only water and a bit of tea and you could start seeing changes in your body very quickly. This is especially true if your a soft drink junkie.
3. Create a new good habit each day. Eating often becomes a habit rather than a way to nourish ourselves. To get out of bad eating habits, it’s easier to change one habit per day. I have recently started doing this and have found it to be extremely effective.
On the first day I gave up honey on my oatmeal and on the second day I converted all of my snacks to fruits and vegetables.


4. Change your lifestyle. A diet is simply a way of eating. It’s a long-term commitment not a one-time event. Create permanent lifestyle changes. Good habits are the key to success when it comes to maintaining a healthy weight.

5. Get plenty of sleep. Your sleep time is an essential component to losing weight. Researchers have found evidence to show that better sleep habits are instrumental to the success of any weight loss plan.

6. Eat 5-6 small meals per day instead of 3 big meals. 
Keith Klein, World-renowned nutritionist and author of “Get Lean” is quoted as saying,

“If you haven’t figured it out yet, let me spell it out for
you: depending on your goal, it is either five or six meals
a day or forget about reaching your potential!”

Yes, it may seem strange to eat 5-6 meals a day when you’re trying to lose weight, but this is the secret to getting to the next level in your fitness goals.

Eating 5-6 small meals per day is the key to a fast metabolism. Every time you eat a meal, your body’s metabolism starts up a new spin cycle caused by the thermic effect of food.

In fact, a portion of the calories you consume are burned through the simple act of digestion. This thermic effect can range from 3% to 30%. Lean protein causes a thermic effect of up to 30%. This means you burn 30% of the calories you eat from chicken breast, fish, and egg whites. Vegetables have a thermic effect of around 20%. However, fats and refined carbohydrates have a very low thermic effect of only 3%. This is one of the reasons it’s so easy to gain weight when you are eating lots of carbohydrates and sugars.

When you’re eating 5-6 smaller meals that are centered around high protein, fibrous vegetables, your body will burn through the calories.

A higher metabolism creates a fat-burning machine. The longer you practice this meal plan, the more muscle you’ll develop. The more muscle you develop, the faster your metabolism will become. It’s a win-win situation.

Unfortunately, it’s something that way too few people are taking advantage of. Most people try to starve themselves and in the process they kill their metabolism. In doing that, they also kill their fat-burning potential.

Five or six small meals a day accelerates your body’s natural rate of calorie burning.

Best of all, frequent meals also prevents binges and controls cravings. When you’re eating every three hours, your body stays satisfied and your energy levels stay high.

7. Don’t avoid all fat. Yes, I know it might sound like a strange suggestion when trying to lose weight, but it’s true. Our bodies need certain types of fats just to survive.

They’re called essential fatty acids. You may have heard of them. They go by the name of Omegas 3, 6, and 9 and they are essential to a healthy diet.

8. Add some variety to your meals. The key to success is having options. Keep your mouth happy with a variety of different meal choices.

9. Get your Fiber. The inclusion of fiber into a well-balanced meal slows the digestion of the carbohydrates. This results in long-lasting energy instead of the short bursts
of energy offered by simple carbohydrates.

10. Slow Down… If you are looking to lose a few pounds, then simply slow down. There are so many Americans who rush through their meals. When you rush through your meal, your body doesn’t have time to send your brain the signal that you’re full, which results in overeating. Take time to enjoy your food.

You might as well be dead.

“Seriously, you might as well be dead…”

Every morning Bruce would run 3 miles at a quick pace, one morning he brought a friend who was much older than he was at the time.  When they neared the 3 mile mark the friend began to ease up when Bruce told him they were going to run 5 miles instead.  The friend quickly declared “Bruce, I can’t go five. I’m a hell lot older than you are, and I can’t do five.” He said, “When we get to three, we’ll shift gears and it’s only two more and you’ll do it.” … Inspired, the friend decided to keep pushing until a few minutes into the last mile and he began to break down, Heart pumping, legs giving out, and fire burning in his lungs, he say’s to Bruce “Bruce if I run anymore,” –while running-”if I run any more I’m liable to have a heart attack and die.”.  To which Bruce simply replied, “Then Die” and pushed ahead.  This made the Friend so angry that he finished the last mile.  Afterwards, he confronted Bruce about it to ask him why he would say such a thing,

Bruce replied:

“Because you might as well be dead.” Seriously, if you always put limits on what you can do, physical or anything else, it’ll spread over into the rest of your life. It’ll spread into your work, into your morality, into your entire being. There are no limits. There are plateaus, but you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. If it kills you, it kills you. A man must constantly exceed his level.

There are no limits

Can you accept that? Do you have the willpower to watch yourself go beyond what is supposed to be your capacity?  The biggest factor in any athletes training is his or her mental strength.

Mental Strength is:

  

• The ability to endure physical strain past the point where your minds screams at you to stop.
•  The ability to resist eating that handful of peanut M&M’s at a party.
•  Staying calm when your primal brain wants you to react unregulated.
•   Make choices that are consistent with your goals and values everyday.

In many athletes or weekend warriors that I work with, mental strength is the only thing between them running a 10K with ease, having a six pack, or dominating a tournament.  Somewhere along the way we decided that training meant going to the gym, sparring, lifting weights, doing steady pace cardio, and then coming home.  Your training needs to start and end inside your head.

It is very common when working with people who have a good amount of weight to loose to get caught up in the process or how far they are from their goal weight.  For example, when I graduated High School, I tipped the scale at just over 305 lbs , I had never run a full mile, and my idea of a healthy meal was Arby’s instead of McDonalds.  When I decided to lose weight, I really got depressed at how long it would take me to ever see my abs.  Eventually, I decided to focus on my progress day by day to make manageable and short term goals that I could attain.  By doing this, I was training my mind each day, convincing myself that I would survive without eating cereal, cheeseburgers, or ice cream.  And sure enough, each day my cravings went away, replaced by the rewarding feeling I had seeing my weight come off and my muscles grow.

Today, like everyone else I have new challenges and goals and obstacles.  If you want a 350 lb bench press, you have to accept that it will be hard and do it anyway.  If you want to lose weight, stop eating every time you get a craving, have the courage to tell yourself no and actually mean it!  There are no limits, if a goal seems out of reach, break it down, get past your current plateau and move on to the next one.   Each day you spend mulling over your current limitations is a day wasted.

“I’ll start on Monday” is a cop-out

Start today, start right now.  Your body is capable of doing some pretty amazing things, build your Mental Strength and set a goal for today.

• Run a mile in under 7 minutes
• Don’t eat any cheese on anything
• Do 10 more push-ups in a row than you ever have before

Whatever your goal is, make sure it’s a challenge that will take effort and focus on your behalf.  Do this every day and enjoy the positive impacts it will have on your life!

So Start Today...