The plan is to dedicate this year for getting healthy and happy again in mind, body, and spirit.
(1) I am such a picky eater (I'm just weird about food) and I can't say that those things which I do eat are all that healthy either, so I can't commit to a healthier menu (no vegetables for this girl). So, my focus is on portions, practicing hara hachi bu (a Confucian teaching to "eat until you are only 80% full."
(2) commit to a light schedule of exercise/yoga beginning with either 30 minutes on the elliptical or just 50 sit-ups (depending on how badly my knees hurt). Here's another thing - I don't weigh. I just don't. I don't think it's necessary because I'm not shooting for a number I'm shoot for a feeling.
(3) drink more water. Over half of our body weight is water (specifically, 70-75%), and our blood is approximately 90% water and responsible for transporting nutrients and energy to muscles, as well as taking waste from tissue. Since drinking tea and sodas actually increase your need for water (because of the caffeine, which is a diuretic), drinking plain water is essential. Evidently, we should drink eight-8oz glasses of water each day. I've actually been doing much better with my water intake, so this will be easy for me.
(4) pop my raspberry ketones (800mg 30 minutes prior to each meal) and my green coffee bean extract (800mg 30 minutes prior to each meal).
Below are a some of my favorite video references regarding the Raspberry Ketones and Green Coffee Bean Extract below.
Green Coffee Bean Extract and Raspberry Ketone by Buz Weaver
You'll note that these pills are not diet pills. I am not taking them with the idea that I am on a diet that will eventually end. I take them as a supplement I will invest in until I am too old to really care about my weight or popping these pills. They are all natural products that simply help my body to operate as it did when I was younger; so, much like taking a vitamin every day, I'll take these supplements as well. The raspberry ketones help the body to break down, or burn fat, and the coffee extract capsules helps the body (or liver) to burn glucose (sugar), and slows the release of (or blocks) sugars/fat into blood stream.
(5) and finally, I'll be working on waking my spirit by keeping busy with some creative project, meditation, reading, and blogging.
(5) and finally, I'll be working on waking my spirit by keeping busy with some creative project, meditation, reading, and blogging.
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