All Blog Posts Tagged 'change' (12)

Michael Jackson - A Changing Face

I never knew Michael Jackson personally, so it is impossible to make any type of comment about him or his self-esteem or anything else, without it being a complete projection of my own psyche. Given the recent and unexpected death of this icon, however, it seems appropriate to discuss the t… Continue

Added by Susana on June 28, 2009 at 8:00pm — 3 Comments

The Best Way to Lose Weight

If you are overweight and dealing with heart health concerns, you know weight loss with significantly improve your heart health. So, you need to find a way to successfully lose the weight and keep it off.

Here are tips for success:

Adequate Calories

Don’t cut your calories too low. Never go below 1200 calories and for some people the minimum is higher. Consuming too few calories drops you right into “starvation”

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Added by Lisa Nelson on March 12, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

Weight Loss: What Causes Weight Cycling?

Do you find you find your weight frequently yo-yoing up and down? Do you tend to go through repeat periods of experiencing exciting weight loss followed by discouraging weight regain?

According to the Federal Weight Control Information Network, the cycle may be small, say 5-10 pounds up and down, or large, more than 50 pounds lost and regained repeatedly.

Weight Cycling Causes

The reasons for the we

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Added by Lisa Nelson on March 10, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

How Do You Honor Your Priorities?

I have noticed that especially during these challenging times there is one thing we often believe that we should ignore - work/life balance. In fact, quite the contrary. During difficult times work/life balance becomes even more critical. When times get tough we want to dedicate more time to what we consider important. We have to find the optimum balance in order to do so. We need to find our natural rhythm like calm breathing in and out, flow is required. What this requires? Us… Continue

Added by Inese on January 19, 2009 at 4:00am — 1 Comment

Who am I

Who am I?

Have you ever looked in the mirror and wondered who am I? I have!! Somewhere between getting married and having kids I lost the Jill I use to be. I was giving all of my energy to my family. I started to lose my identity. I gained weight and just kept getting by day to day.… Continue

Added by Jill on January 14, 2009 at 9:02pm — 3 Comments

Your Health Your Life

If you could change your health would you? If you could change your life a little would you? I bet most people would not, simple because they are scared of not knowing, scared to get out of their comfort zone. If you never change any thing in your life then you will always have what you have now! Period. Most people never will and to that I say that is to bad, you were not born to live a simple life or even an unhappy one. People get lack and lazy, depressed and even give up and say It is what i… Continue

Added by Jeffery Shepard on January 14, 2009 at 11:54am — 1 Comment

Believe and Achieve

Want to improve your health? Have health goals you are trying to reach? Here are some thoughts I had about goals and making healthy lifestyle changes. I'm not a psychologist and I don't pretend to know everything about goals, behavior change and motivation. These are just some things that have worked for me: Believe I am a firm believer in the power of the mind. You have to believe that you can reach your goals, whatever they may be. Believing in yourself will help you work hard to reac… Continue

Added by The Fight for Fitness | Blake Hagen on August 4, 2008 at 3:41pm — 2 Comments

From worldchanging.com

OK, so this isn't one I wrote. But check out this interesting link... http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/008144.html Live life simply. Continue

Added by Sugar and Sprouts on July 7, 2008 at 9:28am — No Comments

My Six Word Memoir: “Life is not the dress rehearsal”

I posted this quote (attributed to Rose Tremain) on my bedroom wall when I was sixteen and now it lives on my website--you can find it (here). Here’s a bit about what it means to me: Make sure you are writing the script you wa… Continue

Added by Melissa on May 26, 2008 at 1:49pm — 1 Comment

Can You Become a Creature of New Habits?

From the New York Times: Habits are a funny thing. We reach for them mindlessly, setting our brains on auto-pilot and relaxing into the unconscious comfort of familiar routine. “Not choice, but habit rules the unreflecting herd,” William Wordsworth said in the 19th century. In the ever-changing 21st century, even the word “habit” carries a negative connotation. So it seems antithetical to talk about habi… Continue

Added by David on May 5, 2008 at 8:34pm — 1 Comment

Spring Cleaning For a Better Life

I saw a chiropractor for the first time last week. I have to admit, the long series of crunches, cracks and pops that echoed in my ear when he made his first "adjustment" thoroughly unnerved me. However, within seconds after that single, weird twist of my neck, I was flooded with the m… Continue

Added by Melissa on April 27, 2008 at 4:42pm — 3 Comments

The Good Life

What if I told you there was a simple, five minute ritual that research has shown can actually increases someone's level of happiness and reduce symptoms of depression? What if I told you that either the ritual or the results (or both) were so compelling that six months after research… Continue

Added by Melissa on April 10, 2008 at 1:55pm — 9 Comments

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Healthy Thanksgiving meal - Brazilian Nut Roast en Croûte

I had a healthy Thanksgiving at home with my family. It took a big effort and long time to cook everything but it was worth it! I made a Brazilian Nut Roast en Croûte from scratch the day before just to be sure it came out OK. Also, I made vegg...

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Holiday Cleansing Teas and Exercise Tips

From Ask Dr. Mao: Stuffed with stuffing, filled with turkey, crammed with cookies, and saturated with alcohol. Now what? Holidays call for celebration, and many of us know the consequences that come from overindulging in alcohol and food. Somet...

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