Sometimes, when contemplating a change, we spend far too much time thinking about it and it never actually gets done. Why? Because we want to do it perfectly or not at all. We research all of the diet plans that we can to find the "perfect" one for us. We don't want to go to the gym yet, because we need to lose a few pounds before we can be seen in our workout shorts. If we finally take the plunge and then have a bad day, we feel worthless, convinced that we don't have what it takes to make this change. How self-defeating is that?
No matter what change you are making, it is about taking it one step at a time. Yes, you should do a little research before you begin- read a few articles or books orconsult with someone who has already made the change. This can give you a sense of confidence and help you to set goals for yourself. But please don't get stuck in this stage!
Ultimately, making a change is not about perfection. It's the little things that you do that add up day after day. If you can choose a new behavior 80-90% of the time, your life will shift in dramatic ways. So think about the quality that making this change will give you. If your goal is to lose weight, the quality you may be trying to attain is healthy and moderate in food choices. Visualize what this looks like. What choices is a healthy person making? What are they eating? Where are they eating? What do they do when they are offered seconds? Choose one of these behaviors and try it on for size today. As you do this more and more often, it will become comfortable, exercise the areas of your brain responsible for delayed gratification and impulse control, and help you develop confidence in your ability to control your weight and your health.
Today, choose one healthy behavior and practice it. See how it feels. See whether you feel like doing it again tomorrow.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Simply Raw: Raw for Thirty Days
Raw foods have an amazingly cleansing effect on our body and supply our body with essential enzymes, phytochemicals, antioxidants, and vitamins. Once they enter our bodies, they go to work to clear out, restore, and replenish. This is not always a fun process as we detoxify sometimes years worth of abuse to our bodies. However, the end result is increased energy, vigor, stamina, clarity, health, and passion for life.
Hippocrates said, "Let food be thy medicine". However, it is amazing how far from this we have deviated. Rather than correct the imbalance that lies at the root of the problem, we have resorted to taking medicines which further imbalance our bodies, masking the symptoms of many "dis"-eases and contributing to further degeneration of our precious cells and vital life energy.
In the documentary film "Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in Thirty Days", it is evident the amazing ability our bodies have to restore themselves to health and balance when nourished with the proper living foods. In the film, six insulin-dependent diabetics are fed a completely organic, raw, living-foods diet for thirty days. The film explores the physical and emotional detoxifications that occur when transitioning to this way of eating and lifestyle. In the end, all have gained more joy and clarity in their lives. The most real and tangible benefit to them, however, is that they all were insulin-free and their blood sugars had returned to normal by the end of the thirty days! Imagine all of the pain and suffering we could alleviate if the public was educated about this way of life and knew the health, freedom, and joy that it could bring!
What step can you take today to introducing more raw foods into your diet? Going raw is a process and raw foods can be introduced slowly to intiate this cleansing process. Perhaps you replace you replace your morning coffee with a green smoothie. Then you replace one meal per day with raw. As you slowly replace cooked foods with fresh, raw fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and sprouted grains your body will clean out many of the toxins and rebuild itself day by day.
Check out the trailer to this amazing documentary:
Hippocrates said, "Let food be thy medicine". However, it is amazing how far from this we have deviated. Rather than correct the imbalance that lies at the root of the problem, we have resorted to taking medicines which further imbalance our bodies, masking the symptoms of many "dis"-eases and contributing to further degeneration of our precious cells and vital life energy.
In the documentary film "Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in Thirty Days", it is evident the amazing ability our bodies have to restore themselves to health and balance when nourished with the proper living foods. In the film, six insulin-dependent diabetics are fed a completely organic, raw, living-foods diet for thirty days. The film explores the physical and emotional detoxifications that occur when transitioning to this way of eating and lifestyle. In the end, all have gained more joy and clarity in their lives. The most real and tangible benefit to them, however, is that they all were insulin-free and their blood sugars had returned to normal by the end of the thirty days! Imagine all of the pain and suffering we could alleviate if the public was educated about this way of life and knew the health, freedom, and joy that it could bring!
What step can you take today to introducing more raw foods into your diet? Going raw is a process and raw foods can be introduced slowly to intiate this cleansing process. Perhaps you replace you replace your morning coffee with a green smoothie. Then you replace one meal per day with raw. As you slowly replace cooked foods with fresh, raw fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and sprouted grains your body will clean out many of the toxins and rebuild itself day by day.
Check out the trailer to this amazing documentary:
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