PERCEPTION - smoke & mirrors

where along the path of growing up 

do we decided to be afraid of who we are?

you are allowed to feel what you feel

and you should know how to figure out how you feel

one of the reasons why i love Geenen Roth

"the journey from GOD is the one in which you believe you are what you do, weigh, achieve and so you spend you time attempting to adorn yourself with external measures of worth: a thin body, a big bank account, cool patent leather boots.  Since even thin, rich & famous people get old, have cellulite & die, the journey from GOD ends in disappointment 100% of the time"

nothing is as it seems

celebs/models are NOT all HAPPY!

money, fame & attention cannot fill the void

a void that allowed the time to explore, you would find requires none of these things

why do we drive ourselves crazy

why do we hold ourselves back

why do we need to be more prepared for the next step of our lives

more experienced before we can ask for what it is that we really want

make yourself happy by reaching for what you want, standing up for what you believe

WHAT EQUATES HAPPINESS?

when is the time to take charge of your life
reach for what it is that you deserve due to all your hard work
COMMON ANSWER: not right now, more preparation is required to make everything perfect

NOTHING/NO TIME IS EVER PERFECT.......it's right now or never

when is a good time to speak up? 
COMMON ANSWER: i dont want to ruffle feathers, so lets not say anything

I NEED TO LOSE WEIGHT, I WILL BE MORE CONFIDENT THEN
Geenes's book talks all about the concept of perceived happiness
when i lose weight i will be..........when i am skinny i will be............
i will feel better when my clothes fit differently
what do you do until then? pick ourselves apart? there is an underlying problem that isnt food
why dont your clothes fit properly now
did they at one point or are you like most of the world that will buy something to lose weight for?
there is a reason for overeating, that needs to be delt with instead of just DROPPING THE WEIGHT

every day our appetites are different, our energy levels are different our brain capacity is different, our attention span waivers

stop beat yourself up

BE REAL

be kind & confident

 

choose to fuel yourself with love, positive reinforcement & courage

life should not be about how a person seems to be,

how they appear to be

but how they ARE, in each moment,
 the choices they make for themselves

to fulfill their happiness, to stay aligned with their morals & standards

make decisions for YOU, not for what 
YOU WILL LOOK LIKE

our generation & babies

THESE DAYS we are having babies at an older age than our parents
our generation is taking more time to get to know themselves
AND/OR deciding that they want to wait to have kids

GOOD NEWS!

today i ran into a couple of good friends
they mentioned some important information about fertility/infertility

IF YOU ARE TRYING TO GET PREGANT & CANNOT
AS LONG AS YOU LOOK INTO FERTILITY TREATMENTS BEFORE YOUR 40TH BIRTHDAY YOUR INSURANCE WILL COVER IT!

that is mind blowing news.........
something to lock away in your knowledge cap OR at least to save til your 38th bday

i have a good 10 years BUT given all the environmental & genetic boundaries it is good to know

Environmental factors can then be classified into categories such as physical, chemical, biological, behavioral, and socioeconomic. In many circumstances, multiple environmental factors may contribute to adversely modify human health. It has been suspected and in some cases demonstrated that stress can adversely affect reproductive function. Nutrition also plays an important role in infertility, and under nutrition or nutrition disorders are associated with stress in infertility. Environmental factors are often invoked as contributing to many cases of unexplained infertility.

Fertility Toxicology Topics
Coffee - MSG  - Plastics - Nutrasweet
Alcohol - Food Additives - Cosmetics - Job Exposures
Cigarettes - Pesticide Use - Vehicle Exhaust - Geographic Locations

Frequent exposure to heat, such as in saunas or hot tubs, elevating your core body temperature

keep calm

eat right

workout

choose organic

The Reverse Diet Plan

ok ok
SO I know that we all have the best intentions when we wake up.
Breakfast & mid morning, possbily lunch is ON POINT.  clean, portioned & "controlled".
Come mid afternoon, the cravings hit.
Dinner tends to be larger than normal since we have actually held off snacking
The sweet tooth happens to pop into your head while you are still chewing your dinner #WTF

MAYBE IT'S JUST ME (that ends up standing in the kitchen in a pile of crumbs)?


 
My crumbs tend to be from rice cakes or gluten free ALPHA SWEETS but still....eating for no reason
Why the hell do you think i have a baking business.  CAUSE I WANT SOME!
 
FOLLOW ME HERE......
Let's commit to 2 weeks of flipping the script.  
Eat carbs in the am, and breakfast for dinner.

If you want something to "cheat" in the evening, let it sit til the morning. 
If you still want it, HAVE IT!

I am starting NOW, not Monday, not May 1st NOW.  ANY change worth making should happen in this moment.  YOU are worth it.  Your digestion is worth it. 

Drink a full 8 oz glass of water right before bed.  This might warrant RUBBER SHEETS, but your metabolism will thank you.

My trick happens to be that I MUST workout in the AM, and dont want to be weighed down.  SO I will have my carbs but in a smaller poritions.  If I balance my blood sugar first thing in the morning, there is less of a chance of spiking & cravings which are actially one in the same.  If you are drinking the right amonth of water, you WILL NOT, I repeat WILL NOT have salt cravings. 
Together CARBS & WATER will cut down on your overeating & bloating issues.

I KNOW YOU LOVE ME
oatmeal, rye toast, potatos BRING EM ON!!!!!
Share with me what your favorite big breakfast is.   I want to try them all!

If you are a person that "isn't hungry in the morning" guess what.  Your metabolism is in the toilet. Start eating within 1 hour of waking up & you will begin to be hungry as you wake up. 

2 weeks people, 2 weeks to revamp your food picker.

ARE YOU IN?