Nutrition and Weight Loss Ideas

How often do you find yourself reaching for some food when you feel stressed? How often do you want something to eat because you think it will make you more comfortable? How about when you’re feeling sad, or anxious, or bored, or angry, or lonely? Do those things make you want to eat something?

Well, if that’s you, you’re definitely not alone. This is called emotional eating — and it’s one of the major causes of the weight problem we’re facing. Emotional eating can be cured. It’s really nothing more than a habit that we’ve formed, maybe as early in our lives as when we were children. One way to break this habit is to work on our own self-esteem — but that topic is better suited to my other blog, where I talk about ways to improve our lives and feel better about ourselves. Stop by and check it out at: http://www.theleaderinside.com.

So, let’s look at some ways to break the emotional eating habit …

* Learn to recognize your actual hunger level. Just before you pop into your mouth whatever it is you just grabbed, rate how hungry you really are. Give it a rating between 1 and 5 — with 1 being absolutely ravenous and 5 not being truly hungry at all. Be honest with yourself. Then, if your rating is a 4 or a 5, put the food back where you found it — you’re not truly hungry and don’t need the food.

* Do something other than eat. Make a list of things you like to do and could easily do besides eating. Maybe it’s to go for a walk — maybe it’s call a good friend — maybe it’s start a project around the house — how about a nice hot shower — or perhaps clean up the email folders. Just do something on your list besides eat.

* Keep track of what you’re eating. Lots of people who are working on weight loss keep a food journal. Put down not only what you eat, but what time you ate it and how you were feeling when you ate it. This will help you to be more aware of your eating habits and you’ll be more accountable.

* Run some interference. I read about this technique in a magazine article some time ago. When you get that urge to grab some food, make a deal with yourself to only eat three specific healthy foods before you grab something that’s high in calories or full of fat. These could be things like an apple, a handful of baby carrots, some nuts, a cup of yogurt — things like that. Take your time eating these three food items. Then, after you’ve done that, and you still feel like you want something else, give yourself permission to have one of your comfort foods. You’ll find that most of the time you’ll be satisfied with the three foods you already ate.

* Exercise, exercise, exercise every day. One thing I know, and can attest to, is that if you exercise every day you’ll feel better. If you feel good, you’re not as likely to get down in the dumps. And, if you’re not down in the dumps, you’re not likely to need to resort to comfort foods to make you feel better — you already feel great!

* Get enough sleep and get it at the same time every day. Research shows that sleep deprivation can increase hunger by decreasing Leptin levels, the appetite regulating hormone that signals fullness. Not only that, but getting regular, restful sleep every night will give you more energy. When you have more energy it will be a lot easier for you to stay focused on positive things in your life — and when you feel good — you won’t feel like you have to look to food to make you happy.
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Got questions?

Contact me at: http://www.ronrink.com

My email and phone number are at that site. Feel free to contact me. I’m here to help you with your health, nutrition and fitness goals.

Have a healthy and nutritious day!

Shanti … (A sanscrit word meaning, “Let there be Peace. Peace, beautiful Peace. Peace within, Peace without. Peace in this world. Peace for all beings.”)

Ron
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Dear Friends,

Last evening (January 23rd) I had the good fortune to be on a phone conversation with Neale Donald Walsch. What an inspiring interview this was with this best-selling author of the “Conversations With God” series of books. Maybe you’ve heard about him or his books. I’ll bet many of you have.

Neale Donald Walsch never wanted his life story to become a movie — but now it has — and it will be the featured film in the February 2007 DVD for the members of the Spiritual Cinema Circle, of which I am one. I encourage you to join me and become a member today so that you can have this wonderful film to keep and to share with your family and friends — CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD.

(Today is the last day of January, so be sure to join during the month of February so you can have this wonderful movie to enjoy and share. And, the first month of your membership is free — postage only! So, do it today!)

Neale Donald Walsch didn’t “ask” to write a book, let alone have a movie made about his life. He certainly had no intention of writing 22 books, or becoming the New York Times best-selling author of the “Conversations with God” series. Neale Donald Walsch was just a man down on his luck, out of answers, and in desperate need of help, who cried out to God.

And God answered.

In what became a series of late night “conversations,” God revealed himself to Neale in an utterly earth shattering way. Walsch posed an endless stream of questions about life’s mysteries and uncertainties, and just like that, God illuminated the answers, one by one, to all of Walsch’s desperate cries. Walsch filled dozens and dozens of legal pads recording these conversations, and their messages became the basis for an internationally acclaimed book series that has sold over 7 million copies and been translated into 34 languages, and now –— a major feature film — CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD.

CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD is an original production of The Spiritual Cinema Circle, a DVD club that delivers inspiring and uplifting films – features, shorts, and documentaries – directly to your door. The Circle finds fascinating films from festivals around the world…films that will open your heart, stir your soul, and expand your mind.

Now, members of The Circle are receiving CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD. as part of the February 2007 DVD which also includes three outstanding short films. For a limited time, new subscribers to The Circle can receive a free trial membership (you pay a minimal shipping fee) by visiting: http://www.spiritualcinemacircle.com/.

If there ever was a great time to do this, it’s today.

Shanti,

Ron

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As I mentioned in a recent article, the practice of meditation is a vital part of my life. It is one of the powerful tools that I use to help me stay in the right mind — to help me make the right choices — and to stay healthy. I would like to share with you this tool that I use to help me reach a deeper meditation every time I use it. Find out more about this tool by CLICKING HERE to see what I’m talking about. This is an excellent aid to deeper meditation — and it’s the best one I have found anywhere.

Click here to find the Holosync Solution to powerful meditation!
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There is one fact that we can no longer deny — and that is that we are a country of people with a weight problem — a serious weight problem.

Americans are putting up some numbers on the weight scales that are breaking all the records. We now have over 130 million people who are considered to be overweight or obese. What is truly frightening is this fact within a fact — half of all women aged 20 to 39 in the United States are included in these figures. We don’t get off our butts anymore. We would rather eat foods that we can find in fast-food places — most of which is extremely low in nutritional value — thereby making us eat more and more. We are eating quantities of food at our meals that are way more than we need — and this is because we either eat so fast — and/or the food is so low in nutrition that our brains never get the message that we’re full.

One of the major culprits in our overweight problem is the consumption of sodas. I don’t care what the advertisers are saying about the “wholesomeness” of sodas, these soft drinks are directly linked to both obesity and type 2 diabetes. These drinks are loaded with sugar. People who like to drink sodas also like to consume products that are filled with refined carbohydrates and high fructose corn syrup. The more they consume, the fatter they get. The really sad part is that our kids are using these products in ever greater amounts.

These soft drinks provide little or no nutritional value. We are now slurping down more of this than our bodies can handle. There is so much high fructose corn syrup (see my article on this at http://www.1healthybody.com/21/more-about-sugar/) getting onto our diets through these sodas, that we are offsetting our intake of solid foods. We are getting fat because we are consuming more of this that we can burn off. And, you’ve probably also noticed that the sizes of the soda bottles people are carrying around with them has gotten larger and larger. Well, you need to know that the size of the drinks is in direct correlation with American waistlines.

To put this dangerous pattern in perspective, one regular 12-ounce can of sugar-sweetened soda contains approximately 150 calories with close to 50 grams of sugar. If this is added to the typical American diet, one can of soda per day could lead to a weight gain of 15 pounds in one year. Currently the consumption of soda accounts for about 8%-9% of total energy among children and adults, and studies suggest that it is most certainly having a negative effect on the people who consume it in such vast quantities.

This is proving to be just as dangerous as smoking — and the people who do abuse either of these products — sodas or cigarettes — will argue — “So What?”

Here’s the answer to the “So Whats” — type 2 diabetes — heart disease — lung, bowel and colon cancer, high blood pressure, nerve damage, kidney damage, and a variety of other dangerous health issues. There is also the loss of bone density, which is related to the loss of calcium. Think about your kids — if they have a depleted calcium content (which happens when they drink these sugary soft drinks) this could lead to hip fractures and other bone problems later in life. Consuming these sodas can have deadly effects in the long run.

Sure, it’s a battle. The advertisers are spending billions of dollars to get you to drink more and more of their mouth-watering soft drinks. As someone who strives to get you to quit using these products, I’m up against some very well financed opposition. I also fight against smoking while Big Tobacco uses every kind of deceit to convince you that I’m wrong. As Michele Simon, the author of Appetite for Profit, writes, “A 2003 government survey showed that 43 percent of elementary schools, 74 percent of middle schools, and 98 percent of high schools sold food through vending machines, snack bars, or other venues outside the federally supported school meal programs … With public schools so desperate for funding, districts are lured into signing exclusive contracts (also known as “pouring rights” deals) with major beverage companies — mainly Coca-Cola and PepsiCo”.

It’s all about money — it’s not about the health of our kids and adults.

You — the readers of this blog and the multitude of others that deal with this topic — are the answer. We have the control. We don’t have to buy these products. We can get them out of our homes and we can campaign to get them out of our schools.

Doesn’t one of the soft drink manufacturers have “The Real Thing” in their slogan? Well, there’s another thing that’s real — and that is what is happening to us — we’re getting fat and we’re dying because of it.

Think about it!
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Got questions?

Contact me at: http://www.ronrink.com

My email and phone number are at that site. Feel free to contact me. I’m here to help you with your health, nutrition and fitness goals.

Have a healthy and nutritious day!

Shanti … (A sanscrit word meaning, “Let there be Peace. Peace, beautiful Peace. Peace within, Peace without. Peace in this world. Peace for all beings.”)

Ron
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Dear Friends,

Last evening (January 23rd) I had the good fortune to be on a phone conversation with Neale Donald Walsch. What an inspiring interview this was with this best-selling author of the “Conversations With God” series of books. Maybe you’ve heard about him or his books. I’ll bet many of you have.

Neale Donald Walsch never wanted his life story to become a movie — but now it has — and it will be the featured film in the February 2007 DVD for the members of the Spiritual Cinema Circle, of which I am one. I encourage you to join me and become a member today so that you can have this wonderful film to keep and to share with your family and friends — CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD.

Neale Donald Walsch didn’t “ask” to write a book, let alone have a movie made about his life. He certainly had no intention of writing 22 books, or becoming the New York Times best-selling author of the “Conversations with God” series. Neale Donald Walsch was just a man down on his luck, out of answers, and in desperate need of help, who cried out to God.

And God answered.

In what became a series of late night “conversations,” God revealed himself to Neale in an utterly earth shattering way. Walsch posed an endless stream of questions about life’s mysteries and uncertainties, and just like that, God illuminated the answers, one by one, to all of Walsch’s desperate cries. Walsch filled dozens and dozens of legal pads recording these conversations, and their messages became the basis for an internationally acclaimed book series that has sold over 7 million copies and been translated into 34 languages, and now –— a major feature film — CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD.

CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD is an original production of The Spiritual Cinema Circle, a DVD club that delivers inspiring and uplifting films – features, shorts, and documentaries – directly to your door. The Circle finds fascinating films from festivals around the world…films that will open your heart, stir your soul, and expand your mind.

Now, members of The Circle are receiving CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD. as part of the February 2007 DVD which also includes three outstanding short films. For a limited time, new subscribers to The Circle can receive a free trial membership (you pay a minimal shipping fee) by visiting: http://www.spiritualcinemacircle.com/.

If there ever was a great time to do this, it’s today.

Shanti,

Ron

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As I mentioned in a recent article, the practice of meditation is a vital part of my life. It is one of the powerful tools that I use to help me stay in the right mind — to help me make the right choices — and to stay healthy. I would like to share with you this tool that I use to help me reach a deeper meditation every time I use it. Find out more about this tool by CLICKING HERE to see what I’m talking about. This is an excellent aid to deeper meditation — and it’s the best one I have found anywhere.

Click here to find the Holosync Solution to powerful meditation!
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Anyone who has been a reader of this blog for any length of time has witnessed my thoughts and admonitions about how addicted we are to sugar — and how harmful that addiction is for us and the children in our world. How often do we feed the people we love and respect some concoction filled with sugar in the hopes that they’ll be happier for it — without thinking whether they’ll be healthier for it.

I don’t know exactly what has me fired up about it again unless I’ve noticed that over the past few months I’ve been guilty of including too much of it in my diet — and seeing the results in the way my clothes are fitting and how I’m feeling. So this article is pointed directly at me — as well as you! We have to, somehow, get the picture — sugar is not so sweet when you see it for what it really is.

For starters, refined sugar, the kind we all use …

(1) is high in calories ..
(2) has zero nutritional value …
(3) has no fiber
(4) causes tooth decay
(5) is one of the culprits in obesity
(6) and is definitely implicated in diabetes.

Even after all the articles I’ve written about sugar and its effect on our health, we still have this terrible need to include it in our diets. I need to convince myself, and all of the readers of this blog that we have to get sugar out of our diets.

Take a look at what kind of damage we are causing, not only to ourselves and to our families and friends to whom we feed sugary desserts, but to the children who are on the receiving end of so many sugar-laden “treats” …

* Sugar weakens your immune system, and can even cause autoimmune diseases such as arthritis, asthma, and multiple sclerosis.

* It interferes with your body’s ability to absorb certain important minerals. This contributes to osteoporosis and other ailments.

* It “feeds” cancer cells and has been associated with breast, ovarian, prostate, pancreatic, lung, gallbladder, and stomach cancers.

* It can cause premature aging, increased oxidative stress from free radicals, a greater chance of Alzheimer’s, and the deterioration of eyesight.

* It can cause gallstones, appendicitis, hemorrhoids, varicose veins, and gastrointestinal problems.

* It can raise your blood pressure and increase your triglycerides and bad cholesterol while decreasing good cholesterol. Not surprisingly, sugar is known to cause atherosclerosis and heart disease.

* It can reduce learning capacity and even cause learning disorders. There is no doubt that sugar consumption adversely affects children’s grades in school.

Find ways to eliminate white sugar, brown sugar, fructose, and corn syrup from your diets. There are many safe, and natural alternatives on the market today to satisfy your sweet tooth.

Just say “NO” to sugar — it really has nothing to offer for good health.
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Got questions?

Contact me at: http://www.ronrink.com

My email and phone number are at that site. Feel free to contact me. I’m here to help you with your health, nutrition and fitness goals.

Have a healthy and nutritious day!

Shanti … (A sanscrit word meaning, “Let there be Peace. Peace, beautiful Peace. Peace within, Peace without. Peace in this world. Peace for all beings.”)

Ron
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Dear Friends,

I recently had the good fortune to be on a phone conversation with Neale Donald Walsch. What an inspiring interview this was with this best-selling author of the “Conversations With God” series of books. Maybe you’ve heard about him or his books. I’ll bet many of you have.

Neale Donald Walsch never wanted his life story to become a movie — but now it has — and it will be the featured film in the February 2007 DVD for the members of the Spiritual Cinema Circle, of which I am one. I encourage you to join me and become a member today so that you can have this wonderful film to keep and to share with your family and friends — CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD.

Neale Donald Walsch didn’t “ask” to write a book, let alone have a movie made about his life. He certainly had no intention of writing 22 books, or becoming the New York Times best-selling author of the “Conversations with God” series. Neale Donald Walsch was just a man down on his luck, out of answers, and in desperate need of help, who cried out to God.

And God answered.

In what became a series of late night “conversations,” God revealed himself to Neale in an utterly earth shattering way. Walsch posed an endless stream of questions about life’s mysteries and uncertainties, and just like that, God illuminated the answers, one by one, to all of Walsch’s desperate cries. Walsch filled dozens and dozens of legal pads recording these conversations, and their messages became the basis for an internationally acclaimed book series that has sold over 7 million copies and been translated into 34 languages, and now –— a major feature film — CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD.

CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD is an original production of The Spiritual Cinema Circle, a DVD club that delivers inspiring and uplifting films – features, shorts, and documentaries – directly to your door. The Circle finds fascinating films from festivals around the world…films that will open your heart, stir your soul, and expand your mind.

Now, members of The Circle are receiving CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD. as part of the February 2007 DVD which also includes three outstanding short films. For a limited time, new subscribers to The Circle can receive a free trial membership (you pay a minimal shipping fee) by visiting: http://www.spiritualcinemacircle.com/.

If there ever was a great time to do this, it’s today.

Shanti,

Ron

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As I mentioned in a recent article, the practice of meditation is a vital part of my life. It is one of the powerful tools that I use to help me stay in the right mind — to help me make the right choices — and to stay healthy. I would like to share with you this tool that I use to help me reach a deeper meditation every time I use it. Find out more about this tool by CLICKING HERE to see what I’m talking about. This is an excellent aid to deeper meditation — and it’s the best one I have found anywhere.

Click here to find the Holosync Solution to powerful meditation!
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