Take Me Off Your Email List

Everyone who has followed my blog knows that I am creating a newsletter to help anyone who wants help in living a better lifestyle. Statistics have shown that obesity is on the rise. There are also studies showing that weight problems rise even more during economic tough times. This is due to the fact that everyone looks for "cheap" meals which almost always happen to be very high in calories, fat, sugar and carbohydrates.

Now I am going to stray from what this blog is about. I get these "chain emails" from friends and family and their friends and family and so on. They range from polictial to religious to items about animals, kids, global warming, the war, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. I don't mind much. I'll glance through them and then delete. I usually do not pass them on though unless I think there is some real value to someone.

This is where I have a problem. I used these emails to obtain a list of people to start sending out early notices and information about my upcoming newletter. They are the same people who are on every list. And we don't get just one. So what I am getting at is these people don't mind getting these mindless, and sometimes highly controversial, eamils. They don't ask to be removed from the email list because they keep getting them. So why do they want to be off mine? I am not asking for anything. It is not controversial, political or religious.

The point is that something of value, where there is greater than a 60% chance they need, they don't want! Why? I am sure they are many people who can give me their theories but will we truly know? Probably not. Does it matter? No.

The final point here is that I am available to help whoever wants my help. If you are even slightly over weight and say you are fine with that then so be it. You are not only lying to me but to yourself. No one is happy being over weight. There may be pyschological issues to deal with but you are not happy. Or you may have just settled on this state because it is easy.

If you ever get a chance to meet me you will see that I mean what I say. I truely want to help as many people as I can. Maybe it will be you or someone you know. I don't want people to waste a lot of money and not see any results. My system works for those that choose to participate. Keep following and you will soon see my new web site and program for those that wnat to change.

Have a safe Thanksgiving and don't eat too much!

Lose 25 lbs and 3 Inches From Your Waist!

A study from the University of North Carolina discovered the people consume 450 calories a day from beverages. This is two times as much as what was consumed 30 years ago. This will add an extra 23 pounds of weight per year that needs to be burned (most likely just carried around as extra weight)!

Beverages are the most difficult calories to gauge because there are no visual clues like other foods. However, these are the easiest to cut from your diet. Reviewing what you consume and making better choices will help you lose weight. People have lost as much as 25 pounds and 3 inches off their waist from just changing this one aspect of their daily diet.

Here are the 20 “worst” items to drink:

Worst Light Beer
Samual Adams Light (12 oz)
· 124 calories
· 10 grams carbohydrates
Worst “Healthy” Drink
Glaceau Vitamin Water (20 oz)
· 130 calories
· 33 grams sugar
Worst Soda
Sunkist (12 oz)
· 190 calories
· 52 grams sugar
Worst Beer
Sierra Nevada Stout (12 oz)
· 210 calories
· 20 grams carbohydrates
Worst Lemonade
Minute Maid Lemonade (20 oz)
· 250 calories
· 68 grams sugar
Worst Tea-Like Substance
SoBe Zen Tea (20 oz)
· 275 calories
· 70 grams sugar
Worst Energy Drink
Rockstar Original (16 oz)
· 280 calories
· 62 grams sugar
Worst Iced Tea
Lipton Iced Brisk Lemon Iced Tea (20 oz)
· 325 calories
· 81 grams sugar
Worst Juice Imposter
Arizona Kiwi Strawberry (23.5 oz)
· 360 calories
· 84 grams sugar
Worst Chocolate Milk
Nesquik (16 oz)
· 400 calories
· 10 grams fat (6 grams saturated)
· 60 grams sugar
Worst Chai Tea Drink
Caribou Coffee Large Chai Tea Latte
· 420 calories
· 47 grams sugar
Worst Kid’s Hot Beverage
Cosi Kid’s Hot Chocolate (12 oz)
· 436 calories
· 60 grams sugar
Worst Summer Cocktail
Pina Colada
· 625 calories
· 75 grams sugar
Worst Coffee Alternative
Starbuck’s Venti White Hot Chocolate
· 640 calories
· 23 grams fat (15 grams saturated)
· 76 grams sugar
Worst Hot Coffee
Starbuck’s Venti 2% Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha
· 660 calories
· 22 grams fat (14 grams saturated)
· 95 grams sugar
Worst Blended Fruit Drink
Baskin-Robbins Pomegranate Banana Fruit Blast Smoothie (32 oz)
· 1,020 calories
· 232 grams sugar
Worst Frozen Coffee Drink
Cosi Gigante Double OH! Arctic (24 oz)
· 1,033 calories
· 35 grams fat
· 177 grams carbohydrates
Worst Smoothie
Jamba Juice Peanut Butter Moo’d Power Smoothie (32 oz)
· 1,170 calories
· 169 grams sugar
Worst Milkshake
Baskin-Robbins Large York Peppermint Pattie Shake (32 oz)
· 2,210 calories
· 103 grams fat (64 grams saturated)
· 281 grams sugar
Worst Drink in America
Baskin-Robbins Large Heath Bar Shake
· 2,310 calories
· 108 grams fat (64 grams saturated)
· 266 grams sugar

The Worst Drink in America by the Numbers:
73: the number of ingredients in this milkshake
66: teaspoons of sugar in this drink
11: the amount of Heath Bars you have to consume to equal the calories
12: average number of minutes to consume the drink
240: minutes on the treadmill, running at a moderate pace, to burn off these calories

My advice is to stick to water: no calories, no fat, and no carbohydrates. If you need to have a little more flavor, make sure you check out these 3 items on the nutrition label. You need to get these as low as possible. When you cut out these calories, you will lose weight.

This is a sample of the coaching tips I will be giving in my newsletter. Stay tuned for the first issue to come out soon. Until then, follow this simple tip and see the results

Rising Risk for Obese Kids

Ultrasound imaging reveals accelerated evidence of heart disease in obese children. What this means is that they have middle-aged arteries! A glimpse inside the neck arteries of obese children and teens reveals cardivascular systems more like 45 year olds. This has been seen in children as young as 10 years old!

Obese children and teens, especially those with abnormal cholesterol levels, should focus on diet and exercise to prevent early aging of their arteries, new research suggests.

A study at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine says that more than half of the 70 youngsters ages 10 to 18 enrolled in the Children’s Mercy Hospital study had a “vascular age” about 30 years older than their actual age, putting them at risk for early heart attacks, stroke — and death. That finding might also hold true for many more young people in the United States, where more than a quarter of kids ages 2 to 19 are considered obese.

Changing diet and increasing exercise can slow and perhaps stop deterioration. This new research is a reminder to take steps to prevent obesity and high cholesterol before children’s arteries grow older than their years.

This is a sad state. Parents who keep feeding their children a poor diet and not get them to exercise are only hurting them. They are actually putting them in danger of shortening their lives. But I believe the problem is with the whole family. Typically, fat parents will raise fat kids. This may be a bold statement and hard for people to hear but it holds a lot of truth. If you don't believe me, spend some time at one of the Walt Disney parks and just observe the people.

One way to reverse this is to live a healthy lifestyle as a family. Eat balanced meals and better snacks. Does that mean a child has to forgo the cake at a birthday party? No it doesn't. If you eat well all week, ONE piece of cake will not hurt. Do some physical activity as a family.

My monthly coaching newsletter is a great place to start. There are tips on how to change to a healthier lifestyle so that it becomes second nature. There are great tasting, easy to make recipes that the family can enjoy. The exercises can be done by anyone at any age and in any physical condition. Make it a family affair.

My newsletter will be out soon. Follow this blog for future news. Until then, celebrate life; be good to yourself.