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The Daily Turn On! Mind Games For Weight Loss

Posted: May 19th 2008 6:30AM by Laura Lewis

Life is too short not to be fully "turned on." The Daily Turn On! energizes all aspects of "you." Every Monday The Daily Turn On! with That's Fit Life Fit expert Laura Lewis will provide you with ideas and tips to awaken your mind, your body and your life as you journey through each day of the week! Check in each Monday to get your tip for Turning On every day of your life.

Albert Einstein once said, "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." What Einstein was saying is that our belief systems dictate our behaviors. And, until we change the way we believe, our actions will remain the same. If we want to lose weight, we must first deal with the reason we gained the weight to begin with.

So, the first step in losing weight is actually doing some mental working out. The problem is that most people do not really know why they are overweight. Our unconscious mind is a powerful thing, but there are some useful tools for delving into the psyche and extracting useful and life altering information.

Mind Games For Weight Loss

Hypnosis. Pramala Spencer, Hypnotherapist and founder of Met-a-Morph explains that hypnosis occurs when our brains are doing one thing and our bodies another. "Our mind consists of the conscious and subconscious. The conscious part is what we are aware of and is the critical factor, filtering information as it is received. Hypnosis occurs when we bypass the critical factor and directly access the subconscious part of the mind. Whatever is received in the subconscious is acted on physiologically, psychologically or behaviorally. The brain is a neural network, like the hardware of a computer and it is reliant on the information that it receives from the subconscious. Our subconscious provides the software for the brain, to act on. In hypnosis we are able to change the software program to attain a desired effect for that positive change." Through Hypnosis we can get in touch with the core cause of our weight gain and tackle the issue for the inside out.
Guided Meditations. You have most likely heard about the principles of The Secret, which explain that the human brain does not register the difference between reality and imagination. As Pramala Spencer explained, our brain is made of neural networks that fire and connect with each thought that we have. Like a well-worn hiking trail, the more thoughts we have about one particular concept the more that neural network fires and the more concentrated the neural groove or path becomes. So, our thoughts literally become entrenched in the brain. Like grass growing back over the abandoned hiking trail, guided meditations enable us to "kill off" negative, self-sabotaging thought patterns and develop good, life-sustaining thought patterns that promote positive behaviors. Many hypnotherapists and meditation guides can create customized CDs and MP3 files to treat specific issues.

We all want to look our best. Use these mind games to get the weight off and keep it off ... for good!

Life Fit Chat with Laura Lewis: The Protein Rules!

Posted: May 14th 2008 6:00AM by Laura Lewis

Life Fit Chat with That's Fit Life Fit Expert Laura Lewis brings conversation provoking tidbits to your table, served up with a touch of spice! Byte-sized information that pack some punch, brought to you every Wednesday and Thursday!

A healthy diet is a well-balanced diet. Part of a well-balanced diet includes eating healthy portions of protein every day. Protein is essential for a healthy, well-balanced diet. The human body is made up of protein cells. it is found in our skin, bones, muscles and organ tissue. Protein is also found in our blood, hormones, and also our enzymes. Many people believe protein is only available through the consumption of meat, but many plants are also healthy protein sources. The Mayo Clinic recommends recommends eating between 10 to 35 percent of our daily caloric intake from protein. Based on a 2000-calorie per day diet, this amounts to about 50 to 175 grams. By following my protein rules, you will begin to shed the extra weight you are carrying, and you will feel better too.

The Protein Rules

Choose lean proteins.
If you do not want to "bulk" up, eat at at least .5 gram per pound of body weight.
Eat three times per day minimum, with protein at each meal.
Include a bit of protein in each snack. Example: unsalted, blanched or raw almonds. About 20 is one ounce ... a nice size snack. Plus, nuts contain good fats, vitamins, minerals and fiber too. A protein, versus a carbohydrate, snack will keep your blood sugar more stable between meals.
Drink lots of water.

Good Protein Sources

Whey Protein
Beef, lean cuts: sirloin, tenderloin, top round, natural beef jerky with no sodium nitrates/nitrites or corn syrup. Choose natural or organic if possible.
Buffalo.
Poultry : chicken, turkey, cornish hen,
Turkey Bacon: No more than two slices per day
Seafood: All types of fish and shellfish. The best choices for weight loss are salmon, halibut and other fatty fishes, swordfish, trout, orange roughy, shrimp, lobster, and crab
Pork: boiled ham, tenderloin (limit one two times per week)
Nuts: slivered or whole almonds, natural nut butter, pepitos, brazil nuts, sunflower seeds
Eggs or egg whites
Tofu: soft and low fat varieties

Life Fit with Laura Lewis: Change Your Habits, Change Your Life

Posted: May 13th 2008 6:00AM by Laura Lewis

Being Life Fit is about your total health, including the health of all of your relationships. Life Fit is a journey, not a destination. It is a process of continuous growth: physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Check in each Tuesday to Life Fit with Laura Lewis, author of "52 Ways To A Healthy You," as we explore our total life fitness. Then, weigh in with your own thoughts over at Laura's "Life Fit Chat" each Wednesday and Thursday for further discussion on the week's topic. Or check out "Ask Laura" every Friday for answers! For more information visit Laura at www.LauraLewis.com.

Change your habits, and change your life. From an emotional, physical and nutritional perspective, we are the sum of our habits. By simply identifying our habits, which can be hard, and changing them -- which can be even harder -- we can transform our lives.

The first step in changing our habits is actually recognizing them. I recommend starting a Sum of Me Journal. For the next 30 days, journal all aspects of your day. Carry your journal with you and make meticulous notes.

Sum of Me Journal

Upon waking, make note of your thoughts and your emotional state.
Write down what you eat for breakfast.
Where did you eat breakfast?
What did you do while eating breakfast?
How did you feel after eating breakfast?
Write down when you exercise and the type of exercise you engage in.
How did you feel before, during and after working out?
Go through this same process each time you eat or drink anything.
At the top of your journal create marks indicating the total ounces of water you should drink for your weight. Slash through the marks as you accomplish your daily water goal.
Go through the journaling process each time you eat or engage in an activity.

After 30 days, review your journal. Your habits will become very blatant to you as you read about them in your own words.

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The Daily Turn On! The Carb Rules for Weight Loss Success

Posted: May 12th 2008 6:00AM by Laura Lewis

For many years I have been teaching people how to lose weight naturally. Getting back to basics is what it's all about! In the spirit of the America Takes it Off! I decided to give you a few of my simple techniques for losing weight and keeping it off. And here is the deal. If you follow my advice, you will lose weight. No question. For more information about how you can lose way, read each of my daily columns for easy-to-implement tips for losing weight the "right way." You may also want to check out my book, 52 Way To A Healthy You. This book offers one tip a week for changing your lifestyle to help you live your best and most health-filled life.

Carb Rules according to Laura

Cut the sugar, lose the weight. Easy ... yes? Remove all refined sugars and carbs this week. Eliminate any sugar in your diet, and replace it with fresh, high fiber fruits such as whole berries (my favorites are raspberries) and apples. Avoid dried fruits, super ripe bananas, pears and melons. Do not drink processed fruit juices. You may drink fresh veggie juices. If you prefer to buy vegetable juice rather than "juicing" at home, be sure to check the ingredients on the label to make sure the product does not contain any fruit juices. And, drink plenty of filtered water.
Cut the refined white flour products. Refined carbohydrates are the white stuff: white rice, white bread, potatoes, and all things containing white sugar. Examples: Replace traditional white pasta normally made with semolina flour (white flour) with brown rice pasta. One two ounce serving has as much fiber as a medium-sized apple. Also try whole wheat pasta and corn pasta. You will automatically bump up your fiber, vitamins and minerals. "Veggie colored" pastas are not high in fiber or nutrients, which means they are not a good substitute. Replace your white bread with real whole grain bread. Try spelt bread, whole rye (read the label) or for a change try Ezekiel bread. My favorites are the Ezekiel english muffins.
Keep the carbs low: four to six servings per day are all you need. Be sure you are eating a balanced diet of lean protein, fresh veggies and moderate amounts of essential fats.
Eat your carbs early in the day. As you move towards evening meals, eat primarily protein and veggies. And to be purposefully redundant ... drink plenty of water!

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The Daily Turn On! Mind Games For Weight Loss

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