How Do You Eat an Elephant?

How do you eat an elephant?
One bite at a time. Your goal is the elephant. The bites are the small steps you take to reach the goal.

Most likely, you have a dream. Now it takes action to make it a reality – but where do you start? It can be so overwhelming, most people won’t even attempt to start.

First you need a plan. You’ll have a number of steps that you need to take in a logical order. Now start to establish a time frame. What could you accomplish this week? This month? Once you accomplish these steps, what could you realistically accomplish in the next month? The month after that?

The steps might be based on your current capability, or the time you have available, or what you can afford, or a combination of all of those factors.

Say your goal is to be a painter. You might need to enroll in a course. You might need to budget to buy the equipment and supplies you need. You might need to plan a certain amount of time every day, or every week dedicated just to working on that painting.

Say your goal is to lose weight and have more energy. You may need to learn about different foods and how they affect your body. You may need to learn how to make healthier dishes. You may need to plan your eating instead of eating on impulse.
You may need to learn how to shop differently. You may need to start an exercise program, based on your current condition.

Say your goal is to become financially stable, or even rich. You may need to first focus on immediate income to cover current needs. You may need to find avenues of residual income -money you don’t work for – like using tax laws wisely, or rental income, or interest, or investment income, or a business that provides an ongoing income. You may need to learn more about investments.
You’ll need to learn how to take each step and roll it over to the next – learning and growing.

No matter what your goal, it can be broken down into little steps. Your plan at this point should include the overall view of the steps needed to reach the goal, with a subset of things you can accomplish over the next month or so. Take some time and map out a detailed plan to reach your goal. What do you need to do to get from where you are now - to the final destination?

Remember, one bite at a time!

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Obesity America's largest Health Problem

Did you know that over 50% of North American's are overweight?

Obesity is an excess of body fat. Anyone who is 20% over their normal weight, is considered obese.

There are many causes of obesity, they are...
Emotion issues, boredom, poor diet, lack of exercise and medical conditions that contribute to obesity, glandular malfunction, diabetes, and hypoglycemia.

In addition, weight gain can also be a side effect of some prescription drugs.

In fact, we are literally killing ourselves with our current life styles.

Obesity is becoming one of the leading preventable causes of chronic disease.

Most of us are familiar with research that links body increased weight higher risks of developing Type 2 Diabetes, heart disease, and some forms of cancer.

To learn more about the danger of obesity visit:

Surf Wax Health News at http://news.surfwax.com

Once in the site click on 'Health', then health 'Topics, Obesity and Overweight'. This site is a wealth of information, for anyone interested in the 'Battle of the Bulge'

Are you still with me? Is this your battle?
If so, arm your self with information on how to win the battle, and draw up a battle plan.

THE BATTLE PLAN

Step 1: Read the E Book 'Nine Steps To A Healthy Vibrant Body'
The Ebook can be found FREE at www.herbs4health.net.

Step 2: Visit your doctor, and have the blood tests done, that are suggested in Step One, "Evaluate The Condition Of Your Body" of 'Nine Steps To A Healthy Vibrant Body'.

Don't forget to do the Thyroid Self Test in Chapter 2...

Step 3: Start making the necessary lifestyle changes slowly in your life. Here is a list of some changes you might consider:

* increase water consumption
* decrease your consumption of caffeine
* decrease your consumption of alcohol
* start an exercise program
* eat three proper meals a day and snacks, morning and afternoon, don't eat after supper
* examine the emotional side of eating
* learn more about nutrition
* read about different eating plans & formulate your eating plan

Do you agree?
'Diet' is a dirty four letter word. Most people can not stick to a diet, they need to develop a new eating plan. The book 'Eat Right For Your Type', is very helpful in teaching a person about the foods that your body likes and feels good on.

None of us are healthy, when we consume too much sugar and caffeine!

None of us get any food value from eating foods made with white flour, or eating prepackaged foods!

All the different eating programs have one thing in common, they all agree we need to consume a lot of protein in our diet. One of the best sources of protein is 'Hemp Hearts'. To learn more about this wonderful food visit www.greathealth.org/hemphearts.pdf .

You can purchase 'Hemp Hearts' at most health food stores.

New research has also shown that Coconut Oil can contribute to weight loss, we all need oil in our diet, to learn more about this great oil visit www.coconutoil-online.com .

The other common thread in most eating plans is that, we all need fresh vegetables.

It is recommended that we eat 8 to 10 servings a day of fresh fruit and vegetables. In our fast pace of life many people find this hard to do. Try this recipe for a vegetable smoothie...

Vegetable Smoothie
Place the following ingredients in a blender:

½ cup of tomato or V8 Juice
½ cup of water
½ cup fresh raw vegetable (carrots, kale, cabbage, broccoli )
Season to taste and blend until smooth.

You now have an instant meal, you can also add Hemp Hearts and you will have the necessary protein for that meal.

You are the captain in this plan, so you can design your eating plan to suit your battle, and your life style.

Are you obsessed with food?

Are you addicted to certain foods?

Do you eat under stress?

If you said yes to any of those questions you are not alone.

Dr. Phil McGraw has become one of the leading experts on this subject. Phil says that ending obsessive behavior with food sometimes isn't the answer to the problem. You need to change the internal dialogue that says you're a bad person, if you don't weigh a certain amount.

If you have emotional issues around food visit his site at www.drphil.com, and click on the weight section, there is a wealth of information that can assist you to lick this problem.

For some of us that are just a few pounds over weight, or those that are obese, there is hope. There is a lot that we can do, the secret is, each of us must do this ourselves. However, it does help if we have the support of a friend, or a group of friends. The most important thing to remember is that you can change you life style, and lose the excess weight. You too can have a healthy vibrant body.

© Jane Kriese
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Diet Not Working? The Yo-Yo Diet

Does it seem like no matter how little food you eat, you never lose a pound? You start your day out with an apple, eat vegetables for lunch and have a tiny dinner. You have all week, but you’re still the same weight. Why?

It seems to be the first thought in someone’s mind when they decide they’re going on a diet: I need to eat less. The general rule is eat less and exercise more. In all actuality, this will do nothing but cause you to gain weight and become fatigued. When you eat less your body believes that it is being starved and will hoard every fat cell it can. It will do whatever it takes to keep these fat cells and no matter how many calories you burn, you won’t lose weight. Your metabolism slows greatly. Your body is in starvation mode.

People who start these diets will quickly end them when they realize they aren’t losing weight and they will return to their normal eating habits. Because the body still thinks it is in starvation mode, it will hoard all the fat cells of which there is twice the amount being eaten now, and the dieter will actually gain more weight back than they lost. This will prompt another diet and the process begins again. This is called a “yo-yo diet.”

The number way to avoid yo-yo dieting is to see a nutritionist. They will create a proper diet plan tailored to your needs and they have all the know-how to create a healthy and safe diet. Diets are not about eating less, they’re about eating better. A nutritionist will help you balance what types of food you’re eating, when you’re eating and how much you’re eating.

The second way to avoid yo-yo dieting is proper exercise. It is recommended to visit a personal trainer in order to receive a personalized workout plan to properly introduce you to regular exercise and muscle building. It is also imperative to ignore diet pills at all costs.

Eating better, not less, and exercising properly will lead you to weight loss!

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Dana Goldberg is the owner of Lose Weight Free Tips. Do not get engaged in a battle of willpower. Lose weight tips through self-knowledge, pleasant activities and self help.
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