So I'm 35 years old and as lately have noticed a decrease in my metabolism. How have I noticed this? My waistline has increased. A couple weeks ago I had to go buy some new jeans and in the process had to get one size larger than I have been in for the past few years. This and the love handles that have grown above my hip bones have spurred me into action.
I have decided that I need to lose 10 pounds of fat, exercise and get replace my soft frosting covered abdomen with a well toned one. Along with that I need to increase my overall muscular tone and cardiovascular health. In short I want to get healthier and look that way too.
To accomplish that I have done a number on things: There's an app for that was never more true when it comes to calorie tracking and weight loss. The app I use on my iPhone is called Lose It! I have input my goal to lose 1 lb. each week and the app does the rest, calculating my allowed caloric intake based on my height and weight. I enter everything I eat, and all the exercise I do and it calculates the calories I burn while exercising and throws that into the equation on the fly.
I began this process on September 23rd at a weight of 153.6 lbs. As of my most recent weigh in I am now 151.6 lbs. My goal is not pure weight loss, it's body toning and I can already see the difference in my gut and around my sides (you know those love handles.) Part of the process I have been using is a DVD workout one day and walking/jogging on the other days.
The DVD I use is called "Tom Holland's Total Body Workout: Volume 1." If you want a good workout that you can do in about 45 minutes that will make you sweat and feel like you've accomplished something even after the first session then this is the DVD for you. I have improved my stamina, my ability to do all the exercises and increased my weights for the upper body portions of the workout in this short amount of time.
I hope my success will help others realize that lifestyle change is possible no matter now large or small. It's a choice, how healthy do you want to be tomorrow, five years from now, even a
decade or two from now. It all comes
down to your personal commitment to
health.
Your's in Health,
Me, GC
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
Life in the not so fast lane.
Sometimes I find it funny how different we all can be. Take me for example. I don't really want to drive a fast car or go the the beach and babe watch. Just give me a loving wife, kids that listen and obey most of the time, a fairly tidy house, a new laptop computer and patients to treat so I can pay the bills and save up for the future and I'm a happy camper. That is so far from so many people in this world who are looking for the next big thing, the parties, the celebrities etc. I just want to be happy and enjoy living.
Well that's my thoughts today. Let me know what you think.
Me.
Well that's my thoughts today. Let me know what you think.
Me.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
New and Improved!
Hey, I've decided to repurpose my old business blog to a personal one. My wife is the inspiration for this. So stop by for updates on my life and loves.
Friday, March 2, 2007
The Wellness Umbrella
Most people want to be well, it's a given. However, most people will focus on one or two aspects of wellness and miss the mark. After many years of study and research a fellow chiropractor of mine, Dr. Chestnut, had laid out the three major factors that need to be addressed in order to have true wellness. So what are these three magic bullets of health you ask? Well, first they are not magic bullets per se. Our society is so caught up on the quick fix and the new pill for that ill. These three factors take time to implement properly and time for their effects to be realized. So without further ado here are the three major factors of wellness. How you eat, how you move, and how you think. Yes they are simple. Today I will go over the first of the three and the others in a later post.
First comes how you eat. I know it's not earth shattering by any means but continue reading and maybe you can make a difference in your health and life.
If God made it eat it, if man tried to make it better run the other way!
I don't think truer words have been spoken or written concerning what you take into your body. We eat way too much processed foods and by processed foods I mean anything in a can, box, plastic bag or that doesn't rot after a few days without refrigeration (in general). Take a look at what you eat and see where you can increase you intake of fruits and vegetables. Replace snacking on chips with carrot sticks, celery, olives, grapes and the list goes on. Your body is a temple and you only get one, take care what you put inside of it.
Proper fat intake is vital and I will do an in depth post later, but here is a down and dirty overview of fats. Remember to eat plenty of fish or take a capsule that contains the following EPA, DHA, ALA, GLA. These four fats combat inflammation and are vital to production of hormones and other important bodily functions. Many people who have heart disease have increased their intake of these four essential fatty acids and actually reversed the problem. The reason for this is that heart disease, caused from too much cholesterol isn't the problem it's the symptom. Your body uses cholesterol as a band-aid. When there's too much inflammation in your body, caused by eating processed foods and large quantities of red meat with too much omega 6 and 12 fatty acids, the cells and tissues of your body become inflamed, this inflammation triggers reactions in your body to create more cholesterol. The cholesterol goes to the inflammation in the arteries and veins and covers it up like a band-aid. Add eating a diet high in cholesterol and you have a recipe for heart disease. However when you add the four essential fatty acids listed above, the anti-inflammatory acids, the body is able to decrease the inflammation and your body slowly removes the cholesterol band-aids, thereby curing itself of the heart disease. (Isn't the human body amazing when we put proper foods inside of it?)
Ok, so now you know some basics of returning your body to a healthy state of eating and an anti-inflammatory diet. In addition, remember water is vital to the proper function of every cell in your body. Only put pure, (non chlorinated, fluoridated, chemically treated) water into your body. Your target is to work up to drinking 1 liter of water for every 50 pounds you weigh. Start with 1 liter daily and work up. You'll be amazed what a difference being properly hydrated will make in the way you feel and function.
Well there's a quick and dirty overview of healthy eating. Stop by often to see the next factor of wellness, how you move.
Yours in health.
Dr. Greg Cruz
First comes how you eat. I know it's not earth shattering by any means but continue reading and maybe you can make a difference in your health and life.
If God made it eat it, if man tried to make it better run the other way!
I don't think truer words have been spoken or written concerning what you take into your body. We eat way too much processed foods and by processed foods I mean anything in a can, box, plastic bag or that doesn't rot after a few days without refrigeration (in general). Take a look at what you eat and see where you can increase you intake of fruits and vegetables. Replace snacking on chips with carrot sticks, celery, olives, grapes and the list goes on. Your body is a temple and you only get one, take care what you put inside of it.
Proper fat intake is vital and I will do an in depth post later, but here is a down and dirty overview of fats. Remember to eat plenty of fish or take a capsule that contains the following EPA, DHA, ALA, GLA. These four fats combat inflammation and are vital to production of hormones and other important bodily functions. Many people who have heart disease have increased their intake of these four essential fatty acids and actually reversed the problem. The reason for this is that heart disease, caused from too much cholesterol isn't the problem it's the symptom. Your body uses cholesterol as a band-aid. When there's too much inflammation in your body, caused by eating processed foods and large quantities of red meat with too much omega 6 and 12 fatty acids, the cells and tissues of your body become inflamed, this inflammation triggers reactions in your body to create more cholesterol. The cholesterol goes to the inflammation in the arteries and veins and covers it up like a band-aid. Add eating a diet high in cholesterol and you have a recipe for heart disease. However when you add the four essential fatty acids listed above, the anti-inflammatory acids, the body is able to decrease the inflammation and your body slowly removes the cholesterol band-aids, thereby curing itself of the heart disease. (Isn't the human body amazing when we put proper foods inside of it?)
Ok, so now you know some basics of returning your body to a healthy state of eating and an anti-inflammatory diet. In addition, remember water is vital to the proper function of every cell in your body. Only put pure, (non chlorinated, fluoridated, chemically treated) water into your body. Your target is to work up to drinking 1 liter of water for every 50 pounds you weigh. Start with 1 liter daily and work up. You'll be amazed what a difference being properly hydrated will make in the way you feel and function.
Well there's a quick and dirty overview of healthy eating. Stop by often to see the next factor of wellness, how you move.
Yours in health.
Dr. Greg Cruz
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