NamaStayAwhile

 Why the weird title - well, I feel like I am embarking on something new and strange for me - trying a Trainer for better health.  Now, I would never, on my own, hire a trainer,  I have tried Noom, Weight Watchers and numerous other diets online but nothing really gets me motivated for more than a few days.   So, my wonderful workplace, Title Alliance, got us a trainer, Coach Rami.  He is situated in Arizona and we will have phone calls, texts and zoom meetings with him.  It is still up to me though to do this.   I found it interesting yesterday in our zoom meeting - I am still waiting for the handout, but I took notes.  He wants us to answer Why.  He said nail down your why. I could be funny and give the Mensa answer to why, which is why not, but then it dawned on me, why not Bev?   On the humorous side, I listened to Coach Rami at the office before I started my day, Trixie, my work bff, of course was listening to. Trixie...

Okay - brush my self off and start over for the billionth time. But what is the alternative?  Right - DO IT until I GET IT RIGHT! First two things I am doing - Journaling and drinking my water. This morning I got up with swollen fingers, an indication of too many pretzels with salt yesterday. Last night I listened to the cookies that called my name. Dammit.  Today a little better.  No candy, no pretzels - no snacks.  Woo hoo I had a sandwich at lunch and an orange - a fiber one bar for breakfast - not the healthiest but I am doing my shopping list now and have much healthier alternatives on my list. Tonight I will get my usual Turkey Hoagie at WAWA which I know the calorie count by heart.  Skip the chips - which I love and the candy bar.  (DANG) All I know is the weight is coming on ridiculously fast - faster than I have ever seen.  My weight is going up up up.  STOP the madness - let me off this stupid merry go round. I still ne...

I am at war - constantly with myself.  You can't see it on the surface but it is there.  I feel that this is one of the major things holding me back to any kind of success in my life.  My battle with my weight, with anxiety and that sense of not fulfilling what God wants me to do.  So how do I start-how do I find peace and harmony in my life. He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the world.” ~Marcus Aurelius Great words - but where are the instructions. I started googling because that's what I do best, and there are a lot of good instructions out there on finding peace but none seem to speak totally to me.  I think that it probably a problem for a lot of people.  We are all individuals and we are all different journeys.  We have different feelings and we see things differently.  So how do I following a how to list that really isn't going to help me. Maybe inner peace is not what I need - maybe I need balance - or may...

<a href="https://www.tomoson.com?code=TOP1d1dc0bc9d84df2e255558b8cecf1471" rel="nofollow" style="display: none;"></a> One thing I have learned in all the years of dieting is that you need to write it down.  If you don't you go way over calorie wise.  I learned this at Weight Watchers, but I don't want to go back but I need to loose over 100 pounds.  So I decided to start writing it down and guess what - I have lost 6 pounds so far. Yup! 6 pounds.  Of course it hasn't come easy - did you know that my favorite corned beef hash is 400 calories. First - I recommend finding out how many calories you need to loose weight - a great online calculator is  http://www.calculator.net/calorie-calculator.html  Next - write it down - I recommend committing to 12 weeks with the handy Food & Fitness tracker - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1939754917 Now that I think I got it right - watch out for some of my healthy recipes! Once you kno...

I remember a few years ago getting advice on weight loss from a Bosnian refugee whose family had lived with me for a short time when they came to America. First realize that he spoke very little English, so here was his advice.  He puts his finger up to show first, he then pantomimes getting up in the morning and then drink - voda and limun - which is water and lemon (secretly I was hoping that was vodka and lemon) and then he starts walking back and forth. He says all day you walk. So there it is, you want to loose weight - drink water and lemon in the morning and walk all day - sound advice - exercise.  But why the water and lemon.  I have read a lot of for and against this advice on the internet.  I attached a picture of Lemon Water benefits.  But I think it is  up to the individual.  Try it - I personally like warm water with Lemon - I heat up a  mug of water and add the juice of a half of lemon.  Please note that the lemon can be har...