Sometimes we all need a little perspective.
1. Never be afraid to start over:
2. Keep love at the forefront of your perspective.
Look at the world through the eyes of love.
3. Look up and achieve greatness.
Look Up and Achieve Greatness
4. Cuddle
cuddle
5. Be silly.
Be Silly.
6. Listen
Listen
It causes heart disease, diabetes and stroke.
Incresases cholesterol.
Causes weight gain.
It’s addictive, just like cocaine.
Now linked to Cancer.
Americans consume 130 pounds a year. The maximum recommended daily intake for women is 30 grams (that’s 24 pounds per year.)
What is this insidious killer?
Sugar is Killing Us
Sugar. All forms of sugar.
Watch the recent report on 60 minutes.
It’s nice to see a mainstream research report telling people about the dangers of sugar.
If you’ve ever been unsure which social insult to slam at your misfit friends. Why not consult this venn diagram:
What a bunch of dorks making over 133 comments obsessing about the accuracy of the diagram! All I can say, is “I want the T-shirt!” I guess that makes me a Geek.
OK, so this article in the British Daily Mail has said everything I was thinking about the Hunger Games. Essentially that teens process images they create in their minds by reading text in a different way than they process larger than life on screen images. And the difference is not a good one.
The Hunger Games
There is a movement and outcry *thank you* to have the movie’s rating upgraded to 15A. I believe this is as it should be.
While there are children in the real world we live in who are forced to fight in wars and who are victims of other atrocities there is no need for us to “entertain” our young precious minds with this type of film. We get only one opportunity to be a kid. Do we really want our youth to grow up faster than necessary and jaded by violence and killing as entertainment?
Are we no better than The Capitol? What is our society coming to?
Wow, it’s already been 30 days since I embarked on a Primal Blueprint adventure.
While it took some getting used to, I’m happy to report that my adventure into the Primal Blueprint lifestyle has been a large success. I made it 30 days without a cheat day, and have been pleased with my overall health, energy and outlook. And now it’s time for some reflection.
photo credit: flickr.com/helga
Will I continue? Indeed I will. I believe I’ll factor in some form of “cheat” into my formula though.
I’m in the process of deciding if I’ll have 1 cheat day a week, or a couple of cheat meals a week. It would be nice to be able to enjoy a glass of wine or a piece of cake from time to time. Does anyone have any advice on that? Generally, I think that it really boils down to opportunity. Some social situations make it difficult to stay completely away from grains. I’m thinking I’ll find it hard to say no to birthday cake. But a smaller piece will definitely be in order!
Contributing to my success was the discovery of treat foods like primal avocado chocolate pudding, carrot cake balls (made with dates) and of course my delicious chocolate brownies made from sweet potatoes. Also, I never did give up dark chocolate. And I found a square or two of Lindt 85% dark chocolate was worth the few extra carbs since it satisfied my sweet tooth without starting cravings, and it’s really mostly fat anyway.
And, as far as weight loss goes, I think I’ll continue to approximately monitor my carb intake. Until I get to that ideal weight I’m hoping to target under 100 g of carbohydrates per day on my less active days. I’m not really sure what my ideal weight will be. I have thought before that the weight I am now is only a pound or two away from ideal, but maybe 5 more pounds, we’ll see where I end up. Weight loss total : 8.25 pounds. And a much more consistent body weight. My weight used to fluctuate quite significantly through the month, but that has levelled off.
With Spring on its way, sunshine will become a much more abundant resource, as will exercise in the fresh air. I’m looking forward to the benefits of my increased energy levels and my more streamlined body.
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