Make the most of the week

Attack the week

1. Monday = Appreciation for another week

2. Tuesday = Enthusiasm for a full and quality life

3. Wednesday = Unselfishness - do something for some one else

4. Thursday = Teamsmanship - be a contributing member of your group(s)

5. Friday = Accountability - check up on how you have done

6. Saturday = Family - be together and have fun

7. Sunday = Celebrate your spirituality

Journal it for the best effect

Positive Emotions

Positive Emotions – Are They Really Necessary – YOU BET!!!

Positive emotions are essential for change, growth, functioning, health and well-being. You can choose to convert negative self-talk that currently tends to plague your daily life. START with “I CAN”

The following are common types of thinking that can get you in trouble fast!

Rationalizing -  I can eat what I want now that I hit my weight goal.

Underestimating Consequences – Walking every day really does not matter to my weight

Deluded Thinking – I blew it with that donut, might as well keep eating

Arbitrary Rules – I was raised to clean my plate

Mind Reading – I will hurt their feelings if I say no to her cake

Exaggerating – I can not LIVE without my chocolate (actually you cannot live with it)

Justifying – I deserve to pig out – I am so depressed

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SUCCESS DIET

SUCCESS DIET

Specific – What do you want? Why do you want to diet?

Unconditional – No excuses! “I can do it!”

Clarity – Be clear about the road to success

Conscious – Be awake to your eating and habits

Energized – Enthusiastic, committed every day

Selfish – Focused on self and what YOU want (use NO!)

Support – Your Weight Loss for Life and who else? Be specific.

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Obesity Treatments for Heart Disease

OBESITY TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

Obesity significantly increases the risk of both arterial and venous diseases. The incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD), congestive heart failure (CHF), stroke, atrial fibrillation (AF), and deep venous thrombosis (DVT) increases with increased BMI or weight. Our daily excess carbohydrate intake enhances inflammation and hastens the onset of these diseases.

Bad lipids, insulin resistance (IR), and CHF are further linked through the concept of “lipotoxicity.” This suggests that triglyceride accumulation in the liver (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease-NAFLD), in muscle (especially heart muscle) and the pancreatic beta cells (insulin makers) lead to IR in the liver, decreased heart function, and loss of beta cell insulin release. MRI studies have demonstrated dysfunction in heart muscle that resulted in CHF. Increased AF incidence is associated with obesity based on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with low oxygen in the blood and increased blood pressure in the lungs.

Weight loss induced by a VLCD (Very Low Carbohydrate Diet) with onsite MD supervision, has shown to be very effective in improving heart function. After only 4 weeks on a VLCD there is a reduction in fat around the heart and the heart pumps better.  Another study by ultrasound demonstrated increased heart function in 4 weeks.

Patients on a VLCD with Coumadin need frequent monitoring and the other anti-coagulants do not.

Weight loss will also lessen the risk for initial or recurrent lower extremity DVTs, improve peripheral arterial function, and reduce atrial fibrillation risk all by reducing obstructive sleep apnea. Remember sometimes this goes unnoticed for years and needs to be evaluated by the MD supervising onsite the VLCD.

Ketosis the result of VLCD will cause excess water to be cleared by urination. Thus sodium restriction is achieved. Are you ready to help fix your body? Start now.

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Soda Addiction

Soda Addiction - Regular and Diet

Drinking soda provides caffeine high, a sweet jolt and the enjoyment of popping the can. Yes even artificial sweeteners can provide the sweet jolt. These sweeteners stimulate the production of insulin and thus lower your blood sugar and increase cravings and increase the propensity for insulin resistance. These metabolic effects lead to belly fat, weakened bones, and the metabolic syndrome (high blood pressure, elevated glucose, cravings, elevated triglycerides and lower HDL )

What we need to do is "crush the can or throw away the plastic bottle" It takes 21 days to break a habit with a new one. 

The steps are as follows:

1.   Why do you want it? Boredom? Energy? Substitute coffee or tea for the caffeine

2.   Replace "I can't have a soda" with " I do not drink soda"

3.   Ask friends to support you

4.   Identify the high risk times for you and avoid them or substitute something, not food

5,   Check your thyroid function and think about estrogen and progesterone levels

6.   Addiction leads to decreased dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine (feel happy chemicals)

7,   Addictions can lead to insomnia , headaches, fatigue, depression

8,   Increase protein intake, do not skip meals, get sleep

9.   Use our Blue Cards to assess your weak times

10, Add vanilla extract, coconut or cinnamon to coffees to make them more tasty

11. Dash of salt to sweets enhances their sweetness - watermelon and salt most commonly used

12. REMEMBER one a day is most likely not bad, it is the excess or chronic use that makes the difference

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