GOALS!

I want us to all have a goal every month. Most habits are formed in 21 days. This means we should take, at minimum, this amount of time to create healthy habits! What this will do is give everyone in the community something we all have in common. We can encourage each other on our pages. We can message with each other on other threads and see how we’re doing with the goal. Keep up with each other on other social networks (Twitter, Facebook); however you communicate with others outside the forum!

There are a couple of ideas I have for the goal for this month. One that I was thinking would be a great thing to start with as the goal is sleep. Sleep is how our body regenerates. It burns calories during sleep, it fights infection during sleep, it heals during sleep, it also helps us deal with subconscious issues psychologically. Any nutritionist, doctor, trainer, whoever, will tell you that getting at least 8 hours of sleep a night is going to be crucial to your health. So one goal could be to get at least 8 hours of sleep every night, no excuses.

Another idea I had was water intake. Drinking a minimum of 64 ounces (1893 mL) of water every day is very important to every function your body performs. I mean every: from growing hair to going to the bathroom to moving your arms. If you aren’t getting enough water, all your systems break down. You end up putting on weight because your body tries to retain every bit of fluid you ingest.

So which of these two ideas interest you more? Or do you have something else you think would be better? less

Weight gain and low self esteem go hand in hand. Even when I first started gaining weight, I didn't mind all that much. I still felt beautiful and sexy and I bought clothes that helped with that. Now I've gotten to the sizes that are hard to find nice clothes in and like I said before, I can no longer "hide" the weight. Even in the best clothes I can find to accentuate my body, I end up looking in the mirror and cringing. So most of the time, I sit around the house in pajama pants and t shirts and pull my hair back. less

shoot, I had to leave for a while. I have been trying to get back into the habit of drinking more water or at least more unsweetened drinks. Does anyone know if tea is ever a good substitute for water? I don't like the taste of our tap water and bottled water gets ridiculous after awhile, I like water with a twist of citrus but I never think to fix it unless I make a pitcher full and I know I am going to drink the whole thing over a day. less

Let's be cautious with iron because it's easy to OD on. Literally. It is good for energy, but only if you're deficient. If you don't eat foods that are naturally rich in iron (dark, leafy greens and red meats are the most common), then you might be deficient.

If you're worried, I would go to your doctor and get your iron levels tested. Invest in SlowFe which is a time release and it doesn't bombard your body with a big dose of the iron at once. less

Gotta run folks, but I wanted to leave you all with something my mom taught me when I was little.

Your body gets rid of bad stuff one of four ways.
1. Burn it, as in energy for exercise.
2. Sweat it out.
3. Out your nose
4. Poo/Pee

Anything you do that will help these processes along will benefit you greatly.

Oh I almost forgot...



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Gotta run folks, but I wanted to leave you all with something my mom taught me when I was little.

Your body gets rid of bad stuff one of four ways.
1. Burn it, as in energy for exercise.
2. Sweat it out.
3. Out your nose
4. Poo/Pee

Anything you do that will help these processes along will benefit you greatly.

Oh I almost forgot...



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