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Trying To Lose Weight And The Scales Won’t Budge?

Need to lose weight, but your dieting efforts are producing little to no results. Most of us make dieting/losing weight a big process–a complete change. Sometimes we just have to make a few simple changes to start getting good results.

We know the right foods to eat and despite our good eating habits, the scales just won’t budge. You might just need more activity or small changes in your diet to increase your metabolism. Here are a few easy ways to tweak your efforts and start getting the results you want:

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Exhausted from Not Sleeping?

When is the last time you had a good night’s sleep and woke up refreshed? For some of us problems sleeping are an occasional things—for others it is almost every night. There are so many reasons we experience sleep problems, but the bottom line is that not getting enough restful sleep does more than leave you feeling tired and worn out…and sometimes a little grumpy!

Here are some important reasons you must get sleep:

Driving without enough sleep can cause accidents. I recently started on a trip where I would be doing all the driving for two days. A few hours into the first day, I got so sleepy that nothing was working to wake me up. I tried running the air conditioner on really cold and blowing on me—playing lively music—stopping for food and walking around. Nothing was working!! Thankfully I had the good sense to pull into a rest stop just to rest for 15 minutes. I woke up 1 ¼ hours later.

Lake of sleep also causes more work related accidents and impairs attention, alertness, concentration, reasoning, and problem solving. It makes you more forgetful and can affect judgement.

Chronic sleep loss puts you at a great risk for many health problems such as heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke and diabetes. There are other studies that show those who sleep less than 6 hours a night are almost 30% more likely to be obese than those who sleep 7-9 hours. Sleep loss seems to stimulate appetite!! (Web MD). From personal experience, I know the nights I struggle to sleep are nights I snack more often…and not necessarily on the good, healthy foods I should be eating!

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Is Your Perception Hindering Your Future?

I don’t know about where you are–but it’s COLD here!

In fact, my day started off kind of funny. I tend to be a creature of habit as far as how I start my day. When I wake up, I make my way out to my office…which is separate building on our property… about 50 steps from my bedroom door.

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Family Recipe: Homemade Brownies

Here is a brownie recipe you will love and be making it often. It is so simple—takes no more time than a brownie mix and is soooooo much better. This recipe was shared with me about 30 years ago by my minister’s wife, Betty.

When my grandson was living with us, he had a couple of friends who would remind me if I had not made the brownies for a long time.My grandson prefers his with no nuts or other toppings–but most people enjoy the nuts or other additions. Customize to what you and your family love.

The recipe I am giving you is for a 13×9 pan. Recipe can be halved and baked in an 8 or 9 inch square pan—which is perfect for giving as a gift. I have given mine at Christmas, for birthdays and even taken them to new neighbors.

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Family Recipes: Company Vegetable Casserole

I love this vegetable casserole. It is so versatile!! I love to make it with a mixture of cauliflower, broccoli and carrots, but you can vary your veggies. It is also great with just broccoli. During the holidays when you are really busy, you can make it ahead and bake it the next day.

Company Vegetable Casserole

Frozen Broccoli, Cauliflower and Carrots (between 1 ½ lbs and 2 lbs)

1 ½ Cups (or more) Shredded Cheddar Cheese

1 Can Cream of Mushroom Soup

2/3 Cup Milk

Slivered Almonds–optional

1 Small Can French Fried Onion Rings

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Simple Ways To Get Healthy

When we think about getting healthy, we encounter so many rules, restrictions and guidelines that we give up before we even get started. Getting healthy does not have to be such a big deal. Did you know that small tweaks and changes can bring about big results?

Here are a few things to consider. Pick one or two and begin today.

Develop an attitude of gratitude. Look for the good in situations and be thankful for the good things in your life.
Exercise daily. It does not have to be an hour—just do something. The fitness trackers are great because they are motivational. Many cell phones have apps that track steps and activity too.
Get your sleep. Turn down the volume on your phone at night so that incoming messages do not wake you.
Aim for 5 servings of fruit and vegetables daily.
Limit trans and saturated fats—eat more of the healthy fats (see http://ultalife.co/blog/there-are-good-fats/)
Learn to recognize REAL hunger—not head hunger. Eat only when you are truly stomach hungry and quit as soon as you feel satisfied—not stuffed!
Make a list of all your meds and list any allergies. Keep a copy in your wallet and post one on your refrigerator.
Consider adding natural supplements.

There are many reasons you might need to add a quality, natural supplement to your diet. The FDA says that nutrient levels have fallen 81% in the last 30 years. We can eat the exact foods our grandparents ate and be far below in nutritional value.

Meats—the meats we buy in our grocery stores come from animals fed a diet of grain and soy. They have been fattened quickly and unnaturally by hormones and are full of antibiotics.

How about our vegetables and fruits? Surely they are the same!! No, Michael Wald, MD says the soil itself has been over-harvested, meaning that over years of use and turnover of soil, it becomes depleted in nutrition. That means crops growing in depleted soil are also depleted in nutritional value. Vegetables and fruits grown decades ago were much richer in vitamins and minerals

Processed foods. For many of us, processed foods are the bulk of our diets. Think about how your grandmother used to serve meals. Chances are there was not one processed food on the table. Even the richer foods and desserts were made with quality ingredients and contained no fillers, preservatives, artificial sweeteners, synthetic trans fats, MSG or artificial colors. ALWAYS read the food labels and for the most part, avoid processed foods.

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You Were Created For Success

I’ve got a little sign on my shelf and when I noticed it today, I thought of you.The sign says…

“Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you think, and smarter than you think.” (From Christopher Robin to Pooh)

If you have kids you know how important it is to constantly remind them that they are smart and talented and beautiful… and just basically all-around GREAT! It’s easy to be an encourager to little ones. To build them up and point out all the good stuff they do…and the more you do it, the more they thrive.

But somewhere along the line, as we get older, we stop hearing it. Now instead of walking into a room and being greeted by big smiles and words to build you up…people are quick to point out your flaws…your shortcomings and failures. And very quickly you find yourself feeling small…inadequate… more like a ZERO than a HERO.

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Penny Wise Pound Foolish

We have all heard the old British saying—“penny wise pound foolish”. This means we might focus on saving pennies that in the long run cost us larger amounts of money. We all want to save money, but don’t forget the larger picture.

Okay, I admit it!! I have been penny wise and pound foolish. My mother was very economical. She had to be!! My dad did not have a high paying job and for years she couldn’t work because my little brother was sick and his medicines were very expensive. My mother knew more ways to cook a pound of hamburger that were delicious than you could ever imagine.

I guess I learned from my mom and I shop for good sales and most of the time, I get great deals and save a lot of money, but sometimes my desire to be thrifty outweighs my better judgement. For instance, I might not purchase a favorite fruit or vegetable because it is expensive….but will turn around and buy candy or cookies or cake!! Those items are not good for me and if you figure the price per ounce, the cost can be quite expensive. I would have been better off with my favorite—watermelon—even though it was pretty pricey!

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There is HOPE

Thomas Jefferson once said…

“Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.”

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, Napoleon Hill, Earl Nightingale… they all stressed the importance of having a…POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE.

And God gives us a pretty clear list of the type “stuff” we’re supposed to think about when the Bible says…

“Whatsoever things are true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, of good report; if there’s any virtue, and if there be any praise… THINK ON THESE THINGS.”

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You Can Be A Victor

Life—it is not all a bed of roses!! Sometimes the thorns show up and create struggles in each of our lives. We all become victims from time to time of these ‘thorns’—discouragement, fear, guilt, mistreatment……Often we have no control over these ‘thorns’. What we can control is how we react and how we dwell on them.

Robert Silverstone has said: ‘A universal law states that whatever we focus our attention on will tend to expand. If we are focused on finding the negative in a person or situation, especially in ourselves, those negatives will tend to expand and before long we find ourselves participating in victim consciousness, often without even being aware of it.’

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