Please scroll down for todays Christmas Tips (#6)
Blessings & Love,
Tina Maria
Sunday, December 25, 2011
MERRY CHRISTMAS 2011
Please scroll down for todays Christmas Tips (#6)
Blessings & Love,
Tina Maria
On the 6th Days of Christmas Tips
Notice the title. DAYS is plural. I have been terribly remiss in getting these TIPS posted and I am so very sorry. The past week has been crazy and now TODAY IS CHRISTMAS! So I am going to make these 6 tips really quick and simple!
On day 6 we should take a moment to reflect back on the previous 5 tips!
Tip # 1 - Eat a M&M every day! Morning Meal.
Breakfast. To REV-UP the metabolism. BURN FAT. Get the fires stoked and fuel your brain too!
Tip # 2 - DETOX -
Get your body rid of those fat grabbing flabby clinging toxins, wastes, and poisons that make it seem impossible to lose weight and get toned up. Toxins also drain energy AND promote aging! OUCH! It's one thing to look fat, but another to look fat AND old. Don't want that now do we! So to S.L.O.W. down looking old and tired, Drink up to a gallon of Filtered Alkalized Water EVERY DAY to DETOX! And to celebrate and get this tip off to a GREAT start, I offered the Give-Away Prize to a lucky M&H Blog Reader Winner, of a IonPod Alkalizing Refillable Water Bottle. AND OUR LUCKY WINNER IS: JANETTA BLEVINS! (picked randomly by a friend, according to a number. Name identified after number selected. Janetta Blevins name happened to be behind #4)
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A ALKALIZING REFILLABLE WATER BOTTLE, UNTIL YOU CAN GET ONE, HERE'S HOW YOU CAN HELP RID TOXINS WITH REGULAR FILTERED WATER!
Squeeze ORGANIC Lemons and add the juice to your filtered water. Drink at least a half gallon to a gallon EACH and EVERY DAY! IT REALLY DOES WORK!!!! Don't add sweeteners or sugar to the water though or you will be adding toxins rather than removing them.
Tip # 3 - Do Not PROCRASTINATE!
Don't wait until Jan 1st. Here are a few quotes I found.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
On the 5th Day of Christmas Tips
On the 5th Day of Christmas Tips - Eat Fruits & Nuts & Seeds
Before we get to that; Today is the last chance to enter my FREE GIVE AWAY PRIZE!
IonPod Alkalizing Refillable Water Bottle! Details at the end of this post!
Now back to our Christmas Tip!
Here's a few of my fave fruits ~
Every day I try to incorporate at least one of the above at each meal or snack. I find it easy to eat these healthy, tasty, and easy-to-carry-along-wherever-you-go fat burning goodies if you make them readily available to you and make it much more difficult to eat desserts and fattening sweets and snacks.
Weeks ago I purchased 2 bags of Holidays Candies. Hershey Kisses. This is my daily portion!
Most of the time at my house, I don't buy or make foods that are not my friends and it is usually like finding a needle in a haystack to find anything unhealthy to eat around here. But there is ALWAYS fresh fruits, Seeds, & Nuts in the pantry, on the counter, the table, and in the fridge. Most nights you can even find a few of these on the night table by my bed. So, in the middle of the night, when the munchies come calling, I don't have an excuse to eat empty calories and wake up the next morning with a foodie hangover.
Christmas Party Lunch Photo From Previous Post - But a delicious and Healthy Holidays Feast!
Oh and by the way, having fruit cake or pecan pie or berry cobbler doesn't really count as your HEALTHY fruits and nuts. Unless of course you leave out all the sugar and white flours and butter, shortenings, and heavy creams. So then without all that, you just might as well have regular fresh fruit, nuts, & seeds.
But I really do love and occasionally have a slice of Razzleberry Pie, my new Favorite Dessert!
Of course, it is perfectly fine to have a small portion of anything within reason, but you really have to get the portion distortion dealt with and be fully committed to what is an actual serving size. You have to know what you are putting into your mouth. Guessing at the calories and fat grams just isn't the best way to get your weight off. Trust me on that!
Before we get to that; Today is the last chance to enter my FREE GIVE AWAY PRIZE!
Now back to our Christmas Tip!
Here's a few of my fave fruits ~
Most of the time at my house, I don't buy or make foods that are not my friends and it is usually like finding a needle in a haystack to find anything unhealthy to eat around here. But there is ALWAYS fresh fruits, Seeds, & Nuts in the pantry, on the counter, the table, and in the fridge. Most nights you can even find a few of these on the night table by my bed. So, in the middle of the night, when the munchies come calling, I don't have an excuse to eat empty calories and wake up the next morning with a foodie hangover.
Oh and by the way, having fruit cake or pecan pie or berry cobbler doesn't really count as your HEALTHY fruits and nuts. Unless of course you leave out all the sugar and white flours and butter, shortenings, and heavy creams. So then without all that, you just might as well have regular fresh fruit, nuts, & seeds.
Of course, it is perfectly fine to have a small portion of anything within reason, but you really have to get the portion distortion dealt with and be fully committed to what is an actual serving size. You have to know what you are putting into your mouth. Guessing at the calories and fat grams just isn't the best way to get your weight off. Trust me on that!
Can you guess what the SECRET INGRDIENT is to my Pork Roast?
Did you say APPLES?
Apples it is!
This apple glazed Pork Roast is the most tender and juicy Pork Roast I have ever eaten. Just another reason to keep plenty of fresh fruits on hand for a number of delicious and healthy additions to your favorite recipes. Any time you can add fresh fruits to a meat, side dish, appetizer, dessert, or drink is to your healthy advantage!
FRUIT IS YOUR FRIEND!
YOU CAN HAVE YOUR FRUIT AND EAT IT TOO!
Cheesy comment, I know, but I just couldn't help myself!
P.S. TODAY IS THE LAST CHANCE TO ENTER MY FREE GIVE AWAY FOR THE IonPod ALKALIZING REFILLABLE WATER BOTTLE.
All you need to do to enter your name is to post a comment either here on this blog, or on my facebook page, (Tina Maria Adams) or send me an email at TinaMariaAdams@gmail.com
1 winner will be randomly selected tomorrow morning and announced here and on Facebook!
Sunday, December 18, 2011
On the 4th Day of Christmas Tips
On the 4th Day of Christmas Tips - Picture Healthy You
Look at the RED DRESS I am wearing in the photo above? I actually SAW that very dress more than 3 years before it was ever made. 3 years before it existed, I actually SAW ME WEARING IT. Yep, that's right and Nope I am not yanking your chain. Let me explain!
It was on June 18th 1990 when in desperation I cried out to God for help to lose more than 300 lbs before I died an early death from severe morbid obesity. My 28 year old body had carried more than 500 lbs all it could physically go without disaster happening and I could literally feel the breath of death on the back of my neck. Below is another photo of me holding a skirt that I wore before I lost 335 lbs.
This skirt was made for me by a dear, sweet lady, Wanda Stone, who attended the church my Daddy Pastored, at the time, in Kentucky. If not for her making my clothes during those heaviest years, I don't know what I would have worn because the clothing stores had size limits below my 56-60 size. I shutter now as I write this. It was a horrible way to exist when you have a choice not to!
Anyway, Back to the RED DRESS. From June 18th 1990 to Dec. 31st I had dropped about 50-75 lbs. I can't remember exactly, but I was getting a little discouraged because I had been pushing so hard to get the weight off and for people to be able to notice. But so far no one was seeing the difference. Keep in mind that when someone is severely obese as I was, it takes A LOT of weight loss before anyone will even be able to tell the slightest bit of loss. So, I was wavering in my faith at that point. I will never forget the time & place when I had a mental vision out of the clear blue, of me looking exactly like I look in this photo, wearing this exact RED DRESS. I know beyond the shadow of a doubt that vision was a gift from God. I literally had to look twice and really stare to SEE ME healthy and fit.
I saw this:
That moment made all the difference in the world. I went to Shoney's and had a sensible one-plate of breakfast foods with small portions and I held fast to that vision. I burned the image in my mind and I asked God to help me to never forget what I saw in that old clock. It was TIME FOR ME TO GET A PERFECT PICTURE OF THE GOAL I WAS GOING AFTER.
Fast forward 4 years later to April 1994 when the RED DRESS picture actually was taken in Hollywood, CA with Mike & Maty at the set of their daily talk show on ABC Network.
I knew when I got the call that I would have to wear the dress I saw in my vision more than 3 years earlier, but although I had given the description of the dress to many people, none of us were having any luck UNTIL I WAS CASUALLY BROWSING IN A J.C. PENNEY catalog and saw it on a model.
Well, you should have heard the squeal of delight when I turned a page and there it was. Just like in my vision. I ordered it, that very day with a lump in my throat and goose bumps on my goose bumps. So excited and nervous and grateful and pinching myself to see if I was really awake or in a dream.
will never forget the look on my Daddy's face when he saw me wearing that dress for the first time. It was precious and priceless. You would have thought it was my wedding day. "Oh Mommy look at her" He proudly exclaimed to my Momma who was staring in awe.
I will forever remember that as one of the greatest moments of my life. THAT was better than Hollywood! I think he was as proud of me then as he was on the day I, his first, was born.
That Red Dress picture in my mind gripped my heart and helped me to stay focused and steady to the course and run my race and finish it. I WON! Thanks to the picture I kept alive in my heart and in my mind's eye. if not for that, I am not sure if I would have finished. It took 4 years. That's a long time to stay motivated and focused and driven and determined. But I did it.
I had to let go of the FAT TINA that I had always pictured and I had to grab hold of this new RED DRESS TINA. Healthy and Happy and Fit, Tina. Tina Maria.
What vision do you have of yourself? If you are holding on to fat, unattractive, unhealthy, negative images of yourself, you will never get healthy and fit and FREE. You have to have a positive image in mind and in heart in order to make the changes you need to make for the long term. PICTURE IT PERFECTLY AND BURN IT INTO YOUR HEART AND MIND. Do not let go of it. Be like a little bull dog with a bone. NO MATTER WHAT, YOU ARE NOT LETTING GO OF THE THING.
IT IS YOURS! Hang on tight and be as tough as you need to be and whatever your vision, SIEZE IT! NOW! It is YOURS! Make it your reality! I did it then and I am doing it again. I am not stopping until it happens. Just watch me! Or better yet, Join with me! It's time to Rise & Shine! No more negative images. Positively Picture yourself at a healthy weight and in better shape than you are today. Picture yourself with the energy, stamina, endurance of a healthier person. THAT'S YOU, BABY!
HUGS~
Tina Maria
It was on June 18th 1990 when in desperation I cried out to God for help to lose more than 300 lbs before I died an early death from severe morbid obesity. My 28 year old body had carried more than 500 lbs all it could physically go without disaster happening and I could literally feel the breath of death on the back of my neck. Below is another photo of me holding a skirt that I wore before I lost 335 lbs.
I can tell you that I held on to that vision, and I told everybody I knew what I had seen that night, in a little church, where my family and I were performing at a concert. I had turned around to look at the clock to see how close it was to midnight which would be NEW YEARS. I was looking forward to pigging out later at the local Shoney's Buffet, and because I was discouraged, I had already talked myself into eating everything ,and as much of it, as I could hold. I was THAT discouraged.
UNTIL I GOT A VISION OF WHAT I WOULD LOOK LIKE IF I DIDN'T QUIT! IF I DIDN'T GIVE UP! IF I DIDN'T OVEREAT! IF I DIDN'T PIG OUT!
When I looked back at that old clock hanging on the wall above the vestibule doors, instead of seeing this; 
I saw this:
will never forget the look on my Daddy's face when he saw me wearing that dress for the first time. It was precious and priceless. You would have thought it was my wedding day. "Oh Mommy look at her" He proudly exclaimed to my Momma who was staring in awe.
I will forever remember that as one of the greatest moments of my life. THAT was better than Hollywood! I think he was as proud of me then as he was on the day I, his first, was born.
Even the Bible tells us in Proverbs 29:18 "WITHOUT A VISION THE PEOPLE PERISH".
I had to let go of the FAT TINA that I had always pictured and I had to grab hold of this new RED DRESS TINA. Healthy and Happy and Fit, Tina. Tina Maria.
What vision do you have of yourself? If you are holding on to fat, unattractive, unhealthy, negative images of yourself, you will never get healthy and fit and FREE. You have to have a positive image in mind and in heart in order to make the changes you need to make for the long term. PICTURE IT PERFECTLY AND BURN IT INTO YOUR HEART AND MIND. Do not let go of it. Be like a little bull dog with a bone. NO MATTER WHAT, YOU ARE NOT LETTING GO OF THE THING.
HUGS~
Tina Maria
On the 3rd Day of Christmas Tips
On the 3rd Day of Christmas Tips - Do Not Procrastinate...
Did you know that 95% of people say they procrastinate. The other 5% haven't yet turned in their surveys! Ha! Ha!
It is WAY TOO EASY to put off a healthy lifestyle between Halloween and New Years by consoling yourself with the Day after New Years, Best New Diet, Plan. Why wait!
Most people who are not natural procrastinators actually often procrastinate committing to exercise and weight management plans on a consistent routine. I wish I could say that I am not a procrastinator but since this post is 2 days late, I think that says it all. I REALLY have to push myself and keep myself SO highly accountable in order to really be motivated to get something done. But boy, oh boy, when I do, WATCH OUT! My Daddy has often said he has never seen anybody get anything done like I do WHEN I FINALLY get up my Gumption to do it. He's right! I can move it, like there's no tomorrow, when I decide to.
Even my boss who was teasing recently about me being a High Class Southern Hillbilly, affectionately complimented me saying, "...there's no doubt about it, when a Hillbilly makes up their mind to do something, they get it done. Things happen when a Hillbilly gets moving". So very true!
For example: Because procrastination comes easy for me about alot of things, alot of time, it was a REALLY BIG DEAL for me to reduce 335 lbs and stick with a healthy lifestyle program for 4 long and brutal years without giving up. I slammed it hard in the gym like Jillian Michaels, almost EVERY DAY for nearly a decade. No biggest Loser could have kept up with me. Seriously! Not even kidding!
So, to me it is the strangest thing to see people who are the "GIT ER DONE AND GIT ER DONE NOW" kind of personality, procrastinate in getting healthy or forming healthy habits. I would think those people would be the no-nonsense, YESTERDAY PEOPLE, who would easily tackle Health & Wellness like the rest of their To-Do lists. No hesitations, no resistance, no fooling around, no whining, no excuse making, no delays! CONSIDERED DONE ALREADY! Checked off the grand To-Do list and on to a different project while I am still lacing up my sneakers!
Yet, someone like me can do what those people have the toughest time doing. What is wrong with this picture! I have often marveled about that. It has intrigued me so much that I actually probed into it recently and learned what some experts say is the reason, psychologically speaking, behind us chronic procrastinators. See if you can relate.
University of Calgary Professor Piers Steel Ph.D., author of The Procrastination Equation has spent his career studying time management issues. He, a self-described reformed procrastinator, said "the act of dillydallying can be boiled down to three human traits:
[I can so relate to this. whether it be reading, surfing FB, tv, the phone, texting, music, coffee,] anything that feeds the pleasure centers of the brain.
It takes a lot of determinated focused and conscience effort to turn down instant pleasure and hold out for the delayed but deeper satisfaction that comes with completing a task that feels like work. Combine your innate impulsiveness with a society and environment full of promised quick and cheap thrills and you have the perfect setup for procrastination.
"The heart of procrastination is an adaptive natural tendency to value today much more than tomorrow," said Steel, That's why, he said, most people make New Year's resolutions in vain. In scientific terms, a person's intention alone is not enough to see anything through--a condition called "preference reversal." That means unless an individual has some knowledge of his or her motivational weaknesses and can create a plan to counteract them, those promises of losing weight or writing a novel will fall to the wayside, Steel said.
"Essentially, procrastinators have less confidence in themselves, less expectancy that they can actually complete a task," Steel said. "Perfectionism is not the culprit. In fact, perfectionists actually procrastinate less, but they worry about it more."
Paul Spector, professor of industrial organizational psychology at University of South Florida, said there are three ways of getting sidetracked:
Here's what I did to overcome procrastination when I finally got my mind made up to lose the weight and get in shape. I had to research myself. Professor Piers says "Research is Me-search". When I got to the bottom of What's Eating Me I was able to stop procrastination dead in it's tracks. It didn't happen overnight but it would have never happened if I hadn't made up my mind to get started and be fully committed.
After the car wrecks, the old procrastinator showed back up and has been an unwanted sidler ever since. You know what a sidler is? According to one of the Pastors at the church where I attend, A sidler is someone who every time you turn your head they are right there in your face. Too up close and personal. In your face. In your space. CREEPER!
I think a sidler can also be THINGS that attach themselves to us and are always there in our face, in our space. Holding us back. Keeping us in bondage. Things like PROCRASTINATION!
What will it take to get your attention! To get you motivated! To stop the procrastination?
It is said that we are motivated by two things; Pain or Pleasure. I can relate to that. When the pain got so bad, I stopped procrastinating and took action. It saved my life and set me free. Then the pleasure set in and I enjoyed feeling good and looking better so much so that I was whole-heartedly invested in maintaining the lifestyle and it became me.
Working out and eating healthy became my favorite things and I literally preached it 24/7 to anyone and everyone who would listen. It mattered not where I was or if the person was a total stranger. I couldn't help myself. The healthier I became and the happier I got, the more I wanted to share the good news with the entire world. I just couldn't keep it to myself. Besides, I had made a promise to the Lord that if He would help me, I would spend the rest of my life helping others, like me.
That is why I have been kicking and screaming and fighting within myself to get back to that place of no excuses, no nonsense, made up mind, dedication that no matter what NOTHING OR NOBODY IS GOING TO STOP ME FROM GETTING HEALTHY AND FIT AGAIN! I am getting there and my Gumption is coming back to me and I will be a force to be reckoned with, again, and I want the world to join with me and let's stop this procrastination madness and just get healthy and free from the bondages of procrastination. It is not the way to the land of Milk & Honey and I want nothing to do with it anymore! It does not serve us well. Procrastination is not our friend. So, I hope you will join me TODAY! Put an end to procrastination once and for all. We can do it. Especially if you have faith even as small as the seed of a grain of mustard. Now that is small faith. But just that teeney, tiny, amount of faith is enough to help us rise above our sidlers and take positive action, NOW!
Today is our day of Salvation! We have a purpose to fulfill. Milk & Honey is waiting for us!Let us go forth and Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy!
Blessings, HUGS, and LOVE,
Tina Maria ~
P.S. Remember to let me know if you want the chance to win a 50.00 IonPod Refillable Alkalizing Water Bottle. Winner will be randomly selected Friday Dec. 23rd. Post a note on FB, or a comment here on my BLOG, or send me a private email at TinaMariaAdams@gmail.com
To learn more about the IonPod Water Bottle, scroll down to the previous BLOG and you will see photos and info.
Did you know that 95% of people say they procrastinate. The other 5% haven't yet turned in their surveys! Ha! Ha!
It is WAY TOO EASY to put off a healthy lifestyle between Halloween and New Years by consoling yourself with the Day after New Years, Best New Diet, Plan. Why wait!
Wait = Weight! DON'T WAIT! DON'T WEIGHT!
Most people who are not natural procrastinators actually often procrastinate committing to exercise and weight management plans on a consistent routine. I wish I could say that I am not a procrastinator but since this post is 2 days late, I think that says it all. I REALLY have to push myself and keep myself SO highly accountable in order to really be motivated to get something done. But boy, oh boy, when I do, WATCH OUT! My Daddy has often said he has never seen anybody get anything done like I do WHEN I FINALLY get up my Gumption to do it. He's right! I can move it, like there's no tomorrow, when I decide to.
Even my boss who was teasing recently about me being a High Class Southern Hillbilly, affectionately complimented me saying, "...there's no doubt about it, when a Hillbilly makes up their mind to do something, they get it done. Things happen when a Hillbilly gets moving". So very true!
For example: Because procrastination comes easy for me about alot of things, alot of time, it was a REALLY BIG DEAL for me to reduce 335 lbs and stick with a healthy lifestyle program for 4 long and brutal years without giving up. I slammed it hard in the gym like Jillian Michaels, almost EVERY DAY for nearly a decade. No biggest Loser could have kept up with me. Seriously! Not even kidding!
So, to me it is the strangest thing to see people who are the "GIT ER DONE AND GIT ER DONE NOW" kind of personality, procrastinate in getting healthy or forming healthy habits. I would think those people would be the no-nonsense, YESTERDAY PEOPLE, who would easily tackle Health & Wellness like the rest of their To-Do lists. No hesitations, no resistance, no fooling around, no whining, no excuse making, no delays! CONSIDERED DONE ALREADY! Checked off the grand To-Do list and on to a different project while I am still lacing up my sneakers!
Yet, someone like me can do what those people have the toughest time doing. What is wrong with this picture! I have often marveled about that. It has intrigued me so much that I actually probed into it recently and learned what some experts say is the reason, psychologically speaking, behind us chronic procrastinators. See if you can relate.
University of Calgary Professor Piers Steel Ph.D., author of The Procrastination Equation has spent his career studying time management issues. He, a self-described reformed procrastinator, said "the act of dillydallying can be boiled down to three human traits:
- Confidence,
- Values and
- Impulsiveness (how susceptible he or she is to immediate delight).
[I can so relate to this. whether it be reading, surfing FB, tv, the phone, texting, music, coffee,] anything that feeds the pleasure centers of the brain.
It takes a lot of determinated focused and conscience effort to turn down instant pleasure and hold out for the delayed but deeper satisfaction that comes with completing a task that feels like work. Combine your innate impulsiveness with a society and environment full of promised quick and cheap thrills and you have the perfect setup for procrastination.
"The heart of procrastination is an adaptive natural tendency to value today much more than tomorrow," said Steel, That's why, he said, most people make New Year's resolutions in vain. In scientific terms, a person's intention alone is not enough to see anything through--a condition called "preference reversal." That means unless an individual has some knowledge of his or her motivational weaknesses and can create a plan to counteract them, those promises of losing weight or writing a novel will fall to the wayside, Steel said.
"Essentially, procrastinators have less confidence in themselves, less expectancy that they can actually complete a task," Steel said. "Perfectionism is not the culprit. In fact, perfectionists actually procrastinate less, but they worry about it more."
Paul Spector, professor of industrial organizational psychology at University of South Florida, said there are three ways of getting sidetracked:
- One is characteristic of people who simply have a hard time getting started on a project, or a classic procrastinator.
- Another deals with a person who gets started, but then gets bogged down in details, or a classic perfectionist.
- The last is the person who is distractible, i.e., the person who needs to workout, but decides to go-out when a friend calls.
Here's what I did to overcome procrastination when I finally got my mind made up to lose the weight and get in shape. I had to research myself. Professor Piers says "Research is Me-search". When I got to the bottom of What's Eating Me I was able to stop procrastination dead in it's tracks. It didn't happen overnight but it would have never happened if I hadn't made up my mind to get started and be fully committed.
After the car wrecks, the old procrastinator showed back up and has been an unwanted sidler ever since. You know what a sidler is? According to one of the Pastors at the church where I attend, A sidler is someone who every time you turn your head they are right there in your face. Too up close and personal. In your face. In your space. CREEPER!
I think a sidler can also be THINGS that attach themselves to us and are always there in our face, in our space. Holding us back. Keeping us in bondage. Things like PROCRASTINATION!
What will it take to get your attention! To get you motivated! To stop the procrastination?
It is said that we are motivated by two things; Pain or Pleasure. I can relate to that. When the pain got so bad, I stopped procrastinating and took action. It saved my life and set me free. Then the pleasure set in and I enjoyed feeling good and looking better so much so that I was whole-heartedly invested in maintaining the lifestyle and it became me.
Working out and eating healthy became my favorite things and I literally preached it 24/7 to anyone and everyone who would listen. It mattered not where I was or if the person was a total stranger. I couldn't help myself. The healthier I became and the happier I got, the more I wanted to share the good news with the entire world. I just couldn't keep it to myself. Besides, I had made a promise to the Lord that if He would help me, I would spend the rest of my life helping others, like me.
That is why I have been kicking and screaming and fighting within myself to get back to that place of no excuses, no nonsense, made up mind, dedication that no matter what NOTHING OR NOBODY IS GOING TO STOP ME FROM GETTING HEALTHY AND FIT AGAIN! I am getting there and my Gumption is coming back to me and I will be a force to be reckoned with, again, and I want the world to join with me and let's stop this procrastination madness and just get healthy and free from the bondages of procrastination. It is not the way to the land of Milk & Honey and I want nothing to do with it anymore! It does not serve us well. Procrastination is not our friend. So, I hope you will join me TODAY! Put an end to procrastination once and for all. We can do it. Especially if you have faith even as small as the seed of a grain of mustard. Now that is small faith. But just that teeney, tiny, amount of faith is enough to help us rise above our sidlers and take positive action, NOW!
Today is our day of Salvation! We have a purpose to fulfill. Milk & Honey is waiting for us!Let us go forth and Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy!
Blessings, HUGS, and LOVE,
Tina Maria ~
P.S. Remember to let me know if you want the chance to win a 50.00 IonPod Refillable Alkalizing Water Bottle. Winner will be randomly selected Friday Dec. 23rd. Post a note on FB, or a comment here on my BLOG, or send me a private email at TinaMariaAdams@gmail.com
To learn more about the IonPod Water Bottle, scroll down to the previous BLOG and you will see photos and info.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
On The 2nd Day of Christmas Tips
On the 2nd Day of Christmas Tips - Detox De Daisy Way
[Again sung to the tune of 12 Days of Christmas]
From Halloween through New Years, weight gain for most of us kids of all ages, is between 5-25 lbs with 15 lbs being the average, depending on how many parties, get-togethers, and Holidays Baking and cooking you get into. That is one reason that NewYear's top resolution is to Lose Weight. No surprise there, right? So, how do we get those Holidays Gains to go away very quickly? Daisy Fuentes has a secret! DETOX, DETOX, DETOX! The EASY WAY!
Daisy says she keeps away the extra lbs from Holiday foods by drinking at least 2 liters of alkaline water per day. This helps neutralize the acid waste that promotes belly fat.
My favorite way of getting a daily DETOX very simply and easily is to squeeze fresh lemon into filtered water and drink your weight away!
There is also a neat little refillable Alkalizing Water Bottle you could add to your Wish List for about $50.00. Such as Healthy Habits Original IonPod Portable bottle.
Yes, this is now on my Wish List. But in the meantime, I will just give this old fashioned fresh squeezed lemon water the business. I have organic lemons in the fridge, but out of filtered water, so I will take some sliced lemons with me when I leave for work in a bit, and buy several gallons of filtered water to start guzzling. I need to Detox, Detox, Detox.
Although I have not been eating much Holiday goodies to really speak of, except for a few Ginger Snaps and Hershey Kisses, that is it so far this Season. So fortunately, I have not gained an ounce so far, and I am very grateful, but I think adding 2 liters a day of filtered water with fresh squeezed lemons in it, to my daily menu will help me get rid of some stubborn lbs. that are containing wastes that my body needs me to get rid of first.
I think Daisy looks incredible but I just want to get back to looking like ME. The way I really, really look, underneath this extra weight. The Me I was when I lost 335 lbs and went to Hollywood twice to appear on national television. This me in the photo below. I am in the middle, in the RED DRESS. That is Mike Burger and Maty Montfort on each side of me. We are standing in ABC Studios in Hollywood, CA. I was on a talk show to help others.
If Daisy Fuentes can drink 2 liters of good alkalizing fat burning, waste ridding, clean filtered, acid neutralizing water, then shush by gummy [Hillbilly terminology for "bless ole Pete"] I can drink it too! I am not gonna let a tip as good as this one, get away from me!
Besides, as most of us already know, drinking lots of good filtered water throughout the day, especially before meals, snacks, and attending all those Holidays parties and all, is one of the best ways to prevent overeating and impulsive eating.
So often our body is thirsty for pure, clean water. Perhaps one reason why is to to help us lose weight and get rid of all those toxins and wastes from all the artificial ingredients like sweeteners, processed foods, refined sugars and flours, unhealthy fats, and all the other stuff added to make these favorite goodies look, smell, and taste so incredibly amazing. Eat them if you must, but if you don't want to feel and look worse for indulging, remember to drink at least 2 liters of alkalizing water to DETOX DE DAISY WAY. Come January 1, you could start from the weight you are now, instead of 15 lbs fatter. I LOVE IT.
Can you hear me humming the tune "All I Want For Christmas". I have my own 2 front teeth, thank the Lord, so I replaced those words with these;
Now, I just wonder, WHO ELSE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOUR OWN IonPod too? FOR FREE?
You need to let me know! Either post a comment here or on my Facebook Wall, or email me at TinaMariaAdams@gmail.com.
See Ya Later! Me & my Organic Lemons are headed to the nearest filtered watering hole.
All the while wishin' & a hummin' our merry little Christmas tune. " hmmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm hmm hmm hmm hmmm...."
Blessings, HUGS, & Love,
Tina Maria ~
[Again sung to the tune of 12 Days of Christmas]
From Halloween through New Years, weight gain for most of us kids of all ages, is between 5-25 lbs with 15 lbs being the average, depending on how many parties, get-togethers, and Holidays Baking and cooking you get into. That is one reason that NewYear's top resolution is to Lose Weight. No surprise there, right? So, how do we get those Holidays Gains to go away very quickly? Daisy Fuentes has a secret! DETOX, DETOX, DETOX! The EASY WAY!
My favorite way of getting a daily DETOX very simply and easily is to squeeze fresh lemon into filtered water and drink your weight away!
There is also a neat little refillable Alkalizing Water Bottle you could add to your Wish List for about $50.00. Such as Healthy Habits Original IonPod Portable bottle.
Product Features
- Alkalizing and Energizing Water Bottle.
- Increases The pH of Ordinary Tap Water In Minutes.
- Lowers The ORP of Ordinary Tap Water In Minutes.
- Reduce Acidity.
- Reduce Premature Aging.
Yes, this is now on my Wish List. But in the meantime, I will just give this old fashioned fresh squeezed lemon water the business. I have organic lemons in the fridge, but out of filtered water, so I will take some sliced lemons with me when I leave for work in a bit, and buy several gallons of filtered water to start guzzling. I need to Detox, Detox, Detox.
Although I have not been eating much Holiday goodies to really speak of, except for a few Ginger Snaps and Hershey Kisses, that is it so far this Season. So fortunately, I have not gained an ounce so far, and I am very grateful, but I think adding 2 liters a day of filtered water with fresh squeezed lemons in it, to my daily menu will help me get rid of some stubborn lbs. that are containing wastes that my body needs me to get rid of first.
Besides, as most of us already know, drinking lots of good filtered water throughout the day, especially before meals, snacks, and attending all those Holidays parties and all, is one of the best ways to prevent overeating and impulsive eating.
So often our body is thirsty for pure, clean water. Perhaps one reason why is to to help us lose weight and get rid of all those toxins and wastes from all the artificial ingredients like sweeteners, processed foods, refined sugars and flours, unhealthy fats, and all the other stuff added to make these favorite goodies look, smell, and taste so incredibly amazing. Eat them if you must, but if you don't want to feel and look worse for indulging, remember to drink at least 2 liters of alkalizing water to DETOX DE DAISY WAY. Come January 1, you could start from the weight you are now, instead of 15 lbs fatter. I LOVE IT.
Can you hear me humming the tune "All I Want For Christmas". I have my own 2 front teeth, thank the Lord, so I replaced those words with these;
"ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS MY IonPod, My IonPod, My IonPod"
You need to let me know! Either post a comment here or on my Facebook Wall, or email me at TinaMariaAdams@gmail.com.
See Ya Later! Me & my Organic Lemons are headed to the nearest filtered watering hole.
All the while wishin' & a hummin' our merry little Christmas tune. " hmmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm hmm hmm hmm hmmm...."
Blessings, HUGS, & Love,
Tina Maria ~
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Tina's 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS TIPS
On the 1st Day of CHRISTMAS Tips - We eat a M&M
[sung to the tune of 12 days of Christmas in your merriest morning voice]
Of course I am talking about a Morning Meal. You knew that, right? WHAT? You thought I meant those cute little round and colorful candies that melt in your mouth, not in your hands? oh, so very sorry! Weeell, While you could have 1 of those every day if you really want them [because we don't deprivate] I wouldn't recommend it as the most wholesome and healthy way to start your day. :-( I know, I know! :-( Was that your shoulders slumping? I just virtually picked up on that!
HOWEVER, I would recommend that your M&M [aka - breakfast] be just as colorful as a handful of those other ones! For example; Here's my M&M today. Much prettier than a drive-thru window bag ofcrap heart stopping fat or diabetic sugar coma junk food!
YES-OH. Sure is! Tastier too!
Fluffy WHITE perfectly soft cooked eggs, BROWN hearty and healthy [whole LIVE grains] cinnamon & raisin Ezekial Bread toasted to a warm crunch. Perfect for dipping in that sweet applesauce followed by a dip in soft and creamy GOLDEN YELLOW yolk. BLUEberries on top of VANILLA Yogurt and RED apples in the fruit bowl to finish off my M&M. Just about all the colors except for green. Perhaps next time I will invite Dr. Suess to bring his GREEN eggs. Still, it was a colorful M&M that I ate today! What color was YOURS?
Seriously, ALWAYS start your day out with a good and healthy Morning Meal - BREAKFAST! I like a quick, simple, and hearty M&M requiring only 5 minutes to prepare and cook. Otherwise I will not make the effort to Breakfast at home. Honestly, this M&M FEAST was no more than 5 minutes from fridge, to stove, to table! ANYBODY CAN DO THIS!
Poaching eggs is your friend. They do not need a babysitter. Just drop them off in a pool of near bubbling water, medium heat, and walk away for a minute or two. Get the rest of your breakfast ready, turning the eggs over, easy does it, so you don't break the yolk, and let the other side cook a minute or two. Drain them well with a slotted spoonula and slide them onto your plate! The result is fried-like eggs without the fat. Clean up is the easiest and quickest when poaching or boiling eggs because there is no splattering mess. Oh Yeah!
In the meantime, you have had the time to toast your bread, get a little jelly, jam, or apple sauce, and if you like, yogurt and berries, [a small portion] a fresh raw fruit, drink, utensils, napkin and a placemat or pretty towel to set your M&M on. [Because we eat with our eyes first, and a pretty presentation is always most enjoyed] Now, grab a seat and eat!
Right down to the last delicious bite of yogurt and berry goodness!
And savoring every sip of that favorite fresh brewed java or tea. Whatever floats your boat!
Then grab a piece or two of fresh fruit on your way out the door to work or wherever it is you have to run off to for the day. Easy to do when fresh fruit is your table's centerpiece!
I hope the photos help inspire you to eat a good meal at the beginning of your day to fuel your brain and body. Even if my M&M for today isn't perhaps your favorite breakfast, I hope the photos motivate you to create your own M&M to enjoy and look forward to each day.
BUT, if that doesn't help you, maybe this scientific info will get your morning hunger bell to start ringing a healthier and merrier tune! Just this morning I read this latest nutrition and weight bearing news that I think is well worth sharing along with this tip!
Health & Wellness Expert Ann Louise Gettleman Ph.D wrote the following; "in my clinical experience, 50 percent of women suffer from severely depleted levels of GLUTATHIONE
On a personal note, I have proven a more healthy protein meal, to work well. I have been on a plateau recently as many of you know. 32 lbs. GONE since August 20 but only 2 lbs of that in the past few weeks. Lately I have been CRAVING protein BIG TIME. I realized since August 20th my diet mostly contained whole grains and fiber which is good, but I wasn't consuming much protein, in comparison. So, the past week or so I have listened more closely to and followed my body's own hunger and nutritional needs that it has been signaling me with and I am seeing and feeling the difference from making the change of increased lean proteins in the mornings. As is written; "Man cannot live by bread alone" even if it is the healthiest kind you can buy! Sorry, Ezekial, but you know 'tis true!
I have proof! An exciting WEIGH-OFF VIDEO is coming your way this weekend. RIGHT HERE!
So, EAT PROTEIN! But make sure it is healthy and LEAN PROTEIN!
Below's a photo of another favorite way I love my eggs. It's called Eggs In A Blanket. I used Regular live grains Ezekial Bread, and egglands best brown eggs on a very old plate that matches a set my mom gave me when I was 12 years old for my hope chest. I can remember that day as if it were today! I still have these dishes and I still have an even older cedar chest that belonged to my Grandmother [Mamaw Riffe] It, like me, is still full of hope!
But the question is: WHICH CAME FIRST! THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG! Or is that a ROOSTER!
Not sure, but I know what disappeared first! Look below!
Whatever your favorite M&M is, remember to give thanks for it and to ask a blessing over it and for it to help you have the energy, stamina, endurance, mental clarity, physical strength, and emotional wellness you need to carry you through the morning and to your next healthy meal or snack that will get ultimately get you through the day and beyond!
Then put a smile on that beautiful or handsome face and get ready to roll. Before you put the gear in drive, have a look in the rearview mirror to see where you've come from!
Yep, that's ME! And in my rearview mirror I see a girl who used to weigh more than 500 lbs and was unhealthy, unfit and needed a miracle to even make it to her 30th birthday. THAT GIRL is no longer looking back at me! This girl is healthier, happier, fitter, [is that a word? IDK but it rhymes] and 6 months away from THE BIG 5-0. A Miracle Girl, that's who I see! A girl who got rid of 335 lbs nearly 20 years ago and saved her life and is fulfilling her purpose to help others, INCLUDING YOU, to reach beyond to life their best life! That is who THIS Tina Maria Adams is! What about you? What can I help you accomplish? Overcome?
Who is in YOUR REARVIEW MIRROR? Who do you see looking back at YOU?
Even if today is your first day getting started or re-started toward your Promised Land flowing with Milk & Honey [Health & Wellness] take a good look at the woman or man you are leaving behind. Then point your eyes, your faith, and your motivated determination in FORWARD and DRIVE, DRIVE, DRIVE toward your PROMISED LAND!
I'll meet you there to celebrate! See YA! Gotta go! A TRAIL HIKE hath need of me!
Zoom Zoom!
HUGS ~
Tina Maria
[sung to the tune of 12 days of Christmas in your merriest morning voice]
Of course I am talking about a Morning Meal. You knew that, right? WHAT? You thought I meant those cute little round and colorful candies that melt in your mouth, not in your hands? oh, so very sorry! Weeell, While you could have 1 of those every day if you really want them [because we don't deprivate] I wouldn't recommend it as the most wholesome and healthy way to start your day. :-( I know, I know! :-( Was that your shoulders slumping? I just virtually picked up on that!
HOWEVER, I would recommend that your M&M [aka - breakfast] be just as colorful as a handful of those other ones! For example; Here's my M&M today. Much prettier than a drive-thru window bag of
YES-OH. Sure is! Tastier too!
In the meantime, you have had the time to toast your bread, get a little jelly, jam, or apple sauce, and if you like, yogurt and berries, [a small portion] a fresh raw fruit, drink, utensils, napkin and a placemat or pretty towel to set your M&M on. [Because we eat with our eyes first, and a pretty presentation is always most enjoyed] Now, grab a seat and eat!
Right down to the last delicious bite of yogurt and berry goodness!
Then grab a piece or two of fresh fruit on your way out the door to work or wherever it is you have to run off to for the day. Easy to do when fresh fruit is your table's centerpiece!
BUT, if that doesn't help you, maybe this scientific info will get your morning hunger bell to start ringing a healthier and merrier tune! Just this morning I read this latest nutrition and weight bearing news that I think is well worth sharing along with this tip!
Health & Wellness Expert Ann Louise Gettleman Ph.D wrote the following; "in my clinical experience, 50 percent of women suffer from severely depleted levels of GLUTATHIONE
during the holidays. This MASTER ANTIOXIDANT binds to toxic waste and tags it for elimination from the body, but when you are exposed to more harmful chemicals than usual, which many of us are, during the Holidays, GLUTATHIONE gets used up faster than the body can replenish it. This allows toxins to accumulate in cells, causing symptoms like fatigue and weight gain".
To remedy this, she suggests a good quality high-protein breakfast. This "provides the amino acids that serve as building blocks for glutathione. Once levels are restored the body will be able to flush out toxins, so excess pounds will melt away and energy levels will quickly climb." She even suggests consuming a high quality protein shake made with good fat flushing whey protein powder. I would accept that for a quick M&M. You can even prepare it and take it with you and eat it on the go. Most of the time, this liquid style meal doesn't do it for me. I need the chew factor! I could sub a snack for it though!
On a personal note, I have proven a more healthy protein meal, to work well. I have been on a plateau recently as many of you know. 32 lbs. GONE since August 20 but only 2 lbs of that in the past few weeks. Lately I have been CRAVING protein BIG TIME. I realized since August 20th my diet mostly contained whole grains and fiber which is good, but I wasn't consuming much protein, in comparison. So, the past week or so I have listened more closely to and followed my body's own hunger and nutritional needs that it has been signaling me with and I am seeing and feeling the difference from making the change of increased lean proteins in the mornings. As is written; "Man cannot live by bread alone" even if it is the healthiest kind you can buy! Sorry, Ezekial, but you know 'tis true!
I have proof! An exciting WEIGH-OFF VIDEO is coming your way this weekend. RIGHT HERE!
So, EAT PROTEIN! But make sure it is healthy and LEAN PROTEIN!
Below's a photo of another favorite way I love my eggs. It's called Eggs In A Blanket. I used Regular live grains Ezekial Bread, and egglands best brown eggs on a very old plate that matches a set my mom gave me when I was 12 years old for my hope chest. I can remember that day as if it were today! I still have these dishes and I still have an even older cedar chest that belonged to my Grandmother [Mamaw Riffe] It, like me, is still full of hope!
But the question is: WHICH CAME FIRST! THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG! Or is that a ROOSTER!
Then put a smile on that beautiful or handsome face and get ready to roll. Before you put the gear in drive, have a look in the rearview mirror to see where you've come from!
Who is in YOUR REARVIEW MIRROR? Who do you see looking back at YOU?
Even if today is your first day getting started or re-started toward your Promised Land flowing with Milk & Honey [Health & Wellness] take a good look at the woman or man you are leaving behind. Then point your eyes, your faith, and your motivated determination in FORWARD and DRIVE, DRIVE, DRIVE toward your PROMISED LAND!
I'll meet you there to celebrate! See YA! Gotta go! A TRAIL HIKE hath need of me!
Zoom Zoom!
HUGS ~
Tina Maria
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