weeks 9 and 10

Has it really been 10 weeks...good lord time has flown. Have I mentioned that this is a lifestyle change, not a diet? I like Garfield's (cartoon cat) impression of what a diet is...Die...with a T on it!

I know that I might sound a little preachy, but what can I say, I have something that really works..and it isn't a hard thing to do once you get into the swing of things. Everyone that went through this program before me has said the detox was the hardest part, and that is so true. Its not hard, at all, to follow the program once you decide that you are going to. You need to buy fresh, organic is nice but if you can't afford it, buy fresh fruits and veggies, learn to read labels and stay away from processed or foods with additives. You don't have to give up everything you love, but the detox is key to clean your body of all the shit you've been filling it with over the years and getting your body ready to burn the foods you will keep going with.

I have added whole grains to my daily intact now. Brown rice, steel cut oats, things like that, and I've noticed a little difference but to be honest I'm finding I don't really need them. A large major of the US population is thought to have an allergy to wheat and gluten products caused by the way that some grains, wheat in particular, are processed.

At this stage of the program you want to only add whole grains. 100% Stone ground wheat is not whole wheat. This program is as much about education as it is numbers and formulas. It teaches you how to read labels, how the first 6-10 ingredients are the most important to pay attention to and what to look for to identify good carbs verse bad carbs. The education of this program is the most important aspect of the program, as when you 12 weeks are up you will be left with the tools to help guide you through the rest of your life.

I am so amazed at how this program works I'm signing up to become a Transitions Lifestyle Coach. I want to share this with as many people as possible and help people live a healthier and happier life. The thing people need to understand is that its a mind thing, you change your mind you can change your life. This program will only work if you want it to. You can follow the program for your 12 weeks, and you can then go back to eating all the shit you did before...unless you actually make the decision to stick with it...for life. You will live a longer and healthier life if you simply change your mind.

So at work I've joined a little competition for fitness. This program has to be one of the biggest jokes or greatest illusions ever. Basically you add up your minutes of exercise for the week and submit it. Some of the activities they say "qualify" as fitness actives is a little ridiculous. My problem with this program is they are calling it a fitness program...its not. Fitness requires training, coaching, and changes to be made in lifestyle, not just what you eat but how you live your life. There has to be accountability to someone for moral support and kick you in the ass when you need it.

I think I've been pretty good to my coach and she hasn't had to kick my ass, but I know that some of her other clients might cause her to go bald! Accountability and Education...those are the keys.

If you want more information then ask me, I've made this blog avaialble to the public so that I can share this with all of you. The US is the most obese country on the planet! According to the CDC "In 2008, only one state (Colorado) had a prevalence of obesity less than 20%. Thirty-two states had a prevalence equal to or greater than 25%; six of these states (Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia ) had a prevalence of obesity equal to or greater than 30%." Thats over 1/4 of the nation that is great then 25% BMI (BMI is calculated from a person's weight and height and provides a reasonable indicator of body fatness and weight categories that may lead to health problems.)

This is a scary state to be living in. Our life expectancy is dropping as our BMI is raising...with our vast strides in technology and modern medicine why is this happening? Education in natural and healthy living is being stifled, because of major drug companies who are finding it more profitable to treat illness then to cure it, and we, as Americans are blindly following the herd.

Sorry to sound political and preachy, but the education of this program has really opened my eyes to the world we live in. Things need to change, and we need to start the change with each of us.

Thanks for reading! :)