Weightloss for Life

A question that some of us have wondered about but never thought to look into is ‘How much sugar is in a can of soda”.  After looking it up through google I ventured to follow a link on YouTube which from Science on the Brain  deducted that by boiling down a can of coke he was left with about 37 grams of syrupy juice we call sugar. On the can itself it’s lists the amount of sugar at 39 grams which is about 7 1/2 teaspoons in every 12 ounce can. I don’t think any of us could eat 7 teaspoons of the stuff but we can certainly fool ourselves when it’s consumed in a liquid form. One of the recent scenes from “The Biggest Loser” showed the contestants the amount of sugar they would  consume on average from one year of their average soda drinking. They poured  raw white sugar out of what looks like a 45 gallon drum into a wheel barrow. The contestants eyes were bulging with the shock at how much they poor into their bodies from a year of drinking it. We don’t think that one little can can hurt and most likely not but if the one little can becomes a daily “habit” then things begin to add up. Can this affect our health in the long run, You tell me.

                      Water or Coke?
      I could not believe this…..  Very interesting
            
                           WATER

#1.   75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.
   (Likely applies to half the world population.)

#2.   In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak
     that it is mistaken for hunger.

#3.   Even MILD dehydration will slow down one’s metabolism as 3%.

#4.   One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs 
      for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of
     Washington study.

#5.  Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.

#6.    Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of
     water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain
     for up to 80% of sufferers.

#7.    A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term
   memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the
   computer screen or on a ! printed page.

#8.   Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of
   colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast
   cancer by 79%., and one is 50% less likely to develop
  bladder cancer. Are you drinking the amount of water
  you should drink every day?

                             COKE

#1.    In many states the highway patrol carries
      two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from
      the highway after a car accident.

#2.  You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coke
      and it will be gone in two days.

#3.   To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the
    toilet bowl and let the ‘real thing’ sit for one hour,
   then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes
   stains from vitreous china.

#4.   To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers:
     Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of Reynolds
     Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.

#5.   To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour
     a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble
     away the corrosion.

#6.   To loosen a rusted bolt: Apply a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to
       the rusted bolt for several minutes.

#7.   To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into
  the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake.
  Thirty minutes before ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing
  the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.

#8…    To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke
   into the load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run
   through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen
   grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your
   windshield.

          FOR YOUR INFORMATION:

#1.     the active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid.
   It will dissolve a nail in about four days. Phosphoric
   acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major
   contributor to the rising increase of osteoporosis.

#2.   To carry Coca-Cola syrup! (the concentrate) the
 commercial trucks must use a hazardous Material place
 cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.

#3.  The distributors of Coke have been using it to clean
  engines of the trucks for about 20 years!

 Now the question is, would you like a glass of water?
 or Coke?

As a parent and someone who wants to be active with their children we can find many activities that everyone can participate in especially if you have young children. Going to the local park and following them around the play ground equipment can be a workout in itself. Over the years I used to play tag with my two and others climbing up and down the ladders and stairs. My biggest concern was making sure I didn’t knock myself out by wacking my head off some of the bars I was trying to climb under as we know this stuff is made for kids not 6 ft adults who are trying to be one. If it’s winter and you have access to a local tobaggan hill, well after a couple of hours well spent with your family and you will have done quite a bit of activity all the while having a great deal of fun. Becoming more active not only increases your metabolism it certainly can do wonders for your outlook. Having a healthy outlook has a way of spreading to more area’s of your life as you learn about more things that you can do as a family. Your local and most times free newspaper will have some information as to events and things that you can do. If your lucky enough to have a beach front just going for a walk for an hour can be relaxing and still be an activity that all of you can do together. If you can do this as a family then it adds to the upside of doing things together which builds some communication lines. Trust me those lines of communication a very important as you children grow up as they will need to talk to you about their lives. Doing things with them isn’t alway easy but necessary since they grow up fast and any time spent with them builds countless memories and all the while improving your health.

When we talk about health what and how do we define it? Does it mean free of illness or disease or not having high blood pressure or suffering from job stress. It todays age where everything is an instant fix and we worship the perfect body how do most of us hope to measure up in the long run. The stress itself in trying to look the part could probably be more harmful to our health. I will stand up and say I’m not a fan of the quick fix health solutions and most of them don’t last any more than a few months just from the pressure of trying so hard to maintain them. As you know we spend years developing the lifestyle we have now adjusted to and whether we like it or not it’s become a habit. Good health or bad is a habit and if we have gone down the road and are wondering how we ended up our current situation then it’s probably from habits we have become accustomed to over time. I know there is many really good people out there that can offer great advice on how to create a healthy lifestyle and make good choices and thats great. It is just such a radical shift we find ourselves lost because it’s out of our norm and totally opposite of all the habits we’ve developed. Most habits good or bad we have just fallen into over time and to change them does not happen overnight. If we want to lose weight and that is probably the biggest sought after most elusive goal in our modern society we try many programs and nutritional foods and they may work for a while but we still fall back onto our old habits and until we begin to change them whether it be quickly or slowly we still need to change them. I will say here and now that the most important thing you have to change in taking stock of your self is your Mind. Good health habits start with the mind and then work through the body and most importantly they take time. I will also say from personal experience that you must be patient with yourself and allow ourselves time to grow, not physically but mentally. Most of us wait until we have a crisis in our life then we rush out to the nearest health food store and buy up all the nutritional supplements and start jamming them into our bodies and then wonder why we feel so bad when it’s supposed to be good for you. I’ve have heard many people say that they tried this new diet and felt terrible so they dropped it, well I would like to say that it was too much of a sudden change and their bodies just reacted in a negative way. If anyone has watch that show “THE BIGGEST LOSER” you can see how they work very hard to have them develop new habits and teach them about nutritional foods. However when the host Alison Sweeney annouces that they will be going home for a week with their families many of them were worried because they may fall back into old habits. Well as it turned out only one member did and it was Paul Marks as the camera recorded him downing plenty of cokes and more than a few chicken wings. This would be his undoing as he was sent home from the Biggest Loser program. My point in all of this is something that I will be developing through this site is helping people learn the mental aspects of changing their lifestyle and that in turn leads to the physical side as we learn new habits and processes.