Fear of Fat?
Fear of Fat?
This post is a little late this week, sorry about that but we went and visited friends in Chapel Hill all day on Saturday and it was awesome!
Our friends have three kids, three cats, and two dogs, it’s a full house. The only problem is my children are “Scaredy Cats” so to speak. They apparently have a severe phobia of dogs and think the dogs sole purpose in life is to chase them and eat them, which is both crazy and hilarious.
This means my kids sent half of their time running, screaming, and jumping from one piece of furniture to another for no reason other than fear. Instead of hanging out and playing with new, “cooler” older kid toys, they stayed on the furniture and robbed themselves of a great opportunity.
Do you do that? Do you keep yourself from experiencing new and exciting things because of fear? Fear is arguably one of the strongest emotions we experience and it has the ability…if we let it…to control us. Do you avoid family outings to the pool for fear of what others will think about your weight? Do you stay at home so that no one will see you?
It did not matter how many times I told my kids that the dogs were not going to hurt them or eat them. It didn’t even matter that the dogs would sit besides me and the other kids and get petted and lay around. In my kids minds, the fear of the dog was greater than their desire to play with new exciting toys.
Can the same thing be said of you? Is your fear keeping you from playing with the “cooler” older kid toys and robbing you of irreplaceable experiences with your family? If so, take action!
There are two ways to take action.
1. If you are new, sign up for a free training session by filling out the form below.
2. If you are already being awesome, read and follow the directions below : ).
Supercharge your Health with “Green” Drinks
No matter how committed we are to getting in the recommended five to nine servings of vegetables and fruits every day, sometimes we come up short (Yes, even me, ok probably especially me : ). It may be that we are busy and barely have time to eat at all, or perhaps we find ourselves in eating situations that don’t include many fresh vegetable choices. Or maybe we just don’t like them.
On days that you find it hard to eat enough vegetables and fruits, a green drink is the perfect answer. It is a great way to boost your health and even detox your system.
Green drinks are just that—green, because they contain the juice of fresh green vegetables and other vegetables and fruits. There are many reasons to consider adding green drinks to your diet.
Why drink green juice?
Vegetables and fruit are full of essential vitamins, minerals and enzymes that your body thrives on and because you are consuming it in liquid form, your body can digest it quickly. This is especially helpful if you have digestion issues, because the process of juicing ‘pre digests’ the food for you by breaking down the cell walls. This means that the nutrition can easily go right into your system. Drinking your veggies and fruits also allows you to take in more nutrients. You may find it difficult to eat an entire bunch of kale in a day, but drinking the juice from that same amount is no problem at all! Lucky us, lol.
You will also detox your body by drinking fresh juices. The enzymes contained in the juice help to release built-up toxins, leaving your body much healthier.
Many people have found that juicing helps them to lose weight, increase their energy and even improve some medical conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
Smoothies too!
An alternative to juicing your veggies and fruit (my preferred method) is to turn them into smoothies. While a juicer extracts the juice and leaves behind the pulp, a high-powered blender can be used to blend the juice and pulp together into a thicker drink. Either method is fine–it just depends on your preference. The fiber in the smoothies will cause you to feel full longer, which may help you to have fewer cravings.
Watch Your Calories and Sugar Intake!
WARNING: Juicing can really jack up your calorie and sugar intake when you use a lot of fruit. Be mindful of what you’re putting in you green drink…
Regardless go be awesome!
Kellen Lake @ Just You Fitness Winston-Salem Helping busy moms in the Triad area lose the jiggle from their middle in a private and “fear free space” : ).
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