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Like most things in life consistency is the key to success.  As we begin this New Year, make it a goal to stay mentally focused on all your goals.  Health and weight loss top the list of most New Years Goals.  Here are some tips for staying plugged in to things that will help you achieve long term success.

Consistency is the key to success or failure.  If you consistently make healthy choices, you will yield healthy results.  If you consistently make bad choices then you will yield bad results.  Let’s look at this in respect to food choices.   As we are on the hcg journey we may stray from time to time.  As we pull further and further away from our focus of making healthy choices the easier it is to fall back into old habits of unhealthy eating.  The things you do daily will help you be successful or fail at anything in life.  Where do you spend your time?  I am often asked how I maintain and keep my weight off.  My answer is always holding myself accountable to staying plugged in and positioned to make healthy choices.  Here are keys of accountability.

Where do you spend your down time?  What are you watching?  What are you reading?  One thing you can do to greatly increase your success in any area is to engage and study it continuously,  whether it is knowledge for your spiritual, physical or financial being.  The more time you spend learning and developing in these areas the higher rate of return/success.  On the flip side the less time you are focused on your weight, eating habits, development in any area, the more likely you are to see negative results.  It is a simple skill development that will propel you into a lifestyle of success.  Spend your time developing in areas where you have lack.  Have you ever been on a good cycle of exercising, lets say 20 days straight you have gone for a 30 minute walk everyday,  then one day something distracts you and you miss your daily walk.  If you do not get back up and immediately identify this error and get back on track it will get easier and easier for you to skip the next time and the next time.  It holds true with eating.  If we fall off and do not immediately address the issue, we think oh its just one hamburger and fries, but then you find 2-3 or days later you are seeing things slip back in and it gets easier to cheat and make excuses.  If you do not stop yourself and renew your mind and get back on track you will fall back into old habits very quickly.  We then get depressed and disappointed in ourselves and sabotage the great gains and successes we have had.  When you get off track remember you can always plug yourself back in.

1.  Get a friend of a buddy someone to do this with you.  Stay engaged in conversations regarding healthy choices.
2.  Read healthy magazines and watch cooking shows always looking to improve your healthy choices at home and when out.
3.  Join the support group.  Every day staying connected and involved in the support group is likely the #1 reason I have kept my weight off.  When you are engaging in constant conversation regarding healthy food choices you will always be renewing your mind to make healthier choices.  It will also be a place you can run to when you do get off track and know there is a room full of others right there to lift you up and help you get back on track.
4.  Find something you love to wear, jeans, pants, dress.., no matter where you are towards goal and try it on several days a week.  In P4 I use a perfect fitting pair of jeans this will help you stay accountable to the look and fit of them.
5.  Help others!  Helping others as you learn yourself is very rewarding and will help you continue to make the right choices you are teaching to others for yourself.  This protocol always has new people at all stages.. Share your story and experiences it will help those new to the program and the benefit helps you as well.
6.  Make it a point to limit distractions that will pull you away from your goal.  Schedule time for it daily even if your time is limited make sure and take the time you need for you.  Sign up for blog updates that will help further your knowledge of making healthy choices, read articles on healthy recipes and increase your knowledge on the benefits of making healthy choices.  It cannot only be about the scale.  Your goal should be overall health and wellness so that you can feel great and look great too.

Carol posted this on Little Choices Matter site a few days after Christmas but though this would be a good New Year post here as well.  If you got off track whether p2, p3 or even p4.  The best thing to do it make a plan and correct ASAP.  Email using the help form if you need help.  Click Here

Did you overdo it during the Christmas holiday season? Are you feeling bloated and tired? Despite our best intentions to stick to a healthy routine during the holidays, most of us end up eating and drinking too much which leaves us to feel sluggish and heavy! We also skip exercising and sleep less which can contribute to a weight gain as well as bloated and sluggish feelings.

Here are a few little choices that can help you get back on the healthy track.

Eat clean – Keep your diet clean of all foods that can effect you. Obviously, you need to put down the cookie and step away from the pie. But you also need to watch foods that can cause gains is over consumed. For some it’s dairy as dairy is very clogging to our system. For others eating a high amount of nuts can cause a gain, so if you love nuts and think you can eat them all day, think again. I can be effected if I eat too much fruit, so on my clean days, I omit fruit. Also, stay away from all starchy foods, including vegetables.

Drink lemon water – lemon water can help detox our bodies and jump start our metabolism! Here is a great quick video on this powerful beverage.

Drink detox teas – My favorites are Triple Leaf and Yogi.

Drink cranberry water – Cranberries help detox the body, flush away fat cells and helps fight cellulite! Watch this quick video on drinking cranberry water. ( P3/P4 only)

Eat Dark Green Vegetables – Their high fiber content helps the body eliminate toxins and helps you loose weight. Eat at least 4 cups of dark green leafy vegetables. Raw is best, so have a nice big salad and have some spinach, If you are cooking your vegetables, count it cooked.

Increase your protein – Protein takes longer to digest, so you’ll feel full longer and decrease the likelihood of cravings. Have protein at least 4 times during the day. Have a few eggs for breakfast and make sure you get in some protein for lunch and dinner. For a snack have a nice big healthy protein shake, and add in some spinach. Here is my Peppermint Shake recipe.

Increase your fiber – Dietary fiber is probably best known for its ability to prevent or relieve constipation, but it also keeps us fuller longer which aids in weight loss. Fibrous foods provide bulk and stimulate the release of appetite-suppressing hormones. Some researchers have calculated that if Americans doubled their intake of fiber, they could cut about 100 calories from their daily diet – which could shave off 10 pounds of yearly weight gain. (WebMD.com) Try and load up with fiber in the morning as it helps you stay full throughout the day. Read more on fiber here.

Take a walk – Try and get in 20-30 minutes ever day. We recommend light exercise to start such as walking or yoga. Rebounding and similar exercising such as jumping jacks, etc. help break up stored fat cells so they can be released!

Get good sleep – Researchers say that how much you sleep and quite possibility the quality of your sleep may have an effect on our hormonal activity tied to the appetite. If you don’t get good quality sleep, your body struggles to keep up and can effect weight loss.

Everyday we will be giving away great gifts and prizes. Winners will announced the following day for each contest day.

We know historically the 12 Days of Christmas begin on Christmas day but we wanted to have some fun before Christmas.. this is the season for giving. We will also cover the meanings of the song the “12 Days of Christmas” each day with you.

On the 12th day of Christmas my true love gave to me…

Twelve Drummers Drumming

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Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas season and starts off 2012 with a New attitude for a successful 2012!

Everyday we will be giving away great gifts and prizes. Winners will announced the following day for each contest day.

We know historically the 12 Days of Christmas begin on Christmas day but we wanted to have some fun before Christmas.. this is the season for giving. We will also cover the meanings of the song the “12 Days of Christmas” each day with you.

On the 11th day of Christmas my true love gave to me…

Eleven Pipers Piping

CONTEST:
In the comments below please tell us A Christmas Miracle story you have heard?  Winner will win two bottles of Miracle Skinny Drops

I will share my story below:

We came up a hill and there stands Rudolph’s daddy. He was huge took up both lanes and was so tall I could see his massive body and his neck but not even his head. He was a prize winner for sure. Massive and I will remember him forever.  they had just had a snow storm and I guess they like to lick salt off road..but sides of the road were still full of snow and icy.. so I swerve to right and hit ice which then caused the spin and correction of left to right etc.. once we hit the ditch we started to flip. The cop said we flipped 5 times. and took out a pine tree. We landed upside down. While in the spin is was like we were in a bubble everything was flying around but nothing hit any of us. When we landed I knew we were all okay I said boys are you okay and they said yes and we then went to figure out how to get out. The dog was with us she jumped in my lap as we were sitting on the ceiling which was very disorienting. A driver behind came and busted out side window so we could climb out. Jesse was still preaching away the whole time. I would like to report. “He will give His angels Charge over us us to keep us in all our ways.” Hebrews 1:14 says that Angels are ministering spirits sent to the heirs of salvation.

Praise the Lord we are all in perfect health and it was a Christmas miracle for sure! When Brandon cleaned out the car right in center of the car was a coin just laying there it was the Prayer of Jabez coin. I found it at the hotel and said Where did this come from.. they thought it was mine but I did not have one in my car. It is a token from the wreck that even in the worst of storms the Lord will protect you.

And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain.” So God granted him what he requested.

I Chronicles 4:10 NKJV

Everyone have a blessed and wonderful Christmas

The winner will be chosen by a random drawing.  Good Luck!

The winner will receive TWO bottles of Miracle Skinny drops!

Each day we will offer different gifts and prizes and one mystery prize!  Stay tuned…

Merry Christmas!