"Have you worked out lately?"

Hello and I hope you are all doing well. I hope that this post finds you well and ready for "Thanksgiving" this week. Well, with that being said, you know what they all say about this time of year. How much weight are we supposed to gain this time of year? Is is ten pounds? Well, whatever. Now is a good time of year to get into that exercise program that you know you need to do but don't have the time. Well, I am here to tell you that you do have the time. You just need to make the time for it. Ok, here's the deal. Many years ago I was very disciplined and worked out at a gym and to videos 5 to 7 days a week after I had my son. I had those abs everyone dreamed about and I looked good. Now many years later after having my daughter I'm going to get back into the program. I don't have a lot of time nor at this time do I want to pay for a gym membership. So here's what I do. That video tape I worked out to years ago. Well, I still have it. So on my lunch (I'm lucky cause I live close to work, the benefits of living in a small city) I work out to the 8 minute abs and 8 minute buns. Now tell me you don't have 8 minutes a day for your health. That's all it takes. Just do 8 minutes a day. Once you start feeling your muscles toning up, walking with better posture and more energy....you'll want to do another 8 minutes. That's all it takes every day...believe me, I did it...Do this every day...ok, 5 days a week....and in 6 months you won't believe it....just keep doing it... and then one day you'll look in the mirror or try on those pants and you will be shocked...or atleast that's what happened to me...I was working out every day, day in and day out. I'm like..it's not working...I just kept doing it and then BAM it hits you and your like oh my gosh...it worked..all that hard work paid off...Here's the video if you'd like to get it.

I hope that you all have a "Happy Thanksgiving" and I will talk to you soon.

Have a Healthy Day!
Kristy

"Sugar tastes good, but not good for you."

Hope you are all doing well. I am sitting here Ridgecrest, California and it is pouring down rain. I doesn't rain that much here. So I am glad that it is. We need it.
With Halloween having been yesterday I thought it would be appropriate to talk about "Sugar". I'm sure you know as we've all been told that too much is not good for you. We never really understood but knew deep down inside. As for myself I have cut down on sugar bigtime. I have to admit that I had a few pieces of candy last night and I felt like "yuck". That's what happens when we change our diet and take care of ourselves. We don't really notice things, we think it's normal...Then we change our diet, start eating healthier and doing healthier things, (just like what this website is for) and then we start noticing little subtle things. That's how our body works. That's why I am so adamant about doing those little things....They really do matter, even if it's not much...it WILL make a difference....Just stay on the path.

There's this really cool doctor. His name is Dr. Mercola. He knows his stuff and I highly recommend him. I once had a list of all the ill effects of sugar and cannot find it....So on his website he's got an awesome list...So please take a look at it and remember what you are doing to your body when you are consuming anything that has sugar in it. click here

I will be honest with you. I'm not 100% sugar free...I do have a little organic sugar in my coffee in the morning and maybe a little watered down Kool-aid occasionally (I know it 's bad) but that's about it....bare minimum. One day I will switch to stevia...that's another topic...later down the road.

Have a Healthy Day.....Kristy