Weight Loss Begins in Your Mind

Wouldn't you agree that everything in your physical world began in your internal world?

Think about that for a second. Consider a lightbulb, a television, a car, or any other physical material thing.

They are share one thing in common...they started with an idea in somebody's head.

So what does that have to do with losing weight?

Everything!

To create your perfect body you must first envision your perfect body. What you focus on expands so by focusing on and mentally creating the body of your dreams your reality will become that.

It's simply the Law of Attraction.

Do your best to picture every inch of your body as you'd like it to be and feel how you would want to feel as you look at this newly formed perfect body of yours.

Smile. Feel happy. Feel confident. Feel everything that you think you would feel once you've lost the weight.

Thoughts lead to feelings which lead to actions. And actions lead to results. So by creating a clear mental image and feeling the positive sensations that come with your goal body you begin your body's engine on the road to losing weight and creating your perfect body!

Give it a shot. Trust me - it works!

New Research: Stress and Your Weight

In case you missed it, an interesting study was published last week that looked at four different diets. Dr. George Bray put participants on either a high or low fat, protein or carbohydrate diet, and followed them for two years. Interestingly, they all lost weight (and kept it off!) at roughly equal rated--the key was calorie restriction!

Participants also experienced roughly equal levels of hunger, fullness, cravings and diet satisfaction. This goes to prove that good old conventional wisdom--that if you just eat less or burn off more, you'll lose weight--is pretty much correct! (Okay, it's a little more complex than that: participants also got diet counseling 2-3 times per month, participated in moderate exercise for 90 minutes a week, and stuck to diets that were matched with their lifestyles calorie-wise. They lost an average of 13 pounds after 6 months, and had kept off 9 of those pounds at the 2-year mark.)

The results of this study are encouraging to those who want to lose weight. It means that you can choose a diet that fits your tastes and lifestyle, and put in a decent-but-not-too-intense level of effort with exercise, and find success. As Dr. Bray puts it in a press release, “The good news here, is people who need to lose weight can be flexible to choose an approach that they’re most likely to sustain—one that is most suited to their personal preferences and health needs.”

The results also bring up an important point: that stress cravings can still throw off a diet, and steps must be taken to avoid this, if you're looking to lose weight and stay fit. That's because when we're stressed, many of us eat more sweets and high-calorie food; indeed, we often simply eat more food than we normally would: we eat when we're not hungry, we eat to fill a void, we eat to feel better.

With so much free-floating stress these days, what can be done to keep stress from sabotaging a diet?

More Stress Management tips, tools and coaching on http://www.action4balance.com/

Why Exfoliate Aging Skin?

From My Anti Aging Skin Care Program

Exfoliation is the skin's natural process of shedding dead cells. Everyday or so, our bodies naturally exfoliate. A new layer of cells is formed at the bottom of the epidermis and pushes the old skin cells to the surface where they eventually dislodge and flake away.

By adding exfoliation to your daily skin care routine, you can assist this natural process at the surface and encourage newer, better-looking skin.

It's the dead skin cells that give aging skin the tendency to develop a dull lifeless appearance.

Exfoliation encourages new cell growth and promoting skin renewal

The methods for exfoliating skin at home are actually quite quick and easy. There is the "mechanical" method which involves using a slightly abrasive scrub when cleansing your face.

My choice :

- Herbalife - NouriFusion MultiVitamin Exfoliating Scrub

- Radiant C Daily Facial Scrub Cleanser