tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628303282135685112024-03-18T23:18:20.425-04:00Fitness Comes In Many Sizes!ShapelyGirl Fitness is a program for women of all shapes and sizes. ShapelyGirl fitness DVD's are about getting larger and plus size women healthy and fit through good nutrition, exercise and motivation. ShapelyGirl fitness is a positive way of life and our goal is to help you improve your overall well being. This is about feeling and looking your best! www.ShapelyGirlFitness.comDebra Mazdahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566865720378243937noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862830328213568511.post-29875289405390659692017-11-21T18:32:00.001-05:002017-11-21T18:32:21.431-05:00
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">While losing weight year round requires focus and discipline
it is almost impossible to see the pounds go away during the holidays. In fact,
in the span of 6 or so weeks the average weight gain is about 11 pounds. Ask
any one who is trying to make a fitness/health LIFESTYLE change and most likely
they will, however, during the holidays the stress of not only losing weight
but not gaining weight is almost impossible. While I personally have kept off
140 pounds for over 30 years, even I feel and see the temptation every day.
Here are five tips that have not only helped me but have helped my clients to
get through the holidays without gaining weight.</span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">MOVE,
MOVE AND MOVE I cannot say it enough times that exercising should be a part of
anyone’s daily routine and that during the holidays that should not change...
Exercise will not only help to burn calories but more importantly it will help
with sleep and stress. Stress is usually at an all time high during the
holidays, especially for women, a workout 3 times a week will not only make you
look good but you will feel so much better. </span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Drinking-
during the holidays usually goes along with overeating and that will a recipe
for catastrophe come the New Year. Alcohol has empty calories and will pack on
the pounds. Drinking things like eggnog and fancy mixed drinks are not great
choices so stick with a glass of wine and the white liquors with either club
diet soda or if you must a diet soda. Pick special parties or occasions and
stick to the plan.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Overeating
during the holidays is almost a ritual with some people. To avoid a total
disaster, make sure that you are eating a good first meal of the day that is
packed with vitamins and nutrients. Do not go all day without eating as you
will surely give yourself permission to eat everything in sight. Try to have
fruits, yogurts, eggs, turkey bacon, and whole grain cereal. You will feel
better and not set yourself up for binge eating.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Binge
eating is at an all time high during the holidays. Make it a point to pace you
out and eat meals that have fruits and veggies in them. Have a salad that is
packed with healthy foods. This will prevent that starving and binge way of
life that some have during the holidays. </span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Get
back on track, if you have good intentions and still start to overeat and
binge, take a deep breathe and know that tomorrow you will get back on track.
Do not keep saying that I will start again in January, do it right now. If you
tell yourself you can you will? You can do this, you are more powerful that any
cookie, candy or cake any day of the week. I hope you have a great holiday and
remember you can do this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Debra Mazda, M. Ed,. CPT is a trainer, speaker, author,
fitness instructor and creator of ShapelyGirl Fitness DVD’s., workouts that are
motivating and inspirational.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Debra’s mission
is to get women off the couch and moving because “fitness comes in many sizes”.
Debra’s new book “EATING MY SHAME” will be published Spring 2018. Mazda’s
fitness DVD’s and newsletter are available at www.debramazda.com </span></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span>Debra Mazdahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566865720378243937noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862830328213568511.post-32190021683000984682017-11-13T16:41:00.000-05:002017-11-13T16:41:41.391-05:00Mindful Thanksgiving
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Thanksgiving is right around the corner and this season can
be a very stressful time of the year when it comes to staying on a fitness
routine and eating healthy.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Food is
usually in abundance and parties are frequent. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">While Thanksgiving is considered
the beginning of the holidays, it does not have to be the beginning of month long food fest of overeating and binging putting on
the 5-7 pounds that most experts say the average weight gain is for the
holidays.. this is so unhealthy
physically, mentally and emotionally, not only will the emotions get the best of you but that weight that you gain will be so hard to take off, trust me I have been there in my
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="margin: 0px;">Listen to me, there is a better way as</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> I truly believe that anyone
can get through the holidays without eating till you can't breathe or better
yet can't zipper your jeans. Yes, you can get through that fat laden, calorie
enhanced and sugar ridden meal that can pack in as much as 4,000 calories.
Begin by pacing yourself and pick and choose what and when you will eat and
think MINDFULLY about those choices you need to make.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Here are a couple of ideas and tips to help
you make it without eating the kitchen sink. First, make sure you are
exercising.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Most times exercise will keep you motivated and on track, if not your
fitness routine takes a back seat that sets up a roller coaster ride for a
train wreck and opens the door to poor eating choices, Staying on track translates into we are doing something great for ourselves and that will
keep us motivated. If not, most good eating habits begin to go south, when one sinks they both go down.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Without exercise and eating sensibly, those pounds while start to pack
on and you can experience lack of energy, not enough sleep, feely bloated and
worse feeling miserable. I have said this over and over, if you can get through
Thanksgiving Day half of the battle is won. That one day of either eating
sensibly or not so sensibly will set you up for the next 4 weeks that will lead
us into the New Year. Do yourself a big favor; eat one good meal on
Thanksgiving Day like a good breakfast so you are not famished at the dinner
table. Enjoy the day, family, friends and celebrate you. You can make it, I
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span>Debra Mazdahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566865720378243937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862830328213568511.post-1438272349001706222017-05-25T16:11:00.000-04:002017-05-25T16:11:36.566-04:00Motivation to make changes, what will it take?
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<span style="color: #993366;">WHAT WOULD MOTIVATE YOU TO EAT
HEALTHY AND WORKOUT?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #993366;">Each one of us is so different when it comes to thinking about ourselves and our health. Some of us are just motivated and for some it takes a little help to get you going. I have compiled a list of topics that just might make you stop and get that light bulb ah ha moment.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">A different brain<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">A workout partner<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">More determination<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">If I didn’t have stretch marks<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Someone who takes personal interest
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<span style="color: black;">Doing a more fun workout<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Learning how to not be so lazy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Getting junk food out of my house<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #993366;">I want to get YOU moving and off of the couch for better health. I want to get YOU eating better no matter what. SO, WHAT WILL IT TAKE. Let me know or better yet if you have a better idea let me know about it.. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #993366;">HUGS, DEBRA</span></span></div>
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Debra Mazdahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566865720378243937noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862830328213568511.post-37699162343522921762016-05-25T10:49:00.000-04:002016-05-25T10:49:52.575-04:00Food Freedom, Mindful EatingI am calling on all women and men who are always on a diet, consistently giving up foods they love worrying about overeating or even some of you who struggle everyday with food choices to put aside all of that craziness for ONE DAY and just eat what you want on Tuesday, June 7th. On that day, no dieting, no counting calories, no food anxiety and absolutely no fear that you are eating what our society calls off limit foods. Just a day to eat what you want, when you want to but most of all enjoy it. A day when all foods are on the table. I call this a day of FOOD FREEDOM. Now, before you jump for joy, I am not suggesting that anyone eat hundreds of calories or binge eat all day long. I did not say eat as much as you want, just eat what you want, SENSIBLY. This will be a day of not only eating what you want but it gives you a chance to begin to practice MINDFUL EATING so you can make choices that you can live with. YOU want pizza, have a slice or two not the whole pie. YOU want ice cream, have a scoop or cone with sprinkles and enjoy it, you do not have to eat the whole half-gallon. While I understand that these foods have high sugars and carbs in them, the reality is, these are foods most of us love and WE need to learn how to eat and enjoy them SENSIBLY. If we do not learn how to eat sensibly, these foods eventually work their way back into our lives and the outcome most certainly will be eating till you cannot breath, then feeling horrible that you did something wrong. Why not learn that you can eat all foods even the one's that we consider off limits, OCCASIONALLY. Yes, you can sit and enjoy your choice by not depriving yourself. How about this thought, just bypass it and have the it later or whenever you want it. Again, this will be your choice but I BELEIVE that you can do this with time and practice. There is no GUILT here only MINDFUL choices. For most who binge or eat out of emotions it is time to look closely at change and what you are trying to change.<span style="color: #333333;"> I can almost guarantee you that most of us have some usually deeply-rooted habits that have become ingrained over a long time which require awareness to change. And that’s what mindfulness is all about. </span>For those of you who feel you cannot just have one bite for fear of devouring it all, let me remind you that by learning this way of eating you will stop being a slave to food because food slavery is emotional death for anyone. While I am calling this day Eat what you want day, the goal is to begin to understand that you can eat mindfully. Mindful behavior is thinking about your choice before you react. THING FIRST, REACT LATER! This is the new and responsible way to eat especially for your sanity. I can almost guarantee you that when you eat what you want you will focus as to what is going in your mouth. When you are dieting, starving, or are restricting yourself the choice is mute. We both know that gets old quickly, then the wanting and craving begin, after that the next step is that you want everything in sight and lots of it. That is what is called on or off eating. What I am trying to get across to some of you that is does not have to be this way. YES, it will take time but in the end you will have more control over your eating and your life. <br />
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How do I know this? BEEN THERE/DONE THAT. I was a slave to food and a binge eater for many years and this was a very unhealthy lifestyle.Those were the days I thought of nothing else but my next meal. Restrictive eating for weeks and then boom one day I had enough of that and then my brain as well as emotions went haywire and I would eat until I could not breath. Once I slowly began to learn that I could eat what I wanted it was like REALLY. I learned that I could say NO, have it later and then take a sigh of relief, I could slowly breathe again. Today, while I practice being mindful I still have my days of wanting to eat everything that I smell and see but I know I can make choices and that I am responsible for those choices. For some of you who are used to eating on or off this sounds crazy but I can be confident in telling you give yourself one day of freedom. I can honestly say that basically I eat what I want in a sensible way. It works almost every time because I think about it MINDFULLY. I began to eat this way after many years of dieting, feeling depressed, losing/gaining weight constantly and feeling like I could never feel good about myself. Most of you know what I mean by this, letting food control our every move almost daily. While I was on those crazy diets, (I have been on all of them) I would stay on program but when I went off I would eat everything in sight. Today while I can have ice cream whenever I want it, I only think about having it rarely because I can have it any time I want it. This is is how powerful our minds once we decide to start to change our way of thinking. Today, I very rarely have battles in my head fighting my daily choices and that is a GREAT place to be.<br />
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The research is now showing us that mindful eating is the new way to eat. YOU will be making choices that you can think about and live with and not just eat out of emotions setting yourself up for a binge leading to feeling like a failure and just feeling horrible. I know so many women who have told me that once they allowed themselves to just eat they lost weight because they could have any foods any time and where not restricted to some crazy food program making themselves crazy. So, while you may think it is not that simple, it really is, make a DECISION and stick to it, the choice is YOURS!!!! Let me know how you did once you get through one day! Remember, YOU CAN DO THIS!<br />
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Debra Mazdahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566865720378243937noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862830328213568511.post-12205188029834979362016-04-09T06:39:00.000-04:002017-11-14T13:49:20.973-05:00Why do we sabotage ourselves?QUESTION:<br />
I have been doing great with my eating for a little over a month. I have not binged and have eaten foods that really made me feel better. Then after getting weighed I realized that I lost over 10 pounds and had a melt down, after that I felt myself slipping back to my old ways and it really has taken a toll on me emotionally. I realize that every time I begin to get healthy I get overwhelmed, scared and resort back to my old self. Is this normal and do others experience this? Susan<br />
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First, let me say that YES this reaction is normal and YES other women including myself have experienced this in our lives. The good news is that women can overcome this as I did and so have many others. <br />
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In the thirty plus years that I have been training, coaching, mentoring, running groups and counseling women this is the question that comes up in conversation most of the time. Why do women loathe themselves and set themselves up for failure and set backs while on the road to getting healthy as well as feeling better? This is a very deep rooted as well as complicated matter so let's really look at this issue.<br />
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For many women who grew up as overweight children the issue of negative body image, body weight and self esteem begins at a very early age. For a lot of these young girls dieting, being thin and pretty is the message that their hear over and over and eventually that voice begins to control their lives. They are unconsciously told to shed those pounds or you are doomed into a life of hating your body and yourself. For some, life then becomes a daily regime of self hated and self loathing while trying to achieve this utopia. Magazine articles that portray the latest diet, fitness regime to acquire six pack abs or even the latest Hollywood celebrity's diet regime for weight loss leaves an overweight women with a doom or gloom future. This sets her up an emotional roller coaster ride of negativity because this message embedded from childhood has now become a way of life and their reality. As someone who heard those messages over and over as a young girl and then as a teenager I learned that what we see and hear in our early lives will eventually resonate in our adulthood and in turn makes us look at how we look and think about ourselves. Growing up in a society that sends a message that any excess weight is not acceptable so get rid of it NOW is damaging! Turn on the TV to hear about the latest diet or many fitness DVD's promising you long term success, 99% of the so called Fitness celebrities have no clue over the emotional damage they do promising these simple and easy weight loss routine that are short on long term success. Yet we continue to buy it hoping for a better life. These bombardments of cerebral messages leave us with a sense that we no longer know what we need for our lives. Years of years of these messages and the race to another diet, hating food and not knowing how to really understand what we need will leave anyone banging their heads against the wall for relief. While I totally understand that some need this kick start to get motivated let me remind you that motivation needs to come from within to achieve any long term success. Looking to the world for answers, fighting with food, starvation and feeling like a failure sets us up for emptiness. All of those years of negative voices and looking at who you are as less than worthy leaves us in a pile of pain. So, when you begin to try to get healthy, lose some weight and get fit to feel better what you only know is how to sabotage yourself with setting yourself up for failure. Once this happens one feels emotionally, physically and mentally drained and hence runs back to what is familiar. In my own life I have had to fight this battle early on as I lost and gained weight more times that I can count on both hands. I never really addressed the emotions that were holding me back till I began to really understand that my early years where filled with emotions that dragged me down. So, you can now get a glimpse that when the road to recovery begins to take place it takes more than changing your eating habits. It takes a change of heart and how we look at ourselves and that YES we are worth it, we can achieve it long term and YES it will take time, love and patience from within Today, after many years of tears, groups, writing and listening I realize that unless we address the issue we will never totally come to a point of understanding ourselves and finding peace.<br />
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.Debra Mazdahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566865720378243937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862830328213568511.post-49433460469736428292015-10-27T13:19:00.000-04:002015-10-27T13:21:27.810-04:00Should I get weighed every day?Many years ago a personal training client of mine who eventually became a very close girlfriend revealed to me that as a teenager her mother made her get weighed everyday. She went on to tell me that she remembered this ritual like it was yesterday and that many of her eating, food and self esteem issues all revolved around that 3-5 minutes a day. Because of this she was paralyzed for many years and isolated herself from the outside world as it was hard for her to socialize and that her fear of overeating in public overwhelmed her. It seemed that her mother would constantly tell her that she needed to be thin in order to get a boyfriend and that men did not want fat women as wives, so her solution to thinness was to have her get weighed daily. Yes, that would do it! That was over 45 years ago but somehow today this thinking has not changed. Not the boyfriend or husband part but the part as to why we allow those numbers to dictate us and for most women they do. We live in a society where the majority of women still believe that what we weigh is our biggest problem and that somehow when we overcome those dreaded extra pounds life will get peachy and the marriage proposals will come flooding our front door. Today in most circles the underlying message is clear, be thin at any cost. But I ask, what is that cost? Most times it is emotional and mental torture. My friend talked to me extensively about her issues with food and that food was certainly not the nourishment she needed but the enemy that robbed her a healthy life. Now while you might say that this is an extreme case I ask you to think about your own eating and food issues. Do they revolve around getting weighed daily, once a week, once a month of perhaps you do not get weighed? For some women getting weighed it still a mental ritual, have good weigh in day, I feel great, a bad weigh in day, I feel horrible and I binge might even be on the horizon.. Think I am wrong, go sit in any controlled weight loss group such as weight watchers and observe the members once they come off of the scale. Now I have nothing against weight watchers and I am talking about every women as there are some who have accepted that we are all not going to be a thin but we can all be healthy without letting the scale rule us. Wherever you stand on this podium the fact remains that most women are ruled by the what they weigh and that list of reasons goes on and on. Although I have not seen my friend for quite some time as our lives took different paths I sometimes wonder if she got the help she needed, or if she is still ruled by those 3 numbers on that aluminum flatbed. So, when should you get weighed? That is up to you and while I have nothing against getting weighed just do not let it dictate who you are and rule your life! Have a blessed day!<br />
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I had not seen for quite some time. Upon seeing her again it was apparent that she had gained a lot of weight in
the past year. Before I could give her a hug to say hello she disclosed to
me about how horrible she felt and was almost in tears out of sheer embarrassment. Well, that hug turned out the more than a hello, that physical connection was to let her know that I could totally understand how she was feeling and take the pressure off her at that moment. I did not want her to feel judged about these emotions so I began to share with her my own struggles that revolved around weight obsession, emotional eating and negative body image . And while that thinking seemed so far behind me now at that very moment it seemed like yesterday when my mind and emotions were filled with anxiety, depression and never ending chaos. With much anxiety she told me that she
was so upset and embarrassed because she “let her go.” by putting this weight on. I told that she was not alone and that millions of women go through the same trauma every day but there is light at the end of the tunnel. While emotions might run deep now she was in the path of what could be colorful rainbow in her path and she needed to see it and reach for it.</span><br />
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desperate to lose the weight and get back into a fitness routine, the only
problem was that she could not find the WILL to do it. She said she thought
about it all of the time but somehow just could not get up and do it. Sound
familiar? Sure it does, as this happens to millions of women every day. The want is there but that is where it stops. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was not sure how she gained this
weight but one day she woke up and there were more, hips,
butts and thighs on her body. SOUND FAMILIAR? It did to me. While she laughed about it again I could see and feel
her distress. I remember that devastation of wanting to give up and waking up one day to more hips, thighs and belly and how could I turn this around so I could look and feel better. I wanted her to
know she was not alone in this journey and that most who have issues with
weight and eating could easily call it quits and just give up for a period of time. I remember
having this conversation in my own head many times over the span of
many years. I told her that now is NOT the time to isolate but get support from those who will not judge or try to fix you. It is time to start over again and to move on and that I truly believed in her
but she needed to believe not only in herself but to know that she deserved to
feel and look better. I told her that she was worth feeling better but would that make her begin to get on track. Now is the time to get up and begin again. </span><br />
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<br />Debra Mazdahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566865720378243937noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862830328213568511.post-77380039562146503072015-10-02T13:42:00.000-04:002015-10-02T13:42:38.134-04:00Obesity and Alzheimer's Disease<br />
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</span><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Most of us know that obesity
has been linked to a whole host of diseases such as diabetes, some cancers and
cardio vascular disease. New research has just been documented that <a href="http://obesity.about.com/od/Related-Disorders/fl/Obesity-and-Cardiovascular-Disease.htm"></a>obesity
is linked to Alzheimer disease as well.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #191919; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Researchers specifically
found that obesity in middle age predicts an earlier onset of <a href="http://alzheimers.about.com/"><span style="color: #0099cc; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Alzheimer disease</span></a>, not only that but a
higher burden of disease will be more severe when it hits. Some researchers in
Baltimore who did a longitudinal Study of Aging looked at the midlife body mass
index and Alzheimer’s, they also went further to look at the severity of the
disease. The authors of this research study found that higher BMI in middle age
(50 years of age) was associated with an earlier onset of Alzheimer disease as
well as higher measures of the disease’s severity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #191919; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This contributed to more amyloid deposition
which is a contributing factor of the onset Alzheimer disease in the brain of
patients with a higher midlife BMI, as compared with those who had a healthy
BMI at age 50. This indicates a more severe form of the disease. The
researchers concluded that a healthy BMI at midlife may thus delay the onset of
Alzheimer disease.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #191919; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Some earlier studies have consistently shown
that obesity is associated with dementia. In another study similar to the one
above, but conducted in Eastern Finland, researchers followed patients for a
total of 26 years, measuring their BMI at an average age of 50 as well as
later, at an average age of 71. The researchers observed which patients
developed dementia later in life, and found that, again, higher midlife BMI was
associated with a higher risk of dementia and Alzheimer disease. You should
know that dementia are symptoms associated with memory loss and confusion while
Alzheimer is a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>disease where thinking is
impaired and behavior changes are dramatically caused by changes in the brain. We
do know that dementia can sometimes be a precursor to Alzheimer’s disease. An
analysis study from Swedish researchers concluded that “both overweight and
obesity at midlife independently increase the risk of dementia and Alzheimer
disease.” Some studied also concluded that diabetes, which is an <a href="http://obesity.about.com/od/Related-Disorders/"><span style="color: #0099cc; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">obesity-related disorder</span></a>,
may lead to an earlier onset of dementia. With all of this evidence it is safe
to say that <a href="http://obesity.about.com/od/Definitions-and-Terminology/fl/The-Difference-Between-Being-Overweight-and-Being-Obese.htm"><span style="color: #0099cc; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">overweight and
obesity</span></a> at midlife puts one at a higher risk of developing dementia
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<span style="color: #191919; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The issue for anyone who is in midlife is that
this is a time when many baby boomers have a tendency to gain weight, as metabolism
slows down a bit, and they might not be moving as much as they should. With
this in mind it is clear to see how utterly important it is to get off of the
couch and move your body on a daily basis, we need to live a more active
lifestyle and eat more nutritious foods that are good for us and will maintain
brain function in our golden years. As we mature and get older keeping your
body as well as you mind healthy is the sure way to longer life!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Debra Mazdahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566865720378243937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862830328213568511.post-48977581726028978422015-09-30T13:47:00.004-04:002015-09-30T13:55:30.862-04:00Winter Eating, YOU need to say Sane!Fall is upon us and as the weather begins to change so do our eating habits and for most waistlines can and do expand. Yes, we tend to eat more richer and oh so heartier foods in the winter and for some the pounds begin to pile on and the tendency is to ignore this and worry about it come spring. Let's face it, in the winter we cover our bodies from head to toe with boots, sweaters and big and bulky clothes, I mean really who sees our bodies and with that thinking comes more I just will worry about it later and so we start eating desserts, chocolate and donuts that might be in the office. Some women tell me that they do not even get pedicures till the spring time comes around, who sees their feet. While summer brings more craving for lighters foods such as salads and smoothies in the winter we tend to want more heartier foods such as stews, chili and meatloaf with mashed potatoes. Yummy! Think about it, what happens months before the summer even arrives. In April some women and a few men tend to start on some crazy quick loss diets wanting to shed that winter weight. They cut out that winter food they enjoyed and now get on a regime of tons of water, maybe skipping meals and stressing out in order to lose weight and get into a bathing suit and shorts. That factored in with so many are much more active in the warmer months by running, hiking and biking, taking vacations to warmer climates, hanging out at the local beaches eating a lot of our meals at outside cafes and restaurants. Yes, we want to lose weight rapidly to get into that bathing suit and feel comfortable. In the winter months who does not want to curl up on the couch in our pj's before it gets dark outside and just vegetate. My friend Diane and I had this conversation not too long ago, she told me she tends to stay in over the winter months, every year puts on a few pounds but this year she has promised herself to stay more active and get out more. She does not want to isolate like previous years. I was curious as to how she would do this and she said she has joined some groups that are active all year long and she will make every effort to join them because isolating herself leads to sadness and depression. She will also get a workout in daily and force herself to do it. Great idea, Diane I hope you are listening?. YOU need to stay active in the winter, get to the gym, put in a SHAPELYGIRL FITNESS DVD and let us motivate you when is it freezing outside and not feel sorry for yourself that it is cold outside and for heavens sake do not sit and sulk and EAT! This is the year you will not hibernate like a bear in a cave. Yes, while it is more comforting to stay indoors and either read a good book, watch TV or play on the internet then <span style="background-color: white;">get to the gym for a workout this year it is time to get up and off of that couch and move your body. </span> So, with all of that said it stands to reason that with the change of climate comes a different way of eating and cooking. Here is what I have learned after many years of working with women in all seasons of the year. YOU do not have to gain weight in the winter as a lot of women do. First you need to control yourself and now is the time to get ready for the winter months. Plan and prepare and do what you need to do till spring gets here again. Oh and did I mention in all of this the holidays creep in and then most of us can go insane for 6 weeks.....NO, NO, NO this is the year of your WINTER SANITY, who is with me?<br />
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<br />Debra Mazdahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566865720378243937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862830328213568511.post-73412422661862510112015-09-17T15:44:00.001-04:002015-09-17T15:44:33.165-04:00Enjoying the darkness!Now that the weather is changing with mornings becoming chillier and the sun is taking forever to shine in the early morning I am finding it harder to get moving. Years ago I could open my eyes and in a flash I would be out the door doing something that involved any fitness activity such as running, biking and training for the next race or even teaching a fitness class but alas today I would rather enjoy the morning and stay in the moment. I have always been a morning person and while I still love the early mornings, at his point in my life I do not feel the need to burn out before 9am. Today, I have slowed down and adjusted my life to enjoy the peacefulness and calmness of life in the wee hours of the morning and I must admit I love it. What a moment of life I am living these days. While I still get up between 5-6am I love to be quiet and enjoy what the day may bring. Prayer is how I like to start my mornings and taking the time to read scripture while just enjoying that simple cup of coffee. I am finding that I love to start my day this way. Yes, I can honestly say that I no longer feel the need to run out the door for fear of not getting it all in. The other day I actually had a thought "I will get to the world when I get there". Wow, what a difference from the younger woman I remember I was many years ago. I want to feel the days as I mature in life. While I still have a lot of energy and look forward to the future and the new journey that I am looking forward to with a lot of hope I am beginning to see the world around me and how fast it is moving but I am choosing to slow down to see who and what is around me. I do not know about you but in the past few years I have been questioning my existence, my passion, my life and what is happening in the world. Here is what I am learning about my life while waiting for the next move. First, enjoy the moment for what it is. Then while waiting for the next journey do what you can to improve our passion in where you are going. Be patient and above all follow the dream~ Hey, I have to go, I am running out the door to teach a class! Be Blessed~Debra Mazdahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566865720378243937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862830328213568511.post-45161971317075546632015-08-27T10:33:00.002-04:002015-08-27T10:34:46.481-04:00We are in an epidemic!I think that most of us on some level have some understanding that obesity is linked to major health problems including hypertension, diabetes, joint problems and even cancer. Study after study results in the same prognosis, in order to live longer and happier keep your weight managed, eat better and reduce stress. Obesity can be a major health threat no matter how you look at it. Two-thirds of people with binge eating disorder are obese or 2 out of every 3 people and that is a lot of unhealthy humans. Constantly eating a lot of food faster than your body can burn off the calories will surely put the pounds on, this is not rocket science just basically some poor choices that need to be changed in order to live a healthy life. Research tells us that excessive body weight is definitely associated with all kinds of medical problems and yet some just think that the magic diet such as cleansing, smoothies and starving themselves is the key to happiness. Wrong, this thinking is a crap shoot and the odds are stacked against you. Let's get serious for a moment ~ Take a deep breathe and repeat after me I NEED TO TAKE CARE OF ME! That means moving your body, eating 80 percent of your daily calories from good foods that are good for you and while we cannot avoid daily stress some of us need to learn how to deal with it. Mediation, Pilates and even Yoga can clear out the brain if only for a short time. However the biggest issue that needs to be addressed is the reason that we feel the need to abuse, stuff and purge our bodies as well as our minds. This behavior of emotional eating only to put on the pounds is so complicated, this is not a magic pill you swallow and you are instantly reformed, no it is so deep and as of today science nor the fitness industry has been able to stop the increased rate of obesity and the stats are showing us it will only get worse. We are at an all time high of fatness in this country and all of us need to take a step back and look at our lifestyle and how we live our lives. Eating for emotional reasons, stress and some of our lifestyles are making us CRAZY! I am urging you today to really begin to evaluate your life and if you need to change then begin to make SMALL changes for a healthier future! <br />
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<br />Debra Mazdahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566865720378243937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862830328213568511.post-74716086714312354812015-07-28T15:03:00.001-04:002016-04-06T10:40:41.942-04:00FEELING SHAME~The dictionary says that SHAME is a painful feeling of humiliation, distress or a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt. I think we can all understand how devastating feeling SHAME would be for anyone who might experience it. This is exactly what happens when lives become undone because of some behavior that is not considered the norm. We seem to look, act and behave different. Most of the time SHAME stems from a past that follows us no matter how we hide it. For the overweight/obese person who experiences SHAME perhaps they were made fun of by siblings, parents, teachers or even neighbors. Kids in school could have bullied them and then that SHAME is acerbated because they are reminded of how imperfect they are carrying around a bigger body and not wearing a size 4 dress size. One of my clients who always felt SHAMEFUL over herself told me years ago, she would cut off her right arm to be thin. I can still remember that conversation and how horrible I felt listening to her say those words to me. As a professional women she felt that her weight was the biggest issue to overcome and she could not get a grasp on it. She tried every program and diet on the planet and yet she could never get to a comfortable weight and it became humiliating to her. Everything she did in life revolved around her body and how she felt about herself and her constant dream of being thin. Her attitude was very common among overweight women who felt that if they lost weight that SHAME would go away but sadly for most it does not. Losing weight is only the first step to a deep rooted emotional feeling. I have been working with women for years in groups or individually and SHAME is one emotion that I not only hear them talk about but it shows in how they feel about themselves. I cannot tell how devastated this makes me feel because all women are worthy of feeling good not matter what size or how much they weigh. <br />
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We live in a visual society where women are judged by the way they look, what size they wear and how much they weigh. We want to pretend that looks and size do not matter but we all know they do. Most kids learn from childhood that being fat is like a disease. There are studies that I have read saying that some kids would pick a bully over an overweight classmate to be a friend. What have we come to in this society?. Overweight kids can sometimes feel SHAME from as early as kindergarten and it is can be overwhelming to them.<br />
As the world looks to Hollywood and the modeling industry for it's moral compass the devastation of feeling SHAME escalates for most overweight people. In a society where the average size is 14 but the modeling industry keep reminding us that a size 4 is the norm no wonder why women feel so emotionally and mentally negative up about themselves.<br />
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As a young girl, I always felt SHAME and disappointment in my life. In fact, I cannot remember a time when I did not feel SHAME in my childhood right into early adulthood. The SHAME of being sexually abused from those who were suppose to be on my side and from parents who should have been protecting me, the SHAME of being from a broken family, the SHAME of my mother being asked to leave the catholic church because she was divorced, the SHAME of being fat my entire childhood but more so the SHAME of never fitting in and living a life that I felt was headed no where. Growing up the world around me looked very shattered, distorted and broken so I never felt whole. There was always something wrong or missing in my life for many years. Because my life was so toxic and spiraling downwards comfort is what I needed and it needed it immediately. Since I had no sense of family I began to turn to what was readily available and that was FOOD! Well, that was many years ago and today while I cannot say I still feel SHAME I certainly have come to grips with who I am and that my weight does not define who I am nor will I let it empower me in my life! <br />
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Hugs, DEBRADebra Mazdahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566865720378243937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862830328213568511.post-9418196504363499512015-07-15T18:39:00.001-04:002015-07-15T18:39:55.843-04:00New Beginnings of HOPE~ Many times in my life I have gone through periods of doubt, turmoil, fear and uncertainty and some how I got past them without being crushed emotionally, however over the past three years it seemed harder to shake them off. This time those feeling and emotions had such a grip on me at times I was beginning to have serious negative thinking about my life that was not part of my plan. Prior to feeling such anxiety, I had always been the motivated, uplifted and inspired women that other women looked up and listened to. I was the go to girl who was always on top of being positive even in the trenches of life but the death of my dearest friend Gere, turning sixty, moving and starting a new job was so overwhelming. I could feel things beginning to unravel but I put them on the back burner. In 2012, after weeks of me believing for a total healing, I lost my dearest friend Gere who I met at age fourteen, we were pinky blood sisters born on the same day. We met in the cafeteria as freshmen in high school and remained friends till she took her last breath. The pain of her death gripped me so tight that I could sometimes feel myself being strangled. The question of WHY was always on my mind. I would think about it, ponder on it, journal about it and yet could not find any relief as my heart ached over this loss I felt. Losing Gere was like losing a sister we were that connected. While I never understood the WHY of it all God says we are to trust him and that is how I made it through the past three years. Gere was my go to girl when I needed to lean on someone. Gere and I bounced every issue off of each other that women talk about such as relationships, love and family and even retirement. We sometimes just checked in and other days we would go deep with life in conversation. Turning sixty was also a big milestone for me somehow, fifty nine was great but sixty sounded well so old. I had run my last half-marathon at fifty five and now I was turning sixty. Say it isn't so. I had a total meltdown as I approached that day that put me into orbit most nights with tears and feelings of frustration and lonliness that I had not experienced since I was a kid. Gere and I had planned on celebrating our sixtieth birthday on a mini vacation, as we both turned sixty on the same day but she was not around and frankly I lost all interest in turning sixty alone. I then took a job that took my out of the Philadelphia area and I put my business on the back burner to persue a new venture that did not work out. While this was rough transition I do believe it gave me rest time that I needed and a clear vision about what I needed to do with my life. While I could not bring Gere back or get any younger I could move forward in my life and get back to my passion, helping women and that is exactly what the future holds for me. Today I am so hopeful, more motivated and feel so inspired to move forward free from fear and anxiety. I am certainly not saying I will no longer have the challenges, set backs and mountains to move somewhere in the future but I can this, without HOPE there is no future for any of us. I am GRATEFUL for NEW BEGINNINGS OF HOPE~<br />
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Debra Mazdahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566865720378243937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862830328213568511.post-62834726803106648952015-03-30T10:49:00.000-04:002015-07-24T14:00:28.314-04:00DIETING, DIETING, and more DIETING, Will I ever feel better?Every day millions of women are on a "DIET" or looking for that perfect weight loss program in order to feel better about themselves. For most women the learning curve of feeling great centers around how much they weigh and what they look like. For centuries women have been clamoring to find the perfect avenue to thinness and a slender body. Losing weight makes some women feel like they won an Oscar, while for others the satisfaction of weight loss is only a band aid to a bigger ailment. Most times it is not about weight but about a history of learning at an early age that we somehow are never being good enough leading us to feel unworthy about our bodies and the cure for that is to be thin. This mindset creates a negative view of oneself that even the most educated would not be able to contain rationally. Feeling like you failed is then only a thought away and making a women feel like she has committed a crime. I have been working with women and running groups for over 20 years and I repeatedly hear the phrase I was "BAD" today. Did you committ a crime and now you should be punished? Tell me, exactly what crime was committed? Most women are trained to think negatively about ourselves from the first cookie that ever goes close the mouth. This behavior and thinking then resonates into I cannot control myself and therefore I am a horrible women and need to hate and loathe myself. In a society that stresses body perfection anyone can see how this happens without us even thinking about it. What an emotion disaster. This is the emotionally harmful aspect of dieting and fooling around with what I call "DAMAGING DIETING". Yes, we tend to think that the fault lies within us and and that the only answer is to try to figure out what we did wrong. Diet's not only are restrictive and controlling but long term they are so damaging psychologically. They make any women feel like she did something wrong instead of understanding that one remedy does not work for all of the population that it is suppose to service. Women have been told for centuries that we are just not good enough as we are and we need to be prettier, thinner and more successful to feel great about who we are. Most women think that dieting is the answer to all of their problems. If a women can just lose weight she somehow will feel ok about herself, more approved, loved and accepted by family, friends and society. <br />
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None of the newest DIETS, shakes, powders, pills, cleanses, workouts or whatever else is popular today will work LONG TERM. You have to come to grips with the WHY's of eating. . Many years ago I learned that if I let my past rule my present then my future would suffer until I came to terms with the issues that were controlling my BINGING, CRAVINGS AND OVEREATING. I learned being MINDFUL about my behaviors has worked wonders for me over the past 20 plus years the more I practice it the better my health and wellness became, it was just that simple. Initially, realizing that I needed to DIVORCE what I thought I could not live without became OVERWHELMING, however after many years of enjoying great health and feeling terrific was so gratifying and really helped to look at every day as a new possibility in life. It is so important that you are in touch with yourself so that you make better choices. Using MINDFUL techniques in any decision in life is really knowing what you need and works for you but using it for health purposes will make your life feel AMAZING because you are in control of yourself~<br />
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<br />Debra Mazdahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566865720378243937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862830328213568511.post-71299222072559679012015-01-03T11:19:00.003-05:002015-01-03T11:20:36.159-05:00Gratitude for 2015
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> As the New Year begins, women everywhere will
be bombarded with posts, emails, and even texts focusing on all sort
of quick weight loss promising beauty, thinness, and look younger instantly.
While others will be hearing about the latest workout on how to get you in
shape with six packs abs in days and have the body of your dreams in no time. All
kinds of crazy and unhealthy diets, cleanses, clean eating, shakes, workout
programs, all geared to deplete your wallet as well as make your goals initially
seem realistic but eventually become unattainable. Once that happens, a lot of
women will most likely spiral down with a negative mindset and on a path to quitting,
giving up and feel like a failure. This does not have to be. It is time to
women to find freedom and happiness from all of this emotional stress from all
of these messages. As many of you know, I have devoted my adult life
to helping women to lose weight, get fit and healthy, eat better and
feel better about themselves. While I still love what I do, years ago
I came to the conclusion both professional as well personally that good
health, weight loss and fitness is and HAS to be a year round commitment. Then
you will begin to be FREE to have a happier, healthier body as well as a
healthy emotional state of wellbeing. This is not any easy fix, it is a lifestyle
that you have to make a commitment to you to do your very best and on those
days you cannot, you weather the storm, hang tight and begin again next time. Life
is filled with ups and downs but it is vitally important for you to stay
focused and walk thru the valley only to come out of the tunnel.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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for years and still stand by this practice and passion I have today. However,
the research is now clear. The commercial weight loss industry has
actually contributed to making you stay overweight and unhealthy in many ways.
Diets promise a better you but we all know that diets are not the way to a
happy, healthy life. What you need to do is have a sound judgment and make
choices that work for you every day. The portions at restaurants as enormous,
you are tempted in every way, it is becoming socially acceptable in a lot of
circles to be overweight and so more people are at a higher weigh compared to
20 years ago. The stress you face daily can add to overeating and bingeing so
mindlessly you eat at the first sign of any distress. Women have had battles
with food for years but I have noticed it now increasing as commercials,
magazines and TV are telling you that you need to be thin and beautiful. Got a
wrinkle, your local salesperson on QVC and HSN will help you to get rid of it
thus making you feel better. Get the newest workout and let that solved all of
your problems. Really, if it only were that easy. Let’s get real about this,
you need to accept yourself with the belief that you will work towards becoming
a better you every day. YOU will eat as best you can, YOU will get exercise in
and you will begin to feel GRATITUDE FOR WHO YOU ARE. As this year comes in,
take time to stop and be grateful for your life. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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My idea of a great summer Saturday is an early power walking
workout with Chanel at the Art Museum. Summer eating especially while on
vacation is something we all look forward to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There are those special foods that most of us associate with happy
summer times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But without some planning
it’s easy to pack on the pounds. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So here
are my summer eating tips that can keep vacation fun and keep you healthy.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Conscious Eating:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is essential so that you are aware
of everything that’s going in your mouth and can plan accordingly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you eat consciously, you’ll actually
enjoy your food more and can plan for treats without sabotaging yourself
by overdoing it.<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Traveling</b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Car trips can be a caloric disaster.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s so easy to stop at every convenience
store or fast food restaurant along the way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Instead, pack a cooler with healthy snacks of nuts, fruits, granola and
bottles of water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you want those French
fries on the Boardwalk later, why not make sensible choices earlier in the day?<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Breakfast:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can’t stress enough how important breakfast
is on vacation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Having a good first meal
(and I don’t mean the pancake house every day) will give you energy and prevent
the extreme hunger that can lead to making poor food choices. This is
especially true for beach-goers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do not
head to the beach without eating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You
can become dehydrated and feel lightheaded from having no fuel in your
body.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The risk is that you’ll be so
hungry that you pounce on the first hot dog or ice cream cone you see when you
leave the beach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eating a piece of
fruit, some cereal or yogurt in the morning is the way to go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Barbecues:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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family and eating that smoky, grilled food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Be conscious of the menu and make your choices wisely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Have a burger, but opt for a turkey burger,
if possible, and think about skipping the roll.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Eat the veggies, green salad and watermelon and be conservative with
potato or macaroni salads made with mayonnaise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There is nothing wrong with having a taste of everything but don’t
overload your plate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This isn’t your
last supper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Leave the party feeling
good, not feeling like “Get me to the couch, I’m so stuffed I can’t breathe!”<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Drinking: </b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We forget that beverages can be sugary
and very fattening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Limit alcoholic
beverages like Pina Colada"s to special occasions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They taste wonderful, but are extremely
high in empty calories.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Soft drinks
with sugar are really liquid candy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Even some of those flavored iced coffees are loaded with hidden
fats and calories.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A big glass of
unsweetened ice tea with lemon, orange or mint leaves is a good way to
enjoy a cool refreshing drink.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And
drink plenty of water, as it will cool you down and hydrate the body
especially during a workout.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Exercise:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></b>If you have been working out all winter, terrific.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But if not, summer is the perfect time to get
started.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So have your favorite Kohr
Brother’s custard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But burn off the
calories.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Walk, swim or join my
ShapelyGirl Workout classes. As I tell my clients: Get off the couch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Move, breathe and transform yourself.</div>
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Debra Mazda,
M.Ed. is an Exercise Physiologist, Certified Personal Trainer and President of
ShapelyGirl Fitness™, a motivational fitness company which includes workout
DVD’s, inspirational CD’s, and an online community (<a href="http://www.debramazda.com/"><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">www.debramazda.com</span></i></a>).<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></i>Debra
lost 140 pounds 25 years ago by embracing exercise and healthy eating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>E-mail her <a href="mailto:debramazda@live.com">debramazda@live.com</a></div>
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About 3 months ago, I began to “LOSE MY VOICE”, my passion
and my connection to everything in my life, including myself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sadness and anxiety began to overwhelm me and
I could feel myself slowly declining from any dream or vision that had part of
my world for the past 25 years. I really knew I was in trouble when I began to
eat poorly and my workouts were becoming a chore and not the love or movement
my body needed to live a healthy life. I could not even journal as writing
about my feelings was how I survived in the past especially when I felt a
disconnect from life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A very negative
mindset began to arise and my world began to crumble. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How was this happening?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First, my past began to emerge, years of
abuse that I left behind came back to haunt me. That coincided with a physical
injury that was so painful that it left me helpless for weeks. I have never had
an injury of this magnitude before, especially an injury that could have ended
my fitness career. That scared me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>However, the most overwhelming issue I was trying to grasp on to was the
death of my dearest friend Gere in October 2012. It was not until after the
holidays when I realized how permanent her death was, but what I really did not
know was how I was going to emotionally deal with this loss or recover from her
death.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Gere and I met in 1968 when we were both freshmen in high school. Gere
was bubbly, kind, loving and a very unique person who would help, mold and
shape my life in a very special way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
were two silly girls who loved life, very unconventional in our thinking and
born rebels. We were drawn together and instantly connected in a very extraordinary
way. Soon after we met, and realizing we had the same birthday we became pinky
blood sisters. For two gritty girls our friendship became an instant
sisterhood, the kind that would whether any storm and last throughout 44
years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact, we were soul mates,
connected for life. Gere lived one parish over from me and that meant we could
see each other outside of school and we did. I spent many days with her and her
family who became like my own. Her parents and sisters, who I adored, were kind
and loving and they welcomed me with open arms. </b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prior to her death, Gere had been in a coma
for almost 5 weeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was at the
hospital daily reading her books, singing to her, dancing to the disco music we
loved, reading scripture, talking about God’s love for her, telling her jokes,
holding her hand, talking about life but mostly I cried and prayed non- stop
for her healing. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every day, I could feel
her love and God’s angels in that room while I was there and I know that time
brought me even closer to her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Still,
for weeks I was in fog, crying, God help me out, how and why did this happen,
what was I to see or learn from this? In the end, Plenty!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When she died I was devastated and was having
trouble truly grasping on to the permanent absence that would now unfold in my
life. I had to seek GOD for answers because no human could make me feel better
or help me make any sense out of her death.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>While we all have our own way of expressing what we think death is and
the bible is very clear as to what awaits us, as I think about eternity I can
only imagine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We all hope in the end we
are good enough to spend it with a merciful God but I know that one day we all
stand in judgment. I knew that was where Gere was headed toward to meet her
creator. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I watched Gere in bed day
after day I felt helpless to do anything but be there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was then I really needed to trust and
believe God had a plan for her as he does for me and I so needed to accept
this. As the weeks went on I finally found the peace I needed spending time in
prayer and reading scripture to comfort me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Then, March 16<sup>th</sup> came, our 59<sup>th</sup> birthday. Sharing
the same birthday every year we would celebrate together even if it meant a cup
of coffee together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But not this year, I
would go solo and it was not sitting well with me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Like I said, I could not quite grasp onto the
bigger picture of her not being here anymore. No more phone calls, no more
dinners,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>no more girl talk or sleep
overs, it all ended on that dreadful day when I received the news. However,
even now as I sit and write about my Gere I can still feel her love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gere was all about love, compassion and
forgiveness; she talked, lived and practiced it. Some may say that is a
weakness but in reality it is a way to free ourselves to really love and that
is what we all want, to feel love<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>Gere and I were planning our 60<sup>th</sup>
birthday next year and we decided we would both go to the Adirondacks
together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next year on March 16th I will
celebrate both of our lives<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>because
knowing Gere and being with her a short amount of time has<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>made me realize that life is so precious, we
never know what is around the corner and that love and forgiveness is the only
way to true happiness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can honestly
say I felt true love from Gere who was my special ANGEL and always there when I
needed comfort or compassion. Gere was a true friend. You see, a true friend is
not only there in the good times but will always be there when you fall down.
She lifted me up time after time and she is my heart forever. As for me, I am
feeling better than ever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I always knew
that I would come back stronger as I have done time after time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While I was shaken up for a while, I knew
deep down inside I would get up again and start over.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, after these few months of physical,
emotional, and mental CHALLENGES and SET BACKS I am standing tall once again. I
can honestly say that between a great chiropractor, some acupuncture,
journaling, rest, prayer to a GOD who promises to protect me I can say I feel
better than ever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is not a day
that goes by Gere is not remembered, I feel her presence with me everyday. I know I will see her again
someday. Gere has taught me that
kindness, forgiveness and love will override any fear we might in this life and
that I serve a God who loves us all, especially in our darkest hour.</div>
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Debra Mazdahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566865720378243937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862830328213568511.post-67229296136916959942013-04-03T14:31:00.003-04:002013-04-03T14:33:24.912-04:00Pam from Jacksonville asks...<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="wrapper" style="background-color: #e9ceef; background-image: url(http://www.debramazda.com/images/layout/bodybg.jpg); background-position: 50% 0%; background-repeat: repeat no-repeat; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left; width: 950px;"><tbody>
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<em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">First I love my Step DVD. I am not having a problem with exercise, it is food. I realize this is a mental issue. I start out doing good and by bed time I have blown it all to pieces. Any tips or suggestions.</span></em><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Hi Pam,</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">I think this is not just another question, but this could be the question of the century when it comes to EATING for any binge or compulsive eater who has weight loss as a goal.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">I am exercising but why am I sabatoging myself at night time?. This behavior is very deep emotionally as well as psychologically. It is not so cut and dry as one would think. There are many reasons we do this to ourselves but at the top of my list is this — we are dealing with a long history of this behavior in which food has become friend, enemy, lover and comfort. At night, when we are all alone, it is so easy to reach for something because the day is finished and you want what you want and you will deal with it tomorrow but for now you will have it. We do not stop to think that we certainly do not need it but old actions certainly come back to haunt us on a daily basis. I know, as it happens to me all of the time. Sometimes I give in but most times I do not.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">I have realized over the past 10 years or so that larger women are working out now more than ever but weight loss is not always the final prize. While more and more women realize that exercise is important to achieve any weight loss I am not convinced that they have a clear perspective on how important an effect food has on long term results. And yes, you are right, food for most of us is MENTAL. We eat too much of it, we think too much about it and we spend too much time eating it.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">One thing I learned many years ago was to make sure I eat enough during the day because if not I gave myself the permission to eat what, where and whenever I wanted to. I had no boundaries and just did what I did because that is all I knew. Well, it is time to come to terms with eating and food. Once food becomes fuel for your body and not an instant gratification for our sorrow or lonliness we can fully begin to understand that we can take control of this and while yes you may think you blew it right then in reality it is a tiny piece of the puzzle of your life.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">It is time to think about your actions, be accountable to you and realize you have complete control over your choices and even if the better choices do not happen all of the time make it most of the time!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Hugs,<br />Debra</span></div>
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Debra Mazdahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566865720378243937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862830328213568511.post-53098734731384771442013-03-21T14:32:00.005-04:002013-03-21T14:35:56.572-04:00Are you fit?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Think that you’re fit? Maybe, maybe not. Regular exercise has far more benefits than fitting into a smaller dress size for your next family reunion. Did you know that being your desirable size has nothing to do with your fitness level? While eating right is a wonderful way to get healthy, combined with EXERCISE, you have a powerful defense against ailments.</span><br />
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Exercising:</div>
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•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Helps Stabilize Cholesterol</div>
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•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Lowers Blood Pressure</div>
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•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Burns FAT QUICKER</div>
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•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Combats heart disease</div>
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•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Burns Calories</div>
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•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Raises your metabolism</div>
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•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Improves Sleep</div>
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•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Controls Stress</div>
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•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Increases Endurance</div>
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So the next time you reach you reach for that healthy snack, exercise afterwards. Going for a swim, taking a walk through the neighborhood, riding a bike through the park, and trying a new dance class are all fantastic ways to get moving and improving your body. Get UP, Get MOTIVATED and Get MOVING!!!!</div>
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Love,</div>
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Debra</div>
<br />Debra Mazdahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566865720378243937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862830328213568511.post-9708153632770883102013-02-18T16:58:00.000-05:002013-03-21T14:36:27.334-04:00Moderate Exercise Regimens Benefit People with Cancer (submitted by Melanie Bowen)<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="wrapper" style="background-color: #e9ceef; background-image: url(http://www.debramazda.com/images/layout/bodybg.jpg); background-position: 50% 0%; background-repeat: repeat no-repeat; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: right; width: 950px;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">While taking on a new exercise regimen may seem like the last thing a cancer patient feels up to doing, this may be the very commitment that provides a cancer patient with enough strength and energy to successfully complete treatment. There are numerous benefits that can potentially stem from a cancer patient getting regular amounts of moderate-level exercise. These benefits range from better weight management, increased physical strength, stamina, better outlook on life and improved levels of energy.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Exercise Can Upgrade the Quality of Life for a Cancer Patient</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The American Cancer Society released <a href="http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/exercise-can-help-cancer-patients-quality-of-life" style="color: #eb34fc; text-decoration: none;">an informative online publication</a> that provides helpful information about increased quality of life for people suffering from various kinds of cancer. The publication states that lifestyle changes that include consistent exercise can help patients to gain balance, reduce blood clots, and can also lessen the amount of fatigue a person feels.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">When people go through cancer treatments that include surgeries, chemotherapy treatments and radiation, fatigue is almost always a given. Fatigue settles in and can be a difficult obstacle for any cancer patient to overcome, from those battling breast cancer all the way to <a href="http://www.mesothelioma.com/" style="color: #eb34fc; text-decoration: none;">mesothelioma</a>. If a person experiences this and is able to make small lifestyle changes that include walking two or three times a week, or going for a bicycle ride, the fatigue has a greater chance of decreasing. This will leave the patient with a renewed sense of mental and physical refreshment that can lead to more exercise and improved overall strength. The stronger a body is, the better a person’s chances are of fighting the disease and continuing with necessary cancer treatments.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Helpful Things to Keep in Mind When Beginning an Exercise Regimen</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Before committing to a specific type of exercise routine or schedule, it is helpful and important for a person with cancer to speak to his or her private physician or oncologist. The medical professional can observe progress and also can make suggestions as to specific types of exercises that may be the most beneficial to the patient and their diagnosis.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Drinking a lot of water and getting plenty of rest between exercise and treatments will also help to improve the results of exercising and will provide the patient with renewed stamina to maintain a moderate exercise schedule. Adding in healthy foods such as fresh spinach salads, berries and low fat meats will also provide great nutrition to support a person’s strength and energy levels.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Submitted by Melanie Bowen</span><br />
<a href="http://www.mesothelioma.com/blog/authors/melanie/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">http://www.mesothelioma.com/blog/authors/melanie/</span></a></div>
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Debra Mazdahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566865720378243937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862830328213568511.post-67791100563894806442013-01-10T10:24:00.002-05:002013-01-10T10:26:38.793-05:00The Big Picture<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">As the New
Year is here many of us are looking forward to a new year of promises
and a chance to improve ourselves through many of the New Year's resolutions we
made in the past. We spend time thinking and reflecting on the past year but
somehow we tend to be enormously self critical of what we have not
done, finished, conquered and lack in our lives. Our society is so
fixated on finding faults and that trickles down to self-defeat for many
of us. We tend to question our own beliefs, allowing others to make critical
decisions for our lives. So, how could we create any empowering
New Year's resolutions when we are already critical of ourselves and who we
are? <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Instead
of focusing on how far you still have to accomplish, it is very important to
take the time to acknowledge how far you have come. Take some me time and
think about any accomplishment that has moved you forward. Ignoring the
"big picture" will rob you of the joy or sense of success that you
have finished. Celebrate your personal accomplishments - those times you
responded to difficult times to help someone, and build on this. Starting out
the year on a positive note will motivate and inspire you to things you never
thought possible in this New Year. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Life is
full of mountains, challenges and setbacks. I am sure this New Year will be no
different. When you understand that YOUR life is a journey and we are all given
the opportunity to learn, grow and evolve from our experiences it just gets
better and the past seems just that. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">No matter
where you are in your life right now, this is the time to learn, grow and
evolve but more importantly move forward. Take this year and see how far you
can go in your life. I am praying that each one of you realizes the importance
of your life in the "BIG PICTURE"!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Hugs,</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Debra</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">I found Debra Mazda and ShapelyGirl Fitness at a point where I needed it most in my life. I was recently dumped by my first love and tipping the scales at close to 350 pounds. My ex was kind enough to use the fact that I had never succeeded in losing weight for the 2 and a half years we were together as one of his reasons for leaving me.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">When I was on my own I made a decision that I couldn’t stay how I was. I was so unhappy and unhealthy. I had seen a discount ad for classes at ShapelyGirl Fitness before and I decided to look into it further. My best friend and I decided to come one night and check out the weight loss support group that was held at ShapelyGirl on Tuesday nights. We felt so welcomed, I loved the atmosphere. Everyone was so warm and loving towards us…we signed up for memberships that night.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">It has been a long road since then and I have had my ups and downs but I am down 70 pounds so far and I know I’m doing it the right way with Debra’s help…slow and steady.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">I’m not always perfect, I’ll never be, but I have learned not to allow myself to get lost in my mistakes. In prior weight loss attempts I’d give up so easily. I’d get to a certain point and gain all the weight and more back. This time I am beyond any point of weight loss I had achieved before and I know I never could’ve done it if I hadn’t found ShapelyGirl Fitness.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">I used to hate to exercise, I would get angry and quit at the first drip of sweat, the first twinge of pain. I’m doing things I never thought I’d be able to do. Coming to the gym is a happy time for me, I get to see my friends, we laugh and dance and actually have fun working out. At this gym I get unparalleled love and support…what other gym can you say that about?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Whether you live across the country and connect with Debra only through Facebook and her DVDs or you are fortunate enough to be able to physically attend her gym….The ShapelyGirls are a family and I know I’d never have succeeded the way I have anywhere else. Here’s to another 70 pounds and beyond…. I have immeasurable amounts of love and gratitude for Debra and all the ShapelyGirls! We can do it!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Colleen</span></div>
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Debra Mazdahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566865720378243937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862830328213568511.post-40437913598872501502012-10-22T15:26:00.001-04:002012-10-22T15:26:12.440-04:00Feeling fat, is it real?
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Have you
ever felt fat? If so, join the millions of women of all shapes/sizes who go
through this on a daily basis. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">You lost
weight and try on some new clothes in a smaller size but you are feeling fat
and hating everything in the store. You
have to lie on the bed because you cannot zipper a pair of pants that fit
yesterday due to water retention, or perhaps your hormones are fluctuating and
everything feels tight and doesn’t look good. Too many carbs getting the best
of you? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This
thinking can snowball into thoughts of ‘I am ugly, fat and nobody loves me’ and
this can certainly lead into an eating frenzy. Now you think you have every right to feel fat
and fatness starts to become your reality. While you may think this is extreme thinking this
behavior is reality for a lot of women.
This is how quickly we can act out our thoughts without thinking
rationally or mindfully. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In my own
personal life this kind of thinking tortured me for years and I remember journaling
somewhere that I had to come to terms with this or it would drive me insane. As
a kid, food was the excuse for my existence.
I was fat in elementary school and I was reminded of my girth on a daily
basis from other kids, friends, family and teachers. People were so cruel to me
and never left me alone. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I grew up
thinking, living and knowing that fat was a part of my life that followed me
around from sunrise to sunset. In fact when my weight escalated to over 300
pounds not only did I feel fat I was fat. Most of the time I could not even look in the
mirror because I was reminded of my enormous size. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">After having
a now or never rude awakening over 25 years ago I lost over 130 pounds, however
my thinking needed a major adjustment because I still felt fat all of the time.
In fact, some days I felt fatter than
when I weighed over 300 pounds. No matter
how small I was getting, I felt fat. I realized then that I was going to have
to work on changing the negative way I felt about myself to a more positive me.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">I am happy to
say that after years of mental skills training, visualization and journaling I
learned that I am much more than a three-letter word. Today, those negative
words, “I feel fat” are rarely part of who I am. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So, where
does this thinking come from? While it
most certainly can start in childhood from parents who might be weight obsessed,
it can also begin in elementary school, being labeled fat from other kids or
even teachers. Girls can begin to believe that if they are not the perfect Barbie
Doll there is something wrong and most likely begin to diet to lose weight.
Some girls think they are fat at any size. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Let’s face it;
we all will begin to believe negative thoughts about ourselves when we are
bombarded with messages that thinness and being skinny is better at any cost. Every
time we look at magazines, newspapers, TV and Hollywood there is not an ounce
of fat to be found and these venues dictate how most females think about themselves.
When we do not fit that mold we begin to see ourselves as fat at any size. If it does not match up to what we see, we
internalize feelings that line up with unhappiness and we internalize feelings
of I am not worthy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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fat the same as being fat? Feeling fat
is just what it says it is, a feeling. It won’t be reality unless you make it
become your reality. While your feelings are your feelings, some of us are so driven by our feelings
and emotions and if</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> we're not
careful, those misguided feelings can create issues that distract us,
discourage us, and trigger past pain that starts taunting us. They can fill our
minds with thoughts that are not accurate. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> You cannot let your life, world and daily
existence be driven by emotions, as you will then have no basis for reality.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Do I still have fat days? You bet I do! Today I know that
is not my reality, it is only a passing challenge that I can either move out of
the way or let beat me up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Back in the 70′s and 80s’ running had become a very popular way to get fit and lose weight. I would see people jogging and running and since they were all skinny I figured they were all doing something right to stay that way. I knew nothing about fitness, exercise or how to eat healthy, but deep down inside I knew a change was coming.</div>
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I sat in my car for about 3 weeks, all 300 plus pounds of me, thinking about going into that health club. I would just sit outside for the longest time and watch people go in and out wondering what they did, I was so curious. I remember my head saying “GET OUT OF THE CAR AND JUST GO UP THERE!”</div>
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Day after day I would tell myself to do it but I would panic and drove home. On one particular day, I remember it clearly, I made up my mind that today was the day, just do it — if I thought about it anymore my mind was going to explode.</div>
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Right there, something clicked inside of me and I knew it was either now or never. I think it might have been some kind of self-preservation instinct. I was being emotionally and mentally battered by my boyfriend and living around alcoholism, violence, anger and rage daily. After a really bad argument on New Year’s Day, he had thrown me out of the house in my underwear in freezing Denver weather and he locked all of the doors. My neighbors had to take me in and the humiliation was more than I could live with. A week prior to that, he had driven his car right through the garage door. It was time to make a change in my life!</div>
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Debra Mazdahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566865720378243937noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862830328213568511.post-75263355876203202492012-07-20T14:00:00.000-04:002012-07-20T14:01:21.419-04:00Part 2 - another EXCERPT from Debra Mazda's book ”EATING MY SECRETS” due out in Fall 2012.<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">From as far back as I can remember my mother never asked me about what I ate despite the fact that my weight was escalating before her eyes. She never asked me where all the food had gone, never. This has always amazed me because when I do health/fitness coaching with women most of them tell me at some point their mother’s confronted them about their eating. Mine was just the opposite, she totally ignored this problem altogether. There would be bowls of candy around at any given time in my childhood. I can see the bowls as I write this. Every time I turned M&M’s, Reeses peanut butter cups and peanut chews were staring at me. When the candy was gone she would just fill the bowl up again.</span><br />
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Today, I realize that she was unconsciously sabotaging me and did not care enough about me to address this. If she wanted to be fat, then let her be fat and leave me alone! However, on her behalf I am not sure she knew how to address my life as she had her own issues to deal with that I was very unaware of at that time, even though at family dinners I ate as much as I wanted and the silence from my mother was putting me at a higher risk for the emotional death I would suffer in future years. My mother was gorgeous and always kept her weight down but she had a fat daughter. While she never came out and said she felt embarrassed, there were many times she made comments about my body and what I wore, but never about what I ate despite being enormous by age 10. It was never an issue.</div>
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