My Blog Has Moved…

Hi Everyone! Just wanted to let you know I have moved my blog. Please go to this link and subscribe to my re-designed (still “under construction”) blog: Healthy Life With Max

Thanks for your support and for reading my blog!

To Your Health…

Debbie James
www.HealthyLifeWithMaxBlog.com
850-450-2000

90-Day Update

Time sure flies. Hard to believe the holidays are upon us! Have you been pondering your 2009 goals? At the top of my list is to lose another 9 lbs. so when my Mom visits in March, my pants are to big! 🙂

That said, here is my promised 90-day update. I took about a week off in between and started my 2nd 90-day plan on December 1.

These numbers represent the total inches lost in a particular area from day 1 to day 90.

Total lbs lost – 8.4
Left upper arm – 1/4″
Right upper arm – no change
Chest – 2 1/2″
Waist – 1 1/2″
Belly – 1 3/4″
Hips – 1 3/8″
Left Thigh – 1 1/4″
Right Thigh – 1 1/4″
Left Knee – 1/4″
Right Knee – no change
Left Calf – no change
Right Calf – 1/4″

As you can imagine, I have been very excited with my results. I know there will be people out there commenting and saying they lost 20 lbs in a month, or “How I lost 20 lbs in 6 weeks”. I’m going to tell you, I don’t care…that is not a safe way to lose weight and I bet they don’t keep it off.

It has been proven if you lose weight slowly, chances are you will keep it off. So, please don’t spam me with your offers. Here’s the best part…I have NOT been hungry, I have not starved myself, I eat 5-6 times a day, I snack on healthy foods, I have a lot more energy and most importantly, I found something that works for me…the low-glycemic diet. Find what works for you and stick with it.

I am reading a book written by Dr. Ron Rosedale called “The Leptin Connection”, The key to long-term healthy weight loss”. Dr. Rosedale is an internationally renowned expert in nutritional and metabolic medicine and is a specialist in the biology of aging. He also wrote the book “The Rosedale Diet”…which is a very strict low-glycemic diet. Click HERE, and scroll half way down the page and watch an interview with Dr. Rosedale.

Listen to the expert talk about becoming healthier and not only losing weight, but losing fat.

To Your Health…

Debbie James

www.HealthyLifeWithMax.com
850.450.2000

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What’s Your Excuse for Not Exercising?

You know you need to exercise more, or even you need to start exercising, but you don’t. If not, why not? We all get down and out, especially with what’s going on in the world. I really don’t watch the news very often as it’s too depressing. Anything that is so important, someone will tell me. Why watch all the negative…just makes you more negative. That’s a whole different topic (being positive, the Law of Attraction, etc., and really not for this blog. (Check out my Abundant Wealth blog for that). Sorry, back on topic…my point is this, exercise is a great way to relieve stress. It will also make you feel better, then you will start to eat better, then you will continue feel better and your attitude will change. Just get started. Go to this website and watch the short video on the right. Then come back and tell me what your excuse is for not exercising.

To Your Health…

Debbie James
www.HealthyLifeWithMax.com
850.450.2000

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Change Your Diet, Change Your Health

Tomorrow’s an exciting day! I’m going to be featured on SoWalScene’s website! Yippee!!! Check it out and let me know what you think.

This is truly amazing and is just additional proof about the foods you eat. I found this video on YouTube and felt it is worth sharing. Consult with a doctor before doing anything…A Natural Doctor, of course 🙂

Did you ever see the documentary Super Size Me? Director Morgan Spurlock takes a hilarious and often terrifying look at the effects of fast food on the human body. For one month, Spurlock eats nothing but McDonald’s food, ordering everything on the menu at least once and “super-sizing” his order if asked. With 2 out of 3 American’s overweight, Spurlock’s film begs the question: Where does personal responsibility end and corporate responsibility begin?

Why won’t people take their own responsibility for becoming healthier?

What are your thoughts?

To Your Health…

Debbie James
www.HealthyLifeWithMax.com
850.450.2000

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What is Leptin?

And Why Am I Still Fat?

Fat cells produce the powerful hormone leptin, a primary force instructing metabolism, weight loss, and hormone balance. Leptin communicates directly to your brain, telling the brain how much fat is in storage. It controls appetite, energy, and metabolic rate. Leptin problems are the primary reason for food cravings, overeating, faulty metabolism, the obsession with food, and heart disease. Yikes!

So, is your brain listening to your body talking? If you’re like me, I never lose an argument with myself…except this time. My brain was NOT listening. And neither is yours…until now. It is so important to understand how all the “pieces” fit together in order to lose weight. Kind of like when all the stars are in alignment 🙂 The same is true for weight loss. Don’t expect to take a supplement(s), and eat McDonalds and chocolate sundaes everyday and lose weight. I’m sorry, it’s just not going to happen. Good food doesn’t have to taste bad! More about some of that in another post.

Check this out: The University of Minnesota picked up on a major scientific discovery back in 1994 by Jeffrey Friedman at Rockefeller University regarding a fat hormone called Leptin.

“It was discovered that leptin sends messages to the brain related to appetite and fat storage. Excessive leptin levels create a resistance so the brain sends the erroneous message to eat more food, store fat in the cells, and not release stored fat from the cells.”

The more fat we have the more Leptin we have, creating an unending cycle.

You’re probably asking yourself “so, how do I lower my Leptin levels”? Well, funny you should ask that question! I just happen to have the solution. (You just knew that was coming). All I ask is for you go to my website, www.YourDreamSize.com and listen and learn! If you have been struggling to lose weight, like me, you owe it to yourself to watch and listen. (The video at the top of the page is only 5 min 24 sec.). Then click on the link that says “MaxWLX Introduction”, watch that video, which is about 14 minutes…Just watch, listen and learn.

To Your Health…

Debbie James
www.YourDreamSize.com
850.450.2000

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7 Week Progress Update

It’s been 7 weeks already since I started. Boy, how time flies when we are having fun and working toward our dream size! 🙂

Thankfully, I have been seeing a Naturopath. She is wonderful and I am making great progress. My challenge is my thyroid and adrenal levels are still to low. Both of which, when in balance, help you to lose weight. That being said, for me, right now, it’s like pushing an elephant. Not impossible, just very difficult…ok maybe impossible (my Mom always says “the impossible just takes a bit longer”). Add to the fact I was (yes was) eating bananas everyday. I know bananas have sugar, at least the “good” kind. What I didn’t know is that if you eat a banana everday, DO NOT expect to lose weight. (Unless of course you are working out 8 hours a day)!

Dr. Leesa explained that when I would eat a banana, before working out, I was burning sugar, not fat. I would have to work out for hours before all the sugar was burned off. OOopppsssss. At least I found out now and not 90 days from now. The banana also goes back to the glycemic index. They are on the high glycemic index list. When losing weight you really need to eat low glycemic index foods.

I have been reading a fabulous book by Rick Gallop called “The Glycemic Index Diet”. He does a wonderful job at explaining why you want to eat low glycemic foods while losing weight. (Go to my post on “What is the Glycemic Index” for a video and website with great information).

Given that information, here’s how I have done over the past 7 weeks. To start I have lost 4 lbs. Now, I know people are going to say, only 4 lbs in 7 weeks?? To me, here’s the best part. I am down 8 1/4 total inches. Here are the areas where I have had the biggest results are:

Waist – 1.375″
Chest – 1″
Belly – 1.5″
Hips – .5″
Left thigh – 1.375″
Right thigh – 1.125″

I’ve had some reductions in my upper arms, knees and calves. Probably from lifting weights. The above are really the areas I care about. Here’s the best part…the weight loss supplement I am taking, is working!! It has been clinically proven to help reduce fat in your mid-section. It’s about the fat loss, not so much the weight. It takes time to reduce your Leptin levels (more about Leptin in my next post).

I’m about to kick things up a notch and I made changes to my eating, too! There is no magic pill to all this. If there was, I would be a gazillionaire ’cause I would have invented it. I don’t have patience, I’m the first to admit it. I would at least like to see progress, and progress we have.

Sorry, no video this time. Stay tuned for my next update in 2 weeks.

To Your Health…

Debbie James
www.YourDreamSize.com
850.450.2000

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