How to stop suffering from "Procrastinationitis?

• GIVE YOURSELF A DEADLINE!  Put it on your calendar in RED

• BLOCK OUT TIME!  How long do you need?  60 - 90 minutes an appointment with you!

• TAKE AWAY ALL OTHER DISTRACTIONS!  Turn off the phone and internet.  Give yourself a gift of focus.

• SET THE TIMER!  Tell yourself you only have to work on this thing that you don't want to do for the next hour.  You can do anything for an hour, right?  Set the time and get to work.  You just might be surprised at what you are able to get done!

St. Augustine quote, "God has promised forgiveness to your repentance, but He has not promised tomorrow to your procrastination".

Live with purpose my friends!   Harriet

    

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

Do you procrastinate?  Going to do it later!  No time, too busy!

Words of wisdom from : George Bernard Shaw

"If you take too long in deciding what to do with your life, you'll find
you've done it!.

Have a good thoughtful day!  Harriet

THE MONKEYS - (MAN DIDN'T DESCEND FROM US!

THREE MONKEYS SAT IN A COCONUT TREE DISCUSSING  THINGS AS THEY'RE SAID TO BE
SAID ONE TO THE OTHER, NOW LISTEN YOU TWO THERE'S A CERTAIN RUMOR THAT CAN'T BE TRUE
THAT MAN DESCENDED FROM OUR NOBLE RACE, THE VERY IDEA IS A DIRE DISGRACE.

NO MONKEY EVER DESERTED HIS WIFE, STARVED HER BABIES, AND RUINED HER LIFE.
WHY YOU'VE NEVER KNOWN A MOTHER MONK TO LEAVE HER BABIES WITH OTHERS TO BUNK
AND PASS THEM AROUND FROM ONE TO ANOTHER.
TIL THEY SCARCELY KNOW WHO IS THEIR MOTHER.

ANOTHER THING YOU'LL NEVER SEE A MONK BUILD A FENCE AROUND A COCONUT TREE AND LET THE COCONUTS GO TO WASTE FORBIDDING ALL OTHER MONKEYS TO TASTE.

WHY IF I BUILT A FENCE AROUND THIS TREE, STARVATION WOULD FORCE YOU TO STEAL FROM ME.

THERE'S ANOTHER THING A MONK WON'T DO, GO OUT AT NIGHT AND GET ON A STEW AND USE A CLUB OR A GUN OR A KNIFE TO TAKE SOME OTHER MONKEY'S LIFE.

YES MAN DESCENDED, THE ONERY CUSS BUT BROTHER HE DIDN'T DESCEND FROM US.        (ANONYMOUS)  healthyhabitstoday.net   tomharriet@aol.com

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TESTIMONY BY A DOCTOR USING SHAKLEE VITALIZER FOR MEN:

"As a physician my daily schedule often exceeds twelve hours.  As I have now passed through my mid-fifties, energy levels as expected are often depleted.  Since beginning Vitalizer nearly two months ago, I have noticed consistent energy throughout the day, significant reduction in IBS symptoms and most importantly have remained healthy.  

I truly believe it is the Vitalizer that has indeed stabilized my health and plan to continue taking this wonderful product."

Dr S.         

Healthyhabitstoday.net   Harriet Cole, 313-928-4592    tomharriet@aol.com

HOW EXPENSIVE CAN A SALAD BE???

Do you know there is a world where people pay almost $50 a pound for tiny lettuces.  They assemble religiously in the crowded northwest corner of Manhattan's Union Square Greenmarket,  where the eerily perfect Windfall Farms stall appears on Saturdays and Wednesdays.  Vegetables are treated with the care one sees in a Madison Ave. boutique.  Signs caution customers against touching the greens, because they've already been hand-washed several times.

Most of the baby greens-the baby mesclun mix, the wasabi-like green wave mustard--cost $12 for 4 oz. or $48 a pound.  Red Amaranth sprouts are the priciest, at $64 a pound.

Windfall is exponentially more expensive than its competitors.  Windfall's owner, Morse Pitts, estimates that 2/3 of his customers are home cooks who've sampled other options at the market, and know that his are distinctly flavorful. 

"Windfall greens are the tastiest, they are also perfect," says Jeremiah Stone, who co-owns the popular tasting menu spot Contra and wine bar Wildair.  " The prices seem insane, but actually most of the product is really light, so you get a lot.  Other farmers make fun of Windfall--there produce is so precious and clean--but then they'll sell you carrots with lots of dirt on them and still charge you a lot."

Windfall's freshness and cleanliness raise its cost and good seeds are expensive.  We try to pay people $15 an hour, says owner Pitt.  It is a struggle to get to $15 but it is because it is labor intensive. Having to pull weeds by hand and examine them closely.  Greens are carefully and individually hand-cut. You have to cut them right at the stem or the leaves rot.

You can use these ingredients as flavor accents without breaking the budget.  Even Jeremiah Stone will stop short of buying Windfall's micro mesclun salad, which is also $48 a pound, too expensive for a garnish. Customers pay no attention to it, he says.  They push it out of the way or eat it without thinking.  It's not worth it to our bottom line."

Now this is something to think about when you chomp into that big salad.  Could you be eating $48 a pound mesclun salad?  Well, maybe not!  (Article in Bloomberg Pursuits June 19, 2017)
Visit: healthyhabitstoday.net    (313) 928-4592   Harriet

REASONS TO DETOX......

Detoxing is the all the rage today...and with good reason:

Fatigue is the number one complaint doctors hear from their patients.

One in three American adults are pre-diabetic...and only 10% are aware that they're at risk.

Autoimmune diseases such rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, psoriasis and inflammatory bowel disease affect up to 50 million Americans.  Because there is no curative therapy at this time, treatment for autoimmune diseases focuses on relieving symptoms.

More than 30% of population suffer from insomnia and approximately 10 million people in the U.S. use prescription sleep aids.  People who suffer from sleep deprivation are 27% more likely to become overweight or obese.

Dr. Herbert Needleman, MD and Dr. Philip Landrigan, MD in "Raising Children Toxic Free" stated, "Since 1950, at least 70,000 new chemical compounds have been invented and dispersed into our ENVIRONMENT.  Only a fraction of these have been tested for human toxicity.  We are, by default, conducting a massive clinical toxicology trial, and we, our children and their children are the experimental animals."

So...what do all of these dire statistics have to do with DETOXING?  EVERYTHING!

Stay tuned for next issue of Reasons to Detox.......healthyhabitstoday.net (313) 928-4592

EVALUATING ALTERNATIVES TO DAIRY!

There are so many milk alternatives that all of us should be aware of especially, the protein and calcium that are in these non-dairy milks.

Almond milk - is low in fat and you can even make it at home.  Silk Organic Almond Original contains 60 calories, one gram of protein, 10 daily value for calcium and 2-1/2 grams of fat and 8 grams of carbs.  Almond milk is neither high in protein nor calcium.

Coconut milk - Native Forest Unsweetened Coconut Milk contains 420 calories, 3 grams of protein, and 45 grams of fat.  Does contain trace minerals and no calcium.  Coconut milk is high in fat and calories and not best choice to drink every day, better in Asian-style soups and curries.

Rice milk - is least likely to trigger an allergy.  One cup of Rice Dream Milk has 120 calories, one gram of protein, 30 percent DV for calcium, 2.5  grams of fat and 23 grams of carbs.
Again, low in fat and protein, high in carbs. 

Soy milk - provides more protein than other alternative milks.  Organic Edensoy Extra Original Soymilk contains 130 calories, with 11 grams of protein, 20 percent DV for calcium and 4 grams of fat and 13 grams of carbs. Use a non-GMO product.

The above information came from the May 2017 issue of Natural Awakenings  article by Judith Fertig.  Thank you Ms. Fertig.

I have found only one milk, FairLife, that is ultra-filtered and has 13 grams of protein, 375 mg. of calcium, no lactose and have high milk standards.  Their website is fairlife.com  for more information about their farms.  I do use the non-fat type of milk.

This information is just a guideline for readers to follow.  Any further information, visit our website, healthyhabitstoday.net and leave your contact information.  Also, tomharriet@aol.com for questions.  Thank you for your interest.

POWER OF SIMPLICITY (continued) 

3. IDENTIFY THE HIGHER YES - Once you are clear about your purpose and your identity and what you value, you have to put a firewall around them.  One of the best practices is to learn to say "No".  This can lead to greater simplicity in our lives.  Part of our challenge is that we want to do it all.   We can do almost anything we want, but we just can't do everything we want.

Every "No" needs to be rooted in a higher "Yes."  The higher "Yes" is your purpose, your values, your core talents and you replenishment cycle.  The "must do's"  of your life.

Saying no to watching Jimmy Fallon could be rooted in the yes of getting up early to exercise the next morning.

Saying no to a business dinner could be rooted in the higher yes of being at your kid's soccer games.

Saying no to a requested meeting could be rooted in the higher yes of needing "think time".

Hans Hoffmann said, "The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak."

Here is my equation for simplicity and note that the order is important"

Clarity + Courage + Calendar = Simplicity

1. Clarity = what matters to you.  What are the things you really value? What are the "must do's" of your life?
2. Courage = the resolve to make change.  Will you have the resolve and discipline to recalibrate your life around that which is most important to you? It takes courage to eliminate the nonessential.

Questions to ask: Are you overextended? Are you spending time and energy on something that's not a core value or priority? Are you doing things simply because it is an expectation from others?  What do you sense you need to stop doing?

3. Calendar = the discipline to execute.
Your calendar will help you become who you want to become.  You calendar can be a bit like a junk drawer.  It can get filled with all sorts of random things that clutter your life.

Let me encourage you to find some time to get alone and reflect on this question:  What would it take for me to move toward a life of greater SIMPLICITY???

Thank you, Lance Witt, for this great information.    healthyhabitstoday.net 
tomharriet@aol.com     For any questions.

POWER OF SIMPLICITY

Simplicity, it's a beautiful word, isn't it?  You know simplicity doesn't always feel simple.

You probably have used these words, exhausted, overwhelmed, overscheduled and don't forget 
stressed.  The words of Charles Wagner:  "Amid the confused restlessness of modern life, our 
wearied minds dream of simplicity."  He wrote these words in Paris in 1895, before the invention of the car, the airplane, the television, the computer, the internet or social media.

Simplicity is far more than organizing your closet or cleaning out your garage.  These three steps on the road to simplicity comes from "Lance Witt" who coaches and consults leaders all over the world on how to live from a healthy soul.

1. OWN YOUR LIFE - first step to simplicity is responsibility.  You need to "own" your life.  You have to face the fact that the life you're living is the result of the decisions you've made.  We can't control some circumstances but we do control how we respond to those circumstances.  Dr. Henry Cloud and I love this quote, " You are ridiculously in charge of your life."  Think about this.  Own your stuff and admit that, when it comes to simplicity, you are your own worst enemy. Most of the complexity and clutter in your life is likely your own doing, saying yes too many times, not having healthy boundaries, not knowing your limits, and always trying to please everyone leads to a cluttered life.  You are not the victim.  You are the perpetrator.

2. GET CLEAR ABOUT WHO YOU ARE AND WHO YOU AREN'T - So many voices shape and inform our sense of identity, and that can lead to confusion.  Many times we live life others want us to live and not the life that flows of our own values, priorities, gifts and personality.  Lack of clarity around who you are and what is truly important to you will lead to complexity and clutter.  Think of the scripts that have shaped us and impacted us, we don't have to be held captive by them.

3. IDENTIFY THE HIGHER YES -  To be continued in my next blog.

Thank you Lance Witt in enlightening us on the power of simplicity.

healthyhabitstoday.net       tomharriet@aol.com

THE THREE THINGS EVERY SUCCESSFUL DIET MUST DO ARE:

#1 KEEP METABOLISM HIGH:  You want to keep those metabolic fires burning.  You want to keep your basal metabolic rate as high as possible.  Basal metabolic rate is defined as the rate at which your body burns calories 24 hours a day--even when you are at rest.  Basal metabolic rate high = easier to lose weight and easier to keep it off.

#2 PREVENT LOSS OF MUSCLE MASS:  When you lose muscle, you also dramatically decrease your basal metabolic rate.  That's because muscle burns off calories more rapidly than any other tissue in the body.

#3 TEACH TRUE LIFESTYLE CHANGE:  If you think of a diet as something you have to do until you can go back to living the way you used to live, that weight is just going to come back on.  You've got to make PERMANENT LIFESTYLE CHANGES if you want to keep the weight off.

Information from Dr. Stephen Chaney, do visit his website for more information: www.healthtipsfrom theprofessor.com      Harriet - www.healthyhabitstoday.net    (313) 928-4592

SPRING CLEANING AND SHOPPING CHECKLISTS!

Spring is here! The weather hasn't cooperated but that's okay.  It is just weather.
Would you like your spring cleaning to be quicker and easier?  I have just the 
solution.

There are 3 products that I am going to talk about that will make your life easier.

Shaklee Basic H3  - Basic G  - Scour Off

Basic H3 can be used as an All-purpose cleaner, dusting, window cleaner and also a
                 degreaser.

Basic G -  replaces ammonia and chlorox  in your cleaning,  toilet bowl cleanser, can be
                 used in a spray bottle for quick cleanups in kitchen or bathroom, also when
                 you want to clean your cellphone, computer mouse, phones, and electronic
                 equipment.

Scour Off - is a scour off cleaner for tub and tile, kitchen sink, ceramic top stoves,  any
                  place that you would normally use a cleanser but scour off has nothing in it
                  that is abrasive.

Your shopping list for cleaning should be as follows:
     wet and dry mops     vacuum cleaner     stepladder/stool     bucket     rubber gloves
     trash bags/paper towels    sponges/scrubbing pads     dusting/cleaning cloths*
*Sam's club has some great cloths in packs of 12 that are excellent cleaning cloths.

Well, you are all set with your cleaning checklist!  My next blog I will talk about your
shopping list.  Earth Day is April 22!  Change to Earth friendly products!  Use Shaklee!
For more information, contact me, 313-928-4592 or email: tomharriet@aol.com

The Best Of You: THE RAINBOW BRIDGEThis is for anyone who has had...

The Best Of You: THE RAINBOW BRIDGE

This is for anyone who has had...: THE RAINBOW BRIDGE This is for anyone who has had a special pet in their lives! Just this side of heaven is a place called the Rainbow ...

THE RAINBOW BRIDGE

This is for anyone who has had a special pet in their lives!

Just this side of heaven is a place called the Rainbow Bridge

When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to the Rainbow Bridge.

There are meadows and hills for all our special friends so they can run and play together.

There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.

The animals are happy and content, except for one thing, they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance.

His bright eyes are intent; his eager body begins to quiver.

Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again.

The happy kisses rain upon your face, your hands caress the beloved head and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross the Rainbow Bridge together...........

(Anonymous )       Even now after many years of our beloved Gigi, this poem still 
                             touches my heart.  Only someone who has loved a pet gets it.    Harriet

TWAS THE THREE MONTHS AFTER CHRISTMAS....

Twas the three months after Christmas, and all through the house
Nothing would fit me, not even a blouse.
The cookies I'd nibbled, the eggnog I'd taste
At the holiday parties had gone to my waist.

When I got on the scales there arose such a number?
When I walked to the store (less a walk than a lumber)

I'd remember the marvelous meals I'd prepared;
The gravies and sauces and beef nicely rare,
The cakes and the pies, the bread and the cheese
And the way I'd never said, "No thank you, please."

As I dressed myself in my husband's old shirt
And prepared once again to do battle with dirt--
I said to myself, as I only can
"You can't spend a spring disguised as a man!"

So--away with the last of the sour cream dip,
Get rid of the fruit cake, every cracker and chip
Every last bit of food that I like must be banished.

I will change my diet, lick by lick
I'll even chew on a celery stick
I'll drink my Shaklee Smoothees and feel better each day.

My lifestyle will be changed and I'll feel so good
My goal weight is here to stay.

My new bathing suit is a sight to see
You just wait, I am a new ME!

healthyhabitstoday.net                 Revised by Harriet 

ONCE UPON A TIME.......

Don't all stories begin with once upon a time, there was a little girl who was so full of joy, excitement and wanting to have all the fun a 6 year old could have.  Life was good. There was only one glitch in her life.  Mom and dad never seemed to be happy with her so our little girl grew up with some ideas that changed her life.  She became very fearful that she was not doing the right thing, always wanting to please people and you know those words, people pleaser.  But our little girl, did grow up!

What am I saying in this blog?  Look in that mirror and become your own best cheerleader.  I am smart, I am confident, I am good looking or handsome, I have become my own person and I really like me.  Did you all do that?  We want to love ourselves and become what God wants us to be.
Let's stop this insanity of comparing ourselves to others.  You need change, then change!  Take one day at a time and remember,  look in that mirror.

Oh, by the way, that little girl is me.  I like me.  I read a quote, "I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.  Have a blessed day!   healthyhabitstoday.net

CAN THIS BE FEBRUARY??

The sky is blue

The sun is warm

Can this be February?

Rejoice in this day

As we know what games this weather will play.

Hot today!

Cold tamale!

Enjoy!  Call me Sunshine!

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WHAT'S KEEPING YOU UP AT NIGHT??

More than 1/3 of adults get less than seven hours of sleep on a regular basis, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Lack of sleep affects job performance, relationships and the ability to perform routine tasks. Here are some steps to take to get the recommended seven to nine hours of uninterrupted sleep:

1. Try to go to bed at the same time every night and get up at the same time every morning
2. Put away your smartphone and other electronic devices at least an hour before bedtime
3. Eat dinner three to four hours before you go to bed, and avoid caffeine within 4 to 6 hours
4. Regular exercise can help you sleep, but avoid working out within four to five hours of your bedtime
5. If you take a nap, do it in early afternoon, and don't nap longer than 20 to 30 minutes.

Have a nice night!  Sweet Dreams!   Harriet

Thought for the day:

Today you have a choice to make:  You can play it safe and stay in your comfort zone, doing the same thing you've always done, or you can step out, take a chance, make a mess, learn from your mistakes and multiply your success.

WHAT IS A COACH BY TOM LANDRY?

A coach is someone who tells you what you don't want to hear, who has you see what you don't 

want to see so you can be who you have always known you could be!

That an awesome quote!  What do you think?

10 Ways we are Harming our Hearts!

1. Sitting too much
2. Sleeping too little
3. Skipping Yoga
4. Not Sweating
5. Missing Sex
6. Drinking Diet Soda
7. Avoid Heart Check-ups
8. Still Smoking
9. No Stress Management
10. Eating Bacon and Hot Dogs

Joel Kahn, MD (founder of Kahn Center for Cardiac Longevity) wrote
this list.

We do not exercise enough and have an unhealthy diet.  This was in a health
insert received February 5.   Any questions, call me for a copy of this article.
It was excellent!  (313) 928-4592  Harriet

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!

I BELIEVE IN LIVING TODAY, NOT IN YESTERDAY NOR IN TOMORROW!
(Actress, Loretta Young)

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

Tomorrow is the most important thing in life.  Comes to us at midnight very clean.
It's perfect when it arrives and puts itself in our hands.  It hopes we've learned something
from yesterday.

TELOMERES MAKES THE NEWS! LIVE YOUNGER AND LONGER!

It may all be in your telomeres.  A new book co-authored by a 2009 Nobel Prize winner says that those shoelace-looking things at the end of your chromosomes determine how and when you begin to show signs of aging.  They may be why some people look and behave younger than others who are chronologically the same age.

The book written by Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn (also on the Scientists' Board at Shaklee Corp.) and psychologist Elissa Epel detail ways average Joes and Janes can protect their telomeres-- and possibly feel better.  The book is "The Telomere Effect: A Revolutionary Approach to Living Younger, Healthier, Longer."

Dr. Blackburn won the nobel prize for her work showing the role of telomeres in disease and aging.  Telomeres protects the genetic material inside your DNA.  People with longer telomeres have lower death rates from cancers and some diseases, but these telomeres tend to shorten as we age.  Certain lifestyle factors also speed up their shortening.

If you would like the article, let me know and I will email it to you.  Also, I can send you a catalog with a product that keeps your telomeres from shortening.  www.healthyhabtistoday.net and leave your contact information.  This is exciting news.  Call me Sunshine!

How do you want to spend your time?

I have been blogging about New Year's resolutions and wanted to know how everyone is doing with these resolutions.  You know; further your career, lose weight, do more volunteering and all those other resolutions that by February our resolve runs out of gas, we stall and then stop thinking about it.

Maybe looking at the heart of it will help the list linger a little longer. The real point is to ask ourselves: "How do you want to spend your time"?  Time makes no promises to any of us.

Helen Keller reminds us of that when she describes life prior to the illness that took away her vision and hearing.  " One brief spring, musical with the song of robin and mockingbird, one summer rich in fruit and roses, one autumn of gold and crimson sped by and left their gifts at the feet of an eager, delighted child," she said.  "Then, in February, came the illness that closed my eyes and ears."

How would you spend your time if you knew 2017 would be your last time you would enjoy our beloved four seasons or even hear a bird sing as carefree as you now know?

When you read these words by Helen Keller, it touches your heart and you want to weep for that little girl that sight and sound were taken away.  How selfish we have become in our society includes me also that we take things for granted and that we are going to live forever!  Ask yourself,  How do you want to spend your time?

(Thank you Patrica Cosner Kubic, article in  News Herald paper,  for your words of such wisdom)   Call me Sunshine.

DON'T WAIT!  THE TIME WILL NEVER BE JUST RIGHT!

What do you think about when you see the title of this blog?  Napoleon Hill, author of Think and Grow Rich, quoted those words.

Have you been thinking about exercising but say I don't have time?   Have you been thinking about losing 10 lbs. but just are too busy?  How about spending more time with your family or your significant other?  So many things we think about and say I am going do that as soon as I have enough time or how about enough money.

I have talked to a number of people who would like to lose weight.  Shaklee has a great weight loss program and it is very successful and clinically tested.  Just a few changes in your lifestyle can be a change for your eating habits.  I have been successful with the program and now am working on just changing my way of thinking about food.

If you have friends or relatives that have talked about losing weight or just feeling better, give them my website: www.healthyhabitstoday.net and they can check out the program.  There is an excellent video about Jacquie McCoy from the Biggest Loser Tv program and her journey on losing weight.  I look forward to talking you about the time will never be just right so why wait.  We are all on this journey so why not be the best you can be.  Call me Sunshine!  (wish we had some today)😎  How is this for positive thinking?

THREE WORK RESOLUTIONS TO CONSIDER MAKING IN 2017!

I have been posting about changes in 2017 and how to get started.  The next step will be how to 
make those changes. Stay tuned.

1.  Resolve to get physically fit - When you are physically fit, you can deal with work stress 
     more calmly especially if you change jobs or your present position gets pulled out from 
     under you.  When you are in-shape and have an energetic appearance, it will do wonders
     when you are looking to get promoted or land a new job.  Eating healthy and having a
     normal workout regimen will make you feel better period.

2.  Resolve to get spiritually fit -  The mind-body balance helps you stay centered when ever 
     life gets rocky.  It can help you get rid of that nagging voice of doubt that sometimes causes
     all of us to stumble.  Consider meditation or read some books by Deepak Chopra on 
     spirituality and mind-body medicine.  Maybe talking to someone for direction or hiring
     a professional life coach.  You may find out that what is keeping you stalled in your life
     whether personal or career isn't about work at all, but something else in your life.

3.  Resolve to get financially fit -  When you have economic stability, you can be more at ease
     in choosing the type and amount of work you want to do.  When you are out of shape finan-
     cially, the first exercise is to chart a budget. Get the big picture of income, debt and savings.
     Ask yourself, where can I trim expenses so I can save more?  Have an emergency savings 
     fund.  Example which could be a little extreme:  on one of the news stations, a woman saved
     $27,000 in a year just by not spending anything on herself for the year.  How did she do this?
     She allotted so much money for herself, $6.00 a day but no spending on clothes, etc. and she
     saved $27,000.   I guess the gist of this is, ask yourself do I really need the item or do I want
      the item in question.  

     Good luck and blessings with your resolutions!   Hope this helps!  I myself am taking a good
      look at what I am doing.    Call me Sunshine!   healthyhabitstoday.net

     

BANISH THE WINTER BLUES WITH THESE TIPS!

When all is said and done about the excitement of the holidays, many experience the crash into 
the winter post-holiday blues.  You know what we have done, late night sleep, overindulging, maybe even the rushing of wanting to get everything done.  This is to name a few.

Living in Michigan without sunlight and frigid temperatures and adding less outdoor activity can lead to some "down" feelings.  Here are some suggestions (by Susan Kozak, as printed in the News Herald newspaper):

1. Plan a few fun activities - Take up a hobby, have a Valentine's Day party, organize for spring.     The New Year is a great time to plan activities and get off that sofa and have some FUN!

2. Get Rest - Many of us are exhausted after the holidays and it is important to get back into a 
    regular sleep pattern.  Enjoy a warm bath or shower, put on your PJs and just relax before 
    bed.  No TV news program.  Remember we want to relax!

3. Make healthy choices -  We do indulge at holiday time, maybe not all of us but some.  You 
    can have some spikes in your insulin and it can lead to being irritable also your immune            system can be compromised.  Don't want to get a cold or flu.  Eat well including your leafy 
   green veggies and don't forget to EXCERISE as that will boost your endorphins which can        have a positive impact on your mood.

4. Avoid the rut - you may not feel like socializing but just interacting with friends and family
    can make a big difference in combating the winter blues.  If you don't get back in your 
    regular routine, you may need to talk to a medical professional.

Remember to prioritize your health and overall wellness, not only in January but you need
to work on your lifestyle change all year long.  Just call me Sunshine!  healthyhabitstoday.net

RELEASING WEIGHT!  STEP OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE!

How did you get to the place where you are right now?  Weight comes on one lb. at a time. We want immediate results.  We want change right away.  

To get stronger will power, we have to accept our reality as this starting point.  "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."  Had to put in this bible verse because it is all powerful.  You want to have the belief that you can do this.

Looking at your weight right now, just accept it and love yourself for the person you are.  Take it one step at a time.  I posted on Facebook to stop drinking soda and no more desserts.  That is a big step.

Keeping track of what you are eating daily is another step to take.  Shaklee 180 is an excellent weight loss program and easy to follow. What is the most important thing about the 180 is it is a forever lifestyle change.  No more dieting or feeling bad about yourself.  We all can step out of our comfort zone and do the things necessary to become healthier and feeling more energetic. 

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HOW TO BE HAPPY!

My specialty in writing is all about health.  That is the reason our company is called "Healthy Habits."  Well, today I am writing about how to be happy.  There is no magic pill for this.
Hoping these suggestions by one of my favorite people, Dale Carnegie, will be a real help to you.

Do you know that you can be happy by just making up your mind-- and sticking to it--that you are going to be happy?  Happiness depends upon your state of mind, not upon your possessions or your achievement.  First, you must insist upon creating your own philosophy of life.  Don't let what another says or does affect you to the degree that he or she is influencing your beliefs.

Second, when you are feeling unhappy, take a walk on a beautiful day, to some beautiful spot. Think of the loveliness around you.  If you do this, you cannot be wholly unhappy at the moment.  And that moment may set your pattern for the day, or the week, or the month, or for life.

Third, read a beautiful poem, listen to beautiful music.

Fourth (and this will be one of the most potent INFLUENCES), do a kind deed for someone else.

Fifth, if you are a woman, see that your house is in order, add to its tidiness and beauty.

Sixth, keep as healthy as possible.  You don't have to let develop such ailments as the various forms of rheumatism, arthritis, neuritis, high blood pressure and others that can become chronic.  If you do, you are being careless with yourself.

Seventh, get a hobby.  Make that hobby something you have always been interested in.

Have a happy day and a happy life!  It is up to you.  Remember, no one else can make you happy!   www.healthyhabitstoday.net

RESOLUTION: TO EAT BETTER & FILL THE FRIDGE WITH FOODS YOU LOVE!!

Optimism is making a New Year's resolution to eat healthier.  Realism is a fridge full of kale that nobody wants.  You're more likely to stay motivated when it comes to eating healthy if you focus on consuming the good stuff you actually, you know, ENJOY, according to a Baylor University study.

"Make your favorite foods--like berries or broccoli--staples of your diet, rather than forcing yourself to eat things that make you miserable.   Your diet will be more successful, says study author Meredith David, Ph.D.

My comment is view weight loss as a lifestyle change not a diet.  Replace certain foods with healthier choices.  Every time you look at a temptation, think of what you are giving up for  maybe to be healthier and enjoy your children and grandchildren or how about you just like skinny jeans and want to wear them again!  Food for thought!  Good choices I hope!
Harriet

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:  SHORTEST BLOG FOR THIS DAY, JANUARY 9, 2017!

A lot of people make New Year's Resolutions for 2017!  This is the short blog I have for this day.

Never mind goals.  Fall in love with the journey.

Maybe if we do this, we will be happier and enjoy the journey.  Have a great 2017!

DIET SODA IS LINKED TO WEIGHT GAIN!!!

Now that we are entering a new year, how about taking a look at our diets.  I know that is a bad word but you know where are you going to live when your body wears out!

People who drank one or more cans of diet soda every day for NINE YEARS added 3.2 inches to their waistlines versus only 0.8 inches for people who did not drink diet soda.  People who drank diet soda only occasionally expanded their waits by 1.8 inches.

Before you take that next diet soda, think about this.  This was published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.  

Remember us, we can help you release that extra weight you have been carrying around for awhile.  Visit our website: www.healthyhabitstoday.net

What Changes are in store for you in 2017???

Have you made your resolutions on what you want in 2017?  Have you thought about what you did in 2016? What's ahead for you in 2017?  These are big questions or are you like some of us who just says ahh, the heck with it, I will just go day to day, come what may!

It's time to do a personal inventory.  I did think at one time that New Year's Eve was an evening of party time, dressing up, maybe even dancing away the evening.  One year I realized that maybe just maybe New Year's Eve is the time to reflect on what has happened in the year that is leaving us.  Was it a great year or was it just so-so?

It is time for a change if you want that change to happen.  Maybe it is to get more organized, that's a biggie.  How about losing or should I say releasing that 10 lbs. that has been haunting us for awhile? Someone once said to me don't say lose the weight, release it because if you lose it, you may find it but when you release it, it is GONE!  Yeah!!  How about working on our attitude, to remain more positive and looking at life as a glass half full not half empty!

I am looking at releasing 10 lbs. in 2017 and I am serious this time.  No more excuses!  How am I going to do this?  I have a helper who is going to be with me during my journey to feeling more healthy and looking more fit.  Do you want join me in this venture?  Leucine is one of my partners and I am happy that they are on board.  Want to know more, visit my website: www.healthyhabitstoday.net, leave your contact information and receive a free healthprint that will help you check out your health profile and what changes need to be made.  Also check out the 180 program for weight loss.  This is not the miracle of overnight weight loss.  Don't we want lasting success?  Don't we want products that work?  Don't we want real results from real people and their successes?  Waiting to hear from you.   Join me for some fun when something is lost - WEIGHT!

From the writings of Dale Carnegie:

Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are and what you have; it depends solely upon what you think.  So start each day by thinking of all the things you have to be thankful for.  Your future will depend very largely on the thoughts you think today.  So think thoughts of hope and confidence and love and success.

Have a great day and think about this writing.  Try it for a week and see how much happier you will be.  Let me know what you think about this.  Visit my facebook page, www. facebook.com/harrietcole.31