My muse was working full speed ahead this morning so had to share what she is needing to overspill. It comes straight from the heart and personal experience.

We've all gotten to a point in our weight loss journey when things are chugging along nicely, we've passed several important, monumental goals and should be coming down the stretch for our ideal weight in the not too distant future? And suddenly we encounter that insane, split second moment of reasoning and we revert back to the behavior that got us into this mess in the first place. And it's not the first time. Frustrated at our seeming inability to close the deal- yet again! - we throw in the towel with overwhelming discouragement and go back to living a life well beneath our capabilities. Why does this keep happening, this dog chasing the tail syndrome? How can we really want (or need!) to do something so desperately and yet get in the way of our own progress just when things are going well? Why, why aren't we proceeding toward our goal anymore instead of backing away from it? Don't we want to accomplish this more than practically any other thing in our lives right now?
It's time we sat down in front of our mirrors and took a long hard look into ourselves and ask those questions we need to ask and be brutally honest in our answers. And then we have to take those answers and look at them with fresh eyes to figure out why it is that we have been blocking our own success. I realize everyone's story and background are different but what seems to be a common denominator is that for some reason we make others and their feelings and expectations trump our own

Then there's the old school of thinking of "I can't have that" so we starve ourselves with restrictions, elimination, and deprivation with trying to be committed and dedicated to our weightloss (diet) program of choice.,

Firstly, I am here to proclaim DIETS DON'T WORK!  I will scream and proclaim this from the highest mountain, the Toronto's CN Tower, Calgary's Tower , the Seattle Space needle, Detroit's Chrysler building! I'd go to the top of the world if that's what it would take to get this information/knowledge out there! Because anything other than a lifestyle change comes with restrictions, eliminations, and deprivation.  And the minute we put restrictions on what we can and cannot have, it's all one thinks about. Plus , dieting is a SHORT TERM way of thinking and a direct route to non-accomplishment. Do we plan on dieting all our lives? Because I can guarantee that WILL be our fate as long as we continue to allow ourselves to be vulnerably gullible and discriminated, taken advantage of by unhealthy, roller coaster, commercialized dieting programs that we'd pay money for, for the remainder of your lives. I certainly don't nor will I!  No siree..I won't waste my time or money. Sorry, I know that's blunt but then truth usually is!  Plus I can predict 100% accurately that if you choose to entrap yourself you will eventually fall off the diet for a period of time and then restart again and again down the road. Who wants to live like that? But those are and will be the consequences of your choice. You've set yourself up for sabotage right from the get go pure and simple! Stop the Sabotage! Stop it now!  Stop adapting your station in life to where THEY think you belong. It's time to right this wrongheadedness. It's time to be committed and consistent to rightheadedness and take back the controls!  It's much more productive to make diet and lifestyle changes that we can live with long term; permanently, for life. No temporary restrictions, eliminations no deprivation, no falling "off track" by eating something  THEY have told you you can't or shouldn't for the duration of your dieting journey to reach goal weight. That only causes you to be guilt ridden and embarrassed. I refuse to succumb to that degradation; humiliation. It ain't happening! Contrary to popular belief, you don't have to live the rest of your life that way. Do any of you feel that you're self-sabotaging your efforts to get fit? Why do you think that is?  I don't. not any more!

My god, we know so much about nutrition and its powerful effects but even in this we've been duped; lead down the garden path because we've been given just enough knowledge but we were still missing that all important fundamental building block to life long success. It has been withheld; perhaps for a reason, ulterior motive? Think about it, face it, dieting has become an habitual lifestyle We grab hold of the most recent most popular weight loss diet with promises of to good to be true grandeur because we need to lose that no good influencing our lives, disease causing, life threatening poundage and of course we want progressive results not tomorrow not today but yesterday!  And we lose the weight, not the ultimate goal weight but enough weight to make us think that just quite possibly this is THE ONE! And BOOM it happens We abruptly stop making the numbers magically go down both on the scale and the measuring tape. Another weightloss goal down the toilet and we move on to the next one because it holds more promise until BOOM it happens again. It's become a vicious never ending cycle this dieting roller coaster. Why because every last one of them are missing the mark, the crucial key of continuing weightloss and maintaining and keeping it off permanently.
So where is the crucial key of continuing weightloss and maintaining and keeping it off permanently? It's been right under our noses the entire time! It's been hiding in the nutritional quality of our diet all along!  It's not enough to lower our fats, carbs, calories, sodium and eliminate refined carbs.
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It is not sufficient to merely avoid fats. It is not sufficient for the diet to have a low glycemic index. It is not sufficient for the diet to be low in animal products. It is not sufficient for the diet to be mostly raw food. A truly healthy diet must be micronutrient rich and the micronutrient richness must be adjusted to meet individual needs. The foods with the highest micronutrient per calorie scores are green vegetables, colorful vegetables, and fresh fruits. For optimal health and to combat disease, it is necessary to consume enough of these foods that hold a micronutrient per calorie density,
Few people could expect to have optimal health without attention to the consumption of high micronutrient foods
It works for everyone. Yes, every person has unique nutritional needs, but assuring nutritional excellence is essential for everyone whether old, young, fit, overweight, healthy or ill, to achieve their overall health and weight goals. To accomplish this, the micronutrient quality (H=N/C) or nutrient density of an individual's diet must be increased accordingly.
It must offer a sound nutrition prescription for disease reversal and prevention
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. Dr Joel Fuhrman
<link>www.drfuhrman.com/disease/default.aspx</link>

These, these were the crucial keys that were missing for me. This is what is turning my life around, eliminating toxic hunger,  reversing health issues I've been having for years and the bonus is INCREDIBLE HEALTH AND WEIGHTLOSS

The 3 Steps To Incredible Health and Weightloss links

Part 1
<link>www.youtube.com/watch?v=LruyZOzpvnI</link>
Part 2
<link>www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiBuazIU68s&feature=relmfu</link>
Part 3
<link>www.youtube.com/watch?v=pshLDH6oLo4&feature=relmfu</link>
Part 4
 <link>www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN-yqkMMOHM&feature=relmfu</link> 

Go get yours! Meet YOUR personal enemy toe to toe eye to eye and slay him!<em>306</em>

We have the power!
And the more we become comfortable with our own power enables us to take action. There is a strength and authority within each of us. By recognizing and identifying with this power, we successfully harness it.

My past is just that my past Can't change it but I am however,in control of my future.

I guess I'm just feeling inspired and passionate about the future today, and my muse is giving me that energy as fuel to move us forward. There ends up being a lightness and joy to everything I do and every thought I have when my, our futures look promising. Tasks that might normally be banal become infused with giddy excitement, as our outlook regarding our plans and goals can't help but be upbeat and hopeful. There is no limit to how much we can create in our lives when we are feeling inspired and passionate. So, let your inspired thoughts about the future propel you today too, harness that power and you will create more opportunities for yourself.

Becoming comfortable with our own power enables us to take action. There is a strength and authority within each of us. By recognizing and identifying with this power, we successfully harness it. We are aware of the influence we have over others and should realize that it is up to us to put this power to the best possible use. The confidence this feeling provides�especially when we are clear about our intentions�can help us communicate with passion and poise. Our friends and colleagues acknowledge our self-assurance, appreciate the suggestions and ideas we express, and are likely to follow our lead. Touch base with your personal power and your ability to influence others today, and you will be inspired to take action.