Monday and Tuesday I watched a webcast called the Best Life Series. I am a huge fan of Oprah's so no one had to twist my arm to watch it. I found all the information on health and exercise very helpful. On Tuesdays webcast, Dr. Oz mentioned that people who are large around the middle are not dealing with their stress properly. I found that to be dead on. I experienced very high levels of stress between 2003 to 2007, which in turn made me gain a significant amount of weight mostly around the middle!!! My blood pressure was through the roof as well.
In 2008 things in my life started to calm down considerably, but the damage of the previous four years was already done. My blood pressure is slightly higher, but now where near 145/90 as it had been before. My weight is about 15 lbs more than in was in 2008. I am not happy with that, but I am trying to fix it 2009 as I begin preparing my body for pregnancy!
Another helpful tip that I picked up from the Best Life Series so far was that there is no one size fits all when it comes to weight loss. There are exercises, foods, and meal plans that work for some and not others. I feel really, really frustrated when people try to tell me what works for them in terms of fitness and health. I think that it's wonderful that it is working for them. In most cases it won't work for me because I have different weight goals or my body won't respond.
I think that the Best Life Series is the weight loss program that addresses all my needs. It's not just about losing weight...it's about being healthy in all areas of your like spiritual, finances, relationships, stress management etc.... it's the total package. For instance, some people I know think that if you lose weight, then all of your problems with go away. They think that being fat causes all of their other problems. Let me just say that this is not true. If you lose weight, you still can have problems in any and all other areas of your life. Losing weight doesn't fix everything!!
So in conclusion, check out http://www.oprah.com/ to get started on your Best Life!! I know that I already have and I am loving it.
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