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29 Dec, 2008

Take Your Life Back

Posted by: delitaagain In: Motivation

There are some things that rob us of our life.
Laziness. Fear. Bad habits like procrastination and problems with punctuality. Being undisciplined. Being fat is one of them.
I choose to lose the overweight. Any weight I carry over what I need to be happy and healthy is a burden, is slowing me down, robbing me.
Not only [...]

23 Dec, 2008

BMI - In Pictures!

Posted by: delitaagain In: Motivation

BMI is a wake-up call for many but has fallen from grace as a marker. Mainly, because it doesn’t take into account the weight of muscle or make allowance for “large bones.” For example, weight lifters are sometimes categorized by BMI as overweight even though their body fat percentage is low.
You probably don’t hear much [...]

13 Nov, 2008

I WANT MY LIFE BACK!

Posted by: delitaagain In: Motivation

Susan, over at Happy Hag got me thinking with this question, quoting Patty, at Sistah Pat: at what age can you say the hell with it and slip gradually into the “Grandmotherly Figure”?
Well, I’d say I’ve accomplished the grandmotherly figure and surpassed it!
Now that I’m fast approaching GREAT-grandchildren (Lord willing), I am fighting to ditch [...]

21 Sep, 2008

The Top Two “Leading Health Indicators” are…

Posted by: delitaagain In: Motivation

1) Physical Activity
2) Overweight and Obesity 
From Healthy People 2010, a U.S. government initiative that challenges “individuals, communities, and professionals indeed, all of us to take specific steps to ensure that good health, as well as long life, are enjoyed by all.”
Apparently this is an upper level thing that  may or may not be trickling down [...]