Well it's a snowy day in Northeast Ohio and seems more like November that April, but that will all change in a few days.
The big "?" symbolizes the fact that this Thursday's Weigh-in (April 9th) will be the end of the 1st month on my weight loss journey. What will I weigh? I'll report the results and refocus my goal for the final 45 days of the 20 lb challenge before Memorial Day. I'm pushing hard because I'm really focused on my goal..
I wanted to briefly give you some information on the three things that have really changed my life for the better and they've happened over the past 4 years.
If you suffer from migraine headaches or know someone who does, then you can relate to the desperate search to find a way to end the cycle.
Since I was in my mid 20's I would get migraine headaches, sometimes as often as 2 to 3 times a week. By mid-afternoon of those days I would be a basket-case in a dark room praying for the pain to end. I had CAT scans, MRI's, you name it, I had it to try to figure out what was causing them. If you know me you know I'm not a very "stressed" person so that didn't really seem a very likely cause. I had some medication that only really worked if you took too much, then ended up like a zombie.
Over the years I would try to eliminate things like caffeine, alcohol, chocolate, nuts, and other things that were considered triggers for migraines. Although occasionally they would subside for a short period of time, they would usually come back to that same 2 to 3 a week schedule.
Key #1. Well things started changing for the better 7 years ago. I started taking nutritional supplements from a company I was associated with at the time, and then for the last 4 years with the company I'm currently associated with . I honestly believe everyone should develop a consistent nutritional supplement program if living longer and healthier is one of your goals. I was ensuring that each cell in my body was getting the nutrition it needed and my headaches subsided to roughly once every 7 to 10 days.
Key #2. Getting the harmful toxins and chemicals out of the home. The number #1 example for me was changing laundry detergents and dryer sheets. Again, back to reading the labels. If you do read the labels of Tide or Cheer or any of the other grocery store detergents, you read about phosphates, bleaches, perfumes and other strong chemicals that may clean the clothes (while destroying the fibers and depleting the colors) but leave a residue that you breathe or your skin absorbs.
Once I switched to a natural product that didn't contain any of the above, my headaches decreased to once or twice a month.
Key #3. Eliminating diet soda and the very harmful sugar substitute Aspartame. The one product I hadn't eliminated over the course of years was diet soda. Hey, 1 calorie, couldn't hurt any weight loss program. An 8-year Univ. of Texas study showed that people drinking diet soda actually gained more weight than groups drinking regular soda. One reason is that the artificial sweeteners create a negative hormonal response in the body that increases the fat storing hormone production and increases cravings for sweets and refined carbohydrates. So it's bad for weight loss but it turns out that artificial sweeteners are also a trigger for migraines. The result of curtailing diet soda - no headaches in the past 29 days.
Since one of the benefits of being on my weight loss plan is that I really only shop the edges of the grocery store (not the middle where all the processed and refined food are) I've really eliminated pretty much all artificial sweetener from my diet. I hope you will too - you'll feel better and be healthier.
If you'd like specific information on any of the products mentioned above please contact me.
Please keep those comments coming in! I've gotten a lot of great information from many of you and can better talk about subjects you're interested in.
Have a terrific day,
Bill Ehmann
billehmann@boomer-solutions.com
330-858-1906
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