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Its That Time of Year Again - Prepare Emotionally Too:
by Sue Lester Head Transition Coach, Master Practitioner
of NLP & Hypnosis.
I
could be talking about the ravages of family Christmas
gone wrong, again, but this time it's about the annual
rainy season. Already I've been hearing of the recent
short rains triggering off anxiety and sleepless nights
in people who suffered losses in the floods earlier
this year. If this is you, seek professional help now.
When the media are replaying the terrifying images of
Nature out of control it's easy to be mesmerized by
the horror, absorbing more and more until you feel overwhelmed,
totally inadequate, and perhaps even guilty that you
are still living your normal life. Feeling overwhelmed
hardly puts you in a strong position to help yourself
and those who need you, does it?
So, what to do?
1. First step is to take back control, so turn off the
TV, radio and stop reading the dramatic newspaper reports.
You already know how bad it was, and any significant
new information you'll hear from those around you.
2. Second, reassure yourself you'll know what to do
if it happened to you. Write out 2-3 plans of emergency
evacuation.
(1) If you find your home alight - ensure you and your
family know to stay low (under the smoke) and
go go go (get out immediately). Even very young
children can be taught this. Ensure locked windows and
doors can be unlocked or removed from the inside in
a hurry.
(2) If a flood, cyclone or bushfire was approaching,
know your plans of action. What safety items do you
need to have e.g. wet towels, battery radio, drinking
water & food, fully charged mobile phone & charger,
torch, emergency contact numbers, protective clothing,
taped windows. At what point do you evacuate? Where
and how will you go? Etc.
3. Check your insurance cover is up-to-date, and it
covers what you think it does.
4. What you don't know, FIND OUT. Taking action
and planning means you'll stop feeling helpless, and
will be able to be there for yourself and your family,
in the unlikely event you face that situation.
5. Children Your children could also be feeling
the same emotions, and it's even more important they
aren't immersed in horror images, particularly with
sound. Even babies who are too young to process the
images on TV pick up on the emotions of those around
them. Be aware people handle stress, heavy emotions
and hot weather in different ways, and it's easy to
get snappy and irritable with children who seem to be
misbehaving, but who can be simply acting up for attention
and feel noticed and therefore secure. Everyone needs
reassurance that they are safe and loved.
Remember, you don't have to struggle alone with anxiety,
sleepless nights and stress, simply ask for professional
help and get your quality of life back. Life is too
short not to.
(c) Sue Lester, 2011. Sue Lester, BA. DipTeach. Master
Practitioner NLP, Hypnosis, Results Coach. Head Transition
Coach at Growing Content Pty Ltd Ph 07 3103 2679 or
0428 128 679 www.growingcontent.com.au
Weight Loss How To:by Zone 3 Therapies!
Switch
on Fat Burning
Your body has three main sources of energy. It can burn
fat, glucose (carbohydrate), or protein. When we burn
fat, we produce substances called ketones. These are
produced normally, and when we measure these ketones
in our urine, we know we are burning fat efficiently.
Seeing is believing! Using a little tool at home called
a ketostik our clients can test and know that they are
burning fat and losing weight not just hoping for the
best!
High levels of dietary carbohydrates, also known as
high glycaemic load foods (e.g. sugars and starchy foods
such as bread, rice, pasta and potatoes), work with
the hormone insulin to 'switch off' fat burning and
increase fat gain.
It becomes virtually impossible to lose fat if you have
raised insulin levels.
When your body's blood sugar and insulin levels are
low enough you will switch to a higher level of fat
burning. This is the secret to Zone 3 Therapies success
with the Shake It Professional Weight Management Program.
To burn fat you need to restrict high glycaemic load
foods to a level where your body will produce less of
the hormone insulin thereby increase the rate of fat
burning. Eating less food is not the answer; you need
to specifically reduce the high glycaemic index, carbohydrate-rich
foods in order to 'switch on' fat burning.
Sound confusing? Zone 3 Therapies with the Shake It
Professional Weight Management Program makes it easy!
Shake It Tips for Staying on Track
o Do not reward weight loss with 'treats'. Rewarding
yourself for losing weight by allowing yourself 'treats'
will only slow your progress and inevitably lead to
frustration.
o Remove as much food as practical from your home that
is not on the allowable food list. Remember: "If it's
in your pantry it will be eaten". Give food to charity,
friends, throw it away, or pack long life foods away
out of sight until you have reached your weight loss
goal.
o Realistic expectations. Many fad diets and TV reality
programs show people losing a large amount of weight
each week. In reality a weight loss of 0.5 to 2kg a
week is an achievable and maintainable goal.
o Avoid emotional eating. Breaking your diet because
you are emotional will not only not make you feel better
but can lead to feelings of guilt and regret making
you feel worse in the end.
o Ensure you get a good night's sleep. Being well rested
will ensure you're not looking for extra energy from
food.
o Ensure you have a good support network. Tell your
friends and family that you are on the program, your
reasons and motivations for doing it and how important
your goals are to you. Ask them to be supportive and
not offer you junk foods etc. as it only makes it harder
for you.
o Planning your meals in advance and maintaining your
food and exercise diary will keep you accountable of
the foods you eat and help you to stick to your program.
o Stick to a shopping list to avoid impulse purchases
and purchasing foods that are not on the allowable food
list.
o If making meals in advance split into correct serving
sizes and refrigerate or freeze immediately.
o Have a goal and stick to it. While losing weight it
is easy to fall into the 'close enough' thought pattern
and let treats and temptation slip through, never reaching
your true goal. 'Close enough' will never leave you
feeling accomplished as reaching your goal.
o Drinking a large glass of water before your meal will
make you feel full and help to avoid over eating.
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and complex woman.Directed by the Bafta nominated Phyllida
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The film stars Academy Award-winners Meryl Streep as
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young selves are played by Alexandra Roach and Harry
Lloyd.
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Gastric
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As obesity rates around the world soar, demand for gastric
band surgery has never been higher. The success stories
of celebrities such as comedian Micky Robins, movie
star Randy Jackson and the infamous Sharon Osborne have
encouraged thousands to follow in their footsteps.
The operation involves placing a band around the top
region of the stomach. The band creates a small pouch
at the top of the stomach that can hold approximately
½ of a cup of food rather than the average six cups.
When this pouch is full it sends a message to the brain
that the entire stomach is full. Therefore the patient
is hungry less often, feels full more quickly and for
longer periods of time, eating smaller portions and
loses weight. The fitting of a surgical Gastric Band
results in most patients achieving a steady ongoing
weight loss until they reach their target weight, as
agreed with their surgeon. The success rate for this
surgery is 70%. The gastric band program is intended
for people who have 10's of kilos rather than just a
few kilos to lose. The gastric band is generally reserved
for people with a body mass index of 30 or over. Anyone
who is overweight by more than 10 kilos may want to
consider the hypnotic gastric band program at a fraction
of the cost of actual gastric band surgery. Whether
you have an aversion to surgery, an allergy to anaesthetic
drugs or you just don't like hospitals, a gastric band
hypnotherapy program provides an alternative that you
should consider.
The success rate of the gastric band hypnotherapy is
80%. Results show that with surgery 50% of patients
suffer nausea after surgery, 35% reflux, 25% slippage
of the band, 15% an obstruction or blockage, many suffer
constipation, diarrhoea and difficulty swallowing. None
of these are present with gastric band hypnotherapy.
Contact
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Short
and Sweet:Pasta With Primavera Sauce
(Serves
4).
2 medium tomatoes 2 small thin eggplants - diced and
placed in a bowl of salted water 2 medium sized capsicum,
1 red, 1 yellow - seeds removed & diced 2 cloves garlic,
peeled and chopped 1 brown onion, peeled and chopped
2 zucchini - diced 2 tablespoons olive oil Tomato paste
Sea salt, freshly ground black pepper Non-wheat or gluten-free
pasta - cooked according to package directions
Peel
the tomatoes by first pricking the skin with a fork
and then placing them in boiling water for a few minutes
until the skins start to come away. Remove from the
water, peel off the skin and dice the tomatoes.
Heat
half the olive oil in a large frying pan over medium
heat. Add capsicum, garlic, onion and zucchini, plus
salt to taste. Cover with a lid and cook, stirring often,
until the peppers turn soft (about 25 minutes).
Remove the eggplant cubes from the salted water and
squeeze to remove excess water. Heat the rest of the
olive oil in a second frying pan. Add the second garlic
clove and eggplant to the pan and fry until it turns
soft (about 15 minutes). When soft, remove from the
pan and place onto kitchen paper to drain. Add the tomatoes
and tomato paste to the vegetable mixture and cook for
about 5 minutes until tomatoes have softened. Mix in
the eggplant and warm through for a minute of two. Season
to taste. Serve with the pasta
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Laughter
is the best medicine!
If
you can start the day without caffeine,
If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,
If you can resist complaining and boring people with
your troubles,
If you can eat the same food every day and be grateful
for it,
If you can understand when your loved ones are too busy
to give you any time,
If you can take criticism and blame without resentment,
If you can conquer tension without medical help,
If you can relax without alcohol,
If you can sleep without the aid of drugs,
...Then You Are Probably ...
The Family Dog!
.Quote
of the Month!
The
starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this
constantly in mind. Weak desires bring weak results,
just as a small fire makes a small amount of heat."
-- Napoleon Hill, author
For
a Good Cause: This Christmas Buy Gifts That Help Animals
Around The World.
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Management Guide
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Gym Guide
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Endeavour College
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Management Solutions
- Short
and sweet!
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