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STRESS RELIEVERS:

I was reading an article in Heart Healthy Living, Fall 2007, entitled Stop Stress (in 60 seconds). A few suggestions include:

1. Sit in a quiet place for a moment and imagine yourself lying on a beach. Feel the sunlight on your body, hear the sounds of the ocean waves, smell the surf. Research has found that the same parts of the brain are activated when people are imagining something as when they're actually experiencing it.
2. Hug and kiss someone. Touch can help reduce stress-hormone levels and boost the immune system.
3. Put on some Beethoven or Bach. One study found that people who listened to classical music after a stressful task had significantly lower blood pressure than those who heard no music.
4. Chew a piece of gum. Studies show that chewing the stuff can actually change brain waves, improving alertness and concentration and reducing stress.
5. Eat yogurt. A study found that people suffering from exhaustion and stress improved after taking a probiotic supplement for 6 months. Probiotics contain the good bacteria found in yogurt.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: "It is better to give others a piece of your heart than a piece of your mind." (Author unknown)

Hello People......

I hope that everyone is having a great week. Things are stressful for me right now, but I'm still exercising to balance out my stress eating so I'm kinda staying steady with my weight. Enjoy the rest of your week and I will talk to you soon. :-)

It's Friday!!

Hey all,
Another week down, and for me another pound down. Had a pretty good week. Only ran once this week, but I plan on running tomorrow am. Hope everyone's week went well.

Extended weekend over :-(

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Labor day weekend. The food was great and I only overate 1 out of 2 cookouts. That's an accomplishment.......you can clap. I'm back on track now. I still did my exercising. The 2nd cookout that I went to was at Triad Park and so after I ate, Kayleigh and I walked (Kayleigh rode in her stroller) around the park. It was a nice little walk and beautiful views.

I may miss a little exercise this week. My mother has surgery on September 5th. I will be working early and over at the hospital after that (at least for the next couple of days). Maybe.....I'll power walk it around the hospital. Everyone keep trying and remember to find (or re-find) your motivation to help you get to your goal. And for Mrs. Pee......Can you have my winnings changed into single dollars so that my wad of cash is bigger? Thanks. Have a great week!

Just Checking In

Hello everyone! I would like to congratulate everyone who is losing weight! Good for you! I gained a half a pound last week, but I can deal with that. As long as I'm not gaining a lot of weight, I'm not going to torture myself. I didn't do a lot of exercise last week because I was preparing for my brother's visit, but I did walk around DC last Saturday. IT WAS SO HOT (to me)! I tried not to complain too much because I didn't want to spoil every one's fun. I also tried to look at it from an exercise point-of-view - I was walking and I need to do that! I plan to do the walking DVD my mom gave me this evening. After 20 minutes, I'm drenched! That's a good thing! I might even try for 30 minutes (with a break in there somewhere! LOL). I'll let you know what I decide. Well, everyone keep striving to do your best. GO HEALTHY HOPEFULS!

Good, morning!

I hope your day is filled with wonderfulness. Enjoy every minute of your day, like it is your last.

Meeting Minutes from 8-31-07

Call To Order of Meeting
Friday, August 31st, 2007

The meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM.

Present: Mrs. Pee, Carlos and Brandy

This week's reported losses:

Carlos- 5 pounds to date
Brandy- 1 pound

At the meeting we discussed everyone finding their motivation. It appears that some of us or less motivated. Everybody has different needs to help them. I usually do better when I have someone competing with me and making me push my limits. Mrs. Pee appears to like it when I talk a little junk (you know....like about how I need my money soon). Whatever yours is, post it. Maybe we can help. It's extremely hard to lose weight if you don't have motivation or strong enough motivation to do so. I wish you all the best of luck this upcoming week. We have a month to go until the end of session 2 of Healthy Hopefuls. Let's treat this last month like a new day and completely start over and recommit to being happier and healthier. Love you all.