My Personal Resolution Journey Day #3

Well Viral meningitis does not seem to go away in a day like I had hoped. In fact it can last up to a week. If that is the case I will really just stay focused on the nutrition side of things for the first week. As soon as I can do anything without massive pressure and pain in my head I promise to get to the exercise stuff. 

I have once again accomplished the goal of 100oz of water, this time without the help of any intravenous measures. So 2 days in and I’m still 100%. 

For today I will give you a few other nutritional items to work on. Since this is Christmas Eve there is no way I am going to give up on chocolate just yet. I mean its a New Years Resolution after all.

So I am going to give up on Pop or Soda, whichever you choose to call it. Here is a quick list as to why to choose to give this one up.

You can Google the uses for Cola Products. It is actually quite interesting all the things you can do with a can of Coke. The key is asking yourself do you really want to drink a product that is also used for all of these different things?

Here is the common thing between the first 2 items I have given up so far. The first is that they have very high calories. The average can of Pop has about 150 calories and a small bag of chips has around the same. That may not seem likethat is really all that bad. However, that is the issue, it is really all that bad. Outside of some trace amounts of iron, calcium, and maybe a few other trace minerals in the chips, there is literally no nutritional value at all. That is one of the keys to focus on for the weight loss goals. Empty calories are a killer in this area. I will talk about this more over the next few posts but just know that we have done ourselves a huge favor by dropping out two of the most common enemies to decent nutrition. 

I also want to add in something to help out with the Long Terms Goals. I have been a believer in Vitamins for a long time. I used to think it they were a scam until I took the time to try them out. Fact is they do work. There is one product in particular that changed my mind about vitamins. I had the chance to try out a product called Juice Plus. It is not a Multi Vitamin, it is a product that attempts to replace the lack of vitamins and minerals we lose by not eating enough fruits and vegetables. This was more believable to me than a random pill full of all the vitamins and minerals our bodies need. 

A Friend of mine named Debbie Schmidt had me try out the Juice Plus product. I had recently gone to the Doctor for a physical and everything checked out as usual. I still had fairly high cholesterol but my Doctor said that it was just due to both of my parents having it. After changing nothing else about my diet or exercise patterns I had another checkup a year later. My Cholesterol had dropped down to an almost perfect level. I can bore you with more details on this if you really want it. I know that Juice Plus will make a lot of claims as to what it can do. Here is what I like about it compared to other products. The claims are not all from the company, each person who uses the product can tell you how it has helped them out. I’ll see if Debbie will share her story with us, it is a good one.

Check the Links section to check out Juice Plus for yourself. I do not endorse very many products. I endorse this one because it actually worked.