Health Sidebar II: BMI vs BFP

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I’ve been wanting to talk about this for a while but didn’t have the time (or had too much time procrastinating…just being honest). I’m watching Dr. Oz right now and he gave this lady her BMI. He said it was “32,” which is supposed to be high.

To tell you the truth, I was never a fan of BMI. However, before I go into my rant, let me explain what BMI is…

Happy Holidays!

I know I haven’t been around for a while. I haven’t forgot about my blogs nor you. It’s not like I have neglected you, I just had to deal with real life for a bit. Some of it was bad but most of it was good.

Does it help if I explain to you what has been going wrong in my life? Nope. Why? Because every single one of us has issues. We all have things we have to face in life – some of it good and some of it bad (depending on your perception of things).

We ALL need to take our time this year. Take our time with making our decisions, setting boundaries, and living life to the fullest. We also need to take our time to savor the present moment. Only by living in the present moment can we be grateful for all the things in our life.

What does “living in the present moment” mean? For me, it means not to think about the past as well as not thinking about the future (projecting. It also means not to project or fantasize about the outcome you want. Let’s say you meet a guy and you like him. Instead of thinking about your wedding day (and you haven’t even gone out on a single date…this is projection at its worst), think about why you like this guy and how you can make him a part of your life NOW! That’s the present moment!

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This year, I’m going to make it a point to live in the present moment as much as I can. These blogs aren’t going to write themselves and just keeping ideas in my head and not putting them on paper just makes no sense. I can’t let my past affect me. I can’t let my future (or possible future) affect me either. Most of all, I can’t let my imagination or wishing for this or that affect me from doing what I need to do NOW.

If you are like me, then you need to make this change as soon as possible. Otherwise, everything you have strived to achieve will be for naught. It’s almost 2010. This year should be about responsibility and accountability.

(With this said, I was going to do a blog on what I said I was going to do last year and if I did it or not. It’s time I listen to myself and not look in the past…except when it comes to the topics I need to post on here. )

So have a Happy Holidays and let make this a New Year of change!

Blessed Love and until next time…
Stay strong, stay healthy, and fight dis-ease!

Random Thoughts XXXI: Are The Biggest Loser’s Weight Loss Methods Safe? – That’s Fit

Are The Biggest Loser’s Weight Loss Methods Safe? – That’s Fit.

Previously, I wrote a post about The Biggest Loser this season. Contestants like Shay and Abby made me excited and highly inspired, just like many other viewers of this show. Today, I read this article for the first time. It really opened my eyes to what goes on AFTER the show is over and what these contestants go through to achieve these lofty goals.

Random Thoughts XXX: IYI and Dharma Chameleon

The other day, I met a lovely young woman who came to Integral Yoga Institute for the first time (yes, I work there now as a receptionist…didn’t I tell you?). Her name is Marla and she mentioned that she came here for her blog, called Dharma Chameleon.

We had a short conversation before her class about blogs (of course I told her that I have these two blogs) and then she wisked herself off to class.

Today, I remembered her blog and lo and behold, here is her post on Integral Yoga Institute: http://dharmachameleon.com/2009/11/11/the-magical-mystery-tour-is-coming-to-take-me-away/#comment-15

I’m just really happy that I had a small part in making her experience a good one. But please remember that any feedback is good feedback…so good or bad review, it’s always an opportunity to grow and thrive.

So until next time…stay strong, stay healthy, and fight dis-ease!

Essential 4 Series: Breathing Methods – Tai Chi I

When people ask me how I started on this path to health, I reply by saying, “Yoga saved my life” and then I talk about how I finally connected with Yoga. While Yoga did save my life, it’s not the first thing that got me on the path to wellness. I learned how to properly breathe way before I met up with Yoga.

The year was 1995…it was early in the year. It wasn’t quite Spring yet but Winter was definitely over. To put it plainly, I was a serious pothead then. I also loved Kung Fu Movies. Watching the “Drive In Movies” on Channel 5 in Brooklyn was my Kung Fu fix…but I never even took a karate class.

 

Cover of Tai Chi Master

So back to 1995, I was hanging out with my friends one day, smoking (which was the usual back then), when one of my friends started talking about Kung Fu. I mentioned that I loooved Kung Fu movies and how much I always wanted to learn Tai Chi (by this time, I was a huge Jet Li fan…my favorite movie then was called the “Tai Chi Master“…so I was really open to what my friend had to say). My friend then said to me, “want to learn some Kung Fu right now?”

All of us…all 12 of us, immediately perked up. Our excitement seemed to come to a near boil in almost seconds as we all said a resounding “yes”, like we were in the Pothead Church Choir. He told us to sit down and listen well.