What will they think of next?

It’s here. The ultimate weight busting gadget. Ever wondered how many KJ’s you actually consume per day? Ever wonder how much you burn in a day? (did that walk up the stairs equal the kit kat I just ate?)

Wonder no more.

This cute little bugg measures things like motion how much you move, how much heat you give out, how much you sweat and skin temperature along with your basic details such as age weight and height combined can give you the information you need.

Its a bit more high tech than a HR monitor and sits higher up your arm.

Yes I love technology but do I $500 love it? Hmmmm not yet.

For more info on go to the Body Bugg site

I had a conversation with a friend of mine who told me they wouldnt allow someone overweight to serve them in a clothing shop. Their reasoning… If they couldnt “serve themselves” well then how would they be able to serve him?
I thought about that for awhile. Then the wisdom of Sally hit me. She said “no one wishes themselves consciously to be overweight”.

So if you are overweight and its not what you want, you need to take a look at the real core reason of how you got there in the first place. Eating food is secondary to the reason behind the weight gain. No diet is going to change your subconscious. Thats why most diets fail. They dont deal with the psychology behind the weight gain. It could be anything from believing you dont fit in, that nobody loves you, that youre unlovable, invisible, not worthy or maybe it is because you believe you have no control in your life.

Food is the only thing you can control. So you make sure you have plenty of it.

Before you go on the “New Years resolution diet” have a think about the real reason you put on weight?

What belief is it that got you to where you are?

Light and Vegemite

Lis

P.S. For some reason wordpress is having a heart attack and making its look like it’s so yes I do understand grammar but had to delete all the ”’’s.

So you”ve tried counting sheep… Tried herbal teas, tried Valerian (natural sleep herb), drunk warm milk before bed, tried shining a light behind your knees and many other sleep tips and you just can”t sleep.

If it helps “Insomnia” by Faithless is one of my all time favourite songs. I guess that doesn”t really help you.. Alright back to the issue at hand..

One major cause of Insomnia is a “busy mind” it just won”t shut down. If that’’s what’’s causing you no sleep than writing everything down that is going around in your head may help.

A treatment for Insomnia that may be helpful is a trick you can play on your mind. If your mind won”t shut down, bore it so it decides that’’s the preferred option. I call it the “Sleep-Board” This is how it works:
Close your eyes. Now picture a blackboard.

In your mind draw a big circle on the blackboard and write the number 100 in it. Underneath that write the word “deeper”. Picture it? Ok, now get your eraser and rub out the number 100, carefully so you don”t erase the circle. Then write the number 99 and re-trace the word “deeper”. Then erase the number 99 from the circle and write no 98 and then write deeper again over the top of the existing written “deeper”. Your mind will most probably try and fight you. It will want you to forget which number you”re up to. If you do happen to forget which number you”re up to don”t worry, just quickly pick a new number to start from say 95 if you forget. Your mind will eventually get so bored it will shut down due to boredom. You do need to focus 100% on the blackboard. If you let your mind think about 3 other things whilst visualizing the Sleep board, then it won”t work.
Due to the amount of mediation tracks I own, a lot of friends have come to me asking for something to help them sleep in the form of an mp3.
I have often given them a track that creates Theta brainwaves. Theta creates a drowsy state, unless you”ve been meditating for years and can be conscious and be in Theta at the same time.. (Highly unlikely for most of the population) This track in it’’s raw form doesn”t sound very pleasant so I”m in the process of creating a “Sleep like a baby” mp3 to give free to my mailing list when the website gets up and running.

I went to my friendly Ayurvedic therapist on Friday and got a massage with some paste made from lentils and then I had a Shirodhara. In Sanskrit language Shirodhara is composed of two words shiro + dhara, shiro means head and dhara means flow. In ayurveda the warm oil flow on head is known as Shirodhara.

I”d heard about it but had no idea the kind of brain state it would put me in. Watch the video for the best explanation but you lie on a table and your head hangs over a bowl. There’’s a bowl strung above your head with a small hole in the bottom. Oil is poured into this bowl and the oil flow is directed at the middle of your forehead. (3rd eye) It was the first time in a long time that the “mind chatter” stopped. When the Shirodhara was finished I felt like I”d woken up from a deep sleep but I knew I hadn”t been sleeping. I couldn”t think about anything. It was incredible. My hair is so soft from the oils. The only downside.. bring a cap when you go because the “oil hair” look probably won”t be in fashion anytime soon.
If you live in Melbourne and want to go (a lot cheaper than what day spas charge) let me know and i”ll give you the details..

Shirodhara Massage - Funny video clips are a click away

I just found a great article on digestion written by your stomach. Did you know the size of your waist has nothing to do with the size of your stomach?

To read the article click here

For the past 6 months I’ve been going to a Vibra-gym surely if you stay up late you’ll have seen an info-mercial for them. It’s a vibrating plate that you do exercises and stretches on. Due to the vibration of the plate your muscles fatigue a lot quicker because you have to stablise yourself at the same time as do the exercise.

They claim 15 mins on the Vibra-gym is equivilent to an hour in the gym. I had an electronic test done which measures things like body water %, muscle mass, bone mineral mass, basal metabolism rate, metabolism age. I started 6 months ago and went from metabolism age of 34 to 19. Then Spring racing carnival hit (4 big days and nights of socialising) then Christmas parties started. It’s interesting how just as easily muscle is built it can disappear and fat comes creeping in. I’ve lost weight but obviously the wrong kind! So I have made an 28th November resolution (these kind of resolutions don’t have to wait till 1st Jan) to exercise 4 days a week and eat more greens.. Mum will be proud.  If you can’t find Vibra-gyms then the other machine similar is Powerplate

Here’s an interesting video of the Vibra-gym…

Here’s a more technical one..

The other part to my work-out is the Hypoxi machine. Think lay-down biking vs a space ship. It’s a 30 minute workout I do after the Vibra-gym. The studio recommends 3 times a week but Pilates has to get a slot too! It works on your butt and thighs. I have to say even though I did go backwards the last month, (have I mentioned I have a great relationship with chocolate?) I’ve lost a total of 6 cms off my butt. For non-metric people thats just under 2.5 inches. And about 2 inches (5cms) off my legs. Obviously diet plays an important part in the success of this program. They suggest not eating carbs for up to 6 hours after Hypoxi to achieve best results.

Light and Vegemite
Lis

I have to say here that I’m skeptical about the mass marketed Vitamins and minerals on the market today.
I’ve often taken the “supplement of the week” to my Natropath so they could test two things.. if it was beneficial for me and if I was able to absorb it. More often than not it was one and not the other.

Yes we all have the same physical make up but not everybody absorbs supplements the same way. Hence why a “one supplement for all people” isn”t effective.
There were only two supplements my Natropath has ever seen that rated highly on both benefit and absorption and these were from Ainsworths – they are a Natropathic company in the UK.

Both my sisters swear by their Mother and Child remedy kit. It’s saved them a lot of doctor’s bills.
The only other supplements I take.. and no there’s no kickbacks going on here is Dr Al Sears MD he has an interesting outlook on the medical profession. If you can cope with all the offers he sends you there is some good reading in his newsletters.

Love light and vegemite

Lis