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How
do you define success?
February 14, 2008
Happy Valentines Day!
Welcome to the February issue of BSFC Monthly. February
is American Heart Month; it's also the month we celebrate Valentines
Day. So do something good for your heart and get some exercise.
And if you have to buy (or eat) something chocolate, make sure it's
dark chocolate.
In this issue we have the following:
- A
weight loss challenge - get your tennis shoes and work-out
clothes on, this challenge is supporting a great cause, offering
one person a valuable prize and is 100% guaranteed to get you
results!
- Fitness
article on...7 Tips for Revving Your Aging Metabolism.
- Miscellaneous
musings: We're half-way through February. What I'm reading/What
are you reading?
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So
how do you define success?
Personally, I think you should refer to long-term success.
Anyone can be successful for one day. Sustained, long-term, day-to-day
success is something completely different. It's not easy, but in
the end the rewards far outweigh the effort. Take the weight loss
challenge for example.
Does
it work? Yes, it does. Will you be successful? Yes, you will. Is
it easy? It can be but a lot of the "easiness" depends
on you. If you are ready for a program that will lead you to weight
loss and better health, tired of the fad diets and exercise programs,
want someone to help you that has the credentials and track record
that I do, than this program will be very easy. The most recent
person to enroll in this program is a perfect example.
In
the first three weeks she's followed the program exactly as I have
laid it out for her. She has lost 9 pounds, her clothes already
fit better, she has more energy than she thought she would and is
excited about where she is going.
Is
this long-term success? No, not yet. She's only been in the program
for three weeks. She knows that. And probably just like you, she's
tried everything. Her weight went up and down with every new fad
diet she tried. But she was tired of going through all of that.
She wanted a program that would help her for the rest of her life.
So
three weeks is just the first step in that process. In another two
months she'll be well on her way. She'll lose an additional 30-40
pounds. And she will be so ingrained into this way of eating and
living that long-term success will be guaranteed!
So,
how do you define success?
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Weight
Loss Challenge
I'm a member of the Shape
Up Sugar Land committee. Go to their website to learn more about
them and their mission. In a nutshell, the organization is responsible
for keeping Sugar Land and the surrounding area physically fit.
Sugar Land is also trying to win an unprecedented 5th consecutive
title of fittest city in Texas.
To
that end, I'm starting a challenge and you're invited. Besides
losing weight, looking great and feeling great, someone (maybe you?)
is going to win a valuable prize!
The
Challenge
I'm looking for a select number of individuals to participate in
a weight loss challenge. You'll go through the Simple Plan for weight
loss. Results are 100% guaranteed! This is an amazing program that
is doctor developed (by me) and doctor recommended (by many).
Results
you can expect: One married couple has been in the program for
just over a year and has lost over 200 pounds combined.
The average weight loss during the first month of the program is
10 pounds, with 80% of that being fat loss. Just imagine
being 10 pounds lighter with 8 of those pounds being fat weight,
one month from now. You can also expect to lose up to 9 inches
in your first month.
This
scientifically-based, comprehensive program will help you lose weight,
teach you how to eat properly (which is probably not the way you
think), show you how to exercise the right way, improve your health
and feel better. And best of all, it's 100% guaranteed to work.
The program includes:
- Blood
panels: we include blood tests of cardiovascular disease
markers, including blood glucose, liver function, complete lipid
profile, c-reactive protein and more.
- My
ebook, 6 principles of food.
- 6,
1-hr consultations on nutrition, fitness, and the 6 principles
of food ebook.
- 24,
30-minute personal training sessions
- 3
complete fitness evaluations
- 1st
round of supplements included
- a
grocery store tour
- and
more...
The
normal cost is $1,249. But when you sign-up for this challenge,
you pay only $999 - a 20% discount! That's not all. A portion
of the proceeds go toward Shape Up Sugar Land - so you're
supporting a great cause; and, you could win a valuable prize at
the conclusion of the challenge.
You
can read more about the program (all the features and benefits in
greater detail) by
going here but you must come back to this page to enroll in
the challenge, get the 20% discount and be eligible for the prize.
You
may not be eligible...
This challenge isn't open to everyone. You must meet the following
criteria:
- Have
a burning desire to finally succeed at weight loss
- Are
highly motivated and ready to lose weight
- Need
to lose 20 pounds or more
- Ready
for a no-frills, no-fluff weight loss program
If
this is you and you're ready to go, get
started here.
Oh...about
that valuable prize!
I can't tell you what it is. You've got to enroll to find out.
See
you in the challenge!
Oh...and
by the way. You don't have to be a resident of Sugar Land to participate.
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Fitness
Article
In today's article you'll get 7 tips for boosting your metabolism.
Take these tips, implement them into your daily routine and watch
the changes that happen to your body.
7 Tips
to Rev up Your Aging Metabolism!
How to keep your metabolism humming as you grow
older...
Dr. Brian Sekula
As
if graying hair and more wrinkles weren’t enough, the sluggishness,
soft body and lack of energy leave you feeling like you’re
getting older. At about 30 years of age your metabolism begins slowing
down. It’s hardly noticeable at first, but it creeps up on
you! On average, your metabolism will slow down about 2% per decade.
The
main reason for the decline is a loss of muscle mass. While 2% may
not seem like much, one of these days (maybe sooner than you think)
if you don’t do something about it, you’ll wake up and
be heavier and mushier. Maybe you’re already there!
As
you lose muscle mass, you burn fewer and fewer calories throughout
the day. You’ll gain a pound or two here and there. Before
you know it, you’ve gained 20 or 30 pounds. But don’t
fret; there is something you can do. Here are seven tips you can
follow to boost your metabolism and help stave off that age-related
weight gain.
-
Eat breakfast every day. It’s been a long
time since you’ve eaten and a good, healthy breakfast starts
your metabolism off on the right foot. If you skip this meal,
it may be 18 or more hours between meals. That’s too long
and your body will begin storing fat as opposed to burning it.
Not only that, going too long between meals will leave you hungry
enough to eat a horse the next time you sit down to eat. So eat
breakfast every day!
- Eat
frequently throughout the day. Rather than eating all
of your daily food in two or three meals, eat smaller meals at
the standard times and have snacks in between. This will keep
your metabolism humming along. If your body thinks it will be
fed again in a couple of hours, it will burn fat instead of storing
it.
- Eat
more good protein. Good protein is lean and not processed.
Eat some at each meal and with your snacks too. Protein prevents
hunger and helps your body recover from exercise. Excellent choices
of good protein include: lean beef, poultry, all wild meats and
saltwater fish.
- Exercise
consistently. Regular exercise, like cardio, weight training,
calisthenics, etc... burns calories and adds muscle to your body.
All of the more recent guidelines on physical activity recommend
accumulating 30-60 minutes of moderately vigorous physical activity
daily to stave off weight gain.
- Strength
train 2 – 3 days per week. Lifting weights helps
maintain your muscle tissue, which helps prevent metabolic decline
as you age. Also, strong muscles are related to your overall health
by stabilizing your blood sugar, increasing the strength of your
bones and joints, and stabillizing your hormonal levels. When
you lift weights, focus on the big muscles of the body: legs,
chest, back and arms. You can reap all the benefits without bulking
up like a bodybuilder too.
- Get
enough sleep every day. A landmark study showed that
those getting fewer than 7 hours of sleep per night had 2.5 times
the rate of cardiovascular disease. Sleep is an important time
of recovery for your body. Your muscles repair and re-energize.
Your hormones are balanced out. And your brain rests for the next
day. Make sure you get enough so that you can stay fresh, energized
and have the ability to train your body to prevent that metabolic
slow down.
- Get
incidental physical activity. Do your best to move your
body when you can. Get up and talk to someone rather than send
an email. Park a little farther in the parking lot. Stand rather
than sit. Take a 10-minute walk during lunch. Anything. Those
extra calories you burn help. If you can get an extra hour in
each day, you’ll burn a pound of fat in 20 days. That may
not seem like much, but it’s nearly 20 pounds in one year.
Just like that, you could be 20 pounds lighter in year from today.
So
there you have it, my sufe-fire seven tips guaranteed to help you
prevent your metabolism from slowing down and your body from getting
soft and mushy.
Download
a pdf copy of this article!
Next
months article will look at the quality of your diet and how it
influences body weight.
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Miscellaneous
Musings
We're half-way through February. Yikes. The year is zooming by already.
It really doesn't seem like Christmas was all that long ago, does
it? It also means we're a little over 10% through 2008. How are
you doing on those New Years Resolutions? Time's a wastin' and you
need to get it in gear!
What
are you reading? Jim Rohn, the legendary motivational speaker believes
you can learn a lot about someone just by looking at the books they
read. I'm a firm believer in that. If you'd like to see my reading
list for this year, go
here. I've already re-read The Doctor's Heart Cure. I'm half-way
through The Power of Full Engagement.
This
is a great book on managing energy and time in order to maximize
performance. I recommend it to anyone, particularly business owners
or if you manage a large number of people. The insights will help
you balance your life, manage your energy and allow you to be more
productive.
I haven't
decided what I'm going to read next but I've narrowed it down to
either Good to Great by Jim Collins, Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell
Maltz or Words that Work by Frank Lutz. If you've read any of these
and prefer one over the others, please
let me know.
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That's
all for today. Have a great weekend. See you in March.
Until
then, break a sweat several times this month.
Brian
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