Deja-The New Me: Better Nutritional Habits

Early this morning, I dreamed that I was riding down the highway on a motorcycle with no lights at night. I didn't know if it meant I was in another zone or I was about to face a new set of challenges. I rather look toward the new challenges.

It is going to be a powerful new challenge to take on the issues of changing my nutritional habits, but I am geared up and ready to go. One giant step for Deborah will not be too hard to do. I'm ready to take on the challenge.

Do you have any health challenges? It's probably time to give yourself a check-up from the fork and spoon up. We baby boomers are predicted to be here awhile so let's get serious about our health. If you are facing any of these issues, give me a holler, and we can compare notes. Of course my "Inspiration in Action" has taken on a new view.
http://www.braveheartwomen.com/

Look forward to hearing from you.
Deborah Akridge
dejahealth@bellsouth.net

Hey, I lost 3 lbs. this week. Lord don't let me put them back on this week-end. This past week I discovered something extraordinary about pushing the plate back. You push it back before you empty it. Here's another great tip for all of you my friends, that are struggling over, The active fork syndome. I remember when I was in nursing school, one of the questions on one of my exams asked "What do you do to maintain a healthy weight?" Would you believe that I got the answer incorrect. Oh now you want to know the answer-- right? You guessed it--Avoid an over active fork. Well that's my great tip for today. Tune in tomorrow and cheer me when I tell you that I didn't gain the 3 lbs. back.

Have a great day with your family, friends, and loved ones and eat healthy.

Deborah Akridge (Deja)

I know that God loves me, but I had many issues about loving myself. My self-criticisms resulted in an unsuccessful marriage, an enormous weight gain, foolish spending on get rich quick schemes, and every MLM that portrayed some kind of financial hope.

After spending more than half of a century perfecting my inferiority complex, which led to a brilliant lifestyle of feeling rejected, using sarcasms as a crutch in my defenses—I discovered an unfamiliar quote: “It’s Easier Done Than Said.” That powerful phrase brought me to the BraveHeart Women Global Community.

I had lost enough time in desperation and was eager to be inspired.

The BraveHeart Women Global Community is a powerful inspired organization of individuals, creating a learning arena that has gain respect from our families, associates, future business partners, and especially each other. I have been inspired to return to school for my Masters Degree, and I am schedule to graduate in June of this year as a 58 years old Baby Boomer.

My successful colleagues may not all have earned fame, but their hearts are true, and we continually inspire one another. I soon learned that “quality of life” means a well-balanced way of living. My spiritual, emotional, and physical well-being, and especially a healthy upgrade of self-esteem, have changed my desperation to inspiration.

Join me as I explore new routes to a healthy lifestyle, and let's share ideas together and tune in tomorrow for my weekend update of “keeping the pounds released.”

Deborah Akridge (Deja)

Hi my friends! I say release scale because I am losing emotional weight and the pounds are dropping. I am so glad that I purchase a Curves Digital Weight Tracker Scale from Avon. When you get up to 10 miles a day on your stationary bike, you at least want to see something drop from your non bikini size belly. I now have a scale that allows you to see even 1/10 of a pound gone. And that's about all I lost this week-end, but at least I didn't gain any more. Oh come on now, you know how those after church mouth watering southern cooking dinners will tempt you. I was so glad to let that be my first and last meal yesterday after a great inspirational message. Right now I need all the faith I can get. So hang with me because next Sunday's blog (Of couse I will post it before I leave for church services) will show you the real me and I mean the real me before I start a brand new journey.

Join My "New You Journey"
"Ready to take a rideeeeee......You are invited to join me on my "New You Journey" to start February 1, 2009 with the unveiling of the "old me (Full length photo and the full view of my weight on a scale) and my old journey of my past nutritional disaster." In other words as I heard someone say, "I once lived to eat, now I will eat to live."

Don't miss any of these thrilling episodes of "Yes I Can Create A Change." Be there for the video unveiling. You'll come back now.

Deborah Akridge (Deja)

No need to have them both in operation. I have been wondering how I managed to fall into this category when I was on so many diets. After receiving this e-mail from The People's Chemist (http://www.thepeopleschemist.com/ )—I thought I would be kind enough to share it with you.

Friend,
My body was expanding with fat right before my wife's eyes. And she made it a point to tell me - as nice as she could, "You're getting round." This occurred during the busy times in my life when I was working as a drug chemist. I often ate low calorie sport foods and meal-replacement shakes thinking that I could stay slim and not live in the gym. I learned the hard way that "Eating and drinking low calorie products makes people fat (round)." This lesson inflated me to 30% body fat.

Low calorie foods are loaded with fat fertilizing sugar. They cause a sharp rise in the fat storing hormone insulin. A better choice would be grass fed beef, seeds, nuts or avocados. Despite having a higher calorie content they do not cause the insulin spike. Therefore, you are better suited to burn calories via thermogenesis - the conversion of fat to heat.

Today, I avoid things that taste sweet (I try to drink only dry wine) and eat more calories from real food. If it comes from a box or window, I don't eat it - regardless of how little calories it might have.

Low calorie food and soda is a scam. Those who adhere to it will get fat and eventually end up with diabetes.

Forward this to your friends,
The People's Chemist
http://www.thepeopleschemist.com/


I could identify with this because as a formal nurse that worked long hours, I drank many meal replacements, ate low calorie products, and avoided exercise at all costs. I always said pushing a medicine cart down the hallway was enough exercise for me. How wrong I was!

Well my friends, enjoy this tip for those who were not aware of this information, and to all—please share it with others. Until we meet again.

Deborah Akridge (Deja)

I was so happy this morning when I stepped on the scale and saw another pound of unnecessary fat released that I work all morning on other things and forgot to blog.

I have to remember what Ellie Drake always say about being grounded, "If I am not grounded, I may either be elated or depressed. To be grounded means to be in the moment, to breathe, to have gratitude for my life as it is today while I take steps in the direction of my vision. To be grounded is to be in the flow."

Don't forget to share part of your weekend with me.

Join My "New You Journey"
"Ready to take a rideeeeee......You are invited to join me on my "New You Journey" to start February 1, 2009 with the unveiling of the "old me (Full length photo and the full view of my weight on a scale) and my old journey of my past nutritional disaster." In other words as I heard someone say, "I once lived to eat, now I will eat to live."

Don't miss any of these thrilling episodes of "Yes I Can Create A Change." Be there for the video unveiling. You'll come back now.

Deborah Akridge (Deja)
THE NEW YOU COMMUNITY
"No More Pity Parties)

The potential responsibility of each individual should provide truth to the inner self by seeking to rise to a new level of evolving on a new journey of change. Let's make a difference. What will it take to begin your journey to make a difference?

Don't forget to visit The New You Self_Esteem Community Sunday Morning around 9 am. "My change begins."


Join My "New You Journey"
"Ready to take a rideeeeee......You are invited to join me on my "New You Journey" to start February 1, 2009 with the unveiling of the "old me (Full length photo and the full view of my weight on a scale) and my old journey of my past nutritional disaster." In other words as I heard someone say, "I once lived to eat now I will eat to live."

Don't miss any of these thrilling episodes of "Yes I Can Create A Change." Be there for the video unveiling. You'll come back now.

Deborah Akridge (Deja)

"The New You Change Journey" with the unveiling of the "old me (Full length photo has arrived). Enjoy my new photo album . The journey begins now. Through out today check my The New You Community for updates and videos.

Join me as I explore better nutritional habits. Watch as I eliminate emotional weight as well as pounds.

NO MORE PITY PARTIES!!!

UPDATE
Thank you for viewing my profile, blogs, and photo albums. Having a few technical challenges on the videos. But hang in there--the best is yet to come. Looks like I'm saving the best for last...

Deborah Akridge(Deja)



Deborah Akridge (Deja)
February 1, 2009

Believe it or not, I did find me a nutritional 40 calories snack. Premium Roasted Seaweed. And I love it! What is the value? My research indicates that seaweeds contain many vitamins and trace elements needed to stay healthy. It satisfies my snack cravings. I recommend you do your own research and check with your own physician. But for now I love it at 40 calories in a small package.

UPDATE
Thank you for viewing my profile, blogs, and photo albums. Having a few technical challenges on the videos. But hang in there--the best is yet to come. Looks like I'm saving the best for last...

Deborah Akridge(Deja)

I do. Plenty of them, and they are very inspirational and helpful in assisting me. But I would like to take the time to acknowledge one in particular who has some miraculous battles with her health and I want you to experience some of her joyful and inspiring testimonials as I have witness. As a matter of fact, her victories has been very influential to me with my health issues. So let me just stop running off with the mouth and get down to business by introducing you to go visit her blog, while I go face the challenge of getting my videos downloaded properly without destroying another camera in the process. Visit Alane Brown at

http://braveheartwomen.com/alane and feel free to leave her a comment.

You will be inspired. Talk to you soon

Deborah Akridge (Deja)

Home Remedies & Natural Cures are excellent for toothaches. How do I know--I tried it this morning. I thought I was crossing over to another dimension for the last 48 hours or more with a tooth that had me wanting to quote choice words that are not suitable for blogging. Yeah it was just that bad even for me.

I knew a few things that my grandmother taught me to do in the middle of the night before they had all night pharmacies, but it just wasn't working. Oh but the power of reading Internet health tip blogs--I discoverd the value of a raw onion. It works wonders resting on an infected tooth in the middle of the night for about three or four minutes until you can visit your dentist.

I am learning all kinds of facts on my New You Journey, even how to purchase a video camera that I can learn how to use since apparently I lacked the knowledge of using the old one. Take care and You will see me sooner than you think in the video section.

Deborah Akridge (Deja)

Have you ever had such a mouth watering delicious meal that you just can't stop talking about it. Well for those of you who missed The First BraveHeart Party!-- you missed that kind of a meal. The atmosphere was beyond any thing that I could describe. We had regular popcorn, buttered popcorn, and even organic popcorn. Of course I had carrot sticks and cucumbers. I can't afford to veer off from my THE NEW YOU COMMUNITY Journey. So be sure to check your e-mails often and please don't miss the next one. See you soon.

Deborah Akridge (Deja)

Okay my BraveHeart Global Sisters; I am in need of your assistance on my NEW YOU JOURNEY. Send me some of your favorite nutritional recipes and menus. I know you have some. My carrot sticks and slice cucumbers need an upgrade. If the recipes and menus are too long, just post me a comment so I can look for them in my e-mail at dejahealth@bellsouth.net

Thanks for your loving assistance. Looking forward to hearing from you. Have a fantastic weekend!

Deborah (Deja)
NO MORE PITY PARTIES

You are awesome ladies. You stuck by me and supported my first week on my NEW YOU JOURNEY I appreciate you more than you know. I thank you for the posts and e-mails with all my new recipes and menus. I apologize for no videos at this point, but the technical issues are being corrected. It is great to have you all on my journey. Well on to Week 2. Don't leave me. I require your continuous support and assistance.

Deborah