Losing Weight With the Help of Meditation

Many of us are trying very hard to change ourselves and our habits at this time in the New Year. But changing habits with sheer willpower is the hardest thing and we are often beating ourselves up about it when we fail. I found the first couple of sentences from this Zen newsletter very interesting in this regard. It's a different approach entirely;

Zen practice begins with affirming the relationship of the moment rather than trying to improve or change ourselves. Instead of trying to change the self that is relating, the effort is in more fully immersing oneself in relationship.

Read more from this Zen Buddhist newsletter here.

The art print above is by Elvira Amrhein

WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY??????????

Why do I do it?

I jumped on the scales this morning, after a glass of water and fully clothed and I am 17 stone 10.

This is destroying me.

I really thought that I have had a good week so far, and I know its after liquid and clothes, but for GODS SAKE!

I feel so utterly shit about everything to do with weightloss that I feel like going and smashing things up. I feel fat and ugly and a failure. I have had it. I cant do this any more.

Odd day

I spent all day in bed with a headache. I slept too... So strange because I have been feeling fine recently. At least it wasn't a work day... of course it meant I haven't eat much.

I got up at 5pm and made the dinner. I cooked quorn meatballs in onions with a little water and an oxo and added some dry sherry. Served it up with peas and mash. I managed 1 meatball, my portion of onions and the peas. I had to have a big pause in the middle too because the meatball did not want to be eaten. I thought to be honest that I was all done, but I felt it go through the band and then I was hungry still.. just shows huh.

I have had 2 yoghurts and 2 packets of crisps too, so today is less than 1000cals.

Heard from an old friend on facebook today. Its horrible really. She is still in touch with some of the guys i went to college with and haven't thought about for 13 years... its just real all over again. The faces on some of the pics are just like kicks in the guts. I didn't realise what a horrible place college was for me. These people are nothing to me now, but they shaped the person I am today. They and other like them are the reason I had to get out of the county and move away. I just couldn't face the thought of bumping into them shopping or something. I can remember always being on my guard when i lived there. I am glad she got in touch, but sometimes maybe we all drift apart for a reason.

I realised that others don't experience your life the way you do either. She was quite shocked when I told her about some things. She had no idea that some of the things I was going through was going on at all! We only really see what we want to see, or keep out of it. Its just sheer nosiness into peoples lives that makes us join things like facebook and search for old friends... What other reason could there possibly be? I know I just want to see how they are doing, what they eventually did with their life and if they are married, got kids and see what they look like now. That's it. Once I have found that out, its kind of over for me. I haven't suddenly revived a dead friendship at all... their has always been the initial rush of "oooh ahhh" and then it slips into silence. I think that's sad.

Part of me inside just wants to have been friends with someone and then grow up together in the same community and still know them. Stability of knowing the people you live near. Where I am now I don't know any of my neighbours except for "Hello, nice day" or "could you feed my cats for 2 weeks? Cheers" I do kind of yearn for the older smaller more insular world of days gone by. I wonder why that is. Every year we are given more and more things to 'want' and 'do' and yet there is something deeply unsatisfied in my life. My being wants a home and a large family and with my extended family around me... wants to be close and to know all my cousins and aunts etc intimately and to share good times. Other families pull it off.. why not us?
I want the simple things and to be modest... so why cant I do that? Is it society pressure? Why is it looked as as tragic to have nothing...? Why is it we have to have stuff.

I read somewhere that in 1850 the average person had 75 wants, and 16 of them were considered a necessity. Today we have over 500 wants and 127 of them are considered a necessity. Can we really have changed that much in 150 years.

Deep

Can Tenuate be the Best Weight Loss Pills ever?

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Today I will try to touch a bit on Tenuate. This is an appetite suppressant. It is again marketed as one of the best weight loss pills in the market. It is used as a short-term (a few weeks) supplement to diet and exercise in the treatment of obesity. As other weight loss pills it should be part of an over weight reduction plan.

It is available in two forms. First on is immediate-release tablets (Tenuate) and the second one is controlled-release tablets (Tenuate Dospan). Ideally Tenuate should be used with behavior modification program. Due to tolerance it is known that Tenuate will lose its effectiveness in a few weeks of use.

You should never take this medication if 1) you are sensitive/or have ever had an allergic reaction to Tenuate or other appetite suppressants 2) If you have severe hardening of the arteries 3) an overactive thyroid 4), glaucoma 5) severe high blood pressure 6) have a history of drug abuse 7) if taking MAO inhibitor (e.g. Nardil) – or have taken one within the last 14 days 8) Donot drink ethanol (alcohol) while taking this medication.

Tenuate is marketed as best weight loss pills but it should be clear to all readers that it does have a side effect/precaution profile which includes – it interact with alcohol unfavorably- It may react with other medicines- Your doctor should be informed and caution should be used if you have heart disease or high blood pressure- you suffer from epilepsy or fits- Psychological addiction may also develop with this medicine and abrupt withdrawal following prolonged use at high doses may result in extreme fatigue, mental depression, and sleep disturbances. Tenuate is an appetite suppressant which works on the central nervous system to curb ones appetite. The best result of using Tenuate diet pill can be through a better combination of good diet and proper exercise. As with any on other pill taking controlled diet and appropriate exercise along with this pill helps very effectively to remove fat from body.

As mentioned earlier a number of searches are done everyday on Best weight loss pill, Weight loss pill, Fat burning workouts, Best fat burner, Fat burning pills, Fat burner, Fat burning exercise, Fat burning exercises, Fat burning food, Fat Burning diets, Losing belly fat, the list goes on… As mentioned earlier whatever route you take you should not expect to find a miracle cure. Instead you should have a long term goal in mind and that is to have an effective dietary and exercise regimen and using supplements to get you out of the woods and kickstarted.

As far as Tenuate goes - It’s a prescription medication and has a lot of side effects compared to other medicine. Therefore we do not consider it to be among the best weight loss pills in the market.

Daily Workouts on the Elliptical

Miss Patti wants to lose about 40 more pounds before her wedding in May. She's lost about 16 pounds already since she got engaged in September. That's when she went out and purchased an elliptical machine and dropped fast food from her diet. She started a blog two weeks ago in her goal to lose weight. She's found new determination to work out for 30 minutes everyday and so far she's lost about seven pounds in the first two weeks.

Check out her weight loss progress here and cheer her on.

Phentermine- Best Weight Loss Pills ever?

Still in quest to find the best weight loss pills we now look at Phentermine. Phentermine is the longest prescribed diet pill used for weight loss in this era. It claims to be very effective at increasing weight loss, particularly when combined with a healthy diet and exercise.

So what is Phentermine and does it qualify to be considered as best weight loss pills. It is a sympathomimetic amine, which is similar to an amphetamine. What this means is that it increases sympathetic drive. This is the same drive when you are working out, in a scary situation etc. Some people also call this as an "anorectic" or "anorexigenic" drug. As it is a sympathomimetic drug, Phentermine stimulates the nervous system(nerves and brain). Which results in increase of your heart rate and blood pressure and decreases your appetite. You might be wondering why does it decrease your appetite. Well ask yourself when was the last time you hungry when watching a scary movie. The answer is “never” and this is because your sympathetic drive was very high. This is what sympathomimetic do!

As any other weight loss pill, Phentermine is should be used as a short-term supplement to diet and exercise in the treatment of obesity. Other than being used as a weight loss pill (or best weight loss pills), Phentermine is also used for other medical purposes.

Donot take phentermine if you:

1. Have heart disease or high blood pressure ;
2. Have arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries);
3. Have glaucoma;
4. Have taken a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) such as isocarboxazid (Marplan), tranylcypromine (Parnate), or phenelzine (Nardil) in the last 14 days; or
5. Have a history of drug or alcohol abuse.

You should tell your doctor about other medical problems before you plan to start using this medication. These include:

1. Problems with your thyroid,
2. Anxiety disorder,
3. Epilepsy or another seizure disorder, or
4. Diabete
5. Pregnant and/or breast feeding.

As it increases sympathetic drive, sideeffects include:

1. restlessness or tremor,
2. nervousness or anxiety,
3. headache or dizziness,
4. insomnia,
5. dry mouth or an unpleasant taste in your mouth,
6. diarrhea or constipation, or
7. impotence or changes in your sex drive.

Please understand that dependency both physical and psychological is recognized risk with Phentermine (It is habit forming). Withdrawal effects may occur if you stop taking it suddenly after several weeks of continuous use.

It is important that your doctor is involved closely with you when you are taking this medicine. We do not recommend this drug for weight loss mainly because there is risk of dependency, needs close monitoring, works in one action, too many side effects etc. For this reason only we do not consider this to be among the best weight loss pills.

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