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Living Happily Ever After

October 25, 2010 By Karen Hiser Leave a Comment

Is there ever such as thing? Living happliy ever after is something we reaad in fairy tales, and don’t neccerassirly use to describe our real lives. Is it a real state of live that can be achieved, or is it something that can never be applied to real life?

Relationships can often be trying at times and we may often wonder is this it? Am I really happy? We can spend more time wondering if we actually achieved happily ever after than really actually living it. Can one person really define how you live happily ever? The bigger question is how do you know if you have reached the point that you can say you have it?

It can be supposed that this state can be open to interpretation. What constitutes happiness in a relationship? Does this mean wealth, stability, children? For each person the happiness in their lives is specific to their needs. Many people dream of fame and fortune. Excessive amounts of wealth could mean for someone that they can live happily ever after. The ability to purchase anything and everything, travel endlessly and never have a care in the world when it comes to your bank account is some peoples dream.

True love. Some people search the world for someone who in every way completes them. A person who shares their inner most thoughts, fears and dreams. To search for what seems like forever for someone who touches your soul can be a long journey. When that journey is complete,and you have comitted to forever with that someone, all your fears are laid to rest. You will feel that you have finally hit happily ever after, knowing that you have found someone to be by your side.

Children could be the happily ever after for a couple. Couples who have trouble conceiving would go to any length to be able to have children. Most would move heaven and earth to make their dream come true. If that dream can be fulfilled by any means necessary, that couple would feel they are now living happily ever after.

Everyone’s version of living happily ever after can range from where they have decided to live, to what job they have taken, to how many children they have. Living happily ever after isn’t a “thing” it’s a state of mind. When you have finally decided to want what you have instead of wanting what you haven’t got, it will change your life. Knowing what your state of happiness is can set the stage for the rest of your life. Happiness is there for the taking, all you have to do is learn how to take you piece of it.

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A Weight Loss Tip Helping Your Success

March 22, 2010 By Karen Hiser Leave a Comment

Now before you get all giggly and excited like schoolgirls for the best weight loss tip, I would like to share an observation which is crucial for anybody looking to lose weight. It’s a titanic struggle for most people. That’s how I’d describe the process of losing weight. One common pattern for these people is to hate and detest their bodies. . . so much that if they can take a lance and cut it off on the spot, they would!

They can’t keep their eyes and minds off of their bulging waistlines, and worse, they live their lives as reclusive as they can. . . away from people. Partly, the people who constantly laugh and taunt them for their disproportionate figures are responsible. Mostly, you are responsible. By hating a part of you, you are multiplying the magnitude of their taunts making everything harder for you.

You must know how to accept that fat-dense part of your body as your own if you’re going to see others accept you. This is where the best weight loss tip comes: accept your figure and plan how to lose weight not for others’ satisfaction. . . but for you!

So you’re saying it’s impossible…

Two people I’ve encountered say otherwise through their actions. It was only after realizing the weight loss tip I’ve mentioned above that they became successful in applying their how to lose weight regimen.

Example: My Math Teacher

Back in college, I had a Math professor who was being taunted all the time (behind her) by students and fellow teachers alike. The way they laugh, the way they mocked her – it soon became unbearable and she finally decided to start going to the gym and greatly cut down her food intake. It seems that she has everything she needs to successfully slim down – access to the gym, an instructor to guide her, a diet plan to follow, but one thing is missing.

She lacks the right mindset and motivation to lose weight. She’s undergoing a weight loss regimen not because she knows it’s for her good but because she wanted to please the people around her. It wasn’t long after the whole process stressed and burnt her out. Needless to say, she’s back to her old and uninhibited habit of eating excessively and living a desk-bound life – no progress, no pounds lost whatsoever.

It was only after enduring another 9 months of carrying her heavy and fat-dense body did she realize that her lifestyle, her figure is not healthy. Now she is determined not to please her co-workers or students, but her purpose instead is to be healthy and to live a longer and fitter life. That’s a more powerful and positive mindset everyone should have when looking how to lose weight.

The result: With the correct mindset, she was able to slowly but surely slim down in less than a year.

Example: My Neighbor

I had a neighbor who’s been someone I’m close to – more of like a motherly-figure that I always have niceties and pleasantries with. To be honest, she is obese, and very strange, too! She’s eccentric in a way that she wouldn’t allow others outside her circle of friends to take a picture of her. On the other hand, she allows her family and people close to her to do so.

Why?

Because she knows that no matter how she looks, these people love her and won’t laugh at her picture. And if ever next morning she’s gone, she will be remembered as someone who was loved and loved in turn. . . and not through her figure.

Keep this in mind: the best weight loss program is not just about having the best weight loss regimen or best weight loss instructor. You must be able to cope up with being overweight within you. Lose weight not for other’s satisfaction but for your own good and health. Have that and you’re sure to see those unwanted fats out of you’re body. That’s the best weight loss tip one could ever have.

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Are long distance relationships ever really worth it?

March 6, 2010 By Karen Hiser Leave a Comment

I am in a long distance relationship right now, and let me tell you it’s been one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do. I understand that things have to be this way for now, my question to you though, is, what are your opinions on long distance relationships? I can’t go see my boyfriend until next year, because of transportational issues, and because of lack of expenses. He lives about 450 miles away.

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Medifast, Anyone ever tasted the Maryland Crab soup supplement?

February 28, 2010 By Karen Hiser Leave a Comment

I am ordering it for the first time and want to make sure it is not terribly vile like the Cream of Tomato soup is!! Any tips about the Medifast food likes and dislikes would be appreciated!
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Losing Weight with Medifast – Does it Work?

February 23, 2010 By Karen Hiser Leave a Comment

I’ve lost sixty pounds on Medifast. I’m often asked for tips on how to make this diet work faster or better. Here are three tips compiled from the things that I think contributed most to my success on this program.

1. Don’t Be Afraid To Make Additions Or Enhancements To The Meals: For the most part, the medifast food is pretty good. However, sometimes you will want something different or will want more variety. One easy way to do this is to add sugar and fat free syrups. There are numerous choices (caramel, cherry, apple cinnamon, etc.) and these can be added to the shakes, oatmeal, pudding, fruit drinks, lattes, cappuccinos, and crackers. The possibilities are endless. You can also mix some items together. For example, the cocoa mixed with the latte is a very good mocha coffee in the morning.

Additionally, I add fat free cheese, fat free sour cream and salsa to the eggs, soup, stew and chili. I sometimes also add a fat free tortilla to make either a burrito or a breakfast wrap. You can also take the pudding and oatmeal and use them as the main ingredient in low fat cookies and muffins. Taking these liberties has not slowed my weight loss in any way. In fact, it has helped me stick to the program and has contributed to my success.

2. Embrace Fun Exercise That Doesn’t Feel Like A Workout: I used to absolutely hate exercise, but now I really do love it. It gives me a feeling of happiness and power. However, no where is it written that exercise has to be a chore. You don’t have to choose any activity that you don’t like. The key is to take what you enjoy and make it a workout. For example, my daughter and I often walked after dinner, but I never broke a sweat and this activity was doing me no good physically. Now, my daughter roller blades or rides her bike while I power walk with ankle weights or a weight vest. Sometimes I garden with the weight vest. I try to complete twenty minutes of movement and five to ten minutes of toning each day. That has been more than enough to make huge changes in my weight and how my body looks.

3. Once You’re Happy And Comfortable, Keep Repeating The Process: I have no doubt that the biggest factor in my weight loss has been sticking with the program. My routine is now a habit. I no longer have to think about it. Once you’ve experimented with the foods and exercises and have found the combination that makes you happy, comfortable and effective, just keep it up. Eventually it will become a habit. A few pounds each week will eventually add up to huge losses over several weeks.

The key is to make the program fun and appealing to you so that you will stick with it. Small changes will eventually become a new, healthy lifestyle that can contribute to your losing a great deal of weight on this program.

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