You’re not going to get your body in shape just by starving yourself. In fact, starvation diets are very unhealthy. You need to commit to changing your lifestyle. You can do it little by little or you can do it all at once. It depends on how you personally deal with change. But if you want that incredible body, you’ve got to do the work.

What work? Exercise, eat properly, and take care of medical problems before they become catastrophes.

Exercise means resistance training (weightlifting) and cardiovascular training. It’s not enough to walk or jog or do a few rounds on the elliptical. You need to move weight against gravity. Cardio does little to nothing for your overall muscle. It doesn’t help strengthen your bones. It does help your heart and lungs. It helps you lose fat and maintain a healthy body weight. It also makes you feel good — it contributes to mental health. But to get the full benefits of exercise, you need to be resistance training, too. Resistance training will fill in the blanks that cardio leaves: building muscle, strengthening bone, improving balance and strength, and helping you to prevent injury as you get older. (more…)

Not everyone wants to take medication when they’re depressed. For many, it isn’t even necessary. But if you do need to take medication, you need to work with your doctor very closely.

I’ll write more here soon.

I never much cared for eating breakfast. Women are like that. Many of us skip breakfast. For me it was always that eating took too much brainpower in the morning. Coffee, I could do. But chewing? Never mind preparing something to eat. (more…)