Debbie - Personal Training
Inner Icon Testimonial
What brought me to Inner Icon fitness? Well, it was no accident last August when I came into the office and announced that I needed to go on a diet and the Whirlpool rep said, “Have you seen Joey lately? You should ask him what he’s doing; he’s lost over 25 pounds.” I instant messaged Joey to call corporate, that we needed to discuss his “numbers”. He called (amazing how quickly someone will reply to the accounting department when you’re talking about their numbers), I kept up the façade for only a few minutes when I gave it away that I wanted to talk about his weight loss and not his sales numbers. It was Joey’s success with Inner Icon that led me here and what a blessing it has been.I have always been a firm believer that you need a balance in your life; of physical, mental, spiritual in order to feel fulfilled and living your best. Inner Icon’s mission statement adapts to this philosophy as well, so it seemed like a good fit and I liked the idea of making a 3 month commitment to myself. I didn’t have anything to lose and everything to gain.
My weight loss has been slow but I feel so much better than I did 4 months ago. I was mortified when I saw my vacation pictures and realized how big (in my opinion) I had become. Is that really me? Is that what I look like? Despite the fact that I knew I weighed more than I did even full term with both of my pregnancies back in the day! It was time for a reality check. Not to mention, that I had celebrated my 50th birthday this year and I had thought the whole mid life weight gain was a myth! Ha! It’s only a myth if you’re doing something about it. I also did not want to risk being diagnosed with a chronic illness and having to change my eating and exercise habits when I could be proactive now.
I am so much stronger and I am doing things that I would have never thought possible 4 months ago. The fact that the “back fat” is going away is huge too. There’s nothing better than not seeing someone for a couple of weeks and then they ask if I’ve lost weight? When I haven’t but the fact that I’ve toned up and look and feel so much better well that means the world to me and it makes it all worthwhile. I can’t even begin to tell you the benefits that I get mentally from challenging myself physically. It also helps in the self confidence department too.
Eating Paleo has been a challenge, I had no idea what a sugar addict I was until I started going without the white stuff. I was up for the challenge though, my son has Celiac disease and I thought if Ryan can eat this way all of the time, I can too. I still struggle but it’s getting easier and I’m really looking forward to the Paleo challenge next month. It’s another commitment that I’m making to myself, with expectations of feeling better and being able to become even stronger in my workouts.
David and Wynter are so supportive and encouraging. Despite my efforts to try to modify or do less, they gently tell me I can do it. And I can!
Recipes
Baked Stuffed Tomatoes
1 can tuna (or fresh crab or shredded chicken, etc...)
2-3 TBS olive oil
1/4 cup almonds
1/4 cup walnuts
dashes of cayenne pepper
squeezes of lemon
bunch of basil
fresh ground black pepper
half of avocado
stalk of celery
Combine in food processor! Stuff hollowed out tomato. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
Health Tips
Buy Organic
Foods that were once thought to be very good for your health, are still good for your health. BUT, many of them also have added problems and dangers associated with them that they never had before.
There are some more commonly known problems such as the use of pesticides, toxins and other dangerous chemicals that now exist in non-organic foods. These can lead to various health problems and conditions. Just do a search for "side effects of pesticides" and see what you come up with.
But aside from these issues, there is a very big problem even worse than pesticides; Genetically Modified Foods. The US does NOT require labeling of GMO foods. Fruits and vegetables are some of the most commonly modified foods. They are created in labs and then patented as something the said company owns. There are no laws about the safety of these foods being put into distribution. They are only required to have a patent. Some foods that are VERY likely genetically modified are soy, corn and it's products (canola oil, high fructose corn syrup, etc.) and wheat.
So just by eating the way our pre-agricultural ancestors ate, we can avoid some of our present day dangers all together. We already know that grainfed animals are the "protein equivilant of cardboard." We also now know that there are some potentially dangerous effects of the other foods we are eating as well. So if we are trying to live as healthy and disease-free as possible, let's think more carefully about what we put in our bodies. Buying organic, grassfed, local products is good for the local community, good for your health, and good for future generations.
"A plant, fruit, or animal grown without the administration of artificial pesticides, herbicides, or insecticides, chemical fertilizers, antibiotics or growth hormones (in the case of animal products), most closely replicates wild or untampered-with growing conditions" - Mark Sisson
“The doctor of the future will no longer treat the human frame with drugs, but rather will cure and prevent disease with nutrition.” ~ Thomas Edison
YAY DEBBIE!
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/19/2009 - 6:56pm.