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Thought of the Day

 “In a perfect world, we would all have great jobs from the get go and make awesome money and never charge a thing, buy our houses with cash, no car note, children’s education saved up and waiting, and one day we’ll get there, one step at a time.”
–arelis

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Thought of the Day

“Anger repressed can poison a relationship as surely as the cruelest words.”
–Joyce Brothers

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Thought of the Day

“Our beliefs about what we are and what we can be precisely determine what we will be.”
–Anthony Robbins

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Transformers:Revenge of the Fallen

Transformers:Revenge of the Fallen

Transformers:Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

This action packed movie features actors Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, and Tyrese Gibson.  This was a much awaited film for many people. The Sequel to Transformers. I watched the cartoon version of this movie growing up and I think they did an awesome job.  My favorite car of course is Bumble Bee.  If you haven’t seen this yet, GO SEE IT.  Enjoy this one with whomever you want as its sure to be a pleaser for all!  Are you ready for Transformers 3?
 
Until then
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Thought of the Day

Thought of the Day

“The most critical thing I think business leaders and future business leaders need to understand is to stay focused on the things that you can control and influence, and then execute, execute, execute.”
— John Chambers, Cisco CEO

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Thought of the Day

Thought of the Day

“Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is open.”
— Alexander Graham Bell, Inventor

ain’t that something? Getting hung up on all the things that don’t pan out just brings more things that don’t pan out…what you focus on comes to be!

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exercise Health Guru Ms. Pillowz Wake Up Wednesdays

Fasting and Exercise

Hello everyone! I hope that all of you are well. 🙂 I was asked to write about exercise and fasting, more specifically the dos and don’t of exercising while fasting. Based upon my experiences, I’ve put together a short list.

DO your research – Before I even started the first fast, I did a ton of research. One of the questions that I looked for was if it was ok to exercise while fasting. There are a number of blogs out there that discuss this in pretty good detail. The best ones I found were the ones that talked about how they felt while exercising and after exercising. Granted, everyone is different, but reading the stories are truly encouraging and you can get great tips as well.
DON’T exercise at the beginning of your fast. The beginning of the fast is the best time to really observe your body and the changes and signals that you experience. It is important to get to know how you feel at different times of the day. It is vital to be able to recognize your bodies signals for when you are hungry and when you’re having a “healing reaction”, which is a type of ill feeling that happens when your body needs to release toxins that have been stirred up as a result of the fast. It could mean headache, nausea, a stomachache, back pain, or something else. Typically, once you eliminate the waste from your system, the reaction goes away. The point is that the beginning of the fast should be spent becoming acclimated to your bodies reactions and changes. Once you feel comfortable, then…
DO pick a time to exercise. I highly recommend exercising in a relatively consistent manner. Pick whether you want to exercise in the morning, afternoon, or evening. It’s been my experience that I can manage my body’s response to the fast better if I keep things consistent and on schedule. For example, I typically did my salt water flush every day between 9 and 10. That way, my system was completely flushed by 11:30 at the latest. I liked to exercise in the morning. When fasting, my energy was pretty high, and when I exercised I felt energized and exhilarated. When I exercised at night, I found it harder to get to sleep.
DO take it easy when you exercise. You are operating on a limited caloric intake, so it is important to dial back your routine a little bit. Pace yourself, especially when you first start out.
DO drink plenty of water. Water helps to flush toxins and when you are fasting, toxins are being stirred up in the body and they need to be flushed. Water will help that. It will help ease some of your reactions.
Exercising during a fast can feel great, but please be careful and if at any time you feel ill, then stop. Don’t overdo it! Please feel free to ask me any other questions if you have any. Good luck!