Maximized Living : Advanced and Core Plans

Ok so for the past few weeks I have changed my diet slowly but surely. I have cut out sugars, a lot of grains and processed foods. Which it is amazing how much of it is in the grocery store. It's near impossible to just walk into the store and find things that fit right into your Core plan for Maximized Living not to even mention Advanced Plan. My Advanced plan breakfast has been the green 3 gods Greed Organic Yogurt mixed with my Maximized Living French Vanilla Protein Powder and my Dynamic Greens. Then to sweeten the deal for myself I put in frozen berries and I throw it into the freezer so the whole mixture is a bit more palatable. And I won't deny not feeling less as complete without sugars and grains. There are days I go without grains and even so I'm full I feel deprived. It's hard but you have to work at it and try to cut it out.

It's like when I crave pizza when my brother buys it. I drink a whole bottle of water and then I snack on some frozen fruit. It tends to help but it takes time. Amazing enough a few months ago when I started cutting out processed foods little by little I was amazed how my taste buds changed. I went to Dunn Bros with some coworkers for a meeting and saw a "fruit" smoothie. I got excited and ordered it... blah!!!! It was like drinking syrup, I never realized how much sugar was in it. Put it this way my taste buds had gotten sensitive which is a good thing. It was that moment I realized that there are so many foods out there that has been dumped in sugar that we don't need but because we are so used to eating and drinking it our taste buds don't know the difference. Did you know that my first encounter with soda/pop was in a hospital when I was sick? The nurse gave me coke so that it will help me lower my high fever. I hated it, because I never had it before. Now after growing up I'm used to it and every once and awhile I crave it.

Today, think about three processed foods that you like then go a week without it. The purpose is to be healthier but also it's a self realization that it is very very polluted with things we don't need. Lunch today I am going for an Advanced meal which is chicken wrapped in spinach. Yummy! I'm slowly accepting the lack of grains with my meats but as I said before it takes time.

Sugar is in everything!

Today I watched an past webinar about Weightloss and Food. These can be viewed at http://www.maximizedliving.com. It was a big eye opener to review somethings. The topic today is Sugar because it's something that not a lot of us look for when we read food labels at the grocery store. Did you know that in majority of the items you look at in the grocery store there is sugar or high fructose corn syrup (a form of sugar) in them?

Why is this a big deal? Well if you're trying to lose weight you know you should be avoiding sugars. This is not limited to chocolates, bakery goods and just candy in general. Look at the labels of the foods you are eating. The peanut butter that I "oh so love so much" Skippy has sugar in it. It's something that I will have to cute bac on. Even fruits have natural sugars in it, for example apples and pears. If you want an apple try a Granny Smith Apple or if you really crave fruits go for the berries, less sugar.

While watching the video there was an interesting statement the doctors said. "The longer the ingredients list the more likely it's NOT GOOD for you." Also they said, "If it's not something you would normally put in your pantry then it's probably NOT GOOD for you." Good statements. A lot of things we read off the back doesn't make sense or we have no idea what it means.

Max T3 as a Family Activity

This past weekend has been an awesome Labor Day Weekend. Friday I went to the Minnesota State Fair, and it is hard to keep  healthy while being at the State Fair but you have to be aware. One thing I learn is to walk around and choose what you want. It's simply just saying don't eat with your eyes but eat with you actual stomach. Don't choose things just because you need to have a little this and a little that. If you do that, in the end your wallet is hurting and so is your stomach. I was careful on Friday plus I won myself a big stuff animal.
What really made my weekend awesome is the fact that it was the major weekend where I implemented some new healthy habits into my life. I have been working out every morning already but now I am adding some Maximized Living Protein, Dynamic Greens and Detox into my diet. Honestly my energy has been growing incredibly. That makes me excited for every day that comes forth.

I also got to show my sister Max T3 and she is impressed. Actually this weekend she kept asking me let's do the 12 minute thing. Amazing, so I have been being held accountable to do the Max T3 from my sister. It makes me excited. A lot of time what is needed is someone to work out with you. Though she doesn't wake up and drink the protein, fish oil, vitamin d3 or anything of that sort she is still working to keep herself healthier.

Here is one thing I am sure a lot of people face every day. We do live in the medical model and hey my little sister is in Physical Therapy school. So not every you in your family are flexible about looking into alternative health like chiropractic. Take it slow and just educate. I was talking to my sister about health and she was very anti chiropractic but as we talked she admitted she knew nothing to judge. So we both agreed that before she could entirely go against what field I am and chiropractic in general that she needs to learn a bit more. The same goes for the medical model. We have to be willing to see their research and then make our decision. You need to see both sides of the coin before choosing your path.