Why it's not just about being 'fat'

National Institutes of Health has this to say about the matter:  

What Are the Health Risks of Overweight and Obesity?

"Being overweight or obese isn't a cosmetic problem. These conditions greatly raise your risk for other health problems.

Overweight and Obesity-Related Health Problems in Adults

Coronary Heart Disease

As your body mass index rises, so does your risk for coronary heart disease (CHD). CHD is a condition in which a waxy substance called plaque (plak) builds up inside the coronary arteries. These arteries supply oxygen-rich blood to your heart.
Plaque can narrow or block the coronary arteries and reduce blood flow to the heart muscle. This can cause angina (an-JI-nuh or AN-juh-nuh) or a heart attack. (Angina is chest pain or discomfort.)
Obesity also can lead to heart failure. This is a serious condition in which your heart can't pump enough blood to meet your body's needs.

High Blood Pressure

Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps blood. If this pressure rises and stays high over time, it can damage the body in many ways.
Your chances of having high blood pressure are greater if you're overweight or obese.

Stroke

Being overweight or obese can lead to a buildup of plaque in your arteries. Eventually, an area of plaque can rupture, causing a blood clot to form.
If the clot is close to your brain, it can block the flow of blood and oxygen to your brain and cause a stroke. The risk of having a stroke rises as BMI increases.

Type 2 Diabetes

Diabetes is a disease in which the body's blood glucose, or blood sugar, level is too high. Normally, the body breaks down food into glucose and then carries it to cells throughout the body. The cells use a hormone called insulin to turn the glucose into energy.
In type 2 diabetes, the body's cells don't use insulin properly. At first, the body reacts by making more insulin. Over time, however, the body can't make enough insulin to control its blood sugar level.
Diabetes is a leading cause of early death, CHD, stroke, kidney disease, and blindness. Most people who have type 2 diabetes are overweight.

Abnormal Blood Fats

If you're overweight or obese, you're at increased risk of having abnormal levels of blood fats. These include high levels of triglycerides and LDL ("bad") cholesterol and low levels of HDL ("good") cholesterol.
Abnormal levels of these blood fats are a risk factor for CHD. For more information about triglycerides and LDL and HDL cholesterol, go to the Health Topics High Blood Cholesterolarticle.

Metabolic Syndrome

Metabolic syndrome is the name for a group of risk factors that raises your risk for heart disease and other health problems, such as diabetes and stroke.
You can develop any one of these risk factors by itself, but they tend to occur together. A diagnosis of metabolic syndrome is made if you have at least three of the following risk factors:

• A large waistline. This is called abdominal obesity or "having an apple shape." Having extra fat in the waist area is a greater risk factor for CHD than having extra fat in other parts of the body, such as on the hips.
• A higher than normal triglyceride level (or you're on medicine to treat high triglycerides).
• A lower than normal HDL cholesterol level (or you're on medicine to treat low HDL cholesterol).
• Higher than normal blood pressure (or you're on medicine to treat high blood pressure).
• Higher than normal fasting blood sugar (or you're on medicine to treat diabetes).

Cancer

Being overweight or obese raises your risk for colon, breast, endometrial, and gallbladder cancers.

Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis is a common joint problem of the knees, hips, and lower back. The condition occurs if the tissue that protects the joints wears away. Extra weight can put more pressure and wear on joints, causing pain.

Sleep Apnea

Sleep apnea is a common disorder in which you have one or more pauses in breathing or shallow breaths while you sleep.
A person who has sleep apnea may have more fat stored around the neck. This can narrow the airway, making it hard to breathe.

Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome

Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is a breathing disorder that affects some obese people. In OHS, poor breathing results in too much carbon dioxide (hypoventilation) and too little oxygen in the blood (hypoxemia).
OHS can lead to serious health problems and may even cause death.

Reproductive Problems

Obesity can cause menstrual issues and infertility in women.

Gallstones

Gallstones are hard pieces of stone-like material that form in the gallbladder. They're mostly made of cholesterol. Gallstones can cause stomach or back pain.
People who are overweight or obese are at increased risk of having gallstones. Also, being overweight may result in an enlarged gallbladder that doesn't work well.

Overweight and Obesity-Related Health Problems in Children and Teens

Overweight and obesity also increase the health risks for children and teens. Type 2 diabetes once was rare in American children, but an increasing number of children are developing the disease.
Also, overweight children are more likely to become overweight or obese as adults, with the same disease risks."

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Most Improved Time!

So excited!  I improved my mile timed run/jog!!  I was assessed in the end of October and by November 20 improved my mile run/jog by 2 min 50 seconds!  I have been working on fitness and doing several different types of workouts.  I use Herbalife for my nutritional needs and my results have been fantastic!  I feel great!  Getting proper nutrition and losing fat and gaining muscle in the most healthy way is so super exciting.  I am a wellness coach and have the tools to help YOU with your weight loss/management/fitness goals.  Let's get together soon and I will help you on your journey.  Life is too precious to put up with health issues.  Most of our health issues are diet related so I'm excited to share the Cellular Nutrition that Herbalife offers.  Herbalife does not claim to treat, diagnose, prevent or cure disease, but when you give your body GREAT nutrition at the cellular level, it can do amazing things!  Our bodies are meant to heal themselves.  Give it the tools it needs with Herbalife.  It is a beautiful thing!  Herbalife Customer Order site

 

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Did you know that there is money to be made in being an Herbalife Independent Distributor/Wellness Coach?  Yes, there is.  When you get great results, it's exciting, right?  That's the key to being successful distribution of Herbalife products!  Your Results!!  Get on an Herbalife plan, get your results story and get talking to people about it.  And, all you need is the beginning of results.. Even if you are not at your level 10 best results, you CAN share the promise of the future with anyone.  "I can see that these products will help me lose the weight I need to lose!  Would you get started and take this journey with me?"  A simple invitation!  Then, invite others to share this business opportunity to share products with their friends and teach others how to share with their friends, and so on and so on.  "I can see that this company will be the vehicle to propel me to financial freedom and a lifestyle I can only dream about!  Will you take a look?"  Then get to a presentation or give the person you invited the Herbalife Opportunity Meeting presentation yourself!   Doable!  Easy?  Sometimes not.   There is so much to learn about Herbalife and so much to do.  I love the training system we have available to us.  Plugging into the training and bringing people with you is key.  If you want to build your own royalties (and you thought only rock starts got royalties!) then you all you have to do is bring people into the business and show them how to get to meetings, plan events, invite and share.  Make your business what you want it to be.  Duplicate what's already in place, but when you find out what's in place, that's when the magic happens.  I haven't missed a monthly corporate training since getting serious about working this Herbalife business.  Who do you know that needs to make extra $$?  Herbalife has a plan!  Get ahold of me when you are ready, no, get ahold of me NOW for your business plan!  I can help you work for yourself, part time, and earn extra $$ now and build for your financial future.  Takes discipline and a daily method or plan of operation.  Business doesn't grow unless you work it daily.  YOU can do it though, many, many people do it every month and keep it rolling.  I love Herbalife products and the business.  If you are wearing a branded shirt, say 'Monster' brand, or 'Red Bull' brand, do you get paid for that?  I get PAID for wearing my Herbalife branded shirts!  I promote my own business!  Why not get in on that?  Ready!  Promote Yourself to a higher level of being, feeling and living!  alainamun@hotmail.com to get started.  Serious inquiries and I'll show you the opportunity and plug YOU IN!  Let's go! 

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Reduce Body Fat %

This is how I plan on reducing my fat%!  My personal trainer laid this plan out for me and I'm going for it. I will weigh in weekly and do my fat% to be sure it's going in the right direction. Awesome that my personal trainer happens to be my husband.  I am on my way. Takes hard work, commitment, accountability and motivation. My motivation is clear. I want to be at my Level 10 results so I can keep teaching others how to reach their goals, whatever they are. Weight Loss, Fat Loss, gain more energy, get healthier - all achievable through Herbalife's nutrition plans and free personal coaching. Want to start your journey?  Want to get better results with your plan?  Contact me. www.goherbalife.com/alaina.  It's Aug 1st a brand new month, a brand new focus!  

Getting Real

Ok, getting real with myself.  Accountability and all.. set an example and do MY best.  I just did a body scan on myself.  It's been a while.  I have some serious work to do!  I am not happy with this.  I know I can improve, so not worried, but wow, didn't realize I was like this right now.  I'm good with the size that I am, size 6, but I had no idea that my body fat % was so high!  I've been slacking and backsliding.  So... this is the real part here.  My body fat is 38.2% (Yuck it was at 31.4 in Jan) and muscle mass is 25.0%   At least my internal body age is one less year than I really am.. 50.  My resting metabolic rate is 1308.  I will work hard and keep these stats updated for me and anyone who wants to watch me change.  :)   My goal is to have my bodyfat % at between 21%-26% so I have a lot of work to do.  Another goal of mine is to lose 17 more pounds.  I am 5'3" and want to weigh 120. 

I have cut out eating sugar and I think that's a big part of what's going on.  My fat% went up because I haven't been paying attention to the amount of sugar I was eating.  I haven't had sugar for a week now so we'll see the numbers change.  Unfortunately I injured my knee running the other day and I'm having to rest that.  No running or even walking for now.  It hurts and I've never had knee problems before.  This is hard.  I'm hoping that it will heal, I'll give it time, then I'll start brisk walking again and doing spin and elliptical again.   I haven't been to the gym regularly for a few weeks and wow does it show.  I'm still in a size 6, but my weight and fat % is unacceptable to me.  Time to get on the plan more seriously.  I have the tools.  I will journal my food on www.ichange.com/coach/alainamun regularly.  Eat 1200 good calories of clean foods.  Enjoy two healthy meal shakes a day.  Get my 70-99 gr protein a day.  Get my 25 gr fiber a day.  Drink plenty of fluids a day.   Get a good night's rest everynight.  I will do those things and I'll body scan weekly and keep this blog updated. 

I have set a goal to exercise for 30 minutes 4 times a week.  Fat burning here we go! 

I CAN and WILL reach my goals!