Healthy Living Program - Week #3
Coaching Post
Congratulations - you are HALF WAY THROUGH!
We hope you are feeling GREAT! Be proud of yourself. Lifestyle changes don't just happen over night.
REMINDER!
This post contains Tips on
- Handling cravings
- Additional supplements that can ramp up your results
- Staying the course to continue all you have worked hard to accomplish so far
- Getting creative with your meals and recipes
Breaking the Cycle of Food Cravings
What is a food craving?
Definition: A food craving is an intense desire to consume a specific food, stronger than normal hunger. There is no single explanation for food cravings and they can range from the following:
1. Foods that are high in fats, carbohydrates and glucose (chocolate, sweets) affect the brain centers for appetite to produce endorphins and interactions with the opioid system in the brain triggering an addictive effect. The consumer of the glucose feels the urge to consume more glucose, much like an alcoholic, because the brain has become conditioned to release "happy hormones" every time glucose is present. This essentially means that the brain physically changes when it becomes used to consuming a mass quantity of a certain chemical so that the brain can release the highest quantity of "happy hormones" as possible. Emotional Eaters are not emotional eaters...it is your brain telling you it wants HAPPY HORMONES.
2. When we consume foods that are not clean (foods that provide nutrients and fuel for the body, the body remains “unsatisfied" creating a craving for the "fuel" that is STILL needed even after eating sometimes a large amount of “food.”
What these statements say is that craving for a food is a TRUE PHYSICAL RESPONSE FROM YOUR BODY and it is affecting how you eat. It’s not just in your head! You’re not imagining it.
If you often find yourself with deep food cravings, or being ruled by those cravings, do give yourself some grace and time to adjust to this program and what it can help you do.
Cravings are an actual physical response you are having. However, this does not release you from the responsibility to do something about it and make the great choices you know you can make! Know that YOU can keep taking steps towards a healthier life. Knowing how cravings work, you can make better choices to break the cycle and know you can beat it.
You have now been empowered to start the journey towards changing the physical response you might be having. Every day that you eat clean and stick to the detox plan, you are making the choice to change. You will RETRAIN your brain to crave healthy foods. The more healthy choices you make, the more your body realizes it feels so good when you do! Your body will want more of those happy hormones instead and you will enjoy a life full of energy, health, and VITALITY.
Enhance Results with Evolution Metabolism Boost & Full Control
Metabolism Boost provides 400 mg per day of green coffee bean extract, which in a clinical trial was shown to help study participants manage their weight. It also contains a blend of targeted botanicals to help support metabolism. 60 Tablets/30 Days. You can take this up to 2 times a day before meals.
Full Control: Keep cravings at bay with this tasty, kiwi-watermelon flavored powder. The key ingredient glucomannan expands to help you feel full and help support weight management and GI health. Helps support blood sugar and cholesterol levels already within the normal range. You can take this up to 3 times a day before or in between meals. 90 Servings/30 Days
For more information about the products and to see real results click on the links below.
Q. What is thermogenesis?
A. Thermogenesis is the production of body heat. It is an important part of the
metabolic rate, and science has shown that supporting thermogenesis results in an increase in energy use.
Q. How does Full Control work?
A. Full Control is formulated with glucomannan, a unique fiber from the konjac root that
expands when added to water. By mixing the powder with 8 oz. of water, the fiber begins to expand within minutes, making it important to drink immediately. Once consumed, the fiber continues to expand and helps you feel full, which helps support weight management.
Q. How does Svetol (green coffee bean extract) in Metabolism Boost help support weight management?
A. Svetol has been shown to reduce the absorption of glucose in the small intestine, which may help support weight management.
Q. Do I have to use Arbonne Evolution products with Arbonne Essentials products?
A. Arbonne Evolution products are formulated to help support your weight management
goals. To complement your (weight management) goals, we recommend combining with Arbonne Essentials products to support a healthy lifestyle.
Additional Tip - The Benefits of Alkaline Broth
Adopting an alkaline diet will help strengthen the immune system and ward off disease. A diet that contains alkaline broth and other alkaline foods can help treat and prevent lack of energy, acid reflux, nasal congestion, frequent colds and flu, headaches, anxiety and cysts.
An alkaline diet may also help prevent kidney stones and osteoporosis. Also, because the body stores acid in fat cells, consuming a diet high in acid can result in the production of more fat. According to Better Body Wellness, many people have found that an alkaline diet helps them to shed excess fat.
Following is a great recipe:
Yield: 2.5 quarts.
Ingredients
4 quarts spring water (Add vegetables you like!)
Example Recipe
3 medium sweet potatoes, diced
4 carrots, cubed
2 medium onions, chopped
1 small beet, diced
3 stalks celery, chopped
1 bunch parsley, finely chopped
1 bunch kale or other green leafy vegetable
2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
2 teaspoons dried, flaked dulse (seaweed)
1 sheet nori or kombu
Pinch of sage
For a little spice add a hot pepper
Instructions:
Wash and scrub all vegetables. Do not peel if organic. Bring water to a boil. Add vegetables; bring back to a boil, then turn heat down to simmer. Cover the pot. Simmer the veggies for several hours. Remove ⅔ cup of vegetables, blend in blender, and mix with some broth to make a puree to eat with meals or mix to thicken other soups/full of fiber. Strain the broth ~ it is alkaline and rich in minerals, especially potassium, which can be flushed out of the body when taking extra liquids. Sip broth between meals. Enjoy!
Sharing the Knowledge & Your Experience!
If you're enjoying the results of this program and know people who would also benefit from cleaning up their health habits, we encourage you to share your successes with them. We'd love to have them join us in in our next month's program!
We are here to support you and anyone who may join you to continue on! Ask your Consultant for details and how to help others who may want to feel as incredible as you are already feeling.
Won't it be wonderful for your friends, family and co-workers to enjoy a new surge of energy, overall wellness, and weight loss if that's a goal? Your knowledge and experience is truly a gift and we encourage you to share it!
CONGRATULATIONS!
