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Most people think that I must be very "diciplined" or have loads of "will power".  Well, not really.  I've just managed, over time, to associate what I eat with how I'm going to feel after I eat it.  I go to a networking meeting every Friday and sometime, one of the members will wave a donut in front of my face thinking he's torturing me.  I look at that donut and I feel low blood sugar, a pain in my tooth and a sore on my tongue, which is what that thing will give me if I eat it.  I see a slice of pizza as burning indigestion followed by a day spent in the bathroom.  Seriously, no temptation here!  I'm guessing that the average, out of shape, American doesn't associate these feelings that, I'm sure, they DO get with what they are eating and the feelings are probably a normal part of their everyday life.

Now,  when I look at a plate of vegetables and lean protien or a bowl of fresh fruit, I feel energy, excitement and all my plumbing working great and flowing freely.  I look at that food and I WANT it and it FEELS good.

There is more to YOU than your emotions and your mouth.  Every other part of your body is still part of YOU and it is looking for you to feed it food that will help it function.  When you feed it other "things", it doesn't know what to do with them so it wreaks havoc like a child having a tantrum and you continue to be hungry because the body is still not getting what it needs.

This "mind/body connection" is not something I was born with or a miracle gift or anything.  I began eating properly about 30 years ago.  After eating the right foods for a period of approximately six weeks, I starting functioning better than ever and feeling better than ever and when I did eat the other "things" I really felt the difference and this is when the "mind/body connection began.

Five years ago, I got myself into a business that kept me so busy that I had difficulty staying on track.  I was frequently on the road and had to eat whatever was around.  My body changed a bit and it wasn't good.  I decided that I didn't want to live this way, so I went back to eating the way my body likes and this mind/body connection got even stronger.

I believe that those of us who mangaged to get themselves in shape and stay that way have developed this connection and I believe that many more people can do this.  Keep the mind open with food.  Try new things.  Feed your body what it wants.  It will reward you in so many ways.  Eating right is not a deprivation.  It is an INDULGENCE!

Being in the health insurance field in the last four years, I heard a lot of frightening comments such as, "I'm turning 30 so that means I'll be needing prescriptions soon." AAAARRRGGGH!  It never ceases to amaze me how people are so willing to give in to old age and illness.  People don't eat right, don't exercise and when health problems arise, they run to their doctor who readily puts them on prescriptions which take care of their symptoms (not the underlying problem which is bad food and lack of exercise) and build up in thier liver.  After being on the "pill road" for several years, they start to take on the shape of the pill bottles.  The neck disappears, the waist thickens, due to all the build up of toxins, the spine and legs get weak and they all look like little "jars".

Because I am 55 and I don't look like a little "jar", people always ask me what I do.  I always give them the whole rundown and 9 out of 10 times, they say, "Oh, I don't have time."  Or, "I couldn't possibly do that."  I did notice that most of these people have time to get their nails done or sit in front of the TV and have a beer.  Let me ask you ladies; If you are in shape, who's going to look at your hands?  And guys with the beer; beer is made from hops.  Hops promote estrogen (female hormones) production in the body.  You are making yourself into a "girly man."  As far as "couldn't possibly do that", you can do SOMETHING.  Start small and do a little every day and you will get there.  Try the 10 minute trainer.  Just go for a 30 minute walk in the morning or afternoon.  Eat some REAL food i.e. fruit, vegetables, lean meat, chicken or fish.  Drink WATER.  It won't kill you.  Really.  I'm still alive.  I'm very alive and I love living and I love living well and feeling good and having energy and having more money because when you're in shape, you can look good in Walmart clothes.

Please folks.  I feel so sad when I see little jars walking around.  Do yourself a favor!