I am a life time member of Weight Watchers and have gone back to classes off and on over the years to get myself back on track. I have great respect for this program. It was sitting in a weight watcher's class at our church that God spoke to me about my spiritual needs regarding this continual discouragement with weight. And that was the beginning of the vision for 3D. God knew that Christians and people with faith needed something more to motivate them to deal with these pratical issues in their lives. So 3D happened.
A member of one of our pilot groups this past fall sent me the article about the WHOLE PERSON concern of weight watchers. The big difference for us in YOUR WHOLE LIFE PROGRAM is that we take very seriously the spiritual needs of the individual and make that an intricate part of the program.
We are about to start a new year and I invite you to journey along side of me. It is the post diet era......it is the non dieting mentality ......and again God has brought forward a program to speak to that understanding. It's called YOUR WHOLE LIFE.
Weight Watchers is concerned about the whole person.
self-discipline may reduce Alzheimer's risk
This headline caught my attention. It came off NewScientist.com news service. This came from a study with Catholic nuns and priests over a 12 year period. "The most conscientious and self-disciplined individuals were found to be 89% less likely to develop this form of dementia than their peers over the course of the study" It also said that previous studies suggest that exercise and intellectural stimulation can decrease the risk of Alzheimer's.
Another good reason for me to keep up my spiritual discplines as well as the challenges in the new Whole Life Program concerning food and exercise. I am always looking for encouraging facts like this to give strength to my spiritual desires.
And God is always faithful allowing me to stumble onto an article or a program on television or radio.
Have a good week!
Keep Walking!
Recently I read an article in the Boston Globe stating that wearing a pedometer is an unusually good motivator to get people to walk more. The device "is a great little motivator" said Stanford University internist and lead author Dr. Dena M. Bravata. "I never anticipated such a small intervention could have such a big effect" The research says that wearing a peometer leads to weight loss and lower blood pressure.
It has been one year since I attached that little device to my waist band and I can personally tell you that it works! The great thing about this is that I am never putting myself down about what I didn't do in the way of exercise. Instead at the end of the day if my numbers are too low I just get up and do 10 minutes on the tread mill or I go to the grocery store and park further out in the lot and walk up and down every aisle. You guessed it by bedtime my steps have doubled or tripled by doing things I had to do anyway.
So keep walking.
Lighten Up!
Those of us who have been caught in the web of dieting, low self image, and more often than not, feeling like a failure need to "lighten up". I am slightly embarrassed after all these years of knowing a personal God who offers so much, to admit that I still take myself way too seriously.
In December there will be the release of a new book entitled Your Whole Life: The 3D plan for Eating Right, Living Well, and Loving God. I am the author and alongside of me is Maggie Davis, nutritionist personified! Together, we are addressing the passions of our hearts. But that is a book and this is a blog... so I intend to "lighten up" on my blog.
By day I work at a Christian publishing firm in the marketing department. By night I am a wife, a mother, a grandmother and a care giver. And at my church I oversee the buildings and grounds by providing people to help dust, vacuum, plant flowers, take out air conditioners, make jams and jellies, and help the quilting guild when necessary. So in one day (like today) I have talked to a world famous illustrator, emailed a major magazine editor about an interview, worked on an exhibit at St. John the Divine cathedral in New York City, and found 15 people to do a major planting at church this afternoon and eight people to dust and vacuum the church tonight. Bored I am not!
Sitting about six inches from me is my best friend, Brittany. She has a chair next to my desk and I just run my hand through her beautiful white hair, then scratch her back, and everything feels better to me. She is a coton de tulear dog who is about to celebrate her fourth birthday. Pretty fancy breed name for such a sweet face with big black eyes - but in two seconds she lightens up my life.
This blog is to help me lighten up and I hope it will help you do the same.
Welcome New Members
My name is Jennifer Lynch. I work at the 3D office, and I am also starting a 3D group with some friends. I plan to follow along with Carol and Maggie during the online group, which begins this week.