Persevere And You will Reach Your Goals

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day:  About 4 months ago, I decided to get serious with myself and enroll into my own Wellness Program...heck, if it works for all my patients, why wouldn't I want to do it as well???  Today, I'm once again wearing my very expensive and fabulous summer Armani Collezione pants suit - the one I got too fat to fit into for a few years.  The take home message here:  stick to your guns, persevere and stay with your Wellness Program.  If you're lost and don't know what to do to get fit and healty, call or email my office and I'll enroll you into my Wellness Program...it works!
917-701-7582  k@kmondesire.com

It's Fall and Time to Have Fun

I'm ready for all the action; I've worked hard for months to get limber, trimmer, leaner and meaner and now it's time to put some of the garden to sleep and prepare to do most of my exercising indoors.  This equates to more playtime!  If you've been outdoors all summer, working hard in the garden, exercising and eating right, then you're about ready to engage in colder weather activities.  Very often, we shun the cold and 'hibernate' ourselves indoors during the cooler months.  Weight gain, depression and lethargy often result from the lack of activity. 

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day:  This year, do what I'm doing....embracing the cold (even though I despise cold weather) and getting into some fun activities.  I gotta tell ya....this side car is a scream!!!

Eating Disorders Part 3 - Binge Eating

Well now...before you say to yourself, "I've been so good this week - been to the gym, worked out, dieted and turned down the bread and sweets; I think I'll go out Friday night and whoop it up"......read on!


The last part of this week's Eating Disorders Series will deal with Binge Eating. ROAED has defined Binge Eating as: individuals who consume large quantities of food in a short amount of time. However, these individuals do not use compensatory behavior in an attempt to eliminate their food. Prevalence of binge eating disorder is on the rise. Now, after working so hard all week to stay on track and workout to have a healthy body, why would you mess it all up by eating a whole box of cookies or whole chocolate cake?

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day: You've worked hard all week and you deserve to be nice to yourself. So, if it's a sweet tooth that does it for you, go to the finest pastry shoppe in town, order a beautiful piece of pastry with a lovely cup of coffee, tea or other beverage. Sit down and take your time to enjoy that one piece of pastry. You'll be satisfied and feel like you've truly indulged yourself. Plan to take a long walk, bicycle ride or some other type of light aerobic activity afterward. Remember, sugar is like rocket fuel to the body, so you might as well burn it off! But most of all, what YOU see in the mirror is what counts most. A healthy, well maintained body is a beautiful body. You don't have to be 6ft tall with flamingo legs, or have abs of steel. A healthy, toned body that's healthy and happy on the inside will radiate to the outside for the whole world to see!! If you don't think you can do all this on your own, enroll yourself today in my Wellness Program. Together, we will get you going on your journey to a healthy and beautiful/handsome you!
917-701-7582
k@kmondesire.com

courtesy:  http://www.roaed.org/index.php?nav=4&subnav=7

Laughter and Love Are Great Medicine

Today is Nurse Sooki's 14th Birthday!!!!  Let's all send my trusty clinic therapy dog best wishes for 14 more years of adventure!!  My favorite furry friend is getting grilled fish and chicken today...two of her favorites!
Sooki's healthy tip of the day:  fatty omega 3 fish is great for the joints, digestion, skin and hair.  Take it from the Blonde Bombshell (and that ain't me!), she's been getting her fish, chicken, beef, occassional rabbit, duck and rooster along with fruits, veggies and salads for years....no wonder I'm broke!  She eats me outta house and home.  But, Nurse Sooki Sez:  Eat well, exercise, love, laugh and get lots of physical petting and hugging - you'll live long, happy and healthy!  And let's not forget....some good street garbage and junk food every once in a while does wonders for all of us!
Take it from the dog....she knows best!

Check out Nurse Sooki Sez:  Woofs of Wisdom From the Nurse Dog of Wall Street, available at http://www.blurb.com/.  It's Nurse Sooki's very own book about her Tales on Wall Street as a Therapy Dog!!

Life & Health Coaching

All of us need a coach, no matter what sport or activity we undertake.  We have a personal trainer, a baseball coach, a dance coach, a public speaking coach...so why don't you have a health and life coach???

Total Health and Life Coaching are available for you to make your life a fabulous one!
So telephone or email my office today and find out how Health and Life Coaching can make all the difference in your daily living!!
917-701-7582
k@kmondesire.com

So, What Am I Eating For Breakfast and How's That Knee????

Many of you ask me what I eat for breakfast and what my daily food intake is now that I'm on my way to health and fitness. O.K., here's a typical day:
Breakfast:  1 scoop low carb protein with 8oz skim milk and 2 tblspns of flaxseed oil.
Midmorning:  an orange, or a half a grapefruit, or a banana
Lunch:  2 oz lean protein with a handmade salad.  Dressing is a tblspn of olive oil with either balsamic vinegar or fresh squeezed lemon.
Midafternoon snack:  a bit of peanutbutter and honey on a flatbread and a fruit.
Dinner:  3 oz protein, dark leafy greens (hot or cold) and a green vegetable.  Maybe a flatbread or 1/2pita (since I'm a breadaholic).
Beverages:  I usually have a cup of coffee in the morning...or not.  I drink a pitcher of green tea during the day, plus lots of fresh water and at dinnertime, either seltzer with fresh lemon/lime or water.
That's basically the plan.
Today, it is 29 days since my knee surgery and my wonderful and talented surgeon tells me I'm doing just great!  We are going to add a minitrampolene to the mix and I'm bound for the elliptical machine!  Today, I wore real shoes (2.5" heel) and so far, so good!  Stairs are still a bit challenging but we both feel that within another 4 weeks, I might just be seen running again in the downtown area with my trusty dog, Sooki!
What's the secret to the success so far???  Acupuncture and laser for the knee, lots of physical therapy exercises that I do everyday, and proper diet.
Someone asked me today if it is true that acupuncture really works for diet.  YES!!!!  Acupuncture and herbal pills can stimulate thyroid function and boost the metabolism.  It can help drain excess fluid, reduce appetitie and clear toxins from the body that trap fats in the body.
Call or email me if you are interested in my 12 week total health program for Fitness!  It's worked quite well for many of my patients and can work for you too!!

Swim, Sweat and Sun For Good Health

I just spent 5 wonderful days in South Florida swimming in a salt water pool, sweating it up in the gym, playing golf and eating remarkably well for being on holiday.  Those 'fat' pants were fitting a bit better and after the end of the five days, my knee is feeling much, much more improved!
 
Here's your tip of the day:  swimming is great exercise and quite therapeutic for those suffering from joint pain.  When done with proper form, swimming can give you a great aerobic workout, without impact to the joints.  All body parts are worked while you're in the water and if you mix up your strokes, you'll avoid becoming bored by doing repetitive laps.  So, if you can get to a pool, mix up your workout and take a dip!  Take along a friend and swim side by side...companionship in the water is fun and keeps the pace going.

If you are suffering from joint pain from injury or you have arthritis, come in for a treatment...acupuncture and low level laser therapy are highly effective for the treatment of these pathologies.

The warm weather is coming and so is Spring!!!  So, start getting busy and get healthy!s

36 DAYS TO TOTAL WELL BEING AND HEALTH

I'm committing myself to the next 36 days to getting back into fighting condition, losing at least 10lbs and getting back into my summer clothing.  I realized that this past Wednesday was Fat Tuesday and hence, it is the Lenten season for Catholics.  40 days of reflection, contemplation and sacrificing something that means much to a person in preparation for their season of rebirth and resurrection.
I am not a Catholic, but having had knee surgery 2 weeks ago and being in the journey of rehab, I've realized that over the past two years, I've 'let myself go'.  The shocker was to try on a pair of 'fat' pants and realizing that they are now barely fitting!!!  I turned around and looked in the mirror and realized where all that good food and no running has gone...guess!?
So I am committing myself to getting back into fighting form over the next 36 days, losing at least 10 of the 20lbs I've put on in the past two years and at least getting those 'fat pants' to be loose.   As some people will celebrate Easter and rejuventation, I will celebrate Spring and being in tip top health again!  Then, my goal will be the final 10 and commit to keeping it off and keeping fit for life!
I started this committment yesterday, Sunday, because most people start a lifestyle change on a Monday...DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT!!  Don't wait for the doomed Monday to roll around, start your own road to great health today!!!
Begin with looking inside yourself and finding out who you really are, what makes you 'tick', and who you know you can be - and that's your very best!
So, over the next 36 days, I will be giving you tips on detox, diet, exercise, mental stability in tough times and yes...my own progress - the trials and tribulations of the journey.
I might not ever be in the ring to fight again, but there is no reason why I can't look and feel like a champion once again!!
Stay tuned and let's all get involved with this one!