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Success or Failure : The Power of Association

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Have you ever associated something you think of as a fond memory with something you do regularly to feel good? Or by contrast, have you ever had a negative memory that kept you from doing something positive? Interestingly, I have both fond memories and negative associations with going to the gym. My home gym during 2009-2011 was a place in which I regained my health after 5 years of putting my health on hold while putting myself through nursing school. It is a place where I found my athletic side, passion for fitness and nutrition, and began to nurture my body in every way possible. However, little did I realize that it had become a part of me that was fully resting on perfect life balance. The moment my life took a few big changes, my health again went right away to the back burner. I returned to school to achieve my Bachelors in Nursing, started an RN Case Management position with a local hospital, moved into an apartment I hated…understanding it was only temporary …

Exercising too much? Eating too little?

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When starting a new workout routine or diet, it is important to remember that your body needs a certain amount of calories each day just to breathe, for your heart to beat, your brain to function, for you simply to wake up and exist. Sure, one may have “plenty of fat” to burn as fuel, but if you aren’t careful, you could burn through your muscle by sending your body into “starvation mode”. Starvation mode is a name given to your body’s ability to hang onto and store fat, in preparation of inadequate intake. This may allow you to lose some weight, and you might be encouraged at first…that what you are doing is really working. If you inadequately nourish your body, any weight loss that occurs, may leave you unable to achieve the lean body you are hoping for. Effects of under eating will slow your metabolism and because muscle burns far more calories at rest than fat, you could be sabotaging all your hard work. Meeting your goal will be better achieved by …