Artslim, weight, life, health management, information.

 
 
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I am promoring this package of two life coaching sessions, all proceeds go to the Hope From Ashes charity to assist those rebuilding their lives after the Toodyay Fires of December 2009

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Life-Coaching-Two-Sessions_W0QQitemZ300394611814QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Education_Learning?hash=item45f0ea0466


Two personal Life Coaching Sessions ( Each session 60 minutes)  Face to face or phone coaching - Phone Coaching costs are incurred by client -  SKYPE is an option.
 Life Coaching sessions at  Inner Rhythm with Sherry Davies- Selak has written for magazines and is a reiki Master Teacher and NLP Trainer

Just as there is fitness for the body there is also emotional/ mental fitness for the brain. Life coaching is just that. If you are feeling stuck and need help to move forward... Learn the things successful people do. Learning how to use precise language, clear thinking and relevant action, you can create the life you have always wanted. Get rid of limiting ideas and beliefs forever. Blow out negative emotions, self sabotage and procrastination.
Find out what it is you REALLY want.

Donated by Inner Rhythm

Hope from Ashes

The Hope From Ashes auction will run online starting on the date of the benefit concert with new items being put up daily over the next week.  This online auction will raise awareness and funds and give people the opportunity to contribute and help Toodyay people who are rebuilding after the fire.

We have tried to gather together a range of diverse and high quality items and services that in some way reflect the diversity and creativity of the Toodyay community. In finding a gift for yourself you will be giving to the Toodyay community and we hope the excitement and high energy of the auction will be uplifting and inspiring in its way.

The auction has the Hope From Ashes flavour celebrating and demonstrating the generosity, positivity and support that has flowed so readily for and within the Toodyay community.

As well as people from Perth many local Toodyay businesses and individuals have also contributed to the auction, some although deeply affected by the fires through loss of home or workplace. Artworks, craft items, trips away, fantastic meals and even life coaching sessions, massages, motoring items, clothing and collectors plates are just a few of the amazing items we can offer you. The list grows every day so “no napping” or you may miss a fabulous item…which is just what you need!

We hope you will enjoy the items on offer and we hope you have fun whilst you bid big as we pull together to raise much needed funds for the survivors of the Toodyay Bushfires.

If you wish to make a donation in person, please use the following Bendigo Bank details. Thank you.


Hope from Ashes
BSB: 633 000
Account: 139 064 364
 
 
I have just reopened the motivational fridge magnet section of the artslim website.  All the art work images are the the work of myself, Kathy Shell.  You can discover more about me as the artist, in my A Creative Life Blog, at http://www.kathy-shell.net web site and there are even more fridge magnets available through my women,words,works blog and http://www.fridgemagnetart.com website.

Postage for these motivational fridge magnets is free for any quantity for Australian clients and International clients only need to purchase four or more fridge magnets, to receive free shipping costs.

I would love to hear your own motivational quotes, if you would like to share them through the comment section, everyone will be able to enjoy them :-). Thanks.
 
 
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The 7 secrets of long term weight management
  • Keep a diary, tracking what you eat and drink and how much exercise you do is the key to understanding your 'energy equation'.
    I tend to keep a running tally of calories, 'in my head', if I am successfuly managing my weight. If I find I am slipping, I quickly revert to writing everything down to make sure I am not underestimating or not counting anything.
  • Eat breakfast A good breakfast kick-starts your metabolism and helps curb your mid-morning hunger pangs, making it the most important meal of the day. Many trainers recomend that breakfast should be 400 to 600 calories. I eat, mueslie, skim milk, low fat unsweetened yogurt, fruit and a few almnds on top. It is delicious ad the serve size I have is 400 calories and that and my  skim milk coffee and fruit mid morning snack is 600 calories sconsumed in the morning.

  • Be active daily Exercising for up to an hour a day is the ultimate way to manage your weight and feel revitalised. 

  • Weigh and measure Weighing in once a week and taking your body measurements monthly will provide you with motivational evidence of your weight loss.  I focus on the monthy weight, not the weekly fluctuations.

  • Limit takeaway Takeaway and fast food can still be enjoyed as part of your weight-loss program, but in a controlled, healthy way. I use very little pre packaged, pre made food, they are hidden sources of corn syrup and hydrogenated fats which I try to avoid.

  • Be consistent Being good in the week and bad at weekends is a common eating strategy, however research shows that consistency is key.

  • Jump on rebounds Regains are a normal part of weight mangement, but the secret is to jump on them immediately and go back to basics.

 
 
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It is imposible to overdose on Vitamin D from sunshine. Sadly with all our protecting our skin from the sun's harmful rays many of us are now Vitamin D deficient. Many obese people do not manurfacture enough Vitamin D through the skin and need suplimentation.
A recent study of the Vitamin D levels of obese men and women over a 11 week period prior to beginning a calorie restricted diet, and during and after this diet showed a strong relationship to healthy high levels of Vit D and successful dieting.

For every  increment increase in the Vitamin D level in the dieting study participant, it was found they lost half a pound more weight.

Having higher levels of Vitamin D at the start of the diet also resulted in greater loss of abdominal fat. This abdominal fat being the most dangerous due to it's link to diabetes and heart disease.

Another potential piece to the weight loss puzzle was unveiled recently when researchers discovered there may be a link between vitamin D levels and shedding pounds.

Dr. Shalamar Sibley, an assistant professor of medicine at the university of Minnesota cautioned that more controlled clinical trials are needed to see if Vit D supplements will have any benefit in helping people loose weight during diets.

Excess levels of Vitamin D are toxic and any Vitamin D level taken as a supplement is best taken only after a blood test to make sure it is required.  Vitamin D3 is the safest supplement to take and most people absorb adequate Vitamin D through an average of 15 minutes a day (variable by time of year and time of day) from the sun with highly pigmented people needing up to 10 times more sun exposure to absorb the same amount of Vitamin D as a fair skinned person.  It is impossible to overdose on Vitamin D from  sunshine.  

I have just had my Vitamin D levels checked lin May 2019,  they were very low and I needed  to supplement under doctors and dietitian advice. In September 2009, they were at the low side of normal, I will re check them again soon and hope to be in the medium to high side of the normal range. I still take Vittamin D3 on dieticians recomendation. 

Remember that excess Vitamin D is toxic and do not self medicate.
 
 
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The Giveaway:

In conjunction with Mummified Times Five, I am giving away up to $1000 worth of Maimeri Classico oil paints!

Each prize pack includes 10 tubes of Maimeri Classico paints valued at $9.55 each…so with free postage, that’s a prize pack valued at over $100!! And we have 10 packs to give away!!

To enter, all you need to do is:

-comment on any post ON EACH of Kathy Shell’s blogs (listed in my blog side bar and below):

http://www.artslim.org/
http://www.cards-art.com/
http://www.kathy-shell.net/
http://www.doggiesblog.com/
http://www.gray-nomad.com/
http://www.bloggermuse.com/
http://www.functional-art.net/
http://www.postcards-art.com/
http://www.campfire-yarns.com/
http://www.fridgemagnetart.com/
- then go to the competition post at

http://mummifiedtimesfive.net/2010/02/01/spotlight-on-kathy-shell-giveaway/

and say why you would like to win a 10 pack of Maimeri Classico paints.

(Both steps are mandatory to be in the running to win this prize)

Giveaway finishes 15 Feb 2010   
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I am promoting this auction because it is a fantastic way to raise funds for a worthy cause and to bid on something of benefit for those interested in fitness in the Perth, Western Australia, area.  Please take a look.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Fitness-Screening-and-Personal-Training-Session_W0QQitemZ300392602442QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Sport_Exercise_Fitness_Workout_Instructional?hash=item45f0cb5b4a


Health & Fitness Lifestyle Screening (90min) AND Personal Training Session (60min), all proceeds go to the Hope From Ashes charity to assist those rebuilding their lives after the Toodyay Fires of December 2009

Hope from Ashes


Health & Fitness Lifestyle Screening (90min) AND Personal Training Session (60min) PERTH Perth Only


Australian Body Fitness & Performance Training specialises in the provision individual and corporate Health, Fitness & Lifestyle Screening. The comprehensive assessment includes measuring all aspects of health, fitness and wellness. Assessment and screening includes:
 

  • Pre-test screening & physical activity readiness
  • Physical activity analysis & lifestyle checklist
  • Resting heart rate & blood pressure
  • Anthropometric & body composition (weight, height, girth, and skin fold) measurement
  • Aerobic & musculoskeletal fitness tests
  • Body composition
  • Aerobic power
  • Strength and muscular endurance
  • Flexibility (joint ROM)
  • Pulmonary function

 

At Australian Body Fitness & Performance Training, we specialize in providing a professional, personalized and empathetic one-to-one specialist training service tailored to suit your individual needs. We also ensure all the main areas influencing total body health & fitness are addressed, such as – goal setting, optimal training & exercise techniques, rest, relaxation and recovery.


 

The personal training session is designed to ensure a holistic balanced approach to achieving your total health & fitness goals. There’s no need for expensive gym memberships, as we offer you the comfort and convenience of training at our private studio and that’s not all, we even supply bottled water and clean fresh gym towels for each client! Innovative outdoor training is also available. The personal training session is designed to improve or achieve the following:


 

  • Improved general health, well-being and quality of life
  • Improved cardiovascular capacity (heart and lungs)
  • Lower body fat & gain lean muscle
  • Improve flexibility and core strength stability
  • Greater self esteem and confidence
  • Decrease stress levels
  • Lower blood pressure
  • Sports specific training


The Hope From Ashes auction will run online starting on the date of the benefit concert with new items being put up daily over the next week.  This online auction will raise awareness and funds and give people the opportunity to contribute and help Toodyay people who are rebuilding after the fire.

We have tried to gather together a range of diverse and high quality items and services that in some way reflect the diversity and creativity of the Toodyay community. In finding a gift for yourself you will be giving to the Toodyay community and we hope the excitement and high energy of the auction will be uplifting and inspiring in its way.

The auction has the Hope From Ashes flavour celebrating and demonstrating the generosity, positivity and support that has flowed so readily for and within the Toodyay community.

As well as people from Perth many local Toodyay businesses and individuals have also contributed to the auction, some although deeply affected by the fires through loss of home or workplace. Artworks, craft items, trips away, fantastic meals and even life coaching sessions, massages, motoring items, clothing and collectors plates are just a few of the amazing items we can offer you. The list grows every day so “no napping” or you may miss a fabulous item…which is just what you need!

We hope you will enjoy the items on offer and we hope you have fun whilst you bid big as we pull together to raise much needed funds for the survivors of the Toodyay Bushfires.

If you would like more information about the auction please contact Bruce or Linda Sharman by completing the website contact and writing DONATION at the beginning of your message.

If you wish to make a donation in person, please use the following Bendigo Bank details. Thank you.
Hope from Ashes
BSB: 633 000
Account: 139 064 364
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But a confession, still no improvement in my workaholic behaviour and skimping on sleep. Yes I will make an effort to impove and drop a few more bad habits.  ~~~ Tomorrow.
What day is tomorrow?
Please do not tell me it is Wednesday.
Well actually, it is past midnight so it is Thursday morning.  My action plans for this week have taken a bit of a slide. My active afternoons have been, tied up with a lot of sedentary activity, organizing appointment, public relations as I plan our tour.

I am very grateful I have the wii, as the little time I have had to be active this week has at least been spent in very active exercise, jogging, full body work outs and yoga, using my Wii Fit Plus , the Wii, Biggest Loser program and its weight loss yoga.  Therefore, less exercise but at least I have exercised at full efficiency.

Two fitness benefits have shown themselves in the short time I have been using the Wii.  The first one was that finally I could do a hamstring stretch. That has been a stretch, that I have been trying to do for three years, I set is as a goal to be able to do that movement, less than two weeks ago, never thinking for a moment that within 10 days of doing striving to do it while using the Wii, each night, I would have it mastered. J

The second fitness benefit is in my resting heartbeat, which was usually close to 40 and at times, my pulse would be so thready and weak, I could not, read it and most equipment will give an error message. Not a healthy reading, I figured I would need a pace maker and new valves one of these days but hoped it would be a long way off, and finally I have pushed that probability into the unlikely.

The slow pulse was one of the reasons why I rarely exercise in the mornings but sit quietly writing for hours, have breakfast and a couple of coffees until my pulse is up enough that I won’t feel a low pulse effects as I move around. 

Three years ago when I was morbidly obese, that slow pulse, would have me feeling feint several times a day and be sending me off to hospital a couple of times a week.  A year later, after I had lost a lot of weight, I was a lot healthier, my lungs clearer but the pulse was still too slow.

I have checked my pulse on and off today, from the moment I woke up until now, as I rest and write. My pulse has maintained a steady resting pulse rate of between 58 and 65 and that is a HUGE and healthy improvement. J. Finally, I am seeing results in that one last area of my health I had hoped to see stabilise back to great health. J. I am thrilledJ.

 
 
Workaholism! 02/02/2010
 
Some people undermine their action plans to goal by eating their emotions and I failed to complete my own action plans to goal yesterday but sliding back into a full day and evening of sheer sedentary work, workaholism. My sin is work obsession, and not remembering to maintain a balance in my life.  This is not a problem for one day, as long as I observe what I am doing, and make plans to, not repeat, that obsessive behaviour repeatedly.

Tina form Mummified, times, Five, blog, and I were setting up this giveaway of 10 lots of $100. value art supplies through our combined blog sites and this work had  a deadline to begin on February one and we only began  24 hours earlier. For details of the competition check here:- $1,000. Art Supply Giveaway.

I needed to dig out all the art supplies I had to spare, run them through the barcode scanner and get their valuation, and get this competition up and running.  Then before I had hardly begun, I had lots more enquiries and as a result, I have been out delivering purchased art supplies to a shop today, a shop that had not done well over the Christmas period. The storeowner was art supplies desire eager and cash short.  She was, overstocked in soft furnishings; I made an unusual trade of artists paint boxes of oil paint and a pastel box for soft furnishings for my caravan. Talk about a luxurious looking touring studio homeJ.

It has been a busy couple of productive days and I never fitted in any planned exercise and while I have certainly allowed for rest days in my exercise regime I never intended the first day of the month, the first day of a several fitness challenges I am going to do with friends, would be a rest day.

It worked out OK, though. I have been working hard on my hip extension, plank move, in Yoga.  I do not find this  exercise an easy one and I could really ‘feel’ the muscle pull yesterday, a day’s activity change and the muscles have rested, I just need to ensure I am back, building on my previous effort, tonight, no more rest days, due for a week if I want to achieve my fitness improvement goals.

One thing I always notice, when I cut back on physical activity, my desire to eat increases.  I did not overeat, but it was more of an effort that usually not to head out to the kitchen to snack on food.  A better solution for me is to go for a walk and short jogs, or to do a full, bodywork out, or a session of yoga. This action, takes away my focus on food, I feel great that I know I am making an effort to look after myself and become the strong slim, fit, senior I desire to be.

I will be watching I keep the lifestyle balance right, for the rest of the month, after a workaholic start.

The post is illustrated, by the fridge magnet art, available from my fridgemagnetart.com web site; see side bar, or from our caravan awning studio, while we are on tour.
 
 
The Giveaway:

In conjunction with Mummified Times Five, I am giving away up to $1000 worth of Maimeri Classico oil paints!

Each prize pack includes 10 tubes of Maimeri Classico paints valued at $9.55 each…so with free postage, that’s a prize pack valued at over $100!! And we have 10 packs to give away!!

To enter, all you need to do is:

-comment on any post ON EACH of Kathy Shell’s blogs (listed in my blog side bar and below):

http://www.artslim.org/
http://www.cards-art.com/
http://www.kathy-shell.net/
http://www.doggiesblog.com/
http://www.gray-nomad.com/
http://www.bloggermuse.com/
http://www.functional-art.net/
http://www.postcards-art.com/
http://www.campfire-yarns.com/
http://www.fridgemagnetart.com/
- then go to the competition post at

http://mummifiedtimesfive.net/2010/02/01/spotlight-on-kathy-shell-giveaway/

and say why you would like to win a 10 pack of Maimeri Classico paints.

(Both steps are mandatory to be in the running to win this prize)

Giveaway finishes 15 Feb 2010

 This blog post has been illustrated by postcards from the art of Kathy Shell. These can be orderd through the artist's postcards-art web site or purchased 'direct from the artist', in her caravan awning studio
 
 
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Reg and I love exercising out of doors.
This week has been a big celebration week for me.  No cake, but many fitness related gifts have been purchased in the last month, not to mention some gorgeous, slim fitting summer dresses.

All this increased health, fitness and healthy size, because I made the decision to not allow ill health or injury to hold me back any longer, I rejected the looming continuing deteriorating health, status and I swam, walked then jogged, weight lifted, full body workouts, yoga and skipped my way back into fitness and a more attractive shape and size.

I did not do it on my own.  I asked for expert help at every step of the way.  I’ joined on line support forums, sort guidance from a certified practicing dietician and I used a physiotherapist, a fitness coach and I have attended two of the best gyms in Victoria, having private personal training sessions, attended group fitness classes  and even attended an evening Boot Camp. 

I believe that it does not happen (my goals), by itself, I have to make it happen.

Right now, I am highly committed to achieving some fitness and weight loss goals and I am currently one week into a four-week goal, one week into a three-month goal and tomorrow morning I am beginning an on line 12 week slimming challenge

To be highly motivated to not just set these goals and begin the challenge, I look for increased fitness tips and motivations and experts and equipment that help me make the effort I need to make, to achieve the goals I want.

I found a great on line Fitness, Nutrition and Wellness, Newsletter from Agilis Fitness. I found it here:-: Long Beach personal training .

My current fitness work out is one I have complete confidence in., It has great weight, balance, aerobic and stretching components and I can safely do all the movements without risk of injury because I have used the services of sports injury prevention trained, personal trainers like those here:- personal trainer Long Beach.

Even when I exercise from home and when I tour interstate in the caravan, I do stay in close touch with exercise experts. For me it is not just about exercising it is about exercising safely so I minimise the risk of back injury in my daily life, rather than risk injury through exercise.

Trying to do a ‘lunge’ for instance, on my own always caused me knee injury yet once I was shown by a personal trainer, how to do it and what not to do, I can now for the first time do lunges and I feel my knees becoming stronger as a result.

 

This week while I have worked very hard focussing on Fitness, Nutrition and Wellness, I overheard the conversation below:-.

Friend 1, told her fiends that she had just lost a lot of unwanted weight, and ‘it was amazing what eating healthy and exercising right, had done for her figure’.

Friend 2, said, ‘If you find the secret to the weight you lost, let me know’.

Since then I have heard that same conversation, expressed in slightly different words, many times this week.  

There isn’t a magic ‘secret’, to find out, it is all about  following a path toward Fitness, Nutrition and Wellness, the path that professionals like Agilis Fitness are qualified to advise and guide you with.

I am looking forward to adding the newsletter I have signed up for, to my mix of other professional fitness equipment and services I use.

I am a firm believer in the sayings.

 
 ‘Step outside your comfort zone if you want exceptional results’.

 

‘Don’t keep doing the same things

and expect a different result.’

 
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Fitness training in the fresh open air, My prefered exercise.