The difference between healthy eating and restrictive dieting is the difference between a work of art and paint-by number. Either way, you end up with a nice picture...until you get up close to take a look. Many people who take on a restrictive diet, will revert once they have accomplished their goal and find that weight loss becomes a rollercoaster ride. Consider your mind set when you are trying to accomplish weight loss. Compare between Healthy Eating thinking and how you think when you are Restricting the diet. Circle how you feel (one for each bullet) and find which comes out most frequent. Are you healthy or restrictive?

Healty Eating vs. Restrictive Dieting

-In Charge, In control

-Nourishment, Diet

-Fuel, Calories

-Quality, Points

-Healthy, Skinny

-Aware, Preoccupied

-Conscious, Consumed

-Mindful, Vigilant

-Information, Dogma

-Guide, Rules

-All foods fit, Good or bad

-Balance, Perfection

-Variety, Temptation

-Moderation, Deprivation

-Choosing, Earning

-Deciding, Rationalizing

-Flexible, Rigid

-Hunger-based, By the clock

-Comfort, Portion sizes

-Physical activity, Penance

-Effortless, Willpower

-Trust, Fear

-Learning, Failing

-Self-acceptance, Condemnation

-Enjoyment, Guilt

-Pleasure, Shame

-Freedom, Bondage

 

If you circled mostly on the left side, you focus more on healthy eating. If most of your choices are on the right hand side, you are restricting your diet and probably get depressed from the ups and downs.

 

Check it out!
I know that it is available through Amazon if anyone is interested. The author, Ray Kopek,  actually resides in Kansas City, so it is nice to relate to someone so close to home.

Hi Everyone,

It is already July, full into the season of barbeque, boating, and sun bathing. We hope everyone's holiday weekend is extra fun and safe. There will be fireworks out at the city lake starting at 10pm! As it is heating up and you find yourself retreating inside, you may find a slump in diet and fitness, so I wanted to give you some information for you to chew on. Dieting and body fat are always topics on everyone's mind, but both can have positive and negative aspects to be considered. BMI is the most common used tool to determine one's weight status, however there are a lot of body components that are not taken into consideration.

Your mind set can also be a heavy determinant on how you progress. Obsessing or negativity is very detrimental to accomplishing a healthy transition in one's lifestyle.

 

There are some changes to the activity schedule this month as well.

Interpretation of BMI for Adults
For adults 20 years old and older, BMI is interpreted using standard weight status categories that are the same for all ages and for both men and women.

 

BMI                                     Weight Status

Below 18.5                        Underweight

18.5-24.9                           Normal

25.0-29.9                           Overweight

30.0 & Above                     Obese

 

For example, for a person 5'9" the schedule looks like:

Weight Range                   BMI                Weight Status

124lbs or less            Below 18.5          Underweight

125lbs-168lbs           18.5 to 24.9          Normal

169lbs-202lbs           25.0 to 29.9          Overweight

203lbs or more          30 or higher         Obese

How reliable is BMI as an indicator of body fatness?

The correlation between the BMI number and body fatness is fairly strong; however the correlation varies by sex, race, and age. These variations include the following examples:

• At the same BMI, women tend to have more body fat than men.
• At the same BMI, older people, on average, tend to have more body fat than younger adults.
• Highly trained athletes may have a high BMI because of increased muscularity rather than increased body fatness.

It is also important to remember that BMI is only one factor related to risk for disease. For assessing someone's likelihood of developing overweight- or obesity-related diseases, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute guidelines recommend looking at two other predictors:

• The individual's waist circumference (because abdominal fat is a predictor of risk for obesity-related diseases).
• Other risk factors the individual has for diseases and conditions associated with obesity (for example, high blood pressure or physical inactivity).

Future Special Activities:

• Zumba Love Class with Sandra Tyner Wednesday, July 28th from 8:00-9:00pm
• Special Yoga Class with Lynette Sprague Look for the email that will state the date and time!

 

Thank you for your continued involvement with the Life Center. If you have any questions or comments feel free to contact us via email or phone. Have a wonderful month of July!!

CGLC website

<--I thought I would share this book with everyone. It is a short, but inspiring story of a 13 year old boy who worked against the odds to finish the Pike's Peak Marathon. He wasn't into running or even fitness, and was considered incapable of completeing such a task. His story proves that anything can happen if you make the decision and work hard to accomplish whatever goal has been made!

In This Issue

• Healthy Eating vs. Restrictive Dieting
• BMI
• New Activity Schecule
• Inspirational Book

Turbo Kick is starting on July 5th. The focus will be learning the style, cues, and transitions. For the month of July, we will really learn how to do Turbo Kick, then following months will bring the heat!!

Monday

 

Aerobics

5:30-6:15am

SilverSneakers MSROM

9:30-10:00am

Total Tone

11:45am-12:15pm

PiYo

5:30-6:30pm

TurboKick

8:30-9:30pm

Tuesday

 

Senior Water Exercise

8:00-9:00am

Zumba Gold

10:00-10:50am

Step

8:00-8:50pm

Ab Attack

9:00-9:30pm

 

Wednesday

 

Aerobics

5:30-6:15am

SilverSneakers MSROM

9:30-10:00am

Beginners Yoga/Tai Chi*

11:45am-12:15pm

*Begins July 14th

 

Thursday

 

Senior Water Exercise

8:00-9:00am

Total Tone

11:45am-12:15pm

Circuit Training

5:30-6:30pm

Step

8:00-8:50pm

Butt & Thigh

9:00-9:30pm

 

Friday

 

Aerobics

5:30-6:15am

SilverSneakers MSROM

9:30-10:00am

TurboKick

8:30-9:30pm

 

Sunday

 

Step

7:00-7:50pm

Arms & Back

8:00-8:30pm

Go to DAIRY QUEEN Wednesday, June 30, between 5:00-9:00pm! They are giving 20% of sales to the SWIM CLUB! Support our kids!!