"Made to Crave" Webcast recap

7:00 PM, cup of coffee in hand, kids planted firmly in front of a movie, pajamas already on, notebook at the ready - I tuned in to the Made to Crave webcast.  SO glad I did!  I really like Lysa Terkeurst, she tells is like it is from the vantage point of someone who has BEEN there.  It makes such a difference to know someone is giving advice from a place of "been-there, done-that, still struggling with you, ".

In case you didn't get to tune in to the webcast last night, I thought I would recap it for everyone.  Lysa gave a great devotional in the beginning about stopping to think when you reach for food - is it a hunger-craving or a soul-craving?  Are you actually hungry, or is there some other thing your soul is craving that you are trying to fill with Ho Hos? (well, she didn't put it exactly that way....)  Good question, eh?  Most of the time I overeat out of boredom or just total lack of THINKING through it.  How about you?

Then she had Dr. Ski Chilton tell us about the 5 principles that could transform our health this year.  Seriously, five little things.  Who CAN'T do 5 things?  I know when I think about the mountain of healthy living I need to climb I generally visualize hundreds of things that need to happen, so someone saying only 5 can really help made me relax a little.

1. Reduce Calories
1. okay, this seems like "duh".  Dr. Chilton pointed out that we need to understand how our bodies work, how calories work.  Calories are little pieces of energy that our body uses to function.  Too many will be stored instead of used.  Honestly, it's not that hard to cut a few calories here and there.  I'm not talking monumental change, I'm talking less sugar in your coffee, 3 Ritz crackers instead of 10, unsweet tea instead of soda.  Several of those little decisions add up to pounds lost
2. Fiber
1. He called this the secret weapon!  If your body has the right amount of fiber, our satiety tells us that we are full.  To STOP eating.  28 grams of fiber a day is what you're shooting for.  I proved this theory last night with the beans I ate for supper and then felt so full I was going to pop for an hour.
3. Eat Fish or take fish oil
1. BUT, the right kind of fish.  Oily fish is the best - like wild caught salmon.  We eat a lot of Tilapia and they called that junk fish! (boo)  Apparently eating whatever fish you can is not good enough (boo again).  If you can't eat fish, then take fish oil supplements.  Good for your heart!
4. Polyphenols
1. I'm sure you're heard of these at some point.  One of those words that sounds vaguely familiar.  “They’re present in things that are usually good for you—fruits, berries, and green leafy vegetables,” Parks says. “Polyphenols have been proposed to exhibit health benefits in atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, and osteoporosis and have been linked to increased longevity. There actually may be some truth to the statement that ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor away.’” (copied from blog)
5. Exercise
1. Dr. Chilton recommended hard exercise for a short amount of time.  We're going to delve more into the exercise subject in another blog post soon, but for now - just MOVE, do SOMETHING.  

And there you have it!  5 things you could start TODAY that would revolutionize your health by the end of The PHAT Year!  I'm jumping in with both feet.  Today I'm starting to take fish oil supplements (I've been meaning to forever) and I'll be dipping into my hubby's sacred bag of frozen wild blueberries alot more often!  

Jane and I both have a copy of the book "Made to Crave" and have decided to start a lending library!  As soon as we're both done with our books we would like to mail them to you!  We can start a chain - whoever has it mails it on to whoever wants it next.  First two who claim them on the facebook page gets them next!

Happy PHATing.