Calculating Your Calorie Needs In order to eat fewer calories than you need, you have to determine how many calories you actually need Adults can calculate their approximate energy needs using the following formula:A Body weight multiplied by 12 (for men) or 11 (for women) eg, 150 lbs x 12 = 1800B Activity One third body weight multiplied by the number of hours you don't sleep, typically 16 hours 150 lbs x 1/3 = 50 x 16 = 800C Required ...

are You Inviting Misery Into your Life? Are You Inviting Misery into Your Life?Often, I've come across individuals who, while in conversation, will stumble into a rendition about 'how miserable life is' The adult children are wrecking havoc in the home, the job's not going well, money is short, and a whole other slew of treacherous stories During the conversation, I would interject, 'but how does this effect you personally?'Much to my dismay, that query is usually left unanswered Clearly ...

Breaking Your Relationship Pattern, Part 1 When you were little, you looked up to your parents You imitated their mannerisms, words, and actions as you learned about life by watching them This applies to relationships as well - you leaned about relationships by watching themNot all you learned about relationships came from your parents; your learning has continued throughout your life But what you saw your parents do in relationships, how you interpreted what you saw, and how you felt ...

Belly Dancing for the Midlife Soul Part 2 Isadora Duncan, the mother of modern dance, says, “The dancer of the future will be one whose body and soul have grown so harmoniously together that the natural language of that soul will have become the movement of the body The dancer will not belong to a nation, but to all humanity”In October 1989, while taking a brisk walk with my friend, Judy Cullins, I was given an idea that would allow ...

Conscience When I was a child my parents told me what was right and wrong, school had its rules and church had its ¬¬sins To be a good boy, all I needed to do was obey all the do’s and don’ts If I did, I was led to believe I was following my conscienceThis view of conscience can carry into and through adult life so that one’s perception of right and wrong is shaped totally by the dictates of others ...

Pushing Through Your Comfort Zone Our greatest growth in life comes from pushing through our present comfort zone This process starts at birth A baby feels safe, warm and secure in its mother’s womb However, to stay there much longer than the gestation period would mean certain death for both the mother and child Life began for all of us as we left the comfort and security of the womb and faced the strange and unfamiliar world outside Our first ...

Are You Liable For Your Own Actions? Several interesting things caught my eyes this week, all pretty much along the same theme It seems that these days no one takes responsibility for their own actions People always have an excuse and so quickly they pass the buckI read an article just recently, where a man was accused of internet luring; his plea was that he was set up by the police However he took the bate, knowing the girl was ...

"D" Article - Classy "D" I got an instant message from a woman that we will just refer to as "D" telling me that she was having trouble with her computer and that my wife had mentioned to her that I may be able to help Most guys would be pissed that someone would volunteer them without out talking about it first, but I trust my wife's judgment and never question her actions in such events In many cases when ...