Manage Your Energy

Feeling Overwhelmed, Exhausted and Being Overweight Go Hand in Hand.

Why are so many people tired, stressed and overweight? It seems the majority of people have a motivation problem; overeating and lack of exercise are implicated as the causes of the overweight condition.

You could say we are overweight because we eat too much and live sedentary lives and that both are causes of obesity and you would be right, at least in part, acknowledging the obvious.

But what is not so obvious, are all the hidden causes of obesity and overweight that are by far more influential in the rise of the obesity epidemic, that reinforce our food and fitness habits to begin with and many motivated people fall prey.

These are matters of lifestyle. How we manage time, spend and recuperate our energy, including but not limited to, the quality of the food we eat and our activity levels every day as we achieve our goals are things that factor into this equation. Read the rest of this entry »

Do you routinely find yourself with too much to do, and not enough energy to do it?

There’s no doubt about it, we are pushing harder, faster and longer than ever before, for a variety of reasons. We are doing it for weeks, months, and even years on end. Our jobs expect more of us, our families are involved in more activities, we join more and more clubs and committees; we are sick and tired of being sick and tired! The problem is that we are trying to get the energy we need from a cup of coffee, a can of soda, a sugary snack, or an energy pill. When your energy is low, everything else is slow: your metabolism, satisfaction and success. Read the rest of this entry »