Who's going with me to Cereal Rehab?

Did you know that wheat, dairy, and sugar have been shown to be the three most addicting foods on the planet? Which is basically the foundation of the American diet. If you are worried about the food choices you are making OR better yet the choices your children are making take a minute to think on this, Froot Loops alone have made 162 million dollars so far in 2012. We have a serious addiction here people but why wouldn't? Wheat covered in sugar goes into a bowl and then we pour dairy on top of it... Watch out Justin Timberlake and Jennifer Hudson there is a new Triple threat in town! A Yale study shows that when these 3 things are combined it triggers pathways in the brain similar to those of cocaine or heroine. Wheat, dairy and sugar have been shown to be MORE addictive than pharmaceutical drugs... Seriously? Who knew Captain Crunch was basically a drug dealer...? So this is major problem since cereal is the #1 breakfast among children. We have the opportunity to set up a whole new generation of healthy eaters but we are letting instant gratification (the convince of cereal) dictate our decisions on breakfast instead of being future focused. So why are these 3 areas so devilish... lets break it on down a bit more...

Wheat- has gluten which has been shown to alter the brains chemistry and store fat

Dairy- first of all humans are the ONLY species on the planet that drink the milk of another animal. Much research has shown that dairy has been linked to type 1 & 2 diabetes, heart disease, obesity, autism, auto-immune disorders, cancers and even schizophrenia. Check out the book Devil in Milk or watch the Documentary on Netflix Forks Over Knives for more information on Dairy products

Sugar- Do I need to even say anything else? In 1822 the average american ate 6.7 pounds of sugar a year in 2012 the average American eats 156 pounds per year!!! AHHHH we have a problem...

 I understand that some of you may be reading this and thinking but I like those 3 things and the truth is we all do. It is addicting but we can lower our intake. It is really hard to kick out all three at one time but either make a pledge to yourself to eat less of them all together or try just kicking out one to see what happens to your health! If you're needing some good breakfast recipes checkout some of my older posts... you can premake all these items so that you and your family are good to go for the week! 

Love always, 

Keli K. 

And now this is the part where you find out how much you are truly capable of. <3

A big WHY?

Weight lose has so many factors calories,carbs, starch, fat, cardio, water, sodium, weight training the list could go for days. So many of us sit around and beat ourselves up with the how? How will I lose the weight? How can I burn calories? How can I be happy and diet? How come my jeans still don't fit? Blah blah blah but stop and ask yourself today why? Why do you want to lose weight? Many would say for health reasons but most the time that's not really true for the majority of people. Let me tell you some real whys that I've heard: why? To finally wear that dress, to make my ex hate that he left, to have something to be proud of, to be smaller than my sister, to wear a swimsuit confidently, to get my family to respect me, so I'm not the fat girl, so I can finally get a date, so I can run in a Marathon... The list goes on and on but ultimately get truly honest with yourself about YOUR Why and the how will take care of itself!
Love always,
Keli K.
Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.