I have just completed 23 of the 26 day Dr. Simeon protocol.
working with Dr. Howton.
Here are some of my remarkable results:
1
I lost 27 lbs - I am the thinnest I have been in 6 years.
2
Most of the weight was from my abdomen and other
places where I've put on abnormal fat the last few years.
One particularly gratifying place I've lost weight is
my shrinking double chin.
3
I feel that I can breathe at least 50% more deeply.
This feels very very good.
4
My flexability has increased. I am able to cross
my legs at the knee and touch my toes with straight legs,
and sit for several minutes in a kneeling position.
These were not possible a month ago.
5
My energy level is better than ever. I am feeling
much more rested from sleep.
6
I am able to work out harder aerobically.
Before it was a challenge to get my pulse to 110.
Now I can easily get it to 125 or more.
7
I feel significatly deprogrammed from many
of my food trips. I no longer interpert every
abdominal sensatioin as a signal to eat.
8
After going from 252.8 to 225.8, I am very inspired
to continue. I have another 15-20 lbs of belly fat
that I want to get rid of. I will see how I do on
the protein phase, and the "normal" phase, and
then decide to whether to do another round.
9
A week later, I have stabilized at 226 lbs.
I am loosing the fear that the weight will come back
because it hasn't. The protein phase is not
hard to do at all. I am so grateful for this progress.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Eating Awareness
Eating Awareness
What are some of the traditional messages about eating? Perhaps you’ve heard your mother say chew your food, come to the table to eat, take smaller bites (don’t wolf your food down).
How far most of us have gotten from this good advice. We watch TV or work on the computer while eating. We eat in a hurry and don’t chew much (this includes avoiding food that requires much chewing). Some people I know were talking about the best lunch to order at a fast food restaurant to best avoid spilling food on yourself while driving around.
So try for one day to eat in an unhurried fashion. Take a three relaxing deep breaths before you start. Sit at a table. Chew each bite many times, really tasting the food. Put your fork or spoon down between bites. Let your eating environment be free from TV and computers. Pause for a minute after completing your meal to appreciate the experience.
What I found from doing the above consistently for the last few weeks, is that I am naturally making healthier food choices, I am satisfied with less food, I realize when I’ve had enough to eat, and my digestion is much better. This is an amazing payoff for a few additional minutes spent eating. Try it and let me know what you think.
What are some of the traditional messages about eating? Perhaps you’ve heard your mother say chew your food, come to the table to eat, take smaller bites (don’t wolf your food down).
How far most of us have gotten from this good advice. We watch TV or work on the computer while eating. We eat in a hurry and don’t chew much (this includes avoiding food that requires much chewing). Some people I know were talking about the best lunch to order at a fast food restaurant to best avoid spilling food on yourself while driving around.
So try for one day to eat in an unhurried fashion. Take a three relaxing deep breaths before you start. Sit at a table. Chew each bite many times, really tasting the food. Put your fork or spoon down between bites. Let your eating environment be free from TV and computers. Pause for a minute after completing your meal to appreciate the experience.
What I found from doing the above consistently for the last few weeks, is that I am naturally making healthier food choices, I am satisfied with less food, I realize when I’ve had enough to eat, and my digestion is much better. This is an amazing payoff for a few additional minutes spent eating. Try it and let me know what you think.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Tribute to my dog Dingo
This post is personal, biographical, and indulgent - read at your own risk:
On Nov 2nd, sometime between 4 and 6pm, my 15 ½ year old Australian Sheppard Dingo had a stroke. This little dog – the poochie love of my life became partially disabled.
I met her in September of 1992; she was a “stray” puppy who bit my feet as I was changing the oil on my car in front of my parent’s home on W 12th St in Pueblo, CO. She was hungry and we began feeding her. Her “owners”, the DeHerrera family let us officially have her on 11/11/1992 – Veterans Day.
She was an artful survivor in those days, one time I saw her stick her nose in a clump of grass and come out with a grasshopper which she then ate. She had a taste for junk food, probably from the young boys, Nick and Eddie DeHerrera giving her candy and anything else from 7-11.
She also had a dislike of brooms, probably from Mrs. DeHerrera shooing her with one. One time we left her in the car with a newly purchased broom for a few minutes. She got even – tearing it up as much as she could in the time she had.
She spent her first few weeks in the front yard of my parent’s home. She spent much of her last weeks in the front yard of our home. She loved sitting in recliners and other comfortable chairs. She loved being outside.
She loved to play ball. One place we lived, a second story flat at 18th and High in Denver, had an indoor stairway that was carpeted. I would begin playing ball with her, throwing it down the stairs for her to retrieve and run up with it. After a while, she would refuse to get it. And I would go down the steps and throw it up to her at the top of the stairs. She would bunt it with her nose back down to me. So, she trained me to play catch.
Often if you were petting and scratching her – she would take your hand in her mouth and re-direct it to a preferred spot.
Regarding junk food, one time we gave her an organic corn chip and a nacho-cheese Dorito, placing both on the floor in front of her. She ate the Dorito and left the organic chip.
When she was six months old, we were living in a rented town home in Aurora at Iliff and Buckley. I was talking on the phone, she tried to get my attention but I continued my conversation. Finally she squatted over the open Yellow pages and made them a little more yellow, showing me why she needed my attention by urinating on them.
Everyone has a story about how smart their dog is – here’s mine: One time when we were moving, we got some fried rice. I ate half of my beef fried rice and Loretta decided to eat her chicken fried rice later. I said I would give the rest of my beef fried rice to Dingo when we got to our new apartment. We stopped at Walgreens at Race and Colfax and left her in the car. When we had come out, she had eaten all the remainder of the beef fried rice and left the chicken fried rice untouched. Both were in closed take out containers inside a paper sack. What a smart dog!
She was always much more interested in people than other dogs. People can pet you and give you food. What can other dogs do for you? I remember taking her to a dog park at 26th and Kearney. She showed no interest in the other dogs but great interest in the other owners, especially those eating Kentucky Fried Chicken.
She loved to ride in the car. Many times I would take her, always being careful to park in the shade. She liked to sit above the back seats in the back window when the car was parked and generally liked to be behind the driver’s seat when the car was in motion.
Onetime while at Walgreens at 2nd and Broadway, I went to pay for my purchases and could not find my wallet. I came out to the car and searched and searched. Finally Dingo moved slightly from her perch in the back window to reveal she had taken the wallet and had been laying on it the whole time.
I have many more stories which I’ll add later about this amazing friend. I’ve cried several times while writing this.
She is in transition now – perhaps for a few months – perhaps just a few days. This just makes me realize how very much I love her and value her spirit – as I anticipate missing her physical presence. She is such a noble, regal, earnest, kind, loving and amazing friend! I love you Dingo.
(This was written while on a flight to Los Angeles on November 9th, Dingo left her body on November 13th, 2007, shortly after our return to Denver).
Although I teach people how to enrich their lives, I don’t pretend to know everything that life is about. I do know one thing. We are hear to love and enjoy and relish in the lives that we both create and are given. While Dingo’s transition brings tears and her last days were challenging, I am so very grateful for the over 5600 wonderful days I spent with her. Her presence and enthusiasm are gifts that continue to enrich my life.
On Nov 2nd, sometime between 4 and 6pm, my 15 ½ year old Australian Sheppard Dingo had a stroke. This little dog – the poochie love of my life became partially disabled.
I met her in September of 1992; she was a “stray” puppy who bit my feet as I was changing the oil on my car in front of my parent’s home on W 12th St in Pueblo, CO. She was hungry and we began feeding her. Her “owners”, the DeHerrera family let us officially have her on 11/11/1992 – Veterans Day.
She was an artful survivor in those days, one time I saw her stick her nose in a clump of grass and come out with a grasshopper which she then ate. She had a taste for junk food, probably from the young boys, Nick and Eddie DeHerrera giving her candy and anything else from 7-11.
She also had a dislike of brooms, probably from Mrs. DeHerrera shooing her with one. One time we left her in the car with a newly purchased broom for a few minutes. She got even – tearing it up as much as she could in the time she had.
She spent her first few weeks in the front yard of my parent’s home. She spent much of her last weeks in the front yard of our home. She loved sitting in recliners and other comfortable chairs. She loved being outside.
She loved to play ball. One place we lived, a second story flat at 18th and High in Denver, had an indoor stairway that was carpeted. I would begin playing ball with her, throwing it down the stairs for her to retrieve and run up with it. After a while, she would refuse to get it. And I would go down the steps and throw it up to her at the top of the stairs. She would bunt it with her nose back down to me. So, she trained me to play catch.
Often if you were petting and scratching her – she would take your hand in her mouth and re-direct it to a preferred spot.
Regarding junk food, one time we gave her an organic corn chip and a nacho-cheese Dorito, placing both on the floor in front of her. She ate the Dorito and left the organic chip.
When she was six months old, we were living in a rented town home in Aurora at Iliff and Buckley. I was talking on the phone, she tried to get my attention but I continued my conversation. Finally she squatted over the open Yellow pages and made them a little more yellow, showing me why she needed my attention by urinating on them.
Everyone has a story about how smart their dog is – here’s mine: One time when we were moving, we got some fried rice. I ate half of my beef fried rice and Loretta decided to eat her chicken fried rice later. I said I would give the rest of my beef fried rice to Dingo when we got to our new apartment. We stopped at Walgreens at Race and Colfax and left her in the car. When we had come out, she had eaten all the remainder of the beef fried rice and left the chicken fried rice untouched. Both were in closed take out containers inside a paper sack. What a smart dog!
She was always much more interested in people than other dogs. People can pet you and give you food. What can other dogs do for you? I remember taking her to a dog park at 26th and Kearney. She showed no interest in the other dogs but great interest in the other owners, especially those eating Kentucky Fried Chicken.
She loved to ride in the car. Many times I would take her, always being careful to park in the shade. She liked to sit above the back seats in the back window when the car was parked and generally liked to be behind the driver’s seat when the car was in motion.
Onetime while at Walgreens at 2nd and Broadway, I went to pay for my purchases and could not find my wallet. I came out to the car and searched and searched. Finally Dingo moved slightly from her perch in the back window to reveal she had taken the wallet and had been laying on it the whole time.
I have many more stories which I’ll add later about this amazing friend. I’ve cried several times while writing this.
She is in transition now – perhaps for a few months – perhaps just a few days. This just makes me realize how very much I love her and value her spirit – as I anticipate missing her physical presence. She is such a noble, regal, earnest, kind, loving and amazing friend! I love you Dingo.
(This was written while on a flight to Los Angeles on November 9th, Dingo left her body on November 13th, 2007, shortly after our return to Denver).
Although I teach people how to enrich their lives, I don’t pretend to know everything that life is about. I do know one thing. We are hear to love and enjoy and relish in the lives that we both create and are given. While Dingo’s transition brings tears and her last days were challenging, I am so very grateful for the over 5600 wonderful days I spent with her. Her presence and enthusiasm are gifts that continue to enrich my life.
Monday, October 29, 2007
Receiving through “No Tension”
I had the fortune to go to college with many amazing people, among them
Marci Shimoff, who is co-author of Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul and who is one of the featured speakers in The Secret DVD.
Marci is coming out with a book soon called “Happy for No Reason”. In it she outlines three requirements for creating what you want; Intention, Attention, and No Tension.
Many of us do quite well with the first two. We clarify our intentions; we give them attention through writing them down and declaring them. We see ourselves already succeeding at what we want.
What is necessary after these first two wonderful steps is to release and relax. To let go and let the manifestation process work. There is wisdom in the old saying, “A watched pot never boils.” It’s like planting a seed and then digging it up every day to see how quickly it is growing.
There are many ways to relax into the state of “No Tension” – silent meditation, gentle deep breathing, walks, baths, naps, massage, petting your pets, acupuncture, restful vacations, and simply switching your focus to something you enjoy that is not related to your goal. All of these will raise your vibration as you bask in the ease of “No Tension”.
Marci Shimoff, who is co-author of Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul and who is one of the featured speakers in The Secret DVD.
Marci is coming out with a book soon called “Happy for No Reason”. In it she outlines three requirements for creating what you want; Intention, Attention, and No Tension.
Many of us do quite well with the first two. We clarify our intentions; we give them attention through writing them down and declaring them. We see ourselves already succeeding at what we want.
What is necessary after these first two wonderful steps is to release and relax. To let go and let the manifestation process work. There is wisdom in the old saying, “A watched pot never boils.” It’s like planting a seed and then digging it up every day to see how quickly it is growing.
There are many ways to relax into the state of “No Tension” – silent meditation, gentle deep breathing, walks, baths, naps, massage, petting your pets, acupuncture, restful vacations, and simply switching your focus to something you enjoy that is not related to your goal. All of these will raise your vibration as you bask in the ease of “No Tension”.
Monday, October 8, 2007
Bit by Bit
“Through persistence all things are accomplished” Lewis Bostwick
I have the privilege of watching people create their lives both in my private intuitive readings / energy healings and in my Applying the Secret classes and other Yoga of the Mind classes.
On an energy level, it seems quite natural to want everything to happen instantly and it is true. If you want to experience the vibration of the color blue – you close your eyes and imagine it and you will experience it. If I want a certain goal, I can see, feel and deeply know myself as already having it and then at that moment in the energy/imaginal world, it is already done.
Creating in the physical world often involves process. Process can be the time, space and action required for the physical elements to mold and arrange themselves to match what has already been created in the energy/imaginal world.
Another second level of process is me clearing anything (internal thoughts, emotions, habits, patterns, or previous creations) that is in the way of me creating the new thing I want. This is necessary to raise my vibration to a higher level so I can have my new creation fully. New, deep, soul level inspirations always require we be at a higher vibration to have them.
Persistence is a great quality to have when dealing with either level of these two processes. Persistence can be as simple as spending ten minutes a day meditating on what you want and seeing, feeling and deeply knowing yourself as having it.
The internal clearing process precedes the external. In the beginning of internal clearing the sensations are generally bigger than in the later part of this phase. Thus, in the beginning we really feel that we are “getting somewhere”. As we become more acclimated to the higher vibration, it does not seem as dramatic.
This is often where people give up. And at this point, they are quite near having their goal on an energy level. Once it is fully done on the energy level, the physical process begins
and often accelerates.
So, if you really want something, don’t give up. Try different approaches, clear the internal blocks in different ways. Keep moving and shifting. You are closer than you think.
Several years ago, I went on vacation. I had one plant that I put under a faucet that dripped about once a minute. I hoped this was enough water to keep the plant alive. When I came home a week later, the plant was drenched.
Bit by bit, we are all advancing toward our goals.
Through persistence, all things are accomplished.
I have the privilege of watching people create their lives both in my private intuitive readings / energy healings and in my Applying the Secret classes and other Yoga of the Mind classes.
On an energy level, it seems quite natural to want everything to happen instantly and it is true. If you want to experience the vibration of the color blue – you close your eyes and imagine it and you will experience it. If I want a certain goal, I can see, feel and deeply know myself as already having it and then at that moment in the energy/imaginal world, it is already done.
Creating in the physical world often involves process. Process can be the time, space and action required for the physical elements to mold and arrange themselves to match what has already been created in the energy/imaginal world.
Another second level of process is me clearing anything (internal thoughts, emotions, habits, patterns, or previous creations) that is in the way of me creating the new thing I want. This is necessary to raise my vibration to a higher level so I can have my new creation fully. New, deep, soul level inspirations always require we be at a higher vibration to have them.
Persistence is a great quality to have when dealing with either level of these two processes. Persistence can be as simple as spending ten minutes a day meditating on what you want and seeing, feeling and deeply knowing yourself as having it.
The internal clearing process precedes the external. In the beginning of internal clearing the sensations are generally bigger than in the later part of this phase. Thus, in the beginning we really feel that we are “getting somewhere”. As we become more acclimated to the higher vibration, it does not seem as dramatic.
This is often where people give up. And at this point, they are quite near having their goal on an energy level. Once it is fully done on the energy level, the physical process begins
and often accelerates.
So, if you really want something, don’t give up. Try different approaches, clear the internal blocks in different ways. Keep moving and shifting. You are closer than you think.
Several years ago, I went on vacation. I had one plant that I put under a faucet that dripped about once a minute. I hoped this was enough water to keep the plant alive. When I came home a week later, the plant was drenched.
Bit by bit, we are all advancing toward our goals.
Through persistence, all things are accomplished.
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Seniority and Creating New Thoughts
Recently, in an Applying the Secret class, we were discussing what people had gained
from the class. One woman had an answer that I’d never heard before, but that was
very profound. She said that she most appreciated the realization that she could have distance from her thoughts. She experienced this perspective as having both space between her and her thoughts, and the ability to release unwanted thoughts.
To those of us practicing the Yoga of the Mind Meditation, this may seem obvious but it is a true gift. By realizing you are more than your thoughts, you create space that allows for new thoughts. We could call this seniority to your thoughts.
Here’s a way to begin to experience it: Sit, close your eyes, and breathe easily and
a little deeper than normal. Become aware of your thoughts, watch them come and go
without trying to control or change them in any way. See if you feel a little more silence and peace. If it doesn’t come right away, it will come in time. Enjoy.
from the class. One woman had an answer that I’d never heard before, but that was
very profound. She said that she most appreciated the realization that she could have distance from her thoughts. She experienced this perspective as having both space between her and her thoughts, and the ability to release unwanted thoughts.
To those of us practicing the Yoga of the Mind Meditation, this may seem obvious but it is a true gift. By realizing you are more than your thoughts, you create space that allows for new thoughts. We could call this seniority to your thoughts.
Here’s a way to begin to experience it: Sit, close your eyes, and breathe easily and
a little deeper than normal. Become aware of your thoughts, watch them come and go
without trying to control or change them in any way. See if you feel a little more silence and peace. If it doesn’t come right away, it will come in time. Enjoy.
Why don't I get what I want?
As more and more people are learning about the law of attraction, we are all collectively
learning to apply this metaphysical principle in our own unique ways. Part of learning
is exploring – finding what does and does not work. What I share in my classes,
is what I’ve learned, not as an ultimate truth, but as an insight that students
can use in finding their own inspiring path.
A common complaint and mis-understanding I’ve seen is this: “I decided what
my goal is and I’ve focused on it intently, with positive feeling. And it hasn’t happened.
Isn’t that all I’m supposed to do? What am I doing wrong?”
There are several factors that can account for this. Let’s assume your goal is one with which you are fully aligned and you have cleared the deeper parts of you of contrary, sabotaging emotions while bringing in higher and higher levels of positive feelings.
Then what you are doing is denying the inspired action that wants to flow through you.
This inspired action may be just shifting your viewpoint to see an opportunity that is already there or it could involved a series of steps which involve a lot of action
on your part.
Even if it involves extensive action, there will be a wave of inspired energy to
make that activity seem easy. When you are in this creative energy, time flies by and all necessary elements and support flock to you. This is truly a spiritual experience regardless of what area of life the goal is in.
It is the focus of my teaching to show you how to be in this creative, intuitive, and inspired flow. It is a wonderful experience that I invite you all to explore.
learning to apply this metaphysical principle in our own unique ways. Part of learning
is exploring – finding what does and does not work. What I share in my classes,
is what I’ve learned, not as an ultimate truth, but as an insight that students
can use in finding their own inspiring path.
A common complaint and mis-understanding I’ve seen is this: “I decided what
my goal is and I’ve focused on it intently, with positive feeling. And it hasn’t happened.
Isn’t that all I’m supposed to do? What am I doing wrong?”
There are several factors that can account for this. Let’s assume your goal is one with which you are fully aligned and you have cleared the deeper parts of you of contrary, sabotaging emotions while bringing in higher and higher levels of positive feelings.
Then what you are doing is denying the inspired action that wants to flow through you.
This inspired action may be just shifting your viewpoint to see an opportunity that is already there or it could involved a series of steps which involve a lot of action
on your part.
Even if it involves extensive action, there will be a wave of inspired energy to
make that activity seem easy. When you are in this creative energy, time flies by and all necessary elements and support flock to you. This is truly a spiritual experience regardless of what area of life the goal is in.
It is the focus of my teaching to show you how to be in this creative, intuitive, and inspired flow. It is a wonderful experience that I invite you all to explore.
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