WAVES for Weight Loss, Inc.

You’re thirsty? What do you reach for? If the answer is a soda, even a diet soda, you may be hindering your progress.

Turn that drink around and read the nutritional label. What you won’t find, is anything to help you on your journey or nourishment for your body! Are you ready to swap that soda for a healthy thirst quencher?

If you’re not ready to give up soft drinks completely, try replacing just one a day with water or green tea for a week. Then, replace another and another. Before you know it, you will be closer to your goal and healthier too!

Trust me, I understand how difficult it is to make this change. I used to drink 10-12 20 oz. bottles of soft drinks a day! That was up to 3,600 empty, unnourishing calories a day! It has been almost 3 years since I have touched a soda. Praise God! I have been freed from that addiction! For me that is what it was, an addiction! Make it one of your goals to trade in at least one soda or other unhealthy drink a day for a week and see how much better you feel, not to mention other benefits you will notice.

There are times when walking away from something seems easier than working hard to continue, especially when the road is tough and desired results are not there.

I know, I experienced a period of time where I was working out six days a week, skipping desserts and anything else that didn’t fit into my healthy eating plan. Yet, the results were a pound or less lost in a week, or even gaining for several weeks in a row.

Then, God sent someone different into my life. They did a full wellness evaluation and changed my healthy eating plan. The big change – my calories were increased by 350 calories a day. I learned that during my workouts, I had greatly increased my muscle mass and I wasn’t losing weight because I was starving my lean muscle. I now do a wellness evaluation every month. This led me to become a certified wellness coach and to help others.

As we lose weight, our bodies change and our plans have to change with it. Have you had a wellness evaluation? If not, call WAVES at 706-745-8632 for a free wellness evaluation. If you are in or near the Blairsville, GA area we can do a face-to-face evaluation. If you are outside the area, we can do an evaluation via a scheduled Skype conference call or chat. Contact us for your free evaluation today.

If you are thinking about starting a weight loss journey, don’t wait! There will never be a more perfect time to get started than right now!

On the other hand, there will always be excuses to make you want to wait. Among them are birthdays, anniversaries, family reunions, church gatherings, holidays, lunch with friends, etc. Yet, none of those are valid reasons to wait.

My kids birthday parties were no less fun for anyone because I didn’t eat cake. My anniversary was more special when sharing a dessert with my husband than eating the whole serving by myself. Family reunions are even better when I eat less and visit more.

You get the picture. Start today. Your next meal or snack. Don’t even wait until the next morning. Now is the time God has given you. Start taking care of His temple now. You will be rewarded. Are you ready?

Remember that a warm-up before a workout and stretching after each workout are equally important. Getting your muscles warmed up prior to exercising reduces the chances of injury. It also gets the blood flowing and gets you ready for a productive workout. Stretching helps us avoid injury, reduces muscle tension, alleviates stress, makes us more flexible and helps us look better by making us more shapely.

In fact, there is no reason not to stretch. Simply make it a part of your regular workout routine. Your body will thank you!

I also want you to stretch yourself in other ways too. Talk to someone new; introduce yourself and learn something about them. You never know when you might get the opportunity to teach someone about Christ.

Have you stretched yourself today?

A major problem dieter’s run into is dissatisfaction in the food they eat. Diets can become monotonous, repeating the same meals every few days.

The great news is you’ve found WAVES for Weight Loss and we don’t believe in diets! We believe in permanent lifestyle changes that leave us with permanent results.

So forget a bland diet that you hate. Instead, look for healthier choices to add to your regular meals, and by all means, experiment.

I never knew I would really like spicy fish until I tried it. In fact, herbs are a great addition to any dish. Try garlic, rosemary, thyme, sage, ginger and more. Fresh herbs pack a bigger punch, but most herbs have added health benefits as well as satisfying the palette.  What’s your favorite spice to add to a dish?

As I began to seriously lose weight, people would ask me more and more “What are you doing?” Well, most people wanted a simple singular answer. I know most of us would love to take a magic weight loss pill and wake up skinny the next morning.

However, that pill doesn’t exist, and neither does one change fix everything. The reality is that a lot of small changes and being consistent with those changes is what leads to big results.

For example, if I have a day where I do everything right on my exercise plan except skip my exercise (rest day not included), the results are not going to be what they could have been. The same is true if I skip drinking as much water. The key is to learn to make WAVES everyday!

Don’t forget to download one of our WAVES trackers to help you stay focused. So, how are you doing? Are your small changes adding up?