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Southern Woman

Luvmykids — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:21:10 -0800

The lady was a Southern Baptist who attended services and taught Sunday
School every week. On one Sunday, an out-of-town acquaintance, a
gentleman, was in the pew right behind her. He noted what a fine looking
woman she was.

While they were taking up the collection, the man leaned forward and
said, Hey, how about you and I having dinner on Tuesday?"

"Why yes, that would be nice," the lady responded. The gentleman
couldn't believe his luck.

On Tuesday he picked the lady up and took her to the finest restaurant
in that part of Birmingham.

When they sat down, the gentleman looked over at her and suggested,
Would you like a cocktail before dinner?"

"Oh, no," said this fine example of Southern womanhood, "Whatever would
I tell my Sunday School class?"

Our gentleman was set back a bit, he didn't say much until after dinner.
When he pulled out a pack of cigarettes and asked, "Would you like a
smoke?"

Oh my, goodness no," said the woman. "I couldn't face my Sunday School
class if I did."

Our boy felt pretty low after that, so they left, got in his car and as
he was driving the lady home, they passed the local Holiday Inn. He'd
been morally rebuffed twice already, so he figured he had nothing to
lose so he ventured forth with, "Ahhh, mmmm, how would you like to stop
at this motel?"

"Sure, that would be nice," she said with anticipation! The gentleman
couldn't believe his ears, and did a fast U- turn right then and there
and drove back to the motel and checked in.

The next morning, after a wild and passionate night, the gentleman awoke
first. He looked at the lovely Dixie darling lying there in the bed and
with remorse thought, "What the heck have I done?"

He shook her awake and pleaded, "I've got to ask you one thing,
whatever are you going to tell your Sunday School class?" The lady said,
"The same thing I always tell them: You don't have to smoke and drink to
have a good time."

The Wife From Hell

Luvmykids — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:12:29 -0800

A police officer pulls over a speeding car. The officer says, " I clocked you at 80 miles per hour, sir."

The driver says, "Gee, officer I had it on cruise control at 60, perhaps your radar gun needs calibrating."

Not looking up from her knitting the wife says: "Now don't be silly dear, you know that this car doesn't have cruise control."

As the officer writes out the ticket, the driver looks over at his wife and growls, "Can't you please keep your mouth shut for once?"

The wife smiles demurely and says, "You should be thankful your radar detector went off when it did."

As the officer makes out the second ticket for the illegal radar detector unit, the man glowers at his wife and says through
clenched teeth, "Damit, woman, can't you keep your mouth shut?"

The officer frowns and says, "And I notice that you're not wearing your seat belt, sir. That's an automatic $75 fine."
The driver says, "Yeah, well, you see officer, I had it on, but took it off when you pulled me over so that I could get my license out of my back pocket."

The wife says, "Now, dear, you know very well that you didn't have your seat belt on. You never wear your seat belt when you're driving."

And as the police officer is writing out the third ticket the driver turns to his wife and barks, "WHY DON'T YOU PLEASE SHUT UP??"

The officer looks over at the woman and asks, "Does your husband always talk to you this way, Ma'am?"

I love this part....
"Only when he's been drinking."

A Winter Statistic

Luvmykids — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:16:49 -0800

A Winter Statistic

98% OF AMERICANS SAY 'OH SHIT' BEFORE GOING IN THE DITCH ON A

SLIPPERY ROAD.

THE OTHER 2% ARE FROM NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND THEY SAY,

"HOLD MY BEER AND WATCH THIS."

Julie Andrews

Luvmykids — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:12:07 -0800

It wouldn't be funny if it wasn't so true.. Julie Andrews turned 69 - To

commemorate her 69th birthday on October 1, the actress/vocalist made a

special appearance at Manhattan's Radio City Music Hall for the benefit

of the AARP (American Association for Retired People). One of the

musical numbers she performed was 'My Favorite Things' from the

legendary movie 'Sound Of Music.' Here are the actual lyrics she used...

Maalox and nose drops and needles for knitting,

Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings,

Bundles of magazines tied up in string,

These are a few of my favorite things.

Cadillacs and cataracts, and hearing aids and glasses,

Polident and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses,

Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings,

These are a few of my favorite things.

When the pipes leak, When the bones creak, When the knees go bad,

I simply remember my favorite things, And then I don't feel so bad.

Hot tea and crumpets and corn pads for bunions,

No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions,

Bathrobes and heating pads and hot meals they bring,

These are a few of my favorite things.

Back pains, confused brains, and no need for sinnin',

Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinnin',

And we won't mention our short, shrunken frames,

When we remember our favorite things.

When the joints ache, When the hips break, When the eyes grow dim,

Then I remember the great life I've had, And then I don't feel so bad.

A Wish for 2008

Luvmykids — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:07:26 -0800

May you get a clean bill of health from your dentist,

your cardiologist, your gastro-enterologist, your

urologist, your proctologist, your podiatrist, your

plumber and the IRS.

May your hair, your teeth, your face-lift, your abs

and your stocks not fall, and may your blood

pressure, your triglycerides, your cholesterol,

your white blood count and your mortgage

interest not rise.

May you find a way to travel from anywhere to

anywhere in the rush hour in less than an hour,

and when you get there, may you find a parking

space.

May what you see in the mirror delight you,

and what others see in you delight them.

May someone love you enough to forgive your

faults, be blind to your blemishes and tell the

world about your virtues.

May the telemarketers wait to make their

sales calls until you finish dinner, and may

your checkbook and budget balance, and

may they include generous amounts for

charity.

May you remember to say I love you at

least once a day to your spouse, your

child, and your parent, but not to your

secretary, your nurse, your personal

trainer, your masseuse, your hairdresser

or your tennis instructor.

May we all live in a world at peace,

with the awareness of God’s love in

every sunset, every flower's unfolding

petals, every baby’s smile, every

lover’s kiss, and every wonderful,

astonishing, miraculous beat of our

heart.

May it be as I wish...

George Carlin on age

Luvmykids — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 07:55:45 -0800

George Carlin on age.

(Absolutely Brilliant)

IF YOU DON'T READ THIS TO THE VERY END, YOU HAVE LOST A DAY IN YOUR LIFE. AND WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED, DO AS I AM DOING AND SEND IT ON.

George Carlin's Views on Aging

Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions.

"How old are you?" "I'm four and a half!" You're never thirty-six and a half. You're four and a half, going on five! That's the key

You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a few ahead.

How old are you?" "I'm gonna be 16!" You could be 13, but hey, you're gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life . . you become 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony . YOU BECOME 21 . YESSSS!!!

But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out. There's no fun now, you're Just a sour-dumpling. What's wrong? What's changed?

You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40. Whoa! Put on the brakes, it's all slipping away. Before you know it, you REACH 50 and your dreams are gone.

But wait!!! You MAKE it to 60. You didn't think you would!

So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60.

You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that it's a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!

You get into your 80's and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30; you REACH bedtime. And it doesn't end there. Into the 90s, you start going backwards; "I Was JUST 92."

Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again. "I'm 100 and a half!"

May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!

HOW TO STAY YOUNG

1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay "them."

2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. "An idle mind is the devil's workshop." And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.

4. Enjoy the simple things.

5.Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.

6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.

10.Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

And if you don't send this to at least 8 people - who cares? We all need to live life to its fullest each day!!

Girls night out

Luvmykids — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 07:54:43 -0800

Why females should avoid a
girls night out after they are married....

If this does not make you laugh out loud, you have lost your sense of
humor.

The other night I was invited out for a night with the 'girls.'

I told my husband that I would be home by midnight, 'I promise!'
Well, the hours passed and the margaritas went down way too easily.
Around 3 a.m., a bit loaded, I headed for home.

Just as I got in the door, the cuckoo clock in the hallway started up
and cuckooed 3 times.

Quickly, realizing my husband would probably wake up, I cuckooed another

9 times.

I was really proud of myself for coming up with such a quick-witted
solution, in order to escape a possible conflict with him.

(Even when totally smashed... 3 cuckoos plus 9 cuckoos totals = 12 cuckoos

MIDNIGHT!)
The next morning my husband asked me what time I got in, I told him
'MIDNIGHT'... he didn't seem pissed off in the least.

Whew, I got away with that one! Then he said 'We need a new
cuckoo
clock.'

When I asked him why, he said, 'Well, last night our clock cuckooed
three times, then said 'oh shit.' Cuckooed 4 more times,
cleared its
throat, cuckooed another three times, giggled, cuckooed twice more, and
then
tripped over the coffee table and farted.

How true this is...

Luvmykids — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:47:20 -0800

"Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so."

- Douglas Adams (1952-2001), author, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

A Politically Correct Santa?

Luvmykids — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:45:36 -0800

'Twas the night before Christmas and Santa's a wreck... Elves", Vertically Challenged" they were calling themselves.

Four reindeer had vanished

Released to the wilds by the Humane Society.

And

That Santa had better not use just reindeer.

So Dancer and Donner, Comet and Cupid,

Were replaced with 4 pigs, and you know that looked stupid!

The

The ruts were

And people had started to call for the cops,

When they heard sled noises on their roof-tops.

, without much propriety, Equal Employment had made it quite clear, runners had been removed from his sleigh; termed dangerous by the E.P.A.

Second-hand smoke

His fur trimmed

And to show you the strangeness of life's ebbs and flows,

from his pipe...had his workers quite frightened. red suit was called "Unenlightened."

Rudolf

And had gone on Geraldo, in front of the nation,

Demanding millions in over-due compensation.

So, half of the reindeer were gone; and his wife,

Who suddenly said she'd enough of this life,

Joined a self-help group, packed, and left in a whiz,

Demanding from now on her title was Ms.

And as for the

That making a choice could cause so much commotion.

was suing for unauthorized use of his nose, gifts, why, he'd ne'er had a notion,

Nothing of leather, nothing of fur

Which meant nothing for him. And nothing for her.

Nothing that might be construed to pollute.

Nothing to aim. Nothing to shoot.

Nothing that clamoured or made lots of noise.

Nothing for just girls. Or just for the boys.

Nothing that claimed to be gender specific.

Nothing that's warlike or non-pacific

No candy or sweets...they were bad for the tooth

Nothing that seemed to embellish a truth.

And fairy tales, while not yet forbidden,

Were like Ken and Barbie, better off hidden.

For they raised the hackles of those psychological,

Who claimed the only good gift was one ecological.

No baseball, no football...someone could get hurt

Besides, playing sports exposed kids to dirt.

;

Dolls were said to be sexist

And

So Santa just stood there, disheveled, perplexed;

He just could not figure out what to do next.

He tried to be merry, tried to be gay,

But you've got to be careful with that word today.

His sack was quite empty, limp to the ground;

Nothing fully acceptable was to be found.

Something special was needed, a gift that he might,

Give to all without angering the left or the right.

A gift that would satisfy, with no indecision,

Each group of people, every religion;

Every ethnicity, every hue,

Everyone, everywhere...even you.

So here is that gift, it's price beyond worth...

, and should be passe; Nintendo would rot your entire brain away. May you and your loved ones enjoy peace on Earth."

Author unknown

How to live in a world that's politically correct?

His workers no longer would answer to "

And work conditions at the North Pole,

Were alleged by the union to stifle the soul.

As You Slide Down the Banister of Life, Remember...

Luvmykids — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:43:21 -0800

1. Jim Baker and Jimmy Swaggert have written

2. Transvestite: A guy who likes to eat, drink

and be Mary.
3. The difference between the Pope and
your boss, the Pope only expects you
to kiss his ring.
4. My mind works like lightning, One brilliant
flash and it is gone.
5. The only time the world beats a path to
your door is if you're in the bathroom.
6. I hate sex in the movies. Tried it once.
The seat folded up, the drink spilled and
that ice, well, it really chilled the mood.
7. It used to be only death and taxes
were inevitable Now, of course, there's
shipping and handling, too.
8.. A husband is someone who, after taking
the trash out, gives the impression that
he just cleaned the whole house.
9. My next house will have no kitchen - just
vending machines and a large trash can.
mechanic might try to rip me off.
I was relieved when he told me all
I needed was turn signal fluid.'
11. My neighbor was bit by a stray rabid dog.
I went to see how he was and found
him writing frantically on a piece of paper.
I told him rabies could be treated, and
he didn't have to worry about a Will. He
said, 'Will? What Will? I'm making a list
of the people I want to bite.'
12. Definition of a teenager?
God's punishment...for enjoying sex.
13. As you slide down the banister of life, may
the splinters never point the wrong way.
10. A blonde said, 'I was worried that my

an impressive new book. It's called ..........

"Ministers Do More Than Lay People.'

Taxes

Luvmykids — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:41:26 -0800

This is too true to be very funny

The next time you hear a politician use the word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about whether you want the 'politicians' spending YOUR tax money.

A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into some perspective in one of its releases.

A. A billion seconds ago it was 1959.

B. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.

C. A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.

D. A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.

E. A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate our government is spending it.

While this thought is still fresh in our brain, let's take a look at New Orleans It's amazing what you can learn with some simple division . .

Louisiana Senator, Mary Landrieu (D), is presently asking the

Congress for $250 BILLION to rebuild New Orleans . Interesting number, what does it mean?

A. Well, if you are one of 484,674 residents of New Orleans (every man, woman, child), you each get $516,528.

B. Or, if you have one of the 188,251 homes in New Orleans , your home gets $1,329,787.

C. Or, if you are a family of four, your family gets $2,066,012.

Washington , D.C .. HELLO!!! ... Are all your calculators broken??

Tax his land,

> > Tax his wage,

> > Tax his bed in which he lays.

> > Tax his tractor,

> > Tax his mule,

> > Teach him taxes is the rule.

> > Tax his cow,

> > Tax his goat,

> > Tax his pants,

> > Tax his coat.

> >

> > Tax his ties,

> > Tax his shirts,

> > Tax his work,

> > Tax his dirt.

> >

> > Tax his tobacco,

> > Tax his drink,

> > Tax him if he tries to think.

> >

> > Tax his booze,

> > Tax his beers,

> > If he cries,

> > Tax his tears.

> >

> > Tax his bills,

> > Tax his gas,

> > Tax his notes,

> > Tax his cash.

> >

> > Tax him good and let him know

> > That after taxes, he has no dough.

> >

> > If he hollers,

> > Tax him more,

> > Tax hi m until he's good and sore.

> >

> > Tax his coffin,

> > Tax his grave,

> > Tax the sod in which he lays.

> > Put these words upon his tomb,

> > 'Taxes drove me to my doom!'

> >

> > And when he's gone,

> > We won't relax,

> > We'll still be after the inheritance TAX!!

> >

> > Accounts Receivable Tax

> > Building Permit Tax

> > CDL License Tax

> > Cigarette Tax

> > Corporate Income Tax

> > Dog License Tax

> > Federal Income Tax

> > Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)

> > Fishing License Tax

> > Food License Tax

> > Fuel Perm it Tax

> > Gasoline Tax

> > Hunting License Tax

> > Inheritance Tax

> > Inventory Tax

> > IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax),

> > IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax),

> > Liquor Tax,

> > Luxury Tax,

> > Marriage License Tax,

> > Medicare Tax,

> > Property Tax,

> > Real Estate Tax,

> > Service charge taxes,

> > Social Security Tax,

> > Road Usage Tax (Truckers),

> > Sales Taxes,

> > Recreational Vehicle Tax,

> > School Tax,

> > State Income Tax,

> > State Unemployment Tax (SUTA),

> > Telephone Federal Excise Tax,

> > Telephone Federal Universal Service Fe e Tax,

> > Telephone Federal, State and Local Su rcharge Tax,

> > Telephone Minimum Usage Su rcharge Tax,

> > Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax,

> > Telephone State and Local Tax,

> > Telephone Usage Charge Tax,

> > Utility Tax,

> > Vehicle License Registration Tax,

> > Vehicle Sales Tax,

> > Watercraft Registration Tax,

> > Well Permit Tax,

> > Workers Compensation Tax.

> >

STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?

Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, and our nation was the most prosperous in the world.

We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.

What happened? Can you spell 'politicians!'

And I still have to 'press 1' for English.

I hope this goes around THE USA at least 100 times

What the heck happened?????

The True Spirit of Christmas

Luvmykids — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:45:21 -0800

A nice story... It is a truly beautiful idea and a wonderful way to

teach children and grandchildren the true meaning of Christmas giving.

The gift given doesn't have to be a large one; simply a thoughtful and

kind one. Even for those of us who give to others throughout the year,

it can be a lovely Christmas tradition.

The White envelope

It's just a small white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas

tree. No name, no identification, no inscription. It has peeked

through the

branches of our tree for the past 10 years or so.

It all began because my husband Mike hated Christmas -- oh, not the

true meaning of Christmas, but the commercial aspects of it --

the

overspending, the frantic running around at the last minute to get a tie

for Uncle Harry and the dusting powder for Grandma -- the gifts given

in desperation because you couldn't think of anything

else.

Knowing he felt this way, I decided one year to bypass the usual

shirts, sweaters, ties, and so forth. I reached for something special

just for Mike. The inspiration came in an unusual

way.

Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was wrestling at the junior level

at the school he attended. Shortly before Christmas, there was a

non-league match against a team sponsored by an inner-city

church.

These youngsters, dressed in sneakers so ragged that shoestrings seemed

to be the only thing holding them together, presented a sharp contrast to

our boys in their spiffy blue and gold uniforms and sparkling new

wrestling

shoes. As the match began, I was alarmed to see that the other team was

wrestling without headgear, a kind of light helmet designed to protect

a wrestler's ears. It was a luxury the ragtag team obviously could not

afford.

Well, we ended up walloping them. We took every weight class. And as each

of their boys got up from the mat, he swaggered around in his tatters with

false bravado, a kind of street pride that couldn't acknowledge defeat.

Mike, seated beside me, shook his head sadly, "I wish just one of them

could have won," he said. "They have a lot of potential, but losing like

this could take the heart right out of them." Mike loved kids -- all kids

-- and he knew them, having coached little league football, baseball,

and

lacrosse.

That's when the idea for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a

local sporting goods store and bought an assortment of wrestling

headgear and shoes and sent them anonymously to the inner-city church.

On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside

telling

Mike what I had done and that this was his gift from me. His smile was the

brightest thing about Christmas that year and in succeeding

years.

For each Christmas, I followed the tradition -- one year sending a group

of mentally handicapped youngsters to a hockey game, another year a

check to a pair of elderly brothers whose home had burned to the ground

the week before Christmas, and on and

on.

The envelope became the highlight of our Christmas. It was always the

last thing opened on Christmas morning, and our children, ignoring their

new toys, would stand with wide-eyed anticipation as their dad lifted

the

envelope from the tree to reveal its contents.

As the children grew, the toys gave way to more practical presents, but

the envelope never lost its allure The story doesn't end there. You see,

we lost Mike last year due to dreaded cancer. When Christmas rolled

around, I was still so wrapped in grief that I barely got the tree up.

But Christmas Eve found me placing an envelope on the tree, and in

the morning it was joined by three

more.

Each of our children, unbeknownst to the others, had placed an envelope

on the tree for their dad. The tradition has grown and someday will expand

even further with our grandchildren standing around the tree with

wide-eyed

anticipation watching as their fathers take down the envelope.

Mike's spirit, like the Christmas spirit, will always be with us. May

we all remember Christ, who is the reason for the season, and the

true Christmas spirit this year and

always.

God Bless! -- pass this along to your friends and loved ones.

Never Give Up!

Luvmykids — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:05:22 -0700

So many people who have set out to achieve the body of their dreams give up before they reach their goal. Even worse many more give up once they have reached their goal. For them reaching their goal weight or achieving their desired physique was like a vacation to a far away place. A couple of months later all they had was a few pictures and some memories.

Fitness is not a destination, it is a never ending journey. As a matter of fact it's an adventure full of pitfalls and challenges. One day you're doing great, you're following your plan, you're eating like you should, you are getting your exercise. The next day you run into temptation. It's so and so's birthday at the office and there's cake and ice cream. You didn't just have a little bit, you had seconds and a few hours after that you raided the snack machine, and what the hell - you were on a roll - so that night you had pizza and beer. This is real life, you are going to have days like that. The important thing is you can't use one bad day or even two as an excuse to quit. "Oh, I don't have the discipline to do this, I'm just going to go back to my old eating habits." Don't give up. Get back on track. Do a little more exercise over the next couple of days and eat a little less and you can still keep making progress. Then get back to your plan.

The temptations are always going to be there. So it's very important to have the tools to be able to get past them. Learn how to control your cravings & learn how to use NLP to reassociate triggers to healthier actions. Read the magnetic diet to find out how.

The Importance of Discipline

Luvmykids — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 10:07:38 -0700

How important is discipline to consistent and permanent weight loss? I think we all know the answer to that one: VERY!

Consistent and permanent weight weight loss depends upon you having enough discipline to at least take the simple steps that are required each and every day.

Are those steps difficult? ABSOLUTELY NOT!

Most people think that they are not able to do what it takes to achieve the body of their dreams. They envision hours at the gym and difficult deprivation diets that are impossible to stick with. Nothing could be further from the truth.

The truth is that the simple steps to take to achieve consistent and permanent weight loss are actually easy. The hardest part about them in most cases is remembering to do them which is why I spend so much time in the Magnetic Diet covering the NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) techniques that will help to rewire your brain so that you automatically take those actions without having to think about them.

NLP was developed by Richard Bandler and John Grinder who modeled the techniques of Milton Erickson who was the worlds greatest clinical hypnotist. Erickson was able to completely hypnotize people just by having a conversation with them. Imagine coming into this man's office with a phobia such as the fear of flying and leaving without it just by having a conversation. With NLP changes can be quickly made to the way the brain associates certain triggers to actions. So using the techniques of NLP you can reprogram your mind so that you associate the thought of eating candy to the action of drinking a glass of water. Or the desire to watch TV to the action of going on a walk.

Listen just as advances have been made in electronics technology that allow you to read this page from your home advances have also been made in the technology of how we can use our minds. Learn how to utilize this technology so you can improve your appearance and your health. Order the Magnetic Diet weight loss program where you will learn how to use NLP to associate the simple synergistic actions that will allow you to achieve consistent and permanent weight loss.

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Obesity Drug Discoveries: What the Future Holds

Luvmykids — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:50:40 -0700

The release below goes on to discuss the various drug discoveries currently in the works to fight obesity. When will these people realize that there is no magic pill and there never will be? The best way to conquer obesity is by conquering your own mind. By controlling your cravings, and by developing the every day habits that lead to a lean physique. These are the subjects that are covered in depth in The Magnetic Diet.

From Business Wire:

Obesity Drug Discoveries: What

the Future Holds

DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c67503) has announced the addition of Obesity Drug Discoveries: What the Future Holds to their offering.

While only recently identified as a major health concern, obesity levels have been growing steadily and the condition threatens to rank among the biggest causes of premature death in both the industrialised and emerging economies. With only three products approved worldwide for long-term treatment, and growing unmet clinical need, the treatment of obesity could present a major opportunity area for pharma companies.

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions worldwide. With 2005 estimates of approximately 1.6 billion adults (aged 15 years and over) overweight and at least 400 million adults obese, the World Health Organization predicts that by 2015, approximately 2.3 billion adults will be overweight and more than 700 million will be obese. These estimates do not even take into account a lower overweight threshold set for Asians. In the US and Canada half of all adults are likely to be obese within eight years, with only one in five people of healthy weight.

The market for weight-loss drugs in the US, Europe and Japan totalled around US$600 million in 2005, and is expected to rise globally to approximately US$2 billion by 2010. Current long-term treatments include: Abbott's Meridia/Reductil (sibutramine), a monoamine reuptake inhibitor that is approved in the US and Europe; Roche's Xenical (orlistat), a gastric lipase inhibitor that is approved in the US and Europe; and sanofi-aventis' Acomplia (rimonabant), a cannabinoid type 1 receptor blocker that is approved only in Europe.

No single major company dominates the obesity drug market, although sanofi-aventis, GSK, Merck & Co and Pfizer all have several compounds in development. The rewards are high for those who can bring effective treatments to market, but questions remain...

- What are the strengths and weaknesses for current therapy approaches?

- Which research approach is likely to achieve best clinical and commercial results and when are the resulting drugs likely to reach the market?

- What are the development and regulatory challenges companies must overcome?

The answers to these and many other questions can be found in this new 120+ page strategic management report Obesity Drug Discoveries: What the future holds (published August 2007). In addition, for those needing to monitor this developing area there is the Obesity Tracker, an online news service available for customers buying the web edition of the report.

The race is on among competing research strategies

Obesity offers pharmaceutical companies a marketplace characterised by rapid and continuing growth, long-term unmet clinical need and a wide prevalence profile. The recognition of obesity as a serious global issue is relatively recent, and rising concern and interest has outpaced the industry’s ability to nurture products through the lengthy regulatory process.

Health payers will have to balance the cost of obesity treatment with the very real health benefits of reducing related conditions, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. With pressure to contain rising drug costs, arguments about paying for this “lifestyle” illness are bound to rage.

Furthermore, patient demand for drug-based intervention, even for those with a questionable clinical need, could significantly boost the market value.

Although 25 companies have products in clinical development, much interest lies in the research and prospects of big pharma companies such as GSK, sanofi-aventis, Merck & Co and Pfizer. However, in such a fledgling market, the opportunities for innovation to win through are better than in established and more exploited therapy areas.

Video gaming linked to childhood obesity

Luvmykids — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 21:21:27 -0700

The following article reports on the link between childhood obesity and playing video games. The real link is the combination of a lack of physical activity and a diet of poor food choices.

My children play video games. They are allowed 1 hour each Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The grils love to play American Idol Kareoki on Game Cube and my son loves to play a number of different games. The kids are required to do 25 pushups, 50 situps and 50 jumping jacks prior to their 1 hour of game time on the weekends. I also try to find ways to leverage some additional activity into my children's lives, but I'll admit my children are pretty active. We have a pool and we live in a great neighborhood for kids so they spend much of their time outside doing what kids should be doing - playing with other kids.

http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2197996/video-gaming-linked-childhood

Robert Jaques, vnunet.com 04 Sep 2007

New research claims to have found a "strong correlation" between videogame playing and obesity among children and young adults.

Almost half of American 12 to 17 year-olds spend more than two hours a day glued to a computer or TV screen, while more than one in seven children are overweight.

The findings are from the F as in Fat (PDF) annual report from the Data Resource Center on Child and Adolescent Health.

Analysis of the figures reveals a "strong positive correlation" between hours spent on TV/video gameplay and the percentage of children classed as overweight in the US.

The state of Utah had the lowest percentage of overweight children, and the second lowest proportion of children spending two or more hours on TV/video game play.

The District of Columbia had the highest percentage of overweight children, and the highest percentage of children spending four hours-plus in front of a screen every day.

Breaking up workouts may burn fat faster

Luvmykids — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 21:19:01 -0700

Reuters

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Breaking up workouts may burn fat faster

July 31, 2007 12:52:59 PM PST

Breaking up an exercise session, by adding a rest period in between, may boost a workout's fat-burning efficiency, a team of Japanese and Danish researchers reports.

When men exercised for two 30-minute stretches, taking a 20-minute rest break in between, they burned more fat than when they exercised for a single 60-minute session, and then rested afterward, Dr. Kazushige Goto of the University of Tokyo and colleagues found.

Current recommendations on exercise for preventing or treating obesity emphasize longer exercise sessions, Goto and his team note in the Journal of Applied Physiology. But there is evidence that following one exercise session with another workout may increase fat metabolism, they add.

To investigate, the researchers had seven healthy men complete one long workout and then two shorter workouts on exercise bicycles, measuring several different indicators of fat metabolism. All exercised at 60 percent of their maximum level of exertion.

When the men performed the two shorter exercise sessions, their blood levels of free fatty acids and other substances rose during the rest period, indicating greater fat metabolism. Levels of these substances also were higher during an hour-long rest period after the two-part exercise session.

Greater fat metabolism was recorded during each of the rest periods in the two-part session than during the rest period following the single, longer workout.

The men also showed lower levels of insulin and blood glucose during the second phase of the two-part exercise session.

While the proportion of total calories burned did not differ between the two workouts, fat represented nearly 77 percent of the calories burned in the recovery period after the two-part exercise session, compared with about 56 percent of calories burned in the recovery period after the single long exercise session.

Although a single bout of prolonged exercise is often performed in response to a physician's advice to exercise more, exercising for the same amount of time but with rest periods in between may be more effective, especially for sedentary or overweight individuals, the researchers conclude.

SOURCE: Journal of Applied Physiology, June 2007.

Healthy Food Magnets

Luvmykids — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:14:15 -0700

I saw this one first on the diet-blog.com

How appropriate for the food magnetism blog......

From Simply Memory Art

NEW! Did you know cauliflower is high in vitamin C? Do you know how many calories are in an apricot? Our new 50 Healthy Foods magnet set has the answers and much more! Each food magnet includes key nutrients, calories, fat, fiber, and protein information to make choosing a healthy meal easy and fun! Just snap the magnets apart and arrange them on your refrigerator. Match up your favorites for a tasty meal or experiment with new and different combinations!

You've got to pay to play

Luvmykids — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 07:33:37 -0700

Pain is the price I'm paying for yesterday's fun and games. I have to admit that it was fun while it lasted. Yesterday after dinner the whole family played basketball, girls against the boys. We were having a blast, and I was enjoying it immensely but unfortunately that ended in screaming and crying as the youngest went down hard on the blacktop and skinned his knees. We recovered nicely and went on a walk around the block and then ate ice cream. My favorite and the one we always get is Bryers all natural neopolitan. I had two servings as usual. The half gallon box that we get lasts for one night, either we finish it or throw it out. (We never have to throw it out ;-) We don't keep temptations past the weekend. After that the whole family and one of the neighbor kids followed along with the Tae Bo video. We were having great fun, sweating and groaning as Billy Blanks extolled the virtues of pushing yourself and digging deep to find that power within that would let you finish the workout. The girls were cracking up and acting silly but they got a good workout in as well.

I crashed out around 10:30 but had to wake up at 12:00 to help close a broken garage door. When I stepped out of bed I was greeted with a very sharp pain in my heel which only got worse this morning. I was able to go on my walk, but it was slow and painful. I thought I had the Planar Fasciatis licked but it doesn't look that way now. The reality of dealing with this for a long time is starting to sink in. The one thing I need to remember to do every night is to stretch my foot and achillees tendon. Ice also helps.