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Welcome to the Ninth Edition of "Creative Living."

Monday, June 23, 2003

In this issue we have:

 1.) Article:  What is too Fat? by Teresa King
 2.) Hot Craft Tip:
 3.) Recipe:
 4.) On Parenting: -
 5.) Home Tool Tips:
 6.) Car Tool Tips
 7.) Tasteful Joke
 8.) Reader's Questions:
 9.) Editor's Word Pick
10.) Last Minute Reminders
11.) Inspirational Quote

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What is too Fat? by Teresa King

In this day and age, it seems that more and more women
and young teens are starving themselves to be in the
current "skinny mode." Why is this happening?

In this overly commercially orientated world, with skinny
models all over the world, and people trying to emulate that
"look." I am quite sure it started with Twiggy, in the 1960's.
I think Twiggy was smart. She looked at her skinny little
frame and realized that she was not like most girls, so
instead of hiding herself she flaunted it.

Hence, comes skinniness, and billions of dollars are
spent each year while women, young and old, try to stay thin.

Health is going down hill. Years ago women had a bit of
meat on their bones and were beautiful. Now, they have
dry skin. No extra energy. And, in my opinion look like
skeletons.

It is one thing, to keep yourself, in shape, by exercising
and keeping yourself toned up. It is quite another when you
are starving your body, and robbing it of proper nutrients.

One thing that a lot of people are not aware of is what
happens when you don't eat enough calories. Your body, a wonderful machine, was built for starving times and feasting
time, as food was scarce sometimes and abundant at others.
So, when you don't feed your body, your metabolism says,
"Oh, dear, here comes starving times." And, it promptly slows
down. Hence, starving and slow weight loss. So what does
a person do. He/she eats less calories, and on goes the
cycle.

Now we come to the "Yoyo syndrome" heavy, thin, heavy,
thin, heavy thin, and guess what happens?

It gets harder to get the weight off each time.

Why is that?
Because your body is confused. I was starved, I must
slow down. I am getting fed, I must store for starving
times. Hence the "Yoyo" syndrome.

Now, what is too fat? Too fat is when you are carrying
too much fat, and it is hard to move. Hard to breath. Too fat is
not because at 5'4 inches you weigh 140 lbs, and the
Twiggy friend weighs 115lbs. Each person has a
different bone structure and some people have more
muscle than others. And, yes muscle weighs more than
fat. Hence a person at 140 lbs may actually
have less fat then a person who is the same height at
115 lbs.

If after reading this you still think you are too fat. Or,
if you are really too fat. Then the best diet is to exercise,
cut down on junk food. Eat healthy foods such as fruits
and veggies, whole grains, etc. Drink lots of water.
Do not STARVE yourself. Try to get off hydrogenated fats.
(And, this will take some reading. You will be surprised how
much hydrogenated fats are in packaged foods) your body
needs oil, just like a car. It is just some oils are better for you
then others. Hydrogenated fats are not needed.

Think build health. Get proper vitamins (all natural are best!)
In this day and age there is no way you can get the vitamins
you need in the food you are eating. Unless, you watch
every single bite, and read a tremendous amount of
literature to learn and do so, plus growing your own food, so
you know where it is coming from.
 
Do not go hungry. If you want to lose weight don't stuff
yourself. Eat frequent small meals, so you never get those
out of control binges that low blood sugar causes. So, there
you have it in a nutshell.

As you build your health you can smile at that mirror and
accept your rosy cheeks, glossy shiny hair, soft skin, and an amazing abundance of energy. So what if you weigh more
than you think you should.

You are you. Accept yourself. Good luck!
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Teresa King is the author of several ebooks, including,
"Gas up to Lose Fat."
http://www.tipsfortop.com/losefat.html
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Teresa King's latest book is
Your Attitude-Your Self-Esteem
http://www.tipsfortop.com/attitude.html
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Her fun and enjoyable book to read is
"What Did Mama Forget to Teach You?"
http://www.tipsfortop.com/whatdid.html
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Craft Tip:

Masking tape is a great way to edge your walls
before painting with a trim enamel. Another way is
to use the edge of a dust pan. Paint, wipe, move
the edge over. This will keep the walls clean from
paint.
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Recipe:  No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter
Oatmeal Cookies
YUM
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2 c sugar
1/3 c cocoa (dry)
1/2 c butter or margerine
1/2 c milk
Mix in a pan and bring to a boil. Boil about
3 minutes
NEXT
ADD
1/3 cup peanut butter
1 t. vanilla
2 and 1/2 c oatmeal
drop on waxed paper by tablespoons and let cool
 
 
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Wash your vegetables before eating. It does not
hurt to use dishsoap and then rinse well. There are
lots of pesiticides being used.

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Weight Loss Tip:
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They are finally proving that too low of a fat
diet causes too many problems. If you are going
to go low fat, keep it at least 25%.
Skip hydrogenated fats as much as possible
and use safflower oil and olive oil more often
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Safety Tip:

Wash hands after using a public restroom.
Then try to get out the door without touching the
handle. You may be clean, but many people are not.

Check your moles. My son had cancerous moles, we
keep a sharp eye out. Cancer has no age limits when it
strikes.

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Parent Tip:
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Start a neighborhood watch or join one.
Teach your children what strangers are and
the importance of not taking treats or getting into
cars with strangers.

Go a step further and teach them the ploys that
people can use, such as your mother is hurt, come
with me, and other stuff that can get a child to not
think correctly.

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Household Tip:
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Put at least three live plants in your house per
room to help keep oxygen in.  With a lot of newer
houses with the more sealed in air, take at least
ten minutes per day and let some fresh air in.

Stale air is not good for you.

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Car Tip -
Get your tires checked before any trips. Make sure
they follow the manufacturer's book for how much air
are in the tires. 

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Tasteful Joke
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Late one night, a burglar broke into a house that he
thought was empty. He tiptoed through the living room
and then suddenly he froze in his tracks. He heard a loud
 voice say: "JESUS IS WATCHING YOU!!"

Silence returned to the house, so the burglar crept
forward again.
"JESUS IS WATCHING YOU!!" the voice boomed again.
The burglar stopped dead in his tracks again.
He was frightened. Frantically, he looked all around.
In a dark corner he spotted a bird cage and in the cage
was a parrot.
He asked the parrot: "Was that you who said Jesus is
watching me?"
"Yes", the parrot said.
The burglar breathed a sigh of relief, then he asked the parrot:"What's your name?"
"Clarence," the parrot said.
"That's a dumb name for a parrot," sneered the burglar.
"What idiot named you Clarence?"
The parrot said, "The same idiot that named the
Rottweiler Jesus."

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Editor's Word Tip on Commonly Misspelled Words
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a lot  (this is two words, not one)
I see it a lot. Don't you?

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Inspirational Quote:

"Discipline is just choosing between what you want
now and what you want most."

Anonymous

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Thank you for being my reader!

Teresa King

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