Andy & Tim Tolberts Blog

Why is water so important in your weight loss and health?

#1. …75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (also applies to half the world population)
#2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is mistaken for hunger.
#3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one’s metabolism as much as 3%.
#4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of Washington study.
#5. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
#6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.
#7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page.
#8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79% and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer. Are you drinking the amount of water you should drink every day?

28 Day Pullup Challenge: Gold’s Gym Training

Ninja Warrior Training… see Tim & Andy in the Video!

New Year’s Resolutions… Can You Do It THIS Time?

New Years Resolutions… Can you do it this time?

When I think of “New Years Resolutions” I have to giggle a little, because they’ve become kind of a joke “so, did you make it past the 2nd of January? Ha ha ha!” But if you’re SERIOUS about making a positive change in your life, it can be done… last January 1st I was in a size 20 jeans and today I’m sitting here in 10′s, so it CAN be done! Here are a few tips to get there this time, whether it’s weight loss, quitting smoking, getting your debt under control… whatever YOU want:

• Don’t set an unrealistic goal that is impossible to achieve, you’ll just get frustrated and quit
• Find someone that has already achieved what you want to do and follow what they did
• Find a friend that has the same goals as you and buddy up to tackle it together
• Tell the world what you’re doing… Facebook, a blog, whatever! Then you have some accountability (see www.AndysChallenge.com)
• Make sure it’s something that you’ll KNOW when you’ve achieved it, example: “I’ll get in a size 10 by November” not “I’ll lose weight”
• Plan a reward when you hit it… I’ve set a goal for January 31st and I’m not buying any clothes until I hit it! (rewards don’t have to cost money… get creative!)
• “Burn your boats” as clothes got too big, I donated them so I can’t put the weight back on (I wouldn’t have anything to wear!)

Hope this sparks something in YOUR life this year!

Weight Loss, anorexia, and being thin… what I want to achieve

Anorexia is basically a misperceived body image where no matter how thin you are you still look in the mirror and think you’re overweight and you become so obsessed that you either cut calories to starvation level or exercise hours every day to trim down. (this is different from Bulimia where you vomit after eating.)

While I have always been a good eater, and throwing up is way nasty, I do understand. Even now when I’ve gone from a size 20 to a size 10 in about a year, I look in the mirror and don’t really see a difference. I KNOW I’m smaller, and when I look at an old picture and a recent picture side by side, I’m amazed at the transformation I’ve gone through, both inside and out. I KNOW this in my brain, but in the mirror I don’t SEE this.

But I don’t want to be “thin”

I want to be healthy. I want to be able to run, jump, and play.  I want to go on the roller coasters and not wonder if I’ll fit in the seat, I want to go on all the fun shore excursions on my next cruise and not have to see if there’s a weigh limit.  I want to do a pull-up, do Parkour, wear ridiculously high-heeled shoes and not worry about my feet hurting for a week, to qualify for life insurance at the good rates, be able to shop in the “normal” department, and get back the confidence I once had.

But I don’t want to be “thin”

When we see an extremely thin person, Tim & I look at each other and say “someone buy them a cheeseburger!”  It’s not attractive and it’s not healthy, but remember that person might be suffering inside too.

If you’re not happy with something in your life you have 2 choices: do something about it or don’t do something about it.  What’s your choice?

Me?  I look in the full-length mirror  (a recent addition to my life) and look for just one thing each time that I can compliment myself on, no matter how small a change, I celebrate it.

Andy

p.s.  Many of the “wants” on my list above have already been achieved.  I’ll keep you posted on the pull-up and the cruise, and life insurance is not at the top of my list, although now that I do Parkour, maybe it should be.  Everything else has a checkmark next to it as DONE!