Participants: Dick Nunez & Jay Sutcliffe (Host), Lisa Nunez
Series Code: OFL
Program Code: OFL000001A
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00:01 To often people are trapped in the cycle
00:02 between disease and medication, 00:04 then back to disease and more medication 00:07 not realizing they can break the cycle 00:09 by changing their lifestyle. 00:11 Find out how to optimize your lifestyle 00:13 next on Optimize 4 Life. 00:37 Hello, I'm Dick Nunez, exercise physiologist. 00:40 And I'm Jay Sutliffe, 00:41 professor and registered dietician. 00:43 Dick, as we think about 00:45 all the awareness campaigns going on, 00:46 we see that we want to take people from awareness 00:49 to take some action. 00:51 We want to take them from disease to dynamic living 00:54 and from fear to free dom. 00:55 But as we prepare this week to start a new lifestyle, 00:59 there're some components that we need to teach people 01:01 that help them optimize for life. 01:04 So really when we look at it, Dick, 01:05 let's talk about the main things 01:07 that people need to have in mind 01:09 as they prepare to change their lifestyle. 01:11 The first thing is what about mental preparation? 01:14 Wow, that's so huge today 01:15 because somebody's got to have an open mind. 01:18 You hear the old saying, 01:19 parachute only works when it's open. 01:21 People's minds have got to be open 01:23 and they got to be willing to make some changes 01:25 and forget about what they think they already know, 01:27 because how often we talk to people and they go, 01:29 I already know how to eat. 01:30 I already know what to do. That's right. 01:32 Why aren't you doing it? 01:33 In reality they don't know what to eat, 01:35 and they don't know what to do, 01:36 they need somebody to help them to get started. 01:38 That's right, and so mentally what about some of the blocks, 01:40 sometimes people will start out for a lifestyle change 01:44 and then they will slip up and they will fall back 01:47 and they will get back into the old rut. 01:48 So how about getting that new mindset 01:50 and changing their mind 01:52 and saying this is a new beginning, 01:53 can we do that start over and over again? 01:55 Absolutely, you get in a trap all the time 01:57 like the proverbial. 01:59 Somebody has a cookie, 02:00 they go, oh, I shouldn't have that cookie. 02:01 Will have another one. Yeah. 02:03 Oh, I had two so I'll have three. 02:04 That's right. 02:06 You know, and they just interpolating 02:07 a whole plate of cookies 02:08 when they just had one and stop they're probably okay. 02:10 And when we talk about all the time 02:11 is when somebody's making a lifestyle change 02:13 we're gonna fall, 02:14 even in our spiritual walk, we're gonna fall. 02:16 And if we just give up, well, where are we? 02:19 Just stuck in the mud. 02:20 So as soon as we fill ourselves slip back, 02:23 we got to get back up and go back forward again, 02:25 realizing it isn't the little trips 02:27 that make us go down. 02:28 That's right. 02:30 It's staying down that keeps us down. 02:31 And so the mental mindset getting that new mindset 02:34 and then coupling that with the physical preparation. 02:38 Lot of times we'll talk about cholesterol levels 02:41 or blood pressures and we'll just focus on that 02:43 and then we forget about the other components 02:45 but it's important but we also to bring in with the mental, 02:49 it's kind of like this plug in right here, 02:50 the mental, physical, spiritual, 02:52 the more prongs you plug into the wall, 02:54 the more successful you're gonna be, 02:55 'cause how many people have we seen 02:57 who will start a lifestyle program 02:59 have great results and then relapse and fall back. 03:01 Right. 03:02 So what about physical preparation? 03:04 You know we talk about mental, 03:05 what about preparing physically now to make a lifestyle change? 03:09 As far as what to get and so and so forth. 03:11 Yeah, think about, think about what you would have to do 03:13 and what are some of the things 03:15 we have to get our kitchens ready... 03:16 Exactly. Our pantries, what about how... 03:18 Think about in this country 03:19 we're never more than about 10 feet from food. 03:22 We have them in our purses, we have them in the glove box, 03:24 we have them stashed away, 03:25 we're going on a half hour walk, 03:27 oh, I better take some food with me, 03:28 things about that. 03:29 How about preparing and having the food around? 03:31 We'll talk about that in another, 03:33 you know, segment of this program 03:34 about how to prepare your kitchen, your pantry. 03:36 What about physically? 03:38 Well, one of the things I find really important 03:40 is to have comfortable shoes. 03:41 Okay. 03:42 That's so vital because if you don't have good shoes, 03:44 you can cause yourself a lot of problems. 03:46 Lot of times people start walking or jogging, 03:48 whatever, I know you run a lot. 03:50 Are you very aware of your footwear, 03:52 does you do that? 03:53 You have to be because we don't, 03:55 you can cause a lot of problems. 03:56 Also just comfortable clothing, 03:58 some shirts that easily move, 04:00 your pants as you can squat down and whatever, 04:02 but lot of times I have people come 04:03 into our business ad Fit-in-15, and they say, 04:06 "Well, I wasn't prepared to workout." 04:07 And I look at them go, 04:09 you're good enough, let's do it. 04:10 But as they continue into the workout 04:12 they'll find that their clothing 04:14 that they like to get is very comfortable for them, 04:16 modest attire that helps them to move comfortably, 04:19 feel good, let them perspire, and so and so forth. 04:21 Remember the old days 04:22 when people used to put on rubber suit 04:24 because they want to lose more weight, 04:25 terrible thing to do. 04:27 Okay, so we've got the mental mindset 04:30 that we're changing and looking at a new start 04:33 and we usually do that in January, 04:35 okay, but we could do it anytime. 04:36 Oh, yes. 04:38 Okay, then we have the physical preparation 04:39 or physical environment, maybe buying a gym membership, 04:43 getting out and doing that or do what we have at home, 04:46 walking around the block, walking pass the mail box, 04:49 rather just go into the mail box and back. 04:51 And the other thing we talk about, 04:52 lot of people segregate and push out 04:55 the different components and they think 04:57 well, I'm a physical being, and they figure, 04:59 you know, the spiritual component, 05:01 what about a spiritual component 05:03 for a lifestyle change, 05:04 think about that how some people 05:05 are carrying guilt and maybe regret, 05:07 and those types of things. 05:09 How about that we spiritually, 05:10 the spiritual component bringing that 05:12 into a total lifestyle makeover? 05:14 Well, let's look at the 12 step program 05:16 which has been so successful of helping people 05:19 get off of alcohol. 05:20 The first step they put in there 05:21 is there is a higher power. 05:23 That's right. 05:24 And we find that those of us who have 05:26 a strong spiritual walk, 05:27 we have an inner strength that we can go for, 05:30 because we realize we're not our own, 05:32 we're bought with a prize, 05:33 that prize is the blood of Jesus Christ. 05:35 And without that, what are we? 05:38 We also realize that as people, we've all sinned 05:41 and fallen short of God's glory. 05:42 All of us are in the same place 05:44 and so each one of us has got to move forward 05:47 and not worry about the past, 05:49 but only think about the future, 05:51 because as we look forward 05:53 forget about what's going on behind us, 05:54 that's where we start making the great strives 05:56 and great improvements. 05:57 And here is the beauty of changing lifestyle, Jay, 05:59 and I know you know this because you feel it. 06:01 You get to wear the results. That's right. 06:03 I mean you could be 350, 400 pounds even 06:06 but every ten pounds you lose, 06:09 people are saying, "Wow, you look better, 06:11 you're losing weight." 06:12 You can see in their face, they can see in their step 06:15 and environments and even though 06:16 they may want to lose 150 or 200 pounds 06:19 each step of the journey they start feeling better 06:21 and better and better, healthier, happier. 06:23 It doesn't matter that they still have 100 pounds to lose, 06:26 it's where they're going, where they were, 06:28 and where they're right now. 06:29 And now, the interesting thing too is all of these things 06:31 need to be in balance. 06:32 Exactly. 06:34 When we see super spiritual people who pray a lot, 06:35 who will spend a lot of time in Bible study 06:37 and then neglect their diet or their physical activity. 06:40 And then we'll see other people on another end of the spectrum, 06:43 who will look at physical activity, 06:45 have a perfect diet and disregard their faith. 06:47 Right. 06:48 So really we call this the F factor, the faith factor, 06:50 you bring that component in to this whole thing 06:53 and you mention the 12 step program. 06:54 I mean whatever it does to get you going, 06:58 whatever component that is, 06:59 so we're really bringing that faith factor 07:01 and it's really about, 07:02 how about the will of our being? 07:05 We think about these different faculties that control us. 07:07 We go for what tastes good 07:09 and what looks good and those things, 07:11 those are it says lower faculties, 07:13 that we have in our being and they are not bad 07:16 in and of themselves, but we have this mind 07:19 that's really we're a higher created being 07:22 than any other creation in the world, okay. 07:24 And so when we look at that, we have this mind 07:27 and inside us we have a will. 07:29 And when we combine our will with the will of God, 07:32 He helps us overcome our habits. 07:35 And so when we bring in the mental, 07:37 we bring in the physical 07:38 and now we bring in the spiritual, 07:40 we put more prongs in that plug, okay, 07:43 and we have more power in our lives. 07:45 Not only that, but when you do, you put that together... 07:48 Is active, uh, it doesn't work. 07:49 But anyhow, let's put that prong in, 07:51 God is the glue... That's right. 07:54 That holds that place and gives us the strength 07:56 so that doesn't get disconnected 07:57 from the power source. 07:58 That's right. 08:00 Because that power source, you know, I learned, 08:01 a long time ago 08:03 and we were both into body building 08:04 and sports and so forth 08:06 and back then it was all for personal glory. 08:08 That's right. 08:10 And so if we had a bad workout we're like, what wrong with me? 08:12 I'm not having good workout, so am I getting good gains. 08:15 And when I finally realized it wasn't about me, 08:18 it was about God, and I'm training for His glory. 08:21 And then if I didn't have a good workout, 08:23 it didn't matter because it isn't me 08:24 that I'm training for, I'm training for God. 08:26 And when you do it that way, wow, 08:29 it makes all the difference in the world 08:30 because each time you go and then workout 08:32 you're not thinking about what you're gonna accomplish. 08:34 Am I gonna build my triceps bigger 08:36 like I'm gonna put on cannonball deltoids. 08:37 Yes, that's right. 08:39 What I'm thinking about is, Father, 08:40 I'm going into train for Your glory, 08:41 that I can go on 08:43 and be a living walking testimony 08:44 about healthful living. 08:46 And what you can do, no matter what age you are, 08:48 or whether you're having a vegetarian diet 08:49 because all people think vegetarians, 08:51 I'm likely going to be scorning, 08:52 well, I've been eating a vegan diet for almost 35 years. 08:55 That's right. So. 08:56 That's right, so when we put these components back together, 08:58 we're gonna sense being restored back 09:00 into what God intended for us in the beginning. 09:03 Right. 09:04 So now we've talked about the mental, 09:06 we've talked about the physical, 09:08 we've talked about the spiritual. 09:09 Now let's talk about the social element 09:11 of a new lifestyle. 09:13 How many people do we know that make sabotage 09:16 when we want to change something. 09:18 And in the studies after studies that research study 09:20 show that who you hangout with not only influences you 09:23 for bad but can influence you for good. 09:25 So let's talk a little bit about having 09:27 a circle of friends or people around you 09:29 or a support system that can help people 09:32 in their new lifestyle 09:34 or continuing on a track they're already on. 09:36 So let's just talk about that little bit. 09:37 Well, in personal training you learn very quickly 09:39 that you have your energy givers and your energy takers. 09:42 Okay. 09:43 And you can't get total balance 09:44 with the energy takers because that's where you are. 09:47 You got to have some energy givers in there too. 09:49 And again, let's go back to the 12 step program 09:51 not to applaud there so much but one of the things 09:54 they say is lot of times you'll find new friends 09:57 because when you make a positive lifestyle change, 10:00 a lot of times people are uncomfortable around you, 10:03 lot of people and you've probably heard this before, 10:05 we love to have you over for dinner. 10:07 We don't know what to fix. That's right. 10:09 Or they're worried about having you come to a potluck 10:12 because they're wondering if you're watching 10:13 and analyzing of course for you as a dietician 10:16 you'll have yourself pocket calculator 10:18 where you tell everybody what they are having 10:20 as far as their carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, 10:23 and of course we're not doing that 10:24 because being a true Christian means 10:26 you're not judgmental 10:28 and you're there to encourage and help people, 10:29 not to criticize them along the way. 10:31 That's exactly why we want to do this program 10:33 because we want to help people to get to a new lifestyle 10:36 and they have to be free to succeed. 10:38 That's right, and so we're putting together 10:40 the components that we've both seen. 10:43 Some people will put a couple of components together, 10:45 some will put three of them or four of them, 10:47 but we always find the people 10:48 that are more successful in making a change 10:50 but all of the components in there together. 10:53 And so we're about really helping people 10:55 make these changes, coaching you along the way, 10:58 providing online support through materials 11:01 and manuals, and workbooks to bring you along. 11:03 So as we look at these aspects 11:06 that is one more important than the other, 11:07 the mental, the physical, the spiritual, social. 11:10 Well, I feel like we start with the spiritual. 11:12 Okay. I mean that is the key to me. 11:15 But when you start looking at 11:16 the physical and the rest of that, 11:18 I mean it's all kind of falls within that 11:20 and they're all important. 11:22 It's like the various components of fitness. 11:23 You know, you have the stretching, 11:24 you have flexibility of strength, 11:26 they're all important. 11:27 I have trouble taking one and just making it 11:29 more important but the spiritual that's it, 11:32 and that's where so many lose it... 11:34 Okay. Is in that department. 11:36 And so we get into these debates 11:37 about whether is it exercise, 11:39 is it diet, all these different things, 11:41 it's really all of them working together 11:43 and getting really the strength from God 11:46 to successfully make this transition. 11:49 So now why don't we break to a part 11:51 where Chloe is helping people set up... 11:53 Who is Chloe? Chloe is my wife. 11:55 Okay. 11:56 She and I've had a couple of restaurants together. 11:58 Right. 12:00 And bakeries, health food stores 12:01 and what we've done is we've come up with 12:02 a way to set up your own kitchen. 12:04 Okay. 12:05 And how to set up your pantry, your refrigerator, 12:08 your freezer, how to stock that 12:09 'cause if you don't have the foods on hand, 12:11 how can you change your lifestyle? 12:13 Exactly. 12:14 Okay, and now it's all or none, 12:15 but really what we want to do is get people rolling 12:17 and started on this journey, 12:19 so Chloe is gonna take us to a segment 12:21 on how we can prepare our kitchens, 12:23 and our pantries to optimize for life. 12:25 Awesome. 12:27 Welcome to my kitchen. 12:28 Today, I want to help you position yourself for success. 12:32 So I want to show you some of the items 12:34 that we like to keep on stock 12:36 as we reprogram our taste buds 12:38 and start this journey together. 12:40 All right, 12:41 so I like to always have some whole grains on stock. 12:46 The whole flour, 12:48 whole wheat flour like long cooking oats. 12:51 And if you want to do gluten free things, 12:53 always have some brown rice flour on hand. 12:56 I also like to have granola in the cupboard, 12:59 some lentils, beans, rice, quinoa. 13:03 Quinoa is such a great replacement for rice 13:06 or anything because it's so high in protein. 13:08 Have some can goods 13:10 because sometimes we're in a hurry in our lifestyle. 13:12 We need things that are fast and ready to go. 13:15 In my freezer I like to have a variety of frozen items. 13:20 They are frozen right at the field 13:22 where they are harvested 13:24 so that you don't have to let them ripen 13:27 once they get into your house. 13:29 Also tomatoes and healthy fats like avocadoes. 13:33 This is something different that we've added into our diet 13:36 in a last few years, it's called Jicama, 13:38 and it's actually a Mexican potato 13:42 and it goes really well in salads, 13:44 it can be eaten fresh. 13:45 You don't have to cook it at all. 13:47 We also keep on hand a lot of fruits 13:50 for our breakfast meal. 13:52 We like to start our day with fruits, 13:53 it's a cleansing item. 13:55 And so we start by cleansing with fresh fruits. 13:58 Moving on positioning yourself for success. 14:01 I want to show you some of the basic kitchen appliances 14:04 that you will need or some more advanced ones as well. 14:08 of course every kitchen needs some bowls, 14:11 different sizes and shapes, 14:13 measuring cups are essential and measuring spoons. 14:15 I think pots and pans, good knives and other utensils. 14:20 One of the really important things in the kitchen 14:23 is a good blender. 14:24 This one just happens to be Ninja 14:26 and we were able to get this whole set 14:28 in a package with the bullet, 14:31 the food processor, and the blender top itself, 14:34 and so that's really been helpful in our kitchen. 14:37 If you want to save money in a long run 14:39 by not having to purchase canned beans all the time, 14:42 you can purchase one of these nice electric pressure cookers, 14:47 but of course there is also the old style 14:49 which I still like to use my old style, 14:52 and this for making salads and other items 14:55 has been a real gift to me 14:57 and was actually given to me by sister-in-law. 15:00 It's the Presto Salad Shooter. 15:02 One more item that is really helpful 15:04 in a successful kitchen is having a menu for your week 15:07 so that when you do your shopping, 15:09 you can have everything on your list 15:11 that you'll need throughout the week 15:13 to cook up the items that you want to try for that week. 15:16 And so once again this is a basic kitchen setup for you 15:21 and then more advanced as you learn more recipes 15:24 and move on in this procession of it success. 15:29 Thank you, Chloe, that was great advice 15:31 to help and get us started. 15:33 Now we're gonna go into our fitness component 15:34 and helping me out would be my wife Lisa, 15:37 who is a certified fitness therapist. 15:40 And we're gonna go over one of the most important exercises 15:42 you can do and that's squats. 15:44 It you lose ability to squat, you're in big trouble, 15:47 and squats bring in so many different muscles 15:49 but most people do them wrong. 15:51 So we're gonna talk about how to do them right. 15:53 So, Lisa, go ahead and give us a little demonstration. 15:55 Okay, a lot of people won't do squats 15:58 because they say they have bad knees. 16:01 You can make your knees worst by doing squats improperly. 16:05 So we want to make sure and do them properly. 16:08 Now if you've not done squats 16:09 or you're weak in getting in and out of a chair, 16:11 you can start with a higher chair 16:14 and just the key is to move your bottom backwards, 16:18 you can bend forward at the waist, 16:19 but you want to keep your shoulders back. 16:21 So it should look something like this. 16:23 So when you look down 16:24 your knees shouldn't be jutting over your toes. 16:27 And if you've not done them before, 16:29 if you're just basically beginning just have a chair 16:33 and just barely touch it and use it as a guideline 16:35 and just go down and up like this. 16:39 And if you're still weak over your knees, 16:42 you can take and put your feet in a plie position like this, 16:45 your weight is in your heels, 16:47 and you can move your knees out towards your toe 16:51 and do squats like this until you become strong enough 16:53 to take the more forward stance. 16:57 Now, Lisa, why don't they want to sit down in the chair? 17:00 I don't know why? 17:03 Well, you want to keep your legs engaged, 17:07 you don't want to sit down and rock back 17:09 for your spine but your basic premises 17:14 is to keep the strength in the legs 17:15 'cause eventually you don't want to have a chair there, 17:18 and you want to go down and be able to hold 17:20 and go up and down, and go to a 90 and sit back. 17:25 Okay, and this exercise transforms lives, 17:27 it really does. 17:29 Thank you, Lisa. That was great. 17:30 Now we're beginning back to talking with Jay, 17:34 about how to finish talking about how we're gonna put this 17:37 new lifestyle change into action. 17:39 Well, Dick, as you know people have a hard times 17:42 sticking with things sometimes they get on, they fall off, 17:45 and we're also giving them 17:47 a lot of new information possibly here, 17:49 or it's overwhelming. 17:50 So let's piece it together a little bit, 17:52 and we're gonna talk a little bit about pitfalls, 17:54 so maybe we should start with that. 17:55 Let's start with, what are some of the pitfalls 17:57 people get into when they start a new lifestyle change, 17:59 but what about this quick fix programs 18:01 that we're seeing on may be on TV, or magazines, 18:04 talk about the latest one? 18:05 Well, that's a big problem, Jay, because people spend years 18:08 putting in all these excess body fat 18:10 but for some reason they think 18:12 they should be able to take it off in a month. 18:13 That's right. 18:15 And it just doesn't work that way. 18:16 One of the programs out there 18:17 that so many people fall prey to 18:19 is getting into a Ketoacidosis which is Ketosis. 18:23 Basically that's done with a high protein diet 18:25 that gets the body metabolizing fats incompletely 18:29 so they release ketone bodies. 18:31 Now ketones are burned very nicely 18:33 and your heart doesn't do well for your brain. 18:35 That's right. 18:37 So that causes a lot of problem. 18:38 And then what happens as these people 18:40 will start losing weight 18:42 and they'll say, "I just lost 20 pounds in a month." 18:45 And the question I always have, 18:47 well, you've lost 20 pounds of what? 18:48 Because you and I both know that there's 3500 calories 18:51 to one pound of fat. 18:53 So if somebody is gonna metabolize 18:55 that many pounds of fat, 18:58 they're gonna have to metabolize 70,000 calories 19:01 worth of fatty acids in a month, 19:02 and most likely it's not gonna happen, 19:04 because so many of these diets are encouraging people 19:07 to workout, may be some cardio 19:09 but sooner they're not lifting 19:11 because it's counterproductive to weight loss 19:13 because it's encouraging the body 19:14 to hold on to their muscles, 19:15 so what these people are losing is a lot of water weight, 19:19 lean muscle mass, vital organ tissue, 19:23 and the harsh reality 19:24 is now they're gonna try to put that weight back on, 19:27 they're gonna put even more on 19:28 and they're lowering their metabolism, 19:29 they're gonna be worse off than they start. 19:31 I mean this diet's been around for a long, long time. 19:34 It just gets repackaged over and over again. 19:37 So many scientists have already gone, 19:39 this is not the way to go. 19:40 That's right. There is no quick fix. 19:42 You have to do it through lifestyle change. 19:44 It isn't a sprint, Jay. Okay. 19:46 It's a marathon. All right. 19:48 And I was being a little bit facetious about that new one 19:50 on this thing because this is just repackaged. 19:52 Repackaged. 19:53 Different clothing, different tans 19:55 and things like that, and so let's start getting 19:57 some more information back out there. 19:59 Let's summarize and I'm gonna put this out 20:01 so we don't forget any of these. 20:02 The first thing what I look about the mental change 20:04 that needs to take place, not thinking quick fix, 20:07 thinking long term. 20:08 So it was our number one thing we talked about 20:09 the mental aspect of having a new perspective, 20:12 a new look at life so we touched on that, 20:15 anything that kind of summarize of highlight there? 20:17 One of the important things I see is you have to really 20:20 visualize what you're trying to accomplish. 20:22 In other words, if you're seeing yourself 20:24 as something bad, 20:27 that's where you're gonna keep yourself. 20:29 You have to have a positive mindset. 20:31 I can't go through my spiritual life 20:33 thinking of myself as a sinner. 20:35 I've to think of myself as being saved by grace, 20:37 and I'm a new creature in Jesus Christ. 20:40 If I just dwell on my sinful nature, 20:42 it's gonna get kind of depressing. 20:43 That's right. 20:45 Somebody just focuses on how overweight they are, 20:48 or how weak they are, or whatever, 20:50 that's not the way to go. 20:52 What we're looking at is improvement, 20:53 every step of the way is new improvement, 20:56 so look for little things and visualize 20:58 what you hoped to be happening. 21:00 Even people like Arnold Schwarzenegger 21:03 gave a lot of his credit for the mere fact 21:05 that he would envision what he want to look like 21:08 and he looked to achieve that. 21:10 Of course he was looking to do again for the worldly goal, 21:12 we're looking to do it for a heavenly goal, 21:14 so focus on, stop seeing yourself 21:17 as being overweight, lazy, weak, 21:20 start thinking yourself as a new creature, 21:21 I'm going forward, 21:23 I'm not gonna let these things pull me back. 21:25 I'm gonna make progress, I'm gonna have success, 21:27 I'm gonna succeed. 21:28 Okay, and so then we spend a lot of time 21:31 that was the mental, now we talk about the physical. 21:32 We've talked about the cooking getting the kitchen setup, 21:35 talked about some physical fitness. 21:37 We're gonna get into more extensive 21:38 personalize fitness programs. 21:40 Then we also talked about the spiritual, 21:42 okay, bringing the spiritual component 21:44 and having victory over our flesh so to speak, 21:46 our carnal nature, our desires, 21:49 our habits and things like that. 21:50 We've talked about bringing in the spiritual component 21:53 and each day may be starting out 21:54 with the devotional and some prayer 21:56 and bringing that in. 21:57 And let's talk a little bit more about the social aspect. 22:00 How important it is to surround ourselves 22:03 with an environment that's positive. 22:05 May be it's a people, 22:07 may be it's certain pitfalls we go to, 22:09 we know where we our certain chair, 22:11 our certain location we go to. 22:13 Let's talk a little bit about social aspect? 22:15 Well, that's vital and you know, Jay, 22:18 once again getting back to the people 22:19 who make some of these quick fix changes 22:22 especially if anybody sees any type of success 22:26 and if they have any type of enthusiasm at all. 22:28 What do they become? 22:29 They become evangelists, right? That's right. 22:31 So they're telling everybody this is what you need to do now 22:33 like they're some expert in exercise and nutrition 22:37 and they're not, and they don't even realize 22:39 they're creating a disruption in their pH balance 22:42 and both you and I know, 22:44 if that pH balance is too acidic, what happens, Jay? 22:47 It brings disease. 22:48 Brings disease. That's right. 22:49 So when we get more alkaline, we have health. 22:53 Now when you're into ketoacidosis, 22:55 just the term acidosis means acid. 22:58 That's right. 22:59 So we're causing protein breakdowns, 23:01 we're making the body more acidic. 23:03 And so again they might have some quick fixes 23:06 and the body is going, wow, 23:08 we've got all these acid to deal with, 23:09 what do we got to do? 23:10 We got to try and get rid of it, 23:12 so the body is trying to flush out 23:13 and one thing just trying to do it get more alkaline, Jay, 23:16 is pulling something from our bones, 23:18 and what's that? 23:19 It's antitrypsin, it's calcium. It's calcium. 23:21 That's right. Yeah. 23:22 It's the body's defense mechanism 23:24 to keep our pH balance at least somewhat normal 23:26 'cause we know if that 23:28 pH balance gets too far either way. 23:30 We're in big trouble. That's right. 23:32 So when people look for those who are finding the quick fix 23:37 and they're flocking to them, it's wrong thing to do, 23:41 what we have to do is get to social network 23:43 of people that are likeminded. 23:45 That's right. 23:46 That's why and the Bible encourages us 23:48 to come together with people 23:50 who are likeminded to strengthen us, 23:53 so we're heading to the same goal. 23:55 You know lot of people get involved 23:56 with various marketing schemes out there, 23:58 multi-level marketing and they encourage them 24:00 to come together for their meetings, 24:02 because they start to lose some of their esteem you know, 24:04 and they come back together and they get fired up again 24:06 about going out there. 24:07 Well, again we're talking about something that's worldly, 24:10 we're talking about something that's spiritual. 24:12 We're talking about something that's gonna help people 24:14 for the rest of their life, 24:15 and that's what one of the reasons 24:17 why you and I want to do this program 24:18 in the first place because we know 24:20 there is so much misinformation out there. 24:22 And we know there is a lot of people 24:23 who can't afford to go to a life style change program, 24:26 although you and I both have seen 24:28 the awesome things that can happen, 24:30 so what we're trying to do is we're trying to bring 24:31 a lifestyle change program right to you in your home 24:35 that you can fall on a weekly basis 24:37 and still make these great changes 24:39 and see the miracles that you and I've seen. 24:41 That's right. 24:42 The one last aspect of that social dimension, 24:44 we hear it so may times, nobody else in my family 24:47 wants to do this. 24:48 Do I have to have a separate cupboard for my food, 24:50 go after that? 24:51 Let me tell you about a story we just experienced 24:53 in one of our community interventions in Flagstaff. 24:56 There was a gentleman who took our program 24:58 and he brought home all the information 25:01 and he signed up and he was all in, 25:02 and he wasn't really obese sort of thing 25:04 like he is just trying to improve his health. 25:06 Well, his wife got excited about it as well, 25:08 and then his two daughters, 25:09 he had teenaged daughters and they said you know, 25:11 we're all gonna do this together 25:12 and now they're living testimonies, walking billboards 25:15 and the effects that husband lost over 40 pounds, 25:17 his lipids normalize, his attitude is different, 25:20 the whole family is excited 25:21 so, you might have teenagers at home, 25:24 you may have other people in the family 25:25 that don't want to do this with you, but be an example, 25:28 set the stage and it's not all or nothing, 25:30 this program as you know, 25:31 just making small changes can be good, 25:34 but sometimes those changes aren't enough to feel 25:36 a lot better so you get discourage from it. 25:38 So when you see that you're committed to it, 25:40 you can actually transform your family 25:42 like this gentlemen that I just mentioned. 25:44 How about anybody else, Dick, that you know of that 25:46 brought at home to them and other people got excited 25:49 and things like that? 25:50 Oh, you see it all the time. Okay. 25:52 And again you go back to a spiritual time 25:54 where one person full of Holy Spirit 25:56 can move the entire church. 25:57 That's right. 25:58 And even though you might find family members 26:00 fighting against you and lot of times you have... 26:03 When I was running dietary programs 26:05 oftentimes wives are coming in taking the program 26:08 because men I don't know, 26:09 they either think they already got all figured out 26:11 or they think they need to change nothing. 26:13 But the harsh reality is 26:14 the husbands are losing the weight 26:16 even though the wives are coming to the program 26:17 because they're one's fixing their food. 26:19 So we see a lot of awesome things happen out there 26:22 when people start to change their lifestyle 26:24 and start focusing on not just what they can accomplish 26:27 by lowering their cholesterol and triglycerides, 26:30 that's all gonna come, 26:31 as a byproduct of changing the lifestyle 26:34 but really we're looking at is take it to the next level 26:38 to glorify God with our body and not worrying about 26:42 what's gonna happen so much 26:44 but if they just keep focusing on 26:46 going forward in Christ, 26:48 making these changes and doing it to God's glory. 26:51 They're gonna see all the things are looking forward. 26:54 All the cholesterol drops, the weight loss. 26:55 That's right. All to the glory of God. 26:57 And the neat thing is that they can pick up 26:59 our materials online at www.optimize4life.org. 27:05 Follow along logs, trackers, the whole bit, 27:08 get our materials online and follow along 27:10 in this program as we begin together. 27:12 One person family member or whatever, 27:15 they start making these changes others around them will start 27:18 seeing the difference of their weight loss, 27:20 their continence changing, 27:22 their whole overall attitude about how they feel 27:24 and how they carry themselves, 27:26 it will all change and that starts to draw people to them 27:29 and they want to start making those changes as well. 27:32 There're lot of stories I could tell 27:34 but unfortunately we don't have time for them 27:36 because we're about out of time. 27:37 But we do want to let you know that if you want to go 27:39 to our website at www.optimize4life.org, 27:44 you'll find a lot of our material there. 27:46 We're gonna try and have workbooks for you 27:48 and lots of different recipes, 27:50 and menu plans, exercise videos. 27:53 It's all gonna be there for you to look at to help you 27:56 along your journey of getting yourself fit 27:59 and changing that lifestyle. 28:01 So it's just been a thrill to get together 28:04 and do this program, 28:05 it's been something we want to do for long time, 28:07 and so we thank you all for joining us out there, 28:10 and we look forward to seeing you next time 28:12 on Optimize 4 Life. |
Revised 2016-10-31