If you do not read your nutrition facts you may end up unwittingly eating food that could make you gain weight or worse still turn out to be very dangerous to your health. This will include breakfast cereals, fruit juices or even some pre-packaged meals. The key to eating smart is to read your nutrition facts whenever you have to eat food that comes in a box, container or package.  

Reading your nutritional facts will give you an idea of the quantity, food types and ingredients in the food you eat everyday. This will help you know the amount of  calories, carbohydrate, fat, protein and sodium  in the food you eat. Physiologically sodium which is the main component of salt draws in water wherever it is found in the body. This means that if you do not watch your total sodium intake, you may unwittingly expose yourself to daily fluctuations in your weight, depending on how much water you retain.

The problem is that without taking the time to read your...

Self-mastery is the key. If you can master yourself, everything else becomes easy. It’s easy to get ahead at work. It’s easy to be healthy. It’s easy to save money and maintain relationships. Can you master yourself? Key your attention on the long-term impact of behaviors and avoid short-term pleasures that lead to long-term challenges.  Focus on long-term goals is one of the strategies for achieving greater self-mastery.

Are you in great shape? Do you only eat healthy foods? Why not? Is it because you’re confused about which foods are healthy and which are not? No. Most people, know what to do, but lack the self-mastery to follow through. You actually know enough to make significant changes in your life. Knowledge isn’t the challenge. The challenge is managing yourself and your behaviors through greater self-mastery. 

Another strategy for achieving greater self-mastery to make a list of the things you should do each day, but...

Here are 3 keys to achieving more overwhelming personal success. Remember that average thinking and actions lead to average results. To achieve more you need to think big. This means you need to believe that you  are capable of greater heights despite your circumstance and situation. You need to act boldly and increase your confidence. It would be nice to just have confidence without doing anything to deserve feelings of confidence, but that’s not how it works. Confidence is a skill you can build up by taking action.

Challenge yourself to become more successful by setting your goals higher.  Instead of shooting for a new job with a 15% raise, what about a 40% raise? Rather than starting a sideline business and adding $1,000/month to your income, what if your goal was to replace your current income with your sideline business idea? Do you believe this is possible? What steps can you take every day to improve irrespective of your fears and what others say? If...

Do you understand ways your body clock can help you achieve more optimal health?  The more you understand your body clock the more you will know the best time to wake up, work, clean, plan, eat, and go to sleep.  If you work or play late into the night and end up being drained and confused the rest of the day, then you are ignoring your body clock for sleep and it can affect your health and productivity at work. Get more hours of sleep, so that you can restore your body clock.

Your  body clock has the power to to shape your energy levels and activities. Eat the right time. Don't ignore your body's hunger pangs or warning signals. Eat smart. Watch your portion and increase your variety while eating in moderation. This is another way to take advantage of your body clock when making your eating decision. 

Remember that many factors including your  environment,  actions and thoughts can affect  your body clock. Paying attention to these factors...

Do you know that chia seeds can help you have better control of your blood sugar and weight as a diabetic? While chia seeds can help anyone who wants to have relentless weight loss and better health, in this blog post, I will share with you 3 benefits of chia seeds for diabetics.

Chia seeds were first cultivated or used in South America, thousands of years ago. They are rich in Omega 3-fatty acids, fiber, protein , zinc, calcium and phosphorous. According to the Harvard School of Public Health, chia seeds are one of the richest plant sources of Omega3 -fatty acids. 

Why are omega 3-fatty acids important? Studies have shown that omega 3-fatty acids can help to lower cholesterol, help with heart rhythms, reduce inflammation and lower blood pressure. The other benefit of omega 3-fatty acids in chia seeds includes the reduction in the risk of heart disease -related death and a lower risk deadly ischemic heart attacks.

How do chia seeds more directly help you as a diabetic? Chia...

Did you know that you can fail when you should have succeeded? Why? Your mind can make you fail though you have the skillset to have have more consistent success. When  you look at your problems and obstacles the wrong way, you will become so discouraged that you will not get the results that you desire and deserve. 

If you, your kids or friends are going for an exam and they  begin by thinking that they  will fail because, they did not study hard enough, or the exam is too difficult, they will go in discouraged and expecting to fail.  If you go for a job interview feeling unprepared and acting as if you do not belong to the team, you will fail. You can convert  your struggles into success with the warrior mind-set.

When you develop a warrior mindset, you will set yourself up for a happier and more fulfilling life. When challenges come you will have a plan or a strategy for converting obstacles and achieving the success that you...

Did you know that your spirituality can affect the way you live? Why am I talking about spirituality in the context of relentless transformation? An important reason is that spirituality is one of the 7 compass profiles for relentless transformation. 

Your spirituality and how you  apply it to  your life will depend on your faith. If you are a person of faith , you will be more than willing to seek transformation through prayers in your interaction with others. It will also mean that you will not use your faith to judge others, rather you will use it to seek relentless improvement in your ability to be consistently successful in your daily life.

Another way your spirituality can help is reminding you that you have to treat others the way you would like them to treat you. This means you have to respectful to others. When you treat others with kindness, they are likely to return you the favor, even it was not the reason why you were kind to them in the first place.

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Do you know that you can walk yourself to great health? The interesting thing is that you don't have to train like a top athlete every day before you can get the  maximum health benefits from exercise. In fact engaging in strenuous daily exercise can actually lead to unintended injuries. However regular mild to moderate exercise like walking can help you improve your health without the additional risk of unexpected injuries. 

Walking is natural activity that exercises all the muscles in your body and can very easily be done every day by almost anyone. The  benefits of  regular, brisk walking, include improved brain health, waistline, and mental health.  

Here are 5 benefits that you can get from walking regularly every day. The first benefit is better glucose control. When you walk at least  20 minutes after a meal, research has shown that you will have better control of your blood glucose level. Additionally regular daily walks can...

Do you know how to maintain your daily focus and get the results you want from your daily activities? Challenges to your focus and ability to get things done including your ability to eat right, manage stress or get your projects done on time , can come from your inner or outer distractions. One source of outside distractions that you can easily diffuse through better communication is criticism.

Don’t be fooled by those who claim that their relentless criticism is out of concern for you to grow. Whether such criticism is at work, home or social events,  you have to remember that criticisms are not necessarily facts. For the most part criticisms reflect other people's experience , point of view, expectations  or opinion. You can diffuse  the impact of criticism  on you by focusing on your desired outcome, rather than on the bumps on the road that criticisms represent.

The second way you can communicate better with others and stay focused is to remember...

How can you focus and achieve the weight loss goals you want? When you have finally figured out why you want to loss weight and how much weight you want to lose, focus will become easier. Don't let the fear of failure stop you from keeping on. Once you start losing  weight, if you do not stop, you will continue to make progress. Don't allow your struggles and occasional set backs make you lose your focus!

According to Rhonda Byrnes the author of the best-selling book, “The Law of Attraction”, what we project into the universe directly comes back to us to affect our lives either positively or negatively. It’s the old adage of, “What goes around comes around.” This means that if you start your day or by assuming that you are going to fail or letting the fear of failure determine your actions then you will end up attracting failure to yourself.

This means that when you begin your weight loss journey you have to remain focused and relentless. Whether...