bigbassbrent's Journal, 28 August 2014

Things are slowing down for me in my day to day so I have some time to provide another tip. I think this one is very important and often overlooked.

Also, no more numbering the tips. I keep screwing that up and now I have more than 25 tips and still seem to be coming up with new things to add daily. With that being said, here is todays tip.

I wanted to list the things that I think contributed to me meeting my weight loss goals in hopes that it may help someone else. And please remember, this is what has worked for ME, your mileage will vary. I will post one tip per weekday.

Don’t be a slouch!!! I’m talking about posture. Try to be aware of keeping good posture all of the time. Tall spine, shoulders back, head up! It will help you appear more confident and will help reduce pain caused by years of awkward or poor posture. I know several women who have poor posture that stems from childhood. These women usually developed more quickly than other girls their age and because of this they were afraid to keep their chest up and shoulders back because it looked like they were putting their chest out there for everyone to marvel at. So instead, they developed a posture which brings the shoulders forward and curves the spine forward in order to hide their chest. I constantly remind the girls in my house to keep their posture. I suffer from bad posture myself, due to sitting at a computer desk all day. I tend to slide my booty down in my chair and let my shoulders and neck slump forward. Once I realize that I am doing this (like right now) I make the correction and sit properly. Fixing engrained poor posture is not very easy. There are several great internet resources to help you fix your posture and regain your mobility.

A few that I have found helpful are:
http://www.spine-health.com/wellness/ergonomics/ten-tips-improving-posture-and-ergonomics
http://www.collective-evolution.com/2014/07/07/6-bad-postures-that-are-ruining-your-health-and-how-to-correct-them/
http://www.wikihow.com/Improve-Your-Posture/
http://www.mobilitywod.com/lifestyle/posture/

Good luck my friends. Stand tall and proud!

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3814 kcal

Fat: 255.87g | Prot: 187.84g | Carb: 197.92g.   Breakfast: Scrambled Egg (Liquid Mixture), Wright Brand Natural Hickory Smoked Bacon, Refried Beans (Canned), HEB HEB Heavy Whipping Cream, Spectrum coconut oil, coffee. Lunch: Onions, Ground Beef (80% Lean / 20% Fat), American Value Green Beans (Canned), White Potatoes (Flesh and Skin), White Rice. Dinner: Nature's Promise Organic Italian Dressing, Great Value Hamburger Dill Chips Pickles, Heinz Simply Heinz Tomato Ketchup, Duke's Mayonnaise, Danamark Fontina Cheese, Fresh Express Baby Spinach, Kraft Big Slice Colby Jack Cheese, Calavo Avocado, Great Value Hamburger Patty. Snacks/Other: Gala Apples, Skippy Natural Super Chunk Peanut Butter, Meijer Kettle Cooked Mesquite BBQ Chips, Cuties Clementines, McCormick Ground Cinnamon, Milk (2% Lowfat with Added Vitamin A), Now Sports Whey Protein Isolate, Bob's Red Mill Flaxseed Meal, Now Sports Micronized Creatine Monohydrate, Sugar in the Raw Stevia in the Raw. more...

2717 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Desk Work - 7 hours and 30 minutes, Resting - 6 hours and 34 minutes, Walking (brisk) - 4/mph - 30 minutes, Driving - 1 hour and 45 minutes, Sleeping - 6 hours and 30 minutes, Calisthenics (heavy, e.g. pushups) - 11 minutes, Housework - 1 hour. more...