5 Neat and easy ways to burn calories all day, every day!

You know that friend, the one who is always tapping her leg, getting up to straighten the bookshelf, the one who generally just can’t sit still? She’s likely burning an extra 200 to 300 calories a day on top of any workouts she does or the amount of calories she burns just being alive. This process is neatly called NEAT, which stands for “NonExercise Activity Thermogenesis” (say that 5 times fast!), and it’s essential for successful weight loss. Basically, it’s the extra stuff you do, physically, all day long that adds up. Make a point to add more “neat” into your day and you can zap another 500 calories! Here are a few ideas:

Do crunches in bed: You could burn about 20 calories in under 5 minutes just by drawing your knees to your chest 25 to 50 times, plus it strengthens your abs and gets your blood pumping.

Check out these 10 ways to boost your calorie burn
Dance around while getting dressed: Turn up the radio or listen to upbeat music on your iPod (if you can) while doing all your morning rituals—an hour of hip shakin’ can burn about 55 calories.

Tired of the belly fat? Dance it off!
Stand up! Don’t sit when you can be on your feet—you’ll burn about 40% more calories. So just take a stand—when you’re on the phone, watching kids at the playground, making small talk at a party.

Laugh :) : Watch something that’s consistently funny (like 30 Rock) and you could burn about 40 calories if you guffaw for 10 to 15 minutes straight.

2 Minutes to a happier, healthier you! Walk, pace, jog down the hall: In other words, MOVE! Doing little bits of activity all day—taking the stairs to use the restroom on another floor at work, doing an extra lap around the grocery store—can help you burn an additional 375 calories a day!

Forever Young

Forever Young!

Hey girls,
Okay, do you just love the pic attached!Someone sent this image to me with an attached joke that we'll choose not to post, but the photo made me laugh out loud in the most affectionate of ways.

I don't know who owns this seriously delightful face! Don't know what life her milky eyes have beheld; what stories lie within each beautiful deep crease; whether she's known heartache or joy, nor if the journey revealed in her thinning silver hair, is one of victory or not. All I know, is that she's turned up in my email box, with a tiara on her head and with room for all of us to ask a question - "what will life reveal of me if and when I reach her golden age?" (the joke suggested she'd lived a somewhat indulgent life and was only … wait for it … 35!!!!!)

Anyway, our bodies are temporal and whether we like it or not girlfriend, they're gonna fade, but what about our spirits? Are they going to fade or strengthen with the passage of time? Are they going to loose their innocent "child likeness" or will "child like faith" increase as we ourselves grow in the wonder of who God our Father truly is? Will our spirits heighten in sensitivity to His Spirit, or will we become dull of ear, hard of hearing, lethargic, immoveable?

Personally, I have no delusions regarding the aging process. Age comes to all of us and we can navigate it with or without wisdom and grace, but it's my spirit that intrigues me more. With each passing day I want to grow stronger in the knowing and revelation of who this God truly is. With each passing day I want to grow more sensitive to the Holy Spirit who is given to be our faithful and loyal travelling companion. With each passing day I want to align more tangibly with His heart for this crazy planet that teems with His humanity.

So what's the purpose of my slightly romantic, poetic rambling? Just want to encourage whoever opens and reads this, to NOT WASTE one precious day that now exists between us and that Day when we will all stand before Him. Who knows how "far away" or how "soon" it is. That really doesn't matter, what matters is TODAY and how we each steward today.

Isaiah 55 in the Message is lovely. I laboured it at Colour this year. Speaking of God's words that water the earth, He says "So will the words that come out of My mouth not come back empty-handed.They'll do the work I sent them to do, they'll complete the assignment I gave them". I'm praying that every word He speaks over our collective lives will accomplish its mission … and that in turn, every word of life (or prayer) that proceeds from our mouths over others will also accomplish its mission! Hopefully right now a few "amens" are being whispered out into the atmosphere!

OK – so if you are one of my local Hillsong Sydney Sisterhood girls, I really hope you will position yourself at Sisterhood THIS THURSDAY! As you would know I've been in Europe recently with both Colour London and Kiev, and I want to share with you some moments that I think are critical to who and what we are about as a Sisterhood! Plus, I've missed ya beautiful faces up close and personal!

Have a fabulous week everyone. Be safe, be strong, be blessed!!!

(taken from: Bobbie's blog; Please visit: hillsong.com.au)

Counting Calories

My "two scoops won't hurt and neither will these french fries" approach to eating doesn't lend itself well to swimsuit season. Although the beach treks may have begun, there is time to make change. So, let me have it. What's that ice cream going to cost me in workout minutes? To tell us is Charles Stuart Platkin, also known as the Diet Detective. He is the author of five books and and host of WE TV's I Want To Save Your Life. Here is his report on what some of our chain-food favorites should cost us in time spent doing common exercises...
Note: Calorie content of foods are based on official website information at the time of publication. Minutes of exercise are averages based on a 155-pound person. The greater the weight of the person the more calories burned per minute.

DONUTD unkin Donuts Chocolate Frosted Donut (230 calories)59 minutes of walking (3 mph).

BREAKFAST SANDWICH McDonald's Egg McMuffin (300 calories)32 minutes of running (5 mph).


CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE Panera Chocolate Chipper (440 calories)62 minutes of biking (10-11.9 mph).

PIZZA Pizza Hut Large Hand-Tossed Style Cheese Pizza (1 slice; 320 calories)39 minutes of swimming (slow to moderate laps).

CINNAMON ROLL Starbucks Cinnamon Roll (500 calories, varies by location)85 minutes of dancing.

HAMBURGER Burger King Original Whopper With Cheese (770 calories)94 minutes of swimming (slow to moderate laps).

BROWNIE Au Bon Pain Chocolate Chip Brownie (380 calories).129 minutes of yoga (Hatha style).


FRIES Wendy's Large French Fries (540 calories)77 minutes of biking (10-11.9 mph).

ICE CREAM Häagen-Dazs Vanilla Ice Cream (0.5 cup; 270 calories) 29 minutes of running (5 mph).

BURRITO Taco Bell Burrito Supreme, Beef (410 calories)70 minutes of dancing.

Stephen Johnson Syndrome (SJS)

Pahami Obat agar tak Terkena Stephen Johnson Syndrome

Tak banyak masyarakat awam yang mengenal istilah Stephen Johnson Syndrome. Bahkan sepertinya banyak juga masyarakat juga tidak memahami apa yang disebut sebagai keracunan obat, yakni penjelasan ringkas tentang istilah Stephen Johnson Syndrome (SJS).
Banyak korban meninggal dunia karena sindrom ini, tetapi hanya sedikit yang muncul di permukaan karena kurangnya informasi maupun pemahaman. Sudah menjadi kebiasaan, pasien biasanya tidak terlalu mempedulikan jenis obat apa yang diberikan dokter. Dapat juga terjadi dokter tidak melakukan dialog dengan pasien mengenai sejarah kesehatan si pasien.

Dalam kondisi seperti ini, bisa saja pasien mengalami hal-hal yang tidak diinginkan. Salah satunya adalah alergi terhadap obat-obatan tertentu yang mengakibatkan terjadinya SJS itu. Di Sumatera Utara, kasus yang tengah mencuat berkenaan dengan SJS ini, yakni meninggalnya Ngatini alias Maulidah pada 6 April 2009. Kasus ini kemudian berlanjut hingga ke kepolisian. Suami korban, M Nur Sitepu, melakukan somasi kepada PT K-Link Nusantara selaku produsen suplemen kesehatan, karena empat hari sebelum meninggal, korban meminum suplemen produksi perusahaan tersebut. Beritanya muncul di sejumlah media massa. Balik AdukanNamun kemudian K-Link balik mengadukan Sitepu ke polisi dengan dugaan pencemaran nama baik. Pasalnya produk suplemen bernama Gamat Vitagel, Kino, dan Klorofil yang dikonsumsi Maulidah sudah lulus uji laboratorium, baik di Universitas Indonesia, maupun Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan (BPOM). Produk-produk tersebut dinyatakan berasal dari bahan-bahan alami yang tidak memiliki efek samping apapun, sehingga tudingan itu dinilai pencemaran nama baik. Kemudian disampaikan juga, Maulidah sudah punya riwayat penyakit ginjal sejak dua bulan sebelum kematiannya. Kasus ini menarik, karena satu sisi keluarga korban terlalu cepat menyimpulkan korban mengalami gagal ginjal karena mengkonsumsi suplemen tersebut, yang notabene bukanlah obat penyembuh sakit yang telah parah. Sementara produsen tertohok karena kesimpulan yang disampaikan keluarga tidak berdasar riset medis, dan menyebabkan menurunnya tingkat kepercayaan konsumen tidak hanya pada merk suplemen yang dipersoalkan, tetapi juga seluruh produk perusahaan itu. Lepas dari persoalan hukum yang melingkupinya, kasus ini merupakan pelajaran berharga bagi semua kalangan. Hal ini harus dijadikan motivasi agar setiap orang harus mengetahui secara dini persoalan kesehatan yang dihadapinya, sebelum menjadi masalah besar. Tidak buru-buru menyatakan obat atau suplemen tertentu menjadi penyebab sebelum ada penelitian medis, karena implikasinya tidak hanya pada masalah kesehatan tetapi juga aspek hukum dan ekonomi.
Telaah Informasi dari
Internet Cara terbaik untuk mengetahui manfaat dan efek sesuatu obat, tentu saja dengan cara berkonsultasi kepada dokter. Namun jika berkonsultasi ke dokter menjadi masalah secara finansial, maka cara termudah, mencari informasinya melalui internet. Jika tidak memahami internet, minta bantuan kepada yang paham. Niscaya cara ini lebih murah. Datang ke DokterWalau akhirnya harus juga datang ke dokter untuk proses penyembuhan seuatu penyakit, setidaknya sudah lebih paham masalah kesehatannya dan dengan demikian tidak hanya diam ketika dokter memberikan resep obat dan mempersilahkan pulang. Obat-obatan yang dapat menyebabkan terjadinya SJS ini meliputi obat-obatan anti kejang (seperti phenobarbitol), sulfonamide atau obat-obat sulfa, obat anti peradangan non steroid termasuk antibiotic (seperti, amoxicillin, and tertracyclin). Reaksi yang ditimbulkan oleh penggunaan obat-obatan ini biasanya terjadi dua pekan pertama setelah menggunakan obat. Menimbulkan luka pada kulit terutama pada bagian tungkai dan lengan bawah, mulut, usus, kornea, alat kelamin dan saluran kencing. Biasanya gejala ini disertai pula dengan demam tinggi. Penelusuran di beberapa website menunjukkan, bahkan bisa saja diagnosa dokter keliru, dan menduga pasien yang mengalami gejala ini dikira terkena penyakit cacar. Pada kondisi yang parah, keadaan ini bisa menyebabkan terjadinya gangguan pada ginjal, seperti gagal ginjal akut (GGA), yakni terjadi penurunan fungsi ginjal secara mendadak karena hilangnya kemampuan ginjal mempertahankan homeostasis tubuh. Ginjal merupakan organ penting dalam tubuh dan berfungsi untuk membuang sampah metabolisme dan racun tubuh dalam bentuk urin/air seni, yang kemudian dikeluarkan dari tubuh. Maka kerusakan ginjal akan menyebabkan gangguan kesehatan yang parah. Meskipun reaksi SJS yang akut bisa sembuh kurang dari satu bulan, tapi efeknya dapat mengakibatkan kerusakan permanen. Sekitar 15 -20 persen penderita SJS yang mengalami kerusakan mata. SJS memang dapat menimbulkan akibat fatal. Namun masih tetap ada harapan, sebab itu setiap orang disarankan untuk berhati-hati mengkonsumsi obat-obatan. Jika sebelumnya pernah mengalami alergi akibat reaksi obat tertentu, walaupun alergi ringan, sebaiknya hindarkan mengkonsumsi obat tersebut dan beritahukan kepada dokter. Atau cari informasinya di internet. Nah proses pencarian informasi tentang penyakit di internet itu, saya menyebutnya; Cara Efektif Menghindari Penyakit .

The Wonder of Prayer

Have you considered the wonder of prayer?
That we can pray anytime, anywhere?
That we can lift our hearts to God above?
To one who cares for us with his tender love?

Oh, how good to turn to him when in need!
To know he listens, that he pays heed!
To bring our burdens to him, and to bring our care!
To sense he's waiting just to meet us there!

God wants us to bring our needs to him,
whether they're big or small.
None are overlooked by him.
He's concerned about them all.

If you are God's child,
here's what you should do:
Pray to him daily.
He wants to hear from you.

Pray in the name of Jesus,
God's own beloved Son.
He honors the name of Jesus,
and remarkable things get done.

Give thanks for God's answers
given to your prayers.
They are his reminders
that he really, truly cares!

By Pastor Bruce

a woman strength

The verse that first comes to mind when I think of strength is the one which says: “but His strength is made perfect in weakness”, and so many times I have quoted this verse, mostly to myself, sometimes to others. But it is not an excuse to be a bag-of-jelly and expect God to do everything for me. I am really coming to believe that strength starts with me. It is not about attempting to do things in my own strength, but recognising that I am responsible for taking the first step. It takes strength to say “yes” to God, and “no” to those things which are not of God, but have to trawl that strength up from deep within ourselves, even when we really don’t want to! Once we have taken that first step then God indeed comes in and gives us strength for the journey, but initially, it is not about wimping out. Every first step is a step of the will, directed rightly towards God or falsely away from Him…

But golly ~ it can hurt!


this below i got frm Dee Cheeks, please read!


it is called a woman strength..

A strong woman works out every day to keep her body in shape but a woman of strength looks deep inside to keep her soul in shape

A strong woman isn’t afraid of anything but a woman of strength shows courage in the midst of her fear

A strong woman won’t let anyone get the best of her but a woman of strength gives the best of her to everyone

A strong woman makes mistake sand avoids the same in the future but a woman of strength realizes life’s mistakes can also be blessings and capitalizes on them

A strong woman walks sure footedly but a woman of strength knows when to ask for help

A strong woman wears the look of confidence on her face but a woman of strength wears grace

A strong woman has faith that she is strong enough for the journeybut a woman of strength has faith that it is in the journey that she will become strong.

May GOD powerfully bless you all.

Keep fight..
Be a woman of GOD!

Akeelah and the bee

This is one of many reasons you should watch this movie..
it's enlightened. empowered. inspiring. awakening.

Below is what Dr. Larabee wants Akeelah to know..
read this:

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. We ask ourselves,"Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?"Actually, who are you not to be? We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same."

"A Return To Love: Reflections on the Principles of a Course in Miracles" by Marianne Williamson

May you be blessed!

akeelah and the bee

It is one of the reason you should watch this movie..

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. We ask ourselves,"Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?"Actually, who are you not to be? We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.""

A Return To Love: Reflections on the Principles of a Course in Miracles" by Marianne Williamson

faithful

Jesus Christ came to heal you, to save you and to be your Lord.

The Lord of perfect LOVE! Nobody can be compared to Jesus Christ. He is unique.And He wants to restore you to new life. New joy. New power. He wants to rise over you like the sun and shine His light on you.He has died for you to give you His LIFE!

Eternal life. Life without limitations. Life in abudance.Therefore He wants to heal, save and reign in your life.He loves you.

You know there's one thing that always makes my heart cry..

and that was when God's love pour unto me abundantly,,

i always feel guilt about my self and undeserved but He with His love just came to me gently, embrace me even i cannot see him with my naked dark brown eyes.. my heart can feel it..

He is my fortress.. FOREVER!!

A Thousand days cannot compare to one day in His courts..

May you all be blessed!!

GBU

-claya-

Lovely God's words

Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.Deuteronomy 31:5, 6

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you."Hebrews 13:5

Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory. Psalm 73:23, 24

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.Matthew 28:19, 20

In my integrity you uphold me and set me in your presence forever.Psalm 41:12

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulness go before you. Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, O LORD . They rejoice in your name all day long; they exult in your righteousness. Psalm 89:14-16

Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast. Psalm 139

That you may become blameless and pure, children of Godwithout fault in a crooked and depraved generation,in which you shine like stars in the universe.Philippians 2:15

To present her to himself as a radiant church,without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish,but holy and blameless.Ephesians 5:27

He saved us through the washing of rebirthand renewal by the Holy Spirit.Titus 3:5

In my integrity you uphold meand set me in your presence forever.Psalm 41:12

How can a young man keep his way pure?By living according to your word.Psalm 119:9

Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness,faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lordout of a pure heart.2 Timothy 2:22

Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this:to look after orphans and widows in their distressand to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.James 1:27

Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.John 17:17

Strengthen your hands that are weak and your knees that are feeble,God tells you in his Word (Heb. 12:12).

Let God form and discipline you. Let Him purify you like a goldsmithwho purifies the best gold through the fire.Your calling is worth everything.
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD ,"plans to prosper you and not to harm you,plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11

When we were overwhelmed by sins, you forgave our transgressions. Blessed are those you choose and bring near to live in your courts! We are filled with the good things of your house, of your holy temple.Psalm 65:3,4

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.1 John 1:9

Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I call to you all day long. Bring joy to your servant, for to you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. You are forgiving and good, O Lord, abounding in love to all who call to you.But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.Psalm 86:3-5, 15

If you, O LORD , kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared.Psalm 130:3,4

You set aside all your wrath and turned from your fierce anger.Psalm 85:3

Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will freely pardon.Isaiah 55:6,7

God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross. Colossians 2:13-14But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.Romans 5:8

The blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanses our consciences from acts that lead to death,so that we may serve the living God!.(Hebrews 9:14)

The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? (Jeremiah 17:9)

I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols.I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. (Ezekiel 36:25)

For you, O God, tested us; you refined us like silver.You brought us into prison and laid burdens on our backs.You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but you brought us to a place of abundance. I will come to your temple and fulfill my vows to you- vows my lips promised and my mouth spoke when I was in trouble. Come and listen, all you who fear God; let me tell you what he has done for me. I cried out to him with my mouth; his praise was on my tongue.If I had cherished sin in my heart,the Lord would not have listened;but God has surely listened and heard my voice in prayer.Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayeror withheld his love from me! (Psalm 66)