http://www.susanpowteronline.com/index.php en adsales@kidroproductions.com Copyright 2008 2008-04-02T21:06:00-05:00 http://www.susanpowteronline.com/index.php/site/february_march_faqs/ http://www.susanpowteronline.com/index.php/site/february_march_faqs/#When:21:06:00Z One short month So let's do a double FAQ Spring is finally here And here We have the answers To help you look and feel well Fat grams, sexy sweating, those sweets I crave And more... Susan Powter Click here for all the Feb/March FAQs Dawn asks: Besides eating whole foods, do you also suggest limiting fat grams (i.e. 10-20% per day) for each meal, if one’s goal is to be super lean, strong and healthy?? Eating whole Means reducing Fat intake To a % You don't Have to Think about But, if it's Training you Want to do 15 to 20% Of your total Daily caloric Intake as Fat means You'll get Lean, lean lean... And If you don't Eat anything Over that You'll never Have to think About it.. i.e. whole Foods... Yes And Yes... Susan Powter Victoria asks: What do you think of Dr. Graham’s book 80/10/10? I have been following it more or less with my husband. Do you believe raw food is better than cooked b/c of the enzymes that are live? Do you believe that cooked foods are addicting? I don't And Suggesting Raw for The epidemic And it is Of obesity Facing millions Is well What it is... Let's start With movement And Whole more Than processed Then a little Lean muscle Mass and Cardio endurance And, now We are Talking solution To more Than most Could imagine Possible... I don't Think of Him.. Only the Truth about Wellness... Susan Powter Katherine asks: I was wondering how to use the daily caloric consumption guide without weighing myself? The spirit Of the law Not the letter.... You know What weight Range you Are in... Only to See how Much fuel You need To eat To be lean And You do.... The opposite Of everything Millions have Been taught Is The point and Eating at the Very least Three meals A day... Susan Powter Nadia asks: Just curious, do you do anything besides yoga as regular exercise? I’m thinking about getting back into running...Can’t beat the runner’s high and how you feel after a good sweat! Love you and keep up the sexiness! A good Sweat And Sexiness.... Exactly! Yes, I do Whatever I'm in the Mood to Do...movement Of all kinds Went for A bike Ride the Other day A hike The day Before.... Gardening Who knew But sweat I did Muscles that I haven't felt In years I did the Next day.... Any/all Movement Because I Can and Yoga, me One hour For me With me For more Reasons Than most Could imagine.... And, if You are From the Running Tribe you Must run!! Susan Powter Heather asks: How do I convey my concern to my overweight 11 y.o. son without making him feel (like I did as a child) bad about himself? How do I feed him foods he enjoys and motivate him to exercise, when it’s such a huge change from his current lifestyle? The only Way by Doing it Yourself Be the Living Example of Wellness and The children Will live What they See...do you And he will Do himself With you.... Susan Powter Wendy asks: Hey, just wondering, did your family eat healthy growing up? Just thinking about the dinners my mom used to make--ugh, bad patterns were set in motion early, thanks for the truth. Are you Kidding The 50's Housewife Thinking re: Food No, not At all... The massive Corporations Had their Privacy then... Not anymore Educated Consumers Have changed That forever.... We were All raised On processed Sugar, the Lies of Nutrition Nothing New about it However... The fluorescent Kids are Eating today Well, that's Beyond... And, it shows Look around The effects Are everywhere... Most important Habits that Don't work For your life Can Be broken And Habits that Absolutely do Work beautifully Can, easily Be built... Susan Powter Kim asks: What do you eat when you are craving sweets? The sweetest Things... Foods, loaded With sugar From Nature... Real sugar... Sugar designed For our bodies Not, from The vats Of man... Not refined Not poison Not so white It blinds you... And, it does millions Once you Decide what You won't eat You'll find Plenty that's Far better To eat... Susan Powter 2008-04-02T21:06:00-05:00 http://www.susanpowteronline.com/index.php/site/january_faqs/ http://www.susanpowteronline.com/index.php/site/january_faqs/#When:23:55:00Z Here's to staying Hot In the dead of winter Eating, breathing, moving, thinking... Every day Every Body Some of my favorite Questions from January Whole foods within your budget, getting off the scale, cold remedies and my must haves... A must... Susan Powter Click here for all the January FAQs Tracy asks: Why is it that my desire to be thin again, healthy, stay on track is ALWAYS over-powered by my desire to eat fast food, chips, chocolate? I really, really want my thin healthy body back and I just cannot find it in myself to do what I know I need to. Need? Never works... Want, always does Want good food In your body Want to feel alive And well Want to be lean Strong and healthy Desire to... Fast foods Or Desire to Be you? There's no comparison When you... Think about it Remember And Remind, yourself... It's an exercise... Susan Powter Julia asks: Susan, I am so glad that you are back and you look amazing, happy belated birthday!! My question is how to really make the commitment to self, and to stick to discipline. I keep telling myself that discipline is my friend, any thoughts? Yes, I do A thought… Burning fat Has very little To do with discipline... I didn't get More disciplined When I lost Over l30 pounds I simply started Doing three things That I wasn't doing before... Doing wellness More than I was doing What I use to do... Which was No movement The kind of food That gets you To 260... Habitual...very different Repetition…the Mother of The actions... Eat Breathe Move And Think… Weight loss A given When you change The lifestyle... Susan Powter Nita asks: Hi Susan! I’ve been eating well and moving for 2 weeks now, and I feel absolutely fabulous. But the scale hasn’t moved an inch. Will it move or do I need to incorporate something else into what I’m doing? Please help! The only thing You are doing wrong Is the scale... Did you hear What you said I feel fabulous! Two weeks? Believe me When I tell you Your worst enemy is The scale and, There is no way You are not Going to burn fat Increase strength and energy And Dramatically change your body Losing weight Is a given Off the scale Three months And See how you look Feel how you feel If you like it Keep doing it.. And, you will.. Off the scale Susan Powter Maureen asks: HELP!!!!! Plagued by a monstrous head cold, even my hair hurts...should I refrain from exercise until I’m well? Also, what to eat while so under the weather and not able to prep and cook my whole meals? Neti pot... Rest Dream Warm A hot water bottle Nothing like it... Whole meals Only means Real food Warm baked Organic apples... A few minutes What I had Last time Under covers... Susan Powter Trish asks: Susan, I have one minor problem. I am making a huge effort do make this change in real natural foods, HOWEVER it is the organic I have gotten stuck. Went to my local whole foods and outpost, ended up paying TRIPLE what I usually pay. What to do? Exactly... Real food Abundant, Nature is But... Thanks to the brilliance Of the food boys... More Expensive Than the Total crap They want millions to eat... A plan That should Have every Body Furious… And, aware Of the plan… Meantime, Co-ops There are tons Bulk Grow your own Community urban gardens Abound... Start your own… It's real It's wrong It's deadly And, Now there's one More person Who knows it... Susan Powter Tara asks: Susan, r there any “must haves” that u enjoy to keep u healthy & feeling great? (minus whole foods and movement) Laughter Freedom Creativity Sexuality Nature With all Her smells Herbs Bounty Massage I need one Desperately... Susan Powter Danielle asks: Do you think that by practicing yoga everyday, one could lose weight? Yoga seems to be the only activity where I feel better afterwards. I thought if I lose weight by doing that, then I can start doing some cardio. The yoga I do Is Cardio Do it With me You'll Do a Whole lot More Than just Burn fat... Yes... Susan Powter Lyn asks: Dear Susan, Your books are an inspiration to me. I need your books and advice them more than ever right now. My question is: Do you believe that older women can lose all the weight we want to or are we destined to be rotund in our middle area? What has Much more To do with Age And Genetics Is Lifestyle... Destined to be Absolutely not... I'm 50 And don't... Fat burns From the center From everywhere... Strength increases You are Only destined To be Exactly what You'd like to be… You, me All the older Women... Especially Susan Powter 2008-02-11T23:55:00-05:00 http://www.susanpowteronline.com/index.php/site/december_faq/ http://www.susanpowteronline.com/index.php/site/december_faq/#When:19:50:04Z Get ready New Year New plan Some of my favorite Questions from December Oxygen, daily caloric consumption, personal training from my yoga den, looking and feeling fabulous after 50 And more... Susan Powter Click here for all the December FAQs Linda asks: 12 years ago I lost weight with Stop the Insanity, low fat food and exercise. It and you changed my life. I kept it off for 5 years then slowly put it back on. I am now at a point where I hate what I look like and long to look the way I did. HELP! The only Thing That can make Stop The Insanity Look like dress Rehearsal is... Exactly What I'm doing now With you With every human Body Who wants to Burn fat Increase energy And Re-claim their body and Brain... The way you did And some... Susan Powter Wendy asks: I’ve let myself go for so long that the thought of starting movement again scares me. I feel so trapped in my body and ashamed to even go outside to walk. What thoughts do you recommend to get me going? No thought You've done enough Thinking And... The problem Easily solved Is in your body The biology of it Just stay with the biology Of it all... Oxygen... With me today No need to go anywhere anymore Except out of your head Into your body Un-trapped Real food Movement Today... Susan Powter Peggi-Jean asks: Just found your site, loving it. I am so excited about the yoga studio. You are very inspirational, keep up the good work. Thank you I am also So excited About the Yoga den... Oh the classes We are about to do! Susan Powter Lisa asks: I am 5 ft. tall and 150 lbs. How do I determine what I should weigh? Also, how many kcals should I be taking in to lose? The daily caloric Consumption chart A concept That's real Activity level And Current weight… The point is Frequent High quality Fuel… And Looking In the mirror And saying Damn I look, and feel, fabulous Is how You determine… Operative word You... Susan Powter Myron asks: I noticed that most of the questions are from women; do you help men that are overweight? Also, I’ve seen you talk about oxygen, what do you mean exactly? Obviously if you don’t breathe it’s not healthy. Any, all Human bodies... Wellness applies Oxygen Watch the blogs Oxygen l0l Explained For all who Want to Increase energy Burn fat Activate a metabolic rate All of which Oxygen does... Susan Powter Karin asks: Not a question but a fact...you should have your own TV show on Bravo, A&E or Logo. You are very funny, smart, entertaining, informative and addictive. Hope you stick around. Oh, I'm sticking They can't get Rid Of me... And, oh Mighty Consumer, you Women...the most powerful consumer market... Tell them that… As in you And l0,000 Of your dearest Friends... Tell Bravo, Tell Logo Tell them all Exactly what you want... Imagine! Susan Powter Diane asks: Does your program work for over 50? I hope so because I turned 50 on the 22nd of December.... Yes, wellness works beautifully at any/all ages And, 50 is when you are at your very best When You are at your very best... Susan Powter 2008-01-10T19:50:04-05:00