As I was reading Sharon Cuneta Suffering From Mid-Life Crisis, I remember my own weight gain when I turned 40.

I thought that turning 40 and gaining weight go together. It is part of growing old. As an individual, I would not be bothered with outward appearance. I have small wrists and am quite tall. I was ok physically with my weight hovering at 150 lbs.

My problem was that I did not think being overweight was a problem until pain behind my knees started to bother me. I asked a pain specialist to check what was causing the pain. He told me that I was overweight by 20 lbs! The knees could only handle so much weight so the extra pounds would make me a candidate for Arthritis. Diabetes too. :(

I had been sick before and I did not like it. When it comes to health, I really would pay attention.

Dr. Chua shared to me his strategy on eating to maintain his weight. I tweaked it to what I can afford in terms of food cost and preparation/cooking time. The 5 things I did eventually became my habits and helped me keep the weight off permanently.

• Drink Water.

I had to quit Yakult and smoothies. Both are loaded with sugar and the calories could easily add up the weight. These days, I drink up 16 oz. of plain water per drink. Upon waking up in the morning, I would drink 16 oz. of water before I take my breakfast. It took some time to get used to. But once the habit is in place, it is not hard to do.

• Eat Breakfast

Skipping breakfast would slow down metabolism. A good breakfast is a must for weight loss! The goal is to hasten metabolism such that one still burns calories even when one is sitting. For breakfast, I would have a fresh pineapple shake, an egg and a slice of Sugar Free Wheat Bread. If I need a sweetener for the shake, I use Stevia which is available in Mercury Drugstore.

• 5 Frequent Meals

Eating small frequent meals is a strategy to hasten metabolism and avoid blood sugar to spike. A meal could be any of the following:

1. A slice of sugar-free wheat bread with peanut butter
2. Fresh Fruits
3. Protein Bar (I choose a low sodium and low sugar count)
4. Muesli with
5. Protein with Vegetables (protein could be beef, pork, salmon)

• Do Household Chores/Walk

I do household chores regularly and walk to burn calories. I still have to develop a discipline to exercise regularly.

• Have a Cheat Day!

This is my favorite! Friday is usually my cheat day since my friends and I would meetup for dinner. During cheat days, I do not watch my portions nor my choice of food. I can have ice cream, chocolate milk and cake.

I am sharing things which have been repeated online about weight loss. To find out if the strategy will work, one only has to actually do it. I did it and lost 10 lbs. It is not a lot. But the picture looks good with the subtle changes. I think I look better now at 50 than at 44 then in 2008. Feeling healthier too!
Daily I takeR one scoop NOW, half scoop innergize, half scoop fibrestore and 2caps of LRXFor cancer Prevention.to ensure that I get full nutrition, the required electrolytes and fibre to boost my immunity and avoid being sick.

Stay healthy and stay positive!

I first heard about multiple streams of income in T. Harv Eker's Millionaire Mind Intensive program in Singapore. My Reliv upline advised me to attend the camp with the objective to shift a mindset. It was a 3 day program (26-28 November 2010) and time schedule was 8 am - 11 pm. There was about 7000 participants inside one big hall in Singapore Expo and I struggled with waking up each day to be on time. I got reprimanded for being late the first day.

Under a different circumstance, I would have walked out the minute I get scolded by a speaker who got paid for my presence there. But Eker is the author of best selling book SECRETS TO A MILLIONAIRE MIND and is several times over a millionaire.  I stayed to hear what he had to say...

The reason the rich are rich is because they have more than one stream of income. Eker likes network marketing.... Whew... Good thing I am building a network marketing business.

Eker shared about building leverage with real estate, stock market, internet and marketing. 

1) Real Estate. I have been putting money away in condo payments and getting a better rate of return than the bank. 
2) Stock Market. I went for technical analysis workshop but decided to put that in the back burner till I have extra available funds.
3) Marketing. Am into Reliv which is a network marketing business in the wellness industry. 
4) Internet. This is the aspect that I am getting my learning curve on these days. I created two websites: www.iphilippineproperty.com and www.6figureetal.com. Still reading on social media and marketing these days.

T. Harv Eker defines rich as USD1M net worth and an annual income of at least USD100K. 
Reference:
http://www.srpl.net/articles/why-you-need-multiple-streams-of-income-and-where-to-get-them/