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Reserve Judgment

2/2/2015

Reserving judgement is hard for us humans to do. Every time I see someone, or watch an activity, I immediately make an assumption, have an opinion, or judge them. Why do I do this? Perhaps it is the way humans are designed! We can make a judgement quickly so the species can survive. More often than I like to admit, though, I put my foot in my mouth, say the wrong thing, and then have to backtrack, apologize, etc.

I think we have to actively practice reserving judgment. Get more information about a person's journey before making a judgment about who they are. We all live in our little bubbles in our heads and hearts. We see the world through rose colored glasses, so to speak. We filter things out that we do not want to see or hear.

How about you? Dig deep and think back about those moments where you were completely wrong about a person or situation. Were you able to rectify the issue? Was it difficult to do? How do you feel about the person or event now? Did it make you squirm to say you were wrong or misinformed? I want to hear from you! Please share my blogs, videos, and book with those you love. We can grow as a tribe!

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Maintaining Your Eating Style At Work

9/28/2014

In our modern society, most adults work, take care of the family, exercise, clean, cook, shop, etc.

The time we spend away from the home is great. Some of us spend more time at work than anywhere else. We have the majority of our meals there. Many work places have snack tables provided by the company, full of things we do not want to eat. Temptation is everywhere!

So, when we have changed our eating protocol to a health giving one, how do we keep our choices firm in the work place?

I suggest we keep lots of healthy snacks in baggies nearby. I suggest we keep grass fed, grass finished Jerky, raw nuts, raw seeds, and healthy protein bars in our purse or backpack. Dried fruits and veggies with no added sugars or industrial oils are a good bet, too. If you have access to a refrigerator, keep your own proteins and salads there.

You are in your own lane. Don't allow others to derail you and cut you off from your goals. Breathe deep and clench your fists. Say to yourself, "I love myself more than I love this food." Say this ten times and smile. You made it through another moment of avoiding temptation to eat something that is not in your goal template.

Well done! What do you do to avoid temptation at work? I want to hear from you!
Blessings,
KJ Landis

Whole Food Protein vs Protein Supplements

9/21/2014

There is a great variety of protein sources available these days. We can eat animals, plants, or a derivative of these in powders, bars, and shakes.

When we are in a hurry or do not have the time to cook and pack good protein snacks, it is perfectly ok to bring a can of sugar free protein drink. The bars without sugar and artificial flavors are good too. I love Quest protein bars for their flavor profiles and protein content per gram. We can add gelatin powder to almost any soup, stew, or smoothie for the collagen and protein benefits.

By far, the protein sources that are the most natural to humans come from animals. There is a complete protein source with all the essential amino acids when it comes from animals. Some plants, like hemp, have a high rate of bio-availability to the body. That means the body can absorb and use the protein hemp provides.

Really, it comes down to flavor. I have bought and tasted all sorts of yucky protein bars and powders. I have spent lots of money on healthful, organic, grass fed, nasty tasting stuff. When choosing, go with what you usually like, in terms of flavor. If you don't like peanut butter, don't choose peanut butter chocolate protein bars. You will be disappointed, no matter how many great ingredients are inside.

The highest portion of your protein consumption should come from land and sea animals, grass fed and wild caught, of course! Happy eating!

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Blessings,
KJ Landis

Stress vs Pleasure

9/16/2014

Sometimes, despite the efforts we make in eating whole, real foods, we still cannot lose the unwanted extra fat. We exercise, sleep well, and work at moving a lot during the day.

Why can't we meet our goals?

The answer my friends, is stress. Stress plays an important role in our vitality and health, our longevity and attitude. How can we have a good attitude towards the world when we feel like sh#%t? How can we live a long time when our sugar levels in the blood spike due to our stress? How can we release body fat when the stress hormone cortisol is telling our brain and body to hang on to dear fat because we are in a real emergency?

I suggest that you take ten minutes and write down everything that causes you stress on one side of a paper. Draw a line down the middle.Then on the other side, list the things that give you pleasure. Remember, this is for your eyes only, so do not be shy. Little or small, the pleasures and stressors affect every other area of our lives. If the stress list is longer than the pleasure list, take action about how you can reverse that, one little bit at a time.

Let me give you an example: I feel stress when the house isn't in perfect order before I go to sleep. I know it's late. I know I just worked a late shift at the restaurant. When I get home, if I see dishes in the sink, shoes not in the closet, blankets left on the couch, mail out of the mail basket, etc....I CANNOT WIND DOWN! Then it will be impossible for me to sleep. So, I can take two roads to release the stress and get to sleep. I can stay up an extra hour and clean up, or I can throw everything away in the trash, and damn it all. If the family misses it, they should not have left the items laying around in the first place. I have employed both solutions to releasing that stress in the past, and it worked very well. Writing a note on the kitchen table for them to see how upset I was also serves my communicating purposes so that they may not be so sloppy and cluttered in the future.

What can you do to lessen your stress? What can you delegate to other family members to assist in the tranquility that you need to thrive? What can you give up? I gave up grocery shopping, except for my special raw dairy items. I order a lot of things by internet now. I made an agreement with my husband that we would stop arguing about whose turn it is to deep clean the entire house. We acquired a cleaning service every two weeks. Argument over.

Stress less, less cortisol. Then the things you are doing in diet and exercise can take full effect, and you will see the fat finally release from your body.

Now it is time to add more pleasure to your life. Little moments of laughter, joy, sunshine, singing in the car, whatever gives you joy, go and do it!

It is sad that when we get older, many of us lose our short and long term memories. We need to play games that stimulate the memories. We need to add pleasure to our lives so that if we do have memory loss, the memories we recall from time to time will bring us joy and happiness.

What things truly bring pleasure to your life? Write them down and vow to do them. Then make a bucket list. Look at these lists daily to remind you that no matter what age, we can still have goals.

You deserve the best that life has to offer . I know it and believe it. Please comment or post. Join my mailing list.

Blessings,
KJ Landis

Organic vs Non-Organic Foods

8/31/2014

Sometimes we just cannot afford organic produce and meats. I get it, I totally do. I am a server in a restaurant relying on the generous tips to provide for my family's needs.

When we are making changes from processed, refined foods to a more natural and healthy eating protocol, keep in mind that the best quality food that you can afford is what counts. You do not have to give up your goals if you cannot buy butter that is raw, organic, and $18.99 for a tub. It is far healthier to buy veggies, fruits, meats, and seafood within your budget, than the former Standard American Diet.

So, we can let go of the guilt that we cannot afford all organic all the time. There are many farmers who grow organic and sell at farmers markets, but they cannot afford the organic stamp on their products. Ask around the next time you go to a farmers market.

Make small steps. Perhaps the focus for your shopping will be non-GMO foods. When we stop buying packaged, processed, refined foods, we may find ourselves with more money to buy some things organic. After all, when cereal is $5.00 or more a box, and it lasts less than a week, we can see how processed food costs can add up very quickly, even if we buy in bulk.

Swap out unhealthy oils for one healthy oil. For example, stop buying peanut oil, canola oil, soy oil, corn oil, regular butter, etc. Then replace those with one super food, like coconut oil. Coconut oil has medium chain triglycerides for fuel (and fat burning!), can handle high heat, mixes well with vinegar for dressings, and is very inexpensive, even at the raw, organic level. That's one oil replacing many, therefore saving you money in the long run.

Sit down for a minute and list five types of foods that you want to swap out. Research local grocery stores, food co-ops, and the internet for cheaper, but healthier alternatives. Believe me, if I can do this on a server's salary, then anyone can do this!

Write to me! Tell me one thing that you did to shift into a more healthy lifestyle, and how long it has been assisting you on your journey.

Blessings,
KJ Landis

Courage

8/24/2014

It takes great courage to voice an unpopular opinion. Even if we have succeeded with our goals and are passionate about sharing those blessings with others, we may be rejected or ignored.

That is ok, really. Every human must process things in their own unique way, and go on their personal journey. We cannot speed up understanding. We cannot speed up the understanding of our own journey or the journeys of others. Sometimes the best we can hope for is that they acknowledge we even have an opinion!

Many great thinkers and doers in our history started out as outcasts in society. The world was believed to be flat at one time, remember?

What do you have the courage to speak up about that may be against the norm? My whole wellness journey has had people laughing at me, contradicting my methods, worried for my quick weight loss, saying I was flat out crazy! Then there's the folks who try and sabotage my efforts daily. I use these conversations as fuel to get my mind right, and to spur me on toward more research in the scientific nutrition community.

I want to hear from you!

Blessings,
KJ Landis

IODINE THERAPY

8/17/2014

Iodine therapy... I have been reading up on thyroid hormone output , menopause, slow metabolism , etc.

My symptoms of menopause have been the usual plus I'm usually cold in the wrists and hands.

Experiment has been successful! I used Lugol's 5% liquid iodine in water twice a day. I drink it up. I think the hot yoga helped too. I'm not cold anymore, my sleep is deeper, my dreams are better, and I'm less fatigued. Iodine is linked to balancing hormones and the effects that has on the body's systems .

Everybody is unique in their mineral needs. Please tweak any experiment to your individual body to see what makes you feel great and perform at your superior self!

Also, read and research the minerals, vitamins, and herbs that we receive from food to heal us rather than always blindly popping a pill. food for thought...

Blessings!
KJ Landis

RESOLUTIONS vs PROMISES

8/4/2014

We all have made resolutions over the years, for New Year's Eve or for the beginning of a new chapter in our lives. What usually happens is that we hold tight to our dreams and focus for a little while, but then life gets in the way. We slip and err, forget, or just don't care anymore because we are too stressed out, too busy, too whatever.

This past year I have tried a promise to myself rather than a resolution. the word promise means to me that I value myself so much that I will keep my word, just as if I made a promise to another person that I care about. My experience shows me that I can keep my promise without feeling like a failure. I can err and still get back up and continue on my path without self degradation.

Make a list of some new action you would like to do, some old habits you would like to forget about. Rather than say, "I'm going to give up cupcakes forever," think about promising to make a swap out for a week or a month. "I promise to swap out cupcakes with home made coconut flour cupcakes with a full-fat, creamy butter icing." If out and about when the craving hits you, promise to hit a gluten free-sugar free bakery or store. Remember the promise is to yourself. You do not have to announce it to others unless you want their help in keeping on track.

The promises are not for eating and exercising only. The promises are for whatever you desire deeply that will enhance your experience in this lifetime.

I promised to try new fitness activities this summer. I did bungee jumping on a trampoline and did the trampoline fitness jumping for an hour at the House of Air a few times. When I get some money saved I am intent on joining cross fit. It is way out of my budget right now. But, I do have a plan! That is key to any promise made to oneself.

What promise do you want to make to yourself? How will you make that happen? Let's start a conversation!

Blessings,
KJ Landis

DID PALEOLOITHIC MAN HAVE ALLERGIES?

7/28/2014

So, I was jogging yesterday, and my inspirations and questions to the universe get pretty deep when I jog. I breathe in and out deeply, I feel my heart beat, and I am zapped with bright ideas! The bright idea I thought about was whether or not our caveman ancestors had allergies or food sensitivities. I think the body is physiologically designed for survival. Therefore the body probably had no allergies way back in the olden times, otherwise our species could not survive. I think they ate the most nutritious fresh food possible, because there was no alternatives. There was no fast food, grocery stores, pollution, gases, radiation, cities, etc. to muddle things up. They weren't spending hours on end soaking beans and grains for further processing. I think that allergies and food sensitivities are a relatively recent phenomenon. What do you think? Did we create our own set of allergic and sensitivity problems? Please let me know and join the conversation.

Fat! Fat! Fat!

7/14/2014

Fat, fat, fat, fat!
How many times do I need to share with you blessed people that fat won't make you fat?!

After losing the weight with the Hcg Body For Life Protocol, and having close to NO fat for 60 days, I added good healthy fats back into my diet. What are these types of fats?

Extra virgin olive oil, cold pressed hemp oil, raw nuts and raw seeds and their oils, avocado, raw nut and seed butters, raw unpasteurized butter, grass fed butter or ghee, coconut oil, grape seed oil, raw milk and raw cheeses, MCT oil, pastured eggs, and fats on skin and meat of animals. These kinds of healthy fats actually help the body absorb vitamins, minerals, and essential amino acids from other foods they are eaten with.

Coconut oil and MCT oil are especially good at burning excess body fat as they fuel us for our active lives.

Am I clear? The skin and booty and breasts will fill out and be soft and supple . The muscles will pop! You will not have brain fog anymore. You will have loads of energy. Any questions ? Let me know!

Blessings,
KJ Landis
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Strangers Are Not Strange

6/30/2014

STRANGERS ARE NOT STRANGE!!

If we didn't talk to strangers, we wouldn't meet new deeply important friends. If we didn't talk to strangers, we wouldn't find our lovers and life mates. If we didn't talk to strangers, the importance of sharing thoughts and ideas and passions would be stifled.
Talk to a stranger today, with love in your heart. Let go of fear.
Blessings,
KJ LANDIS

Self Love Is Not Selfish

6/23/2014

SELF LOVE IS NOT SELFISH

Take a little moment to breathe during the daily rush. Inhale the glorious smells, exhale self hatred and doubt.

Love yourself a bit more. You deserve everything in abundance.

When we take time for our desires, regardless of what others think, it is a self loving moment. If we feel no resentment or guilt when we take time for ourselves, we have the opportunity to grow as a human spirit.
This includes our food choices. When I choose raw butter, or raw cashew butter over Skippy and margarine, I am taking care of my body that my spirit is inhabiting while here on earth. When I choose leafy greens and fresh air with movement and laughter included, rather than stuck in a cubby hole inside (hunched over), my creative ideas may flow freely. Then I have abundant energy!

Conscious cheating is called a treat. Unconscious cheating is self sabotage. Know the difference, acknowledge it, and move forward. Stop the negative self dialogue. We eliminated them with the NEGATIVE THOUGHT POT last week, remember?

This health and wellness thing is a lifelong journey. It will never leave you bored!!! LOLOL
Blessings,
KJ LANDIS
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Negative Thought Pot

6/15/2014

The negative thought pot is a tool I use in workshops and with private clients. Place your negative thoughts about your self on a pice of paper and scroll it up. Put it in the pot and burn it up. This physical manifestation of your destroying negativity gives your power back to yourself! Move forward towards your superior self!If you aren't allowed to burn things in your rental unit or yard, then bury your scroll of negativity. Send that negative thought on its way and replace it with a new story.
Blessings,
KJ Landis
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Food For Thought

6/9/2014

This story is a classic one that redeems us from the difficult and complicated way of accomplishing goals Sometimes the simple way to do something is to just forge ahead and be direct and honest with your actions. The result will be soon close at hand. Whether it is a health or life goal, you have options! Do not make the journey harder than it has to be! I want to hear from you and your ways of making things successful through simplicity.
Blessings,
KJ Landis

OMG!!! They're GMO!!!

6/2/2014

Genetically modified foods are all over the place! What to look out for in the stores is so important. Knowledge is power.

1. Soy-Up to 90% of soybeans in the market have been genetically modified to be naturally resistant to an herbicide called, Round Up. This increased resistance to the herbicide allows farmers to use more Round Up to kill weeds. However, this results not only in a genetically modified food product, but also a food product loaded with more chemicals. The long term effects are not yet known.

2. Corn-Half of the US farms growing corn to sell are growing GMO corn. Most of this corn is going to be used for human consumption. Genetically modified corn has been linked to health problems, including weight gain and organ disruption. Even if the farm grows organic corn, nearby farms growing GMO corn can cross pollinate in the air and create the organic corn fields to become GMO without any knowledge of the organic farmer.

3. Canola oil-Canola oil is derived from rapeseed oil. It is considered one of the most chemically altered oils sold in the US. Canola oil was originated in Canada. Canada+oil=canola.

4. Cotton-Even cotton has been genetically modified to increase yield and resistance to disease. Most concern relates to the cotton oil. Cotton originating from India, and China, in particular, is considered higher risk for personal health. There are less regulations concerning GMO in those countries.

5. Milk-One fifth of the dairy cows in the United States have been given growth hormones to help them grow faster and increase their yield. These hormones can be found in some of the milk produced by these cows. These growth hormones have been shown to act inside the human body. We become larger more easily because the hormones made to make the cows bigger.

6. Sugar-Genetically modified sugar beets were introduced to the US market in 2009. These sugar beets are modified to resist Roundup, like corn.

7. Zucchini-Genetically modified zucchini contains a toxic protein that helps make it more resistant to insects. This introduced insecticide, has recently been found in human blood, including that of pregnant women and fetuses. This indicates that some of the insecticide is making its way into our bodies rather than being broken down and excreted. Long term effects have not been concluded yet.

8. Yellow squash-Yellow squash has also been modified with the toxic proteins to make it insect resistant. This plant is very similar to zucchini, and both have also been modified to resist viruses.

9. Papaya-Genetically modified papaya trees have been grown in Hawaii since 1999. These Papayas are sold in the United States and Canada for human consumption. These papayas have been modified to be naturally resistant to Papaya Ringspot virus, and also to delay the maturity of the fruit. Delaying maturity gives suppliers more time to ship the fruit to supermarkets. It also makes them have a higher sugar content, spiking our sugar levels when ingested.

These are some of the most prevalent GMO foods found in the supermarket. There are many others currently for sale and being grown for the market. GMO safety is not yet certain, so if you want to stay away from it always keep an eye out for a label that indicates food is organic or non-GMO.

Are You a Carrot or a Donut?

5/19/2014

If you eat mostly vegetables and a little bit of donut you will resemble the photo on the left. If you eat mostly donuts and a little bit of vegetables you will resemble the photo on the right. It's not rocket science my friends!
Comment on what you grab in a hurry and why...No judgement, just waking up the awareness.

Blessings,
KJ Landis
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Superior Self's Fast Start Guide to Wellness From Within

4/21/2014

You are welcome here! Some folks are not ready to make a drastic change all at once, so I have developed slower, smaller shifts in the dietary behavior that one makes with 100% commitment.

The plan for you is week by week. If this is still too fast, then change week 1 to month one, etc. Add the next week's shift to the one already in place. By the end of the program, you will feel great and look great, so that you may have more energy to do more and serve humanity more. It really is a win-win situation.

I suggest:

Week 1, increase water to a gallon a day.
Week 2, give up all wheat products and still drink a gallon of water a day. Week 3, give up all grains and still drink a gallon of water a day.
Week 4, reduce fruits to 1-2 times a day, always keeping previous changes.
Week 5, reduce fruits to 1-2 servings a week.
Week 6, change your oils to only healthy fats I mentioned in Superior Self with KJ Landis posts.
Week 7, no more added sugar, in any form: no honey or agave or date sugar, etc. Buy Lakanto or XYLA on amazon or Whole Foods.
Week 8, purchase raw dairy and pastured eggs if you regularly consume them.
Week 9, give up beans and legumes.
Week 10, write to me and share your experience! I know you can do this.
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In all of the weeks (or months), pay particular attention to how you feel rather than how you look. Sometimes flu and cold symptoms, headaches, and general fatigue may plague you. You may suffer acne or a rash for a little while. These are symptoms of the body detoxifying as it gets used to the cleaner fuel you are providing it with. Fear not, and keep moving forward with the process. Moving toward superior health can spur us on to our true superior self. Just think about how clear, attentive, helpful, and generous we can be to others we love when we have taken care of our own essential biochemical needs.

Practice, practice, practice. Eventually your eating choices and preparation of meals will shift to a healthier format and it will become easier. For me, it has not yet become entirely easy. It requires becoming present and conscious at each meal. remember that you do not have to feel alone. Surround yourself with like minded individuals. Seek out thought provoking materials to stimulate your journey and spark continued interest in your superior self.

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4/14/2014

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Greetings! My name is KJ LANDIS and I host a blog on Facebook called Superior Self with KJ Landis. Superior Self is a pathway for folks to reach superior health in order to find their Superior Self. It takes work of the mind, body, and spirit. This is my first attempt at creating a website and blog, so bear with me. My website is also called superiorselfwithkjlandis.com.

I provide scientific information and spiritual hope to those suffering in health and wellness. I include anecdotal evidence as well as practical tools to help people get started without overwhelming them with too much information.

I lost 50 pounds in 60 days in 2012 and have kept it off. When my family and friends witnessed the rapidly melting of fat right off my body, the calls came pouring in for help. How could I say no? I am coaching people all over the world to find their superior selves. It is FREE and if somebody wants to have me coach them 24/7 in San Francisco, then I charge a nominal fee.

I research daily all things health and wellness married to spirituality and inner strength. My passion to reach a large audience even prodded me into writing a book, soon to be published.

My life has been blessed and I desire to share the blessings by providing a FREE workshop to your community.
We will wake up to our possibilities by having me talk a little, play an interactive game, and I will leave the participants with a few handouts. The FREE workshop takes about an hour to complete.

Please contact me if I may be of further assistance. To your health!
Blessings,
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Complaining VS Explaining

4/14/2014

COMPLAINING VS EXPLAINING

I woke up to an inspiration from my husband. He said,
"I'm not complaining, I'm explaining."
Wow. I needed to go a little deeper. People will roll their eyes at you if you just complain. They will not listen, but if you say, "Hey, I want to explain this completely to you..."
You may have the wall break down and truly understand what the message is.

We have such short attention spans these days because of our fast world of electronics, fast foods, and information overload. It is truly difficult to slow down anything and anyone, EVER. If you give yourself the opportunity to breathe a moment, then you can give the other person the opportunity to do the same. The explanation may be a truth telling moment for both of you. How I love those A-HAAA moments! That is what I call the divine spark intervening. I don't care when or where it comes from...I just want to invite it in!

So, today, roll your eyes a little less, and give everybody a real chance to explain themselves.
Blessings,
KJ Landis

The Power of Love

4/8/2014

I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE POWER OF LOVE TO OVERCOME EVERYTHING. That can only come from God. I am thankful for new points of view, calm action, and trust, even when we make errors. If God and Jesus keep forgiving, we have to as well. I am not saying we should allow ourselves to belittle our self esteem, but to ask , "What can I do now that brings everybody and anybody to a higher place, a higher power, the high road of wisdom and true justice ?"
Don't be afraid to ask the tough questions of yourself and others. Through the answers, we will discover our more authentic selves. That is the legacy we can leave behind.