Body Revival

by Johnson, Victoria

• ISBN13: 9781558749580
• ISBN10: 1558749586
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-01
• Publisher: Hci

Summary

Whether they are professional basketball players or working moms, whether their goal is to have six-pack abs or to have more energy to keep up with their toddler, people are turning to Victoria Johnson to help them achieve their fitness goals. Her program has them looking better, feeling healthier and enjoying renewed energy and self-confidence. More than a decade ago Victoria underwent her own Body Revival. She had waged a losing battle with her weight since childhood and faced the beginnings of type II diabetes and a host of other health problems including chronic fatigue, depression and bulimia. After blacking out in the middle of an exercise class, she realized she had to make some major life changes. She began a journey that culminated in good health, a great body and a successful career in the fitness industry. Now Victoria shares with readers how to reclaim and recharge their health using her Body Revival Program. While most diet books focus on adhering to rigid routines, Body Revival focuses on making a few key lifestyle changes, and at the same time, healing the spirit. Using her unique 3 x 3 x 3 plan-making 3 changes 3 times a day for 3 weeks-Victoria shows readers how to revive their spirit, to reshape their body and realize their dreams. Victoria shares her personal story as well as the successes of some of her clients, and offers practical solutions for people to begin their own Body Revival. Includes easy-to-follow photographs of Victoria's Body Revival routine that combines yoga, Pilates and strength training Includes meal plans, recipes and journaling pages

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xiii
Foreword	xv
PART ONE: The Process
Get Back in the Groove	3	(6)
The Program---It Works When You Work It	9	(10)
How's Your Trinity Triangle: ``Obtuse'' or Obese? ``Right'' or Wrong? ``Acute'' or Far from Cute?	19	(10)
Revive Your Body, Mind and Spirit, Starting Now	29	(36)
PART TWO: The Program
Get Ready	65	(8)
Let the Spirit Move You (You've Got to Pray)	73	(18)
Restore Your Temple (You've Got to Weigh)	91	(56)
Move It to Lose It (You've Got to Pay)	147	(74)
Tracking Your Progress: Body Revival Goal Sheets	221	(37)
Your Real Beginning	258	(3)
What More People Are Saying About Victoria Johnson	261	(18)
About the Author	279	(2)
Workout Videos	281

Excerpts

Chapter 2 The program—it works when you work it A true Body Revival involves three components—body, mind and spirit—which, when in harmony, create what I call a trinity triangle. Of course, we all have a body. And perhaps, if you've picked up this book, you realize yours is in need of some help. With the Body Revival program, you'll learn how to fuel your mind, your body and your spirit with positive energy resulting in maximized health, more vitality and inner peace. How is this possible? Again, it comes down to three—three principles you need to abide by each day. Or, another way to remember it: You've got to pray, you've got to weigh and you've got to pay. You've Got to Pray Every day on the program, you've got to pray. You decide how. You decide when. What matters is that you give thanks for the blessings you have. If you go to church, pray to God. Thank Him for your blessings and ask Him to help you fulfill your life's purpose by giving you the strength to follow through on your goals. Notice the phrase is worded: You've got to pray, you've got to weigh and you've got to pay. Why does prayer come first? Without gratitude, none of the other rewards have meaning. If you never stop to appreciate the value of what you already have, you will stay in a perpetual state of wanting and acquiring. By praying each day and affirming aloud that you are thankful for the things you do have, you express gratitude. When you are grateful for the gift of life, you cannot be resentful that you don't have six-pack abs. When you are grateful that you have a healthy, happy family, your heart has no room for jealousy because you didn't get the promotion you felt you were entitled to. Prayer is also a form of meditation. By praying consistently, you're able to refocus your mind and redirect any negative energy. It allows you to clear your mind, quiet your soul and realize the beauty and the potential that lies within you. Peace and beauty is an inside-out process. Once you focus on tapping into the power of what you have inside, you can manifest your best on the outside. Prayer and meditation will put you in a positive state of mind and spirit so that you can commit to the daily actions necessary that bring you closer to your goals. When you pray each day, you acknowledge that you are not alone—that you are part of something larger than yourself (I mean larger as in universe, not pant size!). This helps you to feel a sense of comfort and connectedness that is often missing in our mobile, fast-paced society. In chapter 6, you'll learn more about the power of prayer. You'll also find useful prayer prompters you can say (with enthusiasm) each day to get you started. You've Got to Weigh (Your Choices and Your Goals . . . and Yourself!) During the nine weeks on the Body Revival program, you need to eat according to the foods in chapter 7. By staying true to these foods for the entire length of the program, you will cleanse your body of toxins and r

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