| As a child of the Show Me State and someone that | | | | Complex, Dwight Davis Tennis Center, Family Arena, |
| spent their first six years of life in St. Louis, I thought | | | | Gateway International Raceway, Hardees Ice |
| it would be neat to pay tribute to my birth city. St. | | | | Complex, Korte Stadium, Ozzie Smith's Sports |
| Louis is a wonderful city with a tremendous heritage. | | | | Complex and T.R. Hughes Ballpark, Scottrade Center, |
| One usually does not have many memories from age | | | | St. Peters Rec-Plex, TR Hughes Ballpark and the U.S. |
| zero to six years but I recall the Budweiser presence, | | | | Ice Sports Complex. |
| the Purina smoke stack, the Golden Arch and the St. | | | | One of my best memories from St. Louis was when |
| Louis Cardinals (football). | | | | my grandparents visited and I tried to hide in the |
| This article will touch on some interesting aspects of | | | | backseat of the car in order to go with them - I |
| St. Louis, as well as provide an empowering view on | | | | missed them so much. Another great memory is |
| Weight Loss. So if you are looking for that perfect | | | | when we picked up a stray cat in the middle of the |
| body image, or simply trying to stop the insanity of | | | | night and half asleep I responded to my dad saying |
| being so out of shape, this article will prove | | | | what should we name it and I replied: Coconut. What |
| worthwhile in the end. Or maybe you are trying to | | | | a great name. |
| get over a poor body image. So read on about my | | | | If you are trying to lose weight in St. Louis, then you |
| days in St Louis followed by a quality weight loss | | | | need to be selective in where you eat. There are too |
| insight. | | | | many choices that have very little lite or healthy fare |
| Forty some years later and one of the great things | | | | on the menu. However, new eateries have surfaced |
| that I attribute to St. Louis is their passion for soccer. | | | | in the last few years and your chances are much |
| Of course, the local MLS (Major League Soccer) | | | | better than they used to be. Be smart about where |
| franchise is in Kansas City but the amateur, collegiate | | | | you eat and what you eat. |
| and youth ranks of soccer in St. Louis is some of the | | | | Some Healthy Restaurants that we have heard of in |
| best in the country. | | | | St. Louis include the following: |
| As an adult, I managed some accounts in St. Louis | | | | Blimpie Subs and Salads, Amighetti's Bakery & |
| while running a sales team in the technology sector. | | | | Cafe, Govindas and Sqwires. |
| My favorite customer was Software Plus and their | | | | Weight Loss in any city is a matter of consuming |
| wonderful leads - Larry & Patty Malashock. Their | | | | fewer calories than you consume. Energy in minus |
| Purchasing Manager (Blake) worked me over for low | | | | energy out determines your weight loss. When |
| ball pricing on a daily basis but as a business partner | | | | considering diet and exercise, most people |
| and customer Software Plus was a real blessing in | | | | understand that the diet plays a significantly greater |
| my life and to this day I am very grateful. | | | | role in their weight loss battle than exercise does. It's |
| Other things that I love about my birth city include: | | | | really simple math. You can consume alot of calories |
| Forest Park, Mother Roads, Anheuser Busch | | | | quickly but even the most difficult physical challenges |
| Brewery, Magic House, Cahokia Mounds, City Garden, | | | | can only burn off so many calories. And it is not just |
| The Museum of Transportation, Black World History | | | | what you consume, clearly if you are genuinely |
| Museum, Six Flags, Purina Farms, St Louis Zoo, World | | | | interested in weight loss, you need to consider what |
| Bird Sanctuary, Cathedral Basilica and many other cool | | | | types of foods you eat and when. Many foods have |
| things like the Mississippi River. | | | | a positive effect on our overall health while other |
| Educational offerings in St Louis include University of | | | | foods have dire consequences. |
| Missouri and the St. Louis College and probably | | | | And don't forget to be sure and grab an empowering |
| dozens of others. | | | | image of how you are going to look AFTER you lose |
| Major sports teams in the city include the St Louis | | | | the weight. Because one of the best ways to lose |
| Rams and the St Louis Cardinals. | | | | weight is to get an empowering view of yourself as |
| Sports venues in the city include: All American Sports | | | | to how you are going to look after you lose the |
| Mall, America's Center and Edward Jones, | | | | weight. Hold that image at the center of your |
| Anheuser-Busch - St. Louis Soccer Park, Busch | | | | attention as if it were you standing on top of the St. |
| Stadium, Chaifetz Arena, Chesterfield Valley Athletic | | | | Louis Arches. |