OPTIMAL WELLNESS THE PROJECT E . M . O . N . ( Eat-Move Optimally NOW ) ™ Story
OPTIMAL WELLNESS THE PROJECT E . M . O . N . ( Eat-Move Optimally NOW ) ™ Story
Project E . M . O . N . ( Eat-Move Optimally Now ) ™ is my personal wellness journey along with my 26 year old son . We were not always overweight or more technically correct obese since both our body mass indexes exceed 30 . Along with millions of American both Emon and I are obese as result of poor dieting and sedentary lifestyles . In 20ll , we produced the 1-hour documentary “ Fat Isn ’ t Me ”. It is essentially , Emon ’ s story of his struggles with depression , obesity , unemployment and the concept to start a movement . Today the movement has begun and it started with us getting real and going to the root of our food addictions . We went on a self – discovery journey to access the divine health God promised us . We had a shift in our mindset and know we have a right to be well .
This photo was taken a few day after Emon ’ s 26th birthday and we were a lot heavier . Emon had been hospitalized for eight-days diagnosed with chronic obstructive sleep apnea . If you look closely at his legs you will see swelling ( water being retained ) and deep purple coloring that went up his legs approaching his thighs . The discoloration was in several other parts of his body and were systematic of hypoxia ( he was full of carbon dioxide instead of oxygen ). To God be the glory he was able to naturally expel the water without meds and though the use of C-Pap machine that helps him breathe when his sleeps . His chronic dropsy is now basically nonexistent . As for me at this point I was struggling with proper diet control needed to manage my diabetes . We both at this point still experienced bouts of depression .
This photo was taken February 2013 , six month after Emon ’ s birthday and one month after we began filming Project E . M . O . N . for Public Cable Access Television . We enlisted the help of eight experts : Dr . William Borde-Perry , MD , Certified Fitness Coach , Dr . Sean Pastuch , DC , Certified Fitness Coach , Latonya Ellington , Holistic Wellness Coach , CEO Fit 4 the Kingdom , Shandra Thompson , Holistic Concepts , Holistic Coach , Denise Garcia Brady , Yoga / Fitness Instructor , Tim Holmes , Life Coach , Andrew Ross Motivational Speaker / Fitness Coach , Desi K . Robinson , Urban Farmer and Food Advocate & Hakimah Abdulmalik , RN These coaches reside in various parts of the U . S . and Australia . We Oovoo ( video conference ) and together we formulated a plan that
works .
The plan works as long as we work it . It is a day by day and everyday presents a new challenge to overcome . When we fall we get up and don ’ t look back . It isn ’ t always easy . The point is not to lose weight by dieting and exercising but rather to live well each moment of the day . This includes eating and moving well . When God revealed the name of the show and our journey as EMON literal meaning ‘ faith ’ He told me , “ Jasmin , I am not giving out health or healing . It is already yours you must believe it . You will find a way to access it .” It was just that simple and guess what we believe . Every day we stretch out in faith and we learn daily how to walk in the promise of being totally and optimally well . It is our portion . The weight is a byproduct of us accessing our divine health . Here you see the evidence or witness to us
choosing to living optimally well .
Are we there yet ? Nope , but the journey isn ’ t over . We have produced and aired ten episodes that broadcasts the 1st and 3rd @ 10:30 am Saturday each month here on Brooklyn Cable Access Television ( BCAT ) airing on Cablevision Ch 68 , Time Warner Ch 79 , Verizon Ch 43 and Direct TV RCN Ch 83 before millions of Brooklyn Cable subscribers and which can be seen worldwide via BCAT internet channel 2 at the scheduled day and time . We are so passionate about the changes in our lives and sharing the journey of our wellness with others . We are hiatus as of June 15 and will return in January 2014 on the first Saturday at our 10:30 am time slot . WOCP TV begins airing in
July 2013 .
I am a researcher by nature so it was not enough for me to simply lose weight . I wanted to be free of the chains that bound me and I wanted my son to be free as well . I had to be educated on the root cause of obesity since the Center for Disease Control forecasts millions of more Americans will be obese by 2030 and literally predict that our children will have a shorter life span than us . That is not happening on my watch not as long
as I have camera and can tell the story .
The things that inspire and fuel me to be optimally well are the grand audacity of big businesses reaping the financial benefits and living well because of obesity . What a grand set of balls they have ! Honestly , the reality is fat is lining the bank accounts of corporations that sell us gas , clothes , insurance , food , medicine etc . It cost us to be fat right ? Ask who reap the benefit of obesity ? Where does the money go ? The things I discovered in my research is public information . It is blatant . Absolutely in your face . But what get me angry is I did not exercise self control . Being unwell is a choice for the most part much of the disease and chronic ailments are food related . Yes , what I put in my mouth made me fat ,
sick , tired and half dead .
I am not working out yet . While , Emon is inspiring others to workout and workout hard . I have access to exercise in my home . It is all in my mind . So , in our second season you are going see me go in . I have new experts joining the team of experts , Elizabeth Madison , Registered Dietitian and Dr . Ka ’ Ryn Holder Jackson , my WOCP Radio co-host , Director of the San Francisco American Diabetic Associations , and San Francisco Peninsula Regional Chapter of WOCPSCN . Both share with us the wellness and weight saga . You can see full episodes of season 1 on YouTube .