January 5, 2010
You know you don’t have to climb every mountain. Or, follow every rainbow. But, if you are trying to set yourself realistic goals, then you can probably should add ford every stream to your list: one stream at a time, anyway.
When you decide you want to make a change in your life that will really stick, keep it simple. Don’t go getting all grandiose about it. “I want to lose weight” is not a good goal.
January 3, 2010
One of my Weight Watchers® leaders, Michael, always uses the phrase “a close relationship with chicken, tuna and cottage cheese“. Of course, that is just a clever way of pointing out a common peril of DIET mentality. That you have to eat diet food. Only. All the time. Same time, same chicken/tuna/or cottage cheese.
January 2, 2010
So you made that resolution and the first day of your DIET – January 1st, year 2010 (010110) went swimmingly. The resolve of the resolution was strong.
Next day, or make that next night, Saturday night, you’re wondering “what the heck was I thinking?” And, then reality bites. You get hit with the NIGHT MUNCHIES!!
There are many theories of how to deal with that time at night, when you’ve pretty much eaten what you’ve determined would be a reasonable amount of food. Yet, you really want to eat that (fill in the blank).
January 1, 2010
Day One of the New Year. New beginnings, new starts. I share with you how I rang in my New Year – and maybe you’ll be inspired.
I built myself a visionboard. It seemed the best way to spend a contemplative evening, out of the din, by myself, in a calm and measured state. It was a beautiful evening.
December 30, 2009
If you just can’t help yourself and simply feel you must make a resolution to lose weight this next year, here are some quick tips from Weight Watchers®
1. Make your resolutions public
Share them with one or more people so they can help you stay on track. If you let your friends and family in on your dream, you can use their support to help you make it a reality.
December 29, 2009
Here it comes again: the E word. Exercise. The Marist Poll recently released its survey on New Years Resolutions and #3 resolution — behind lose weight and quit smoking — was I want to improve my body. I want to work out. But, shit, who wants to work out? Non-steroidally speaking, that is. It can be such a roadblock in the weight-loss formula of eat less, move more. But, we gotta do it.
December 28, 2009
A great way to begin any day — the calm and meditative strengthening of yoga. I try to get at least two sessions in a week. I think of it as covert exercise. You are so focussed on the moves and the breathing and the “moment”, it is easy to forget that you are doing wonderful things for your body.
Afterwards, I have what has become my regular breakfast — yogurt with a sprinkle of nuts.
December 27, 2009
Lest Janet Eats be all golden, light,”ain’t I wonderful, I’m so perfect” — let’s be honest here. I’ve got my own set of challenges on this journey. You know, like every other human! And, one of them is to motivate myself to exercise. Or, as Weight Watchers cleverly dubs it: ‘move more’. Good strategy to take the dreaded E-word out of the equation: I suppose I could just go outside and take a walk.
December 25, 2009
These can be trying times for people trying to live healthful lives. Notice, I don’t say for dieters. In that the way we eat is our diet, yes, we are all dieters. Please do not regard weight loss and living healthfully as a time to deprive yourself. It is well-known, in the science of weight loss, that sacrifice can be your biggest enemy in this journey.
If you consider yourself ON a diet, then once you hit your weight goal, you will likely go OFF the diet. And, yes, gain the weight back. Plus some!
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