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How do you see yourself?
Did you know that how you see yourself has enormous implications in how the world sees you? And this is so true in all aspects of life, including your weight! Here’s a very brief (less than 3 mins) video that you must see to understand how and why your image of yourself is affecting all that you do, and how to easily change your self-image into something that actually helps you on your path! Enjoy, this is good!
Resolutions
Welcome to 2011! I wish you all the best for this year!
Since so many people will start out every new year with resolutions about their weight, I thought I would share this light-hearted piece on the topic:
2007: I will get my weight down below 180 pounds.
2008: I will follow my new diet religiously until I get below 200 pounds.
2009: I will develop a realistic attitude about my weight.
2010: I will work out 3 days a week.
2011: I will try to drive past a gym at least once a week.
Any of this sound familiar to you? Too familiar in fact? A friend of mine once commented “I bought the damn gym membership! Isn’t that enough? Do I actually have to go?”
Why is it that although we know what we have to do to shed pounds, we are so reluctant to do it? Why does it seem so hard to cut down on our intake (food) and increase our output (exercise)? Read the rest of this entry »
Do you “deserve” to cheat?
In my work as a weight management coach, it my job to point out the justifications and rationalizations many students make to explain away their poor choices. I repeatedly hear students say something like “I had a bad day, so I deserve to have the fries/chocolate/candy/2nd helping/ice cream.” This got me thinking about the word “deserve” and how often it plays into our weight woes. Read the rest of this entry »
Stress Fattens You Up
The most direct route is the food-in-mouth syndrome: Stressful circumstances (your bank account, your boss) spark cravings for carbohydrate-rich snack foods, which in turn calm stress hormones. (When researchers in one study took away high-carb food from stressed mice, their stress hormones surged.)
Stress hormones also ramp up fat storage. For our prehistoric ancestors, stress meant drought or approaching tigers, and a rapid-storage process made sense; we needed the extra energy to survive food shortages or do battle. Today we take our stress ‘sitting down’ and the unused calories accumulate in our midsection.
To whittle yourself back down to size, in addition to your usual workout routine, make time for ‘stress relief’ whether it’s a yoga class or quality time with family.
From www.readersdigest.com from an article written by Joanne Chen.
7 Levels of Awareness – Where are you?
There are seven levels of awareness in the human mind. You’ve heard the expressions “mass appeal” and “animal magnetism” and these statements were derived from these seven levels. Since we are all about getting to and then maintaining your ideal weight, here are the seven levels as related to weight. Which level do you think you’re currently at? Read the rest of this entry »
Is This “Too Sexy” To Be Seen?
I was just made aware of a TV commercial that was banned by ABC and Fox. Given that TV today has programming with explicit sexuality, violence and every type of “alternative lifestyle” imaginable, I had to wonder what on earth this commercial was showing that got it banned! Read on, and I’ll even show you the commercial! Read the rest of this entry »
How to Start the Greatest Love Affair of Your Life, with Yourself!
This is an encore blog entry for Valentine’s!
I bet there are all kinds of things you love! People, food, places, ideas,
music, sleeping, pets, books, movies, nature, architecture, poetry,
sports….the list is endless. And while none of us loves all things, we
all have things we do love.
Now here’s a question for you. Do you love yourself? Read the rest of this entry »
Be. Do. Have.
Be. Do. Have.
Three little words, that when put into action, can give you everything you ever wanted, including your ideal weight.
You’re probably wondering how can three words, totalling only 8 letters, possibly be so powerful? Let me explain! Read the rest of this entry »
A Year to Live
If you were told you only had one year left to live, how would you spend your time during that year? And what would you do on your last day? That was a question posed to me by my good friend Deb Joy, and my immediate answer shows you just how deep our habits and thoughts can run. Read the rest of this entry »
ZERO Calorie, Yummmmmy Treats!
Have you ever wondered if you really can “have your cookies and eat them too”? Now you can….read on! Read the rest of this entry »
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