One of the best weight-loss tools is the hardest one to do! It’s tracking what you eat and how much you exercise.
Personally, I hate it, and most of you do to. It’s tedious and has to be done every day, even when I don’t FEEL like it. [Read more…]
You don’t HAVE to do anything!
As she sat in my office, Patty said, “It was another bad week on my diet. I didn’t really stick with it at all.
The problem is that I‘m so overwhelmed that I can’t even see straight. By the way, I can’t stay long today because I HAVE to run to pick up my daughter from a friend’s birthday party.” [Read more…]
One of these days…
Last summer, Kate bought a new diet book. The plan looked great, and Kate knew that if she followed it carefully, she would lose her extra thirty pounds quite easily.
But the book was a little complicated and Kate had trouble figuring out exactly what she was supposed to eat. Whenever she got ready to follow the meal plan, she didn’t have the right foods on hand or time to prepare the recipes.
My motivation took a vacation
A year ago, I was walking regularly, following a healthy eating plan, and doing yoga stretches. Then one day, I stopped. My motivation was gone and I had no idea how to get it back.
I wanted to return to my healthy routines, but day after day, I would eat too much, skip my exercise, and worst of all, not care. [Read more…]
Lost your motivation? How to find it back
As Amy sat in my office chair, she sighed deeply, then began to talk about her discouragement with her weight-loss goals.
“Last January, I was so determined to lose weight. So I spent a bunch of money, went to weekly meetings, and bought special foods hoping all of this would help me stay on track. [Read more…]
Fix holiday eating problems
For some reason, this time of year I forget lots of things. I don’t have a memory problem. Instead, I have an attitude problem!
Here are a few tools I’ve forgotten to use for a while. But I’m determined to put them back into my life. I will let you know how that turns out. I’ve added a few details to help you remember them. [Read more…]
Grieving Your Progress
I recently published an article on Medium called “Grieving Your Progress.”
I wrote it soon after we moved to Iowa, so it talks about our move. Now we have lived her 9 years and I have adjusted to this new home and town. But I thought you might like to read the article. It applies to a lot of life situations!
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Life is better, but I still want to eat
In my last post, I talked about my sadness because of a family member who was close to death. A few days after I wrote that note, my older brother died.
Even though we knew for a while that this was coming, the sadness and grief was overwhelming. At the same time, most of us felt a sense of relief that he didn’t have to suffer and he could be at peace. [Read more…]
When life is hard, I want to eat!
Lately, I seem to be in a season of hard times.
Many of you know about the stress I’ve had with some recent family illnesses and surgeries. In addition to all of that, one of my family members is probably in his last weeks of life because of cancer.
It all just makes me so SAD. [Read more…]
Why did I come into this room?
Be sure you didn’t go through a doorway
I do it all the time. I walk into a room and can’t remember why I’m there. I had my phone in my hand a few minutes ago but now I can’t find it. Of course, I also can’t find my car keys or my glasses.
In our complicated lives, we often have too many things happening at the same time. Eventually, something gets lost or forgotten. [Read more…]
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