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Setback or failure?

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From Day 71 in my book 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss.

Some years ago, I fell while walking my dog and ended up with a painful bruised rib. As days went by, I gradually began to heal.

But my spirit took a nosedive. I had worked hard to build up my exercise program and suddenly I couldn’t do any of it. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Motivation

The gift of yourself

restaurant boothFrom Day 60 in my new book 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss

The two women in the restaurant booth next to me smiled a lot. Over cups of coffee and the senior breakfast special, they chatted quietly about many things. Clearly, they were good friends and companions for each other. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Long-term Success

Never give up!

RunnerFrom Day 11 of my new book 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss.

You’ve started a new program, found a great place to exercise, joined a group or even started working with a life coach. This time, you are sure it’s going to work! But then you slip up, and suddenly you feel frustrated and discouraged, just like every other time you’ve done this.

Now what? Do you search for a new program or a different diet book? [Read more…]

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Day 91-100 – Put it into action (100 Days of weight Loss)

I am posting my answers to the 3 questions at the end of each lesson. Click on the links to read each day's comments.

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Filed Under: 100 Days Challenge

Day 2 – I’ll start tomorrow

Day 2From 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss, Day 2
My answers to the 3 questions at the end of the lesson

1. Identify what’s getting in the way of your weight-loss plan.

Need for nurturing and comfort.
Having fun, enjoying wine, cheese, desserts [Read more…]

Filed Under: Long-term Success

10 Reasons to Lose Weight

I encourage you to make a list of reasons WHY you want to reach and maintain your goal weight.

Take a piece of paper and write down ten reasons that fit for you. Then turn the paper over, dig deeper, and write a list of ten more. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Motivation Tagged With: One-Year Challenge

I have an emotional cold!

Sorry I haven’t been in touch the past month. I’ve been out sick. First I got the terrible flu that’s been going around this year. That took two weeks out of my life!

I’m over it now, and feeling much better physically. But somehow, I’m still dragging around emotionally. I finally figured out what’s going on. I have an emotional cold. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Emotional Eating

How to get back on track

When Brenda arrived at my office, she looked ready to burst into tears. “What’s wrong?” I asked, as I handed her a box of tissues.

“I’m just not making any progress!” she said. I knew she was right because her scale weight had gone up instead of down the past couple of visits. So I gently pushed her to tell me more about her struggles. [Read more…]

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How to never give up

This time of year, it’s easy to get discouraged with your weight-loss efforts.

First, there are lots of holiday events and food temptations. Add to that the stress of travel, baking and buying gifts. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Long-term Success

Wrong time to lose weight?

If you’re doing great with your diet and exercise program, you probably don’t need to read this note.

But if you’re struggling, going on and off your diet, you may want to ask a critical question: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Motivation

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