From 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss, Day 74

Take charge of your own life, including your eating and exercise.

No one is going to make you follow a healthy eating or exercise plan, so it’s up to you to manage these areas of life. [Read more…]

From 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss, Day 73

If you slip up on holidays or other special events, mentally create the day exactly as you had wanted it.

For example, pretend that Valentine’s Day went perfectly, then write down the things you would have done. [Read more…]

From 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss, Day 72

Always hold a vision of the outcome you want. Imagine having more energy, moving easier and enjoying better health.

Let these images sustain you, even during times when you take a break to rest and recover. [Read more…]

From 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss, Day 71

A setback doesn’t have to ruin your weight-loss efforts. Instead of considering it a disaster, view a setback as a gift.

Let it be a time of learning and renewal, rather than a dent in your belief that you can be successful. [Read more…]

From 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss, Day 70

Once you allow yourself to think about the pain in your life, you will become more willing to feel it.

With time, you’ll experience healing and peace instead of eating to push your feelings away. [Read more…]

From 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss, Day 69

Hurt feelings typically represent some type of loss, and it’s important that you allow yourself to feel sadness or grief.

Instead of reaching for food as a way to heal, figure out ways you can let the feelings go and take care of your heart. [Read more…]

From 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss, Day 68

The word guilty serves as a cover-up for a less acceptable emotion. When you peek underneath your guilty feelings, you may discover a whole list of emotions.

The next time you feel guilty about something, ask yourself, “If I wasn’t feeling guilty, what would I be feeling?” [Read more…]

From 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss, Day 67

Recognize areas where you are holding a hot coal, and make a conscious decision to let go of it.

Work on healing your heart, and you’ll probably find that eating to punish someone else will stop as well. [Read more…]

From 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss, Day 66

This lesson still makes me laugh as I remember the night I kicked the kettles. Such a funny event, but it brought lots of laughter and relief from stress and loneliness.

During times when we’re hurting or feeling weak and vulnerable, it’s easy to think that eating will fix the problem. [Read more…]

From 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss, Day 65

Changing the way you show feelings doesn’t have to be traumatic.

You can start gradually, as I did, by expressing your emotions on a limited basis. Eventually, demonstrating your feelings will become easier and more enjoyable. [Read more…]