Thinking About Losing Weight

7 Tips to Losing Weight from Geneen Roth – 3 Too Many?

Susan — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 16:19:47 +0000

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Woman, Food and God by Geneen Roth to be readdressed on Oprah, Monday July 11, 2010.

Oprah again talks about why she will never diet again!

Early in the history of this blog we covered Paul McKenna’s 4 rules for losing weight and keeping it off. They were:

Eat when you are hungry
Eat consciously
Eat what you want
Stop when you are full

In a recent recording posted on Oprah’s page, Geneen Roth walked us through 7 Guidelines that will lead us to losing weight and keeping it off. Simply stated they are:

Eat when you are hungry (body hunger)
Eat sitting down in a calm environment
Eat without distraction
Eat what your body wants
Stop when you are full
Eat with the intention of being in full view of other people
Eat with enjoyment

So do we need the additional three? Who knows. To me, Roth’s 2, 3 and 7 are included in McKenna’s 2 (I Can Make You Thin). Number 6, is a new twist. McKenna focues on changin our self-image, learning self-acceptance and love but those covered in much more detail in his self-hynopsis recordings. It can’t hurto to bring them up here unless we fixate on what other’s are thinking about us and lose tract of the self-acceptance part and it becomes a hindrance instead of a help.

Which ever writer you prefer, the point is that you can lose weight without fad diets and killer workout programs by learning to listen to your body and love yourself.

Pick up Roth or McKenna’s book now and get started on a great new adventure of being healthy and thin!

Barefoot Sun Walking! Too good to not include.

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Is there a perfect diet? Does Oprah know?

Susan — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:00:02 +0000

By MiShaun Taylor

: Woman saying whats wrong with these scales ? from Yuri Arcurs Website

With so much said about diet and healthy eating, losing weight is still a major dilemma for millions of men and women who can’t seem to shed off enough pounds. But, what is enough pounds and why is losing “enough” weight so difficult?

The fact is, you are who you are, and your weight is not based solely on what you eat, but also on your metabolism, whom your parents are, what your genes are like, and how you live your life. So, if you follow a diet endorsed by someone like Oprah, will you be absolutely certain to lose those extra pounds? We aren’t so sure.

It seems that every issue of O magazine and maybe every month as well on her television program, Oprah is endorsing another new miracle diet and this, my friends, could be very confusing indeed. In fact, for someone who really wants to start a healthy lifestyle, they could go crazy trying to follow every plan that Oprah recommends because every single week, the rules keep changing.

So the question becomes, “Is there a perfect diet?”

According to experts from the Yale University, it is more a matter of right thinking than finding the right diet. This means once you decide to shift gears and try a new diet, you have to stick with it. In addition, you must find a diet that does not make it hard for you to live your life. So, if you absolutely love chocolate, you shouldn’t pick a diet where chocolate is totally off limits. If you do, the chances are you’ll cheat and won’t be able to stick with it. Plus, you’ll be down on yourself for not having any willpower. Instead, choose a diet plan that you can live with.

In one of Oprah’s book reviews, she talked about Women, Food, and God, which is a book written about how to stop defeating the very purpose of a healthy lifestyle. It pushes for kindness to yourself and the way you view your body. It actually makes a lot of sense, but can it help you lose weight? Well, the jury is still out on this book.

Maybe one reason Oprah has a lot to say about weight lose and dieting is because she knows how people with weight problems feel. However, it is also part of the profile of a person who wants to diet to constantly change her mind about which diet to follow. The answer is really not with Oprah and her weekly diet endorsement, the answer ultimately remains with each individual. She is, after all is said and done, just as confused as the next gal on which diet to follow.

The reality is that almost all diets can work if you work them. Just choose the best one for you and don’t give up. You will lose weight and feel great!

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Not Dieting – Still Losing

Susan — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:31:51 +0000

: Smiling young lady holding glass full of mixed fruits from Yuri Arcurs Website

We have been on the road a lot this month, traveling between our home in Baja and family’s homes in Sacramento and Paradise. I have even spent two weeks alone while Chuck attended a family get-together in Texas. Being alone presented it’s own challenges and rewards. I find that when not faced with the routine of the regular meals I was quite content to graze through my days on fresh fruit and yogurt concoctions.

It is impossible to not notice that my recently purchased capris are becoming a bit loose and I actually gave into the temptation to get on the scale. I was delight to see that I had dropped a few more pounds.

On the negative side though is that without Chuck here to workout with I have missed my daily exercises more often. Okay, he’s back now. No more excuses.

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One More Time – NO MORE DIETS!

Susan — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:51:02 +0000

No matter how many articles I read or TV shows I see I continuously need to remind myself, NO MORE DIETS. Yesterday I came across a book about losing weight “Italian Style“. Loving pasta like I do, THIS I had to see for myself! What I discovered was that it was basically the same thing I am already do under a new name. Hendrickson points out that the Italians have an ongoing love affair with food. The savor it, enjoying every bite. This exactly what I learned from my first “think and lose” program with Paul McKenna.

Enjoying food isn’t what make us fat. Not taking the time to taste, savor and enjoy each bite does. When we shovel food into our mouths unconsciously we aren’t enjoying it, we are just trying to fill the void and most often the void we are trying to fill isn’t a physical one in our stomach. That void is emotional or spiritual. No amount of ice cream is going to make us feel loved. We won’t find courage in a bag of chips. We can’t even really energize our bodies with all that garbage.

So the key is to face the void head on and learn to eliminate with other tools like prayer or EFT. Then we can sit down to loving serving of lasagna and savor every bite guiltfree.

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When Did We Start Buying the Illussion?

Susan — Tue, 25 May 2010 15:23:37 +0000

I think I was fourteen or fifteen when I first became dissatisfied with what I saw in the mirror. I am not sure where the seed of discontent came from.

I attended an all girls school and we wore uniforms and I don’t remember there being any emphasis on our figures in that environment. We didn’t even have a gym or shower room but somehow I decided I was fat and needed to diet. Looking back I now realize that my weight was just about right for my height. I had by then reached my full height of 5′8″ and weighted 155. Not poker thin but well within a healthy range. However, at 15, healthy was not my objective. Gorgeous was.

So I started my lifetime habit of dieting, losing weight, gaining back the weight (plus 10) and dieting again. This roller coaster took me all the way up to 235 pounds.

My first diet was one of my own devising: a Life Saver diet. Instead of eating lunch, I sucked on a Life Saver candy. Where I came up with that bright idea I have no clue.

This video really brought it all back to me. I truly succumbed to the illusion when I was that age.

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New Inspiration from Another Quarter

Susan — Mon, 17 May 2010 19:20:16 +0000

The longer I am involved with blogging the more I find my various blogs tend to overlap each other. I’ve been watching Sue and Steve videos on marketing and low and behold I came across an earlier series they did on weight loss and importance of having the right mindset. I shouldn’t be surprised to find this video on weight loss and changing our mind set. What Sue is saying fits right along with my other favorite weight loss gurus (Paul McKenna, and Carol Solomon).

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Geneen Roth on Oprah – Women, Food and God

Susan — Mon, 10 May 2010 14:30:36 +0000

: idea from Crestock Stock Images

It’s true, Ophah said on Wednesday, May 12, here’s her Ah Ha Moment.

Talking about her latest book, Women, Food and God, the scuttlebutt is that Geneen Roth inspires Oprah to claim “I’ll never diet again.”

Women Food and God

Geneen Roth's masterwork, Women Food and God explores the relationship between how we eat and how we see ourselves in the world.

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Diet Rock Bottom – No Way to Go But Up

Susan — Fri, 07 May 2010 23:14:04 +0000

When we come to that point where we understand once and for all that dieting just makes us gain weight, then we can quit living our lives as a fat person and release the thin person inside.

Marna Goldstein Thrall has discovered this truth and shares the first steps to learning to accept and love ourselves and letting go of the fat self-image we have held on to for so many years.

Have you ever just browsed or searched YouTube for videos about losing weight? Better yet narrow down that search to “think and lose weight” and you will bypass all those sales pitches for diet pills and exercise equipment. Sure you will find people trying to sell you their programs on how to lose weight without diets, by self-hypnosis or private coaching but if you can look beyond the sale pitch, these videos themselves are a great resource. You don’t have to go sign up for anything or buy a set of CDs. Just tune into one or two of these videos and you will pick up a new technique or boost in your self-image right from the free Youtube video.

It’s kind of like going to the public library or spending the morning in Barnes and Noble reading the books there. They are free to view and your don’t have to buy a thing.

You are also free to pick and choose what you like and don’t like. Take what you want and apply it to your life. Ignore the rest. You don’t have to agree with everyone and you certainly don’t have to follow every bit of advise your given. Find that one gem and feels right to you and go with it.

Tomorrow, next week or next month when you feel like your enthusiasm for life is waning again, go back for another treasure to move on with.

I like this video, Marna presents a simple easy to grasp picture of a life changing concept.

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Eating Right While Away From Home

Susan — Tue, 04 May 2010 15:04:40 +0000

This week Chuck and I are on the road and hoping from one house to another visiting friends and family. We brought along our weights and exercise guide and have been pretty faithful to our routine but I do find it more difficult to eat well when we are visiting with others. There is a lot of tendency to grab something quick and easy and other folks don’t necessarily cook what we would.

Yesterday we had lunch from Giant Burger in Oroville. I ordered a chicken sandwich and it was humongous and quiet hummy but I found it best eaten with a folk and focused on eating the fresh avacado, tomatoes and some chicken breast. It was just a shame to waste all that food though better waste than my waist.

I ended up purchasing one of Dr. Carol Solomon’s CDs. I want to compare it with my McKenna recordings. Will let you know what I think after a week or so. I have never really given the tapping method a fair trial. It’s proably time I do so.

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Breaking the Negative Thought Trend

Susan — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:53:42 +0000

My original inspiration for the site was Paul McKenna’s I Can Make You Thin TV broadcast. I was very disappointed that McKenna’s program did not allow for affiliate sponsorship in the United States but in spite of that I have continued to recommend his books and CDs for changing your way of thinking about yourself and food. My feelings about this program haven’t changed. I still listen to my MP3 sessions. However I have learned I need variety in my life to keep moving forward. So you can imagine my delight when I discovered Dr. Carol Solomon’s program entitled Lose Weight and Stay Slim Forever. Dr. Solomon teaches many of the same techniques and practices found in McKenna’s program and you can get a great deal of guidance and insight into putting these into practice in your life by just reading her articles.

Tapping Your Way to Freedom

One technique that I have been guilty of ignoring is the tapping routine. Both Solomon and McKenna teach a method of tapping your figures to specific pressure points as a means of reprogramming your mind’s response to negative stimulus, i.e. food cravings. Solomon offers a body diagram outlining the pressure points on her site. In fact if you are short of cash, you can get a good deal of the principles she recommends directly from the blog. She writes about many of my personal challenges like ice cream cravings and night eating. However, if you want get her program in a convenient package feel free to purchase her CD from my Amazon links below.