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

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

: business number one from Crestock Stock Images

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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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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Don’t Believe the Ads – True Beauty Comes from Within

Susan — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:56:37 +0000

The goal of every advertisement or commercial we see for cosmetics, clothes, diets, or exercise equipment is to convince us that we need to improve our looks in order to be happy, to be loved, or to be successful. Their very purpose is to create self-doubt within us and make us believe we need to buy their product to beautiful. Whenever I think of this I get angry! I am tired of being told I am too fat, my teeth are not white enough, my hair is not shiny enough, my heels are not high enough….and on and on.

Every magazine we pick up or commercial on our TV tells us outward appearances matter. With all this emphasis on what we eat and do and wear, many of us forget that it is what is inside that is important..

photo credit: R. J. Malfalfa

Eating right is important for good health, but you do not need to fit into the popularly accepted idea of what is beautiful. The image portrayed by the advertising world is neither healthy or normal. You need only to look at the long list of anorexics and bulimics that grace the silver screen to see that. A cursory look at the divorce, drug use and suicides of the “beautiful people” disputes the lie that external beauty will make us happy.

The Key to Healthy Eating

Unless you truly love and accept yourself as you are, you will never be happy with the results of a diet.

This in no way means that you should stop seeking a healthier lifestyle. You should however take care of the body you have and not strive for that of some model or recording star.

Some of us spent years dieting in an effort to get back to the weight or size we were when we were teenagers. This is most often an unrealistic goal as our bodies change with age and that is normal. Until you accept yourself as who you are, you will not be able to be happy at any weight. Self acceptance may require hard work but the outcome is well worth it.

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Self-acceptance is Critical

People eat to fill the void caused by depression, uncertainty, loneliness, and many more factors. Depression is one of the biggest reasons many people overeat, Such people can find contentment only in self-acceptance. Rapid weight loss often follows when people stop condemning or judging themselves.
Stop defining yourself on the basis of what you weigh. Beauty comes in many sizes and shape Beautiful women know who are and are not afraid of who and what they are irrespective of their external appearances.

To be successful and happy you need to find the beautiful women inside and let her out Instead of changing your diet, change your mind about yourself. Strive to become a better person instead of a thinner person who’s life is wrapped up in her looks. Let the healthy, wholesome you join hands with the loving and caring you and both of you live life without concern for the lies the advertisers are trying to convince you are true.

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