Get Simple Steps For Weight Loss By Bela W<

Simple Steps for Weight Loss #1: Set Realistic Goals

Don’t discourage yourself by setting unrealistic weight loss goals before you even start your weight loss program. If you ask yourself some simple questions then you will be able to lead your efforts into the right direction: What are you looking to achieve with this weight loss program? How much weight do you want to lose in a day, a week and a month? Try to keep in mind that each small goal you achieve will push you closer towards your final destination. But if you set unrealistic goals, then you will only be sabotaging and frustrating yourself to the point that you won’t be celebrating the results you are achieving. Don’t push for results too fast.

Cutting Calories Without County Calories By Susan Young The one rule I set for myself at the beginning of this journey was NO MORE DIETS!  Here I am starting week three with the gals at DailyBread365 and the topic of today’s thought (Day 22) is cutting calories!  I almost skipped it entirely but knowing Lucy’s dedication a healthy lifestyle, I jumped in and gave the article a closer look.  Sure enough, Lucy is not advocating getting on the merry-go-round scale or measuring and weighing each bite of food.  She is merely reaffirming common tenants that some types of food contain higher caloric content and are more easily converted to fat storage. Today’s “lesson” touches briefly on  the difference between essential and non-essential fats, refined or processed foods, and the dangers of filling up on empty calories. Good information to recall, even when you are NOT dieting, like me. If you have read my previous posts you will know that I am working on changing my whole life experience.  I am using self-hypnosis books, tapes and videos to reprogram myself to see food and exercise in a different light. I have spent a lifetime using food as a substitute for other things I thought were missing in my life.  Food was love.  Food was affirmation.  Food was comfort.  Food was entertainment. Now, I have come to realize that food is fuel.  Fuel to accomplish the tasks I need and choose to do each day. Another pattern of thinking that I am working on changing is my attitude about exercise.  As a child, young adult, and middle age women, I saw exercise as work, punishment, torture, the enemy, or something other people did. Now, I am learning to find health and well-being as rewarding incentives to exercise.  I am learning to appreciate the improved mobility and strength that are the results of a few hours a week of activity. I’m not all the way there, where ever there might be but I am progressing nicely along the path to a healthier, stronger and fitter body and lifestyle.

Eating intuitively
By: Susan Young

Ever hear the words “Clean your plate, there are starving children in China….”? I find it odd that even though I only lived with my mother for 19 years, those words resounded in my head for over 50, along with other gems like “Waste not, want not”, “a little bite won’t hurt you” and “it’s just baby fat, you’ll outgrow it.”

I could never fathom how my cleaning my plate would help the children in China get a full stomach. Being somewhat of a smart aleck, at some point I ventured the suggestion that we could overnight the leftovers on dry ice. Mom was not amused.

Getting and Staying Fit Over 40 For All of Us

By Dwayne Whiting

Contrary to what many people say, 40 is not “over the hill.” As a matter of fact, it is simply a new beginning, which is why it is important to get fit and stay fit in order to lead a high quality of life. Fortunately, getting fit isn’t too difficult as long as you have focus and you keep telling yourself that getting fit is an important part of your life. You have to get your mind in shape, know what type of exercises you need to do, and know what to eat. When you put all of these things together, you have an incredible combination that will help you get fit and stay fit over 40.