Last week I published a video about “Five Things You Must Know Before Starting Any Diet.” One of my viewers had a question about this fact: “You Must Find Your Path of Least Resistance.” Here I elaborate on it.
Tomorrow we start the group: Lose Twenty Pounds in Twelve Weeks (By Thanksgiving). Hope you will get the support you need. As I point out in the video: You can’t do the same thing over and over and expect different results. Let me help you find your path of lesser resistance so you can try a new approach.
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Here is a recording of the 9/2/10 teleconference call — Three (Sure Fire) Reasonable Ways to Lose Twenty Pounds in 12 Week.
Here is a link to the Printable Call Guide
(click on”read the article” to get to the audio play)
Click here to see Diana’s “after” picture and to register for the Free Teleseminar that is taking place on
Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010
6pm Pacific
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Recorded replay will be available free for 24 hours after the teleconference.
Hope you enjoy this very informative video of Five Things you MUST Know Before Staring ANY diet.
Right at the end — there is a $25 off coupon on the Reasonable Diet Program good thru Sept. 3.
I’m so excited. and. nervous.
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I’ve always had a “satisfaction”
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This is only for the people already on my email list.
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p.s.1
The program is limited to the first 50 people and the
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So register today. This group will definetely fill up.
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p.s.2
Forward this to your women friends, even if you don’t
know if they want to lose weight.
Most women would like to lose 20 pounds before the
holidays, even if just so they have a little “breathing
room” when December rolls around.
This is Diane’s before picture.
Go to the page to check out her
results picture!
Tangine of Morrocan Vegetable Stew is a tasty dish. It is completely healthful and low-calorie, but even more it is beautiful and really easy to make.
Well, not easy as in open-a-can easy. But much easier than it seems given the long list of ingredients.
This recipe is from John Robbins book “May all Be Fed”.
I’ve included the recipe as a pdf.
I’m making it this weekend — so I hope to have pictures then.
Used to be that low calorie bread was so insubstantial that it barely made a dent in my hunger. I used to joke that it was just to keep the mayo from getting on my fingers. Or you could go with a high fiber whole grain bread… but more calories. There are now several brands making “circle bread” or “thin buns” that are really delicious. Whole grain. About 100 calories per top and bottom.Here’s the nutritional info at their website.
This summer I’ve been really enjoying my tomato cheese sandwiches on these Earth Grains Thin Buns. I’ve not tried the other brands, because I haven’t seen them in the stores I shop. But here is a complete review of several brands by a Registered Dietitian who blogs regularly about food.
Dear public viewers,
This is one of the new ways I stay in contact with my members. Every Friday, I send them a motivational video. I don’t make these videos public, because I don’t want to get hung up on having to have special lighting, and getting my makeup on, editing the video so it looks professional, etc … I know if I had to do all of that, I’d get derailed… so they are kind down and dirty… You’ll see what I mean if you watch this one all the way to the end.
Prepara Olive Oil Mister
This is my fourth mister/ sprayer that I’ve bought for olive oil. Although after dropping $30 on the last one from Pampered Chef, I swore I’d never do it again.
But I really really wanted one. Why? Because it is ridiculous to pay for Pam (or other aerosol sprays) … which is mostly water… totally filled with chemical and bad for the environment too.
So on my recent mother daughter weekend — which involved shopping in every kitchen store in Nashville and Bloomington, Indiana I found this little gem. I was hesitant, but the woman at the counter told me that she loves hers and it is her go-to gift for bridal showers and the like. Also it is a different design than any other I’ve seen and they say you can even put herbs etc. in it to flavor the olive oil. I don’t care about that, I just want it to simply be able to handle the olive oil… never mind putting chunky stuff in it.
It works like a dream!
You use the clear plastic cover to pump up the pressure and it comes out in a really nice fine mist. I’ve been using mine to spray my corn on the cob, this week, as well as coat my pan before omelet making. Yum!
Here is an Amazon Link, if you’d like to check it out.
I’ve witnessed people who have an insane relationship with the scale. When I used to work for a weight-loss center, the weigh-in ritual would often include shedding shoes, belts and even the tiniest of earrings. One woman would even insist on taking off her pants. As I protested – that it was a public place and men and kids could walk in at any moment – she would be unzipping down to her skivvies.
Is your bathroom scale a friend or foe? Even for those who are successfully losing weight, or who are at an ideal weight, there are often feelings of dread and angst as they step on the scale.
It is important to calm our relationship with our scale – which is a matter of calming our feelings about our weight and then reprogramming the messages that would have us judge ourselves according to how much we weigh on any given day.
Normalizing our relationship with the scale is important because, if used correctly, the scale can be a good indicator of if (or how) we need to modify our behavior.
The National Weight Control Registry (NWCR) is tracking more than 5,000 individuals who have lost significant amounts of weight and kept it off for long periods of time. They are examining the behavioral and psychological characteristics of weight maintainers, as well as the strategies they use to maintain their weight losses.
One of the common denominators of their habits is that they step on the scale. In fact, 75% of participants weighed themselves at least once per week, and many weighed themselves daily.
In order to maintain an appropriate weight, I use the same strategy that I suspect many folks in the NWCR use. I see what I can get by with in terms of “indulgence calories,” and when the scale starts tipping to the right – I rein it in and take off a few pounds.
A weekly recording of your weight is also crucial. People who are actually losing weight will often convince themselves they are on a plateau, the diet isn’t working, they should be doing more, etc.
Judy is an example. She has lost 19 pounds in six months and is now in an appropriate weight range. Yet she constantly tells herself (and the group) she isn’t exercising enough (three times a week), she is eating too much cake, etc. She will actually say the words “I’m not losing weight” when she has just gotten off the scale and it was down a half a pound. It’s good to have solid, black-and-white evidence. It’s also good to have a diet coach or group support to lend some perspective.
The same is true of folks who are gaining weight and convincing themselves it’s “just a few pounds” and they will worry about later. Seeing it in black and white over a range of time can be helpful. It may be just a few pounds … but when you see it over months or years – it can give you a reality check that might prompt you to make the decision to reverse the trend.
When it comes to how often to weigh, laughingly, the best advice I give, as a diet coach, is to tell people to do the opposite of what they are now doing. If you never get on the scale … you should weigh once a day for a couple of months. This will help you get out of denial if you are gaining and also give you a realistic picture of your weight fluctuations due to salt intake, hormones, air travel, time of day, etc.
If you are getting on the scale daily or even more than once a day, it is probably time to cut it back to once a week. Monitor and record your weight at the same time every week, but also take a thorough inventory of your past week’s behavior. You should note your regrets as well as your accomplishments with regard to your diet and exercise routine. With this big picture – the scale is just one piece of feedback.
If you take this inventory of your behavior, and you’re doing well – yet the number on the scale is disappointing – try using the wise words of my client Shirley,
“The number on the scale is not a reflection of who I am, it is a reflection of who I used to be. I am a person who exercises regularly and eats right. I am already at my goal weight. The number on the scale measures the progress of my body catching up with who I am today.”
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