Posts Tagged ‘motivation’

Consistency – A Key Word for Weight Management.

Friday, October 17th, 2008
Here is another key word in weight management – Consistency.  We can have portion control, an activity plan, meal plans, goals, and even priorities – we still need to be consistent in our eating and activity patterns.We need consistency in:
  • Our eating habits: Be consistent in What time of day you eat each meal and snack. Then our body knows when to expect nourishment.
  • Our sleeping habits: The hours of sleep you get all or most nights. I know from my experience one of my biggest obstacles is being overly tired. I compensate for being tired by eating.
  • Our motivation: Keep that motivation going and as even as possible. If you are lacking in motavation, do something. Talk to your ‘cheer leaders’ – the friends/family that are supportive of your efforts. If you have written down the reasons you are on your weight management journey, read it. If you haven’t, then write one. It even helps to have a journal that you record your ups and downs, successes and bumps, your thoughts, your habit improvements.
  • Remember – DO NOT be consistent in binge-ing or overeating :-)

To help me be consistant, I would like to start sending out an email once a week – a news letter of sorts. I encourage you to sign-up for the news letter. I have ideas like sharing recipes, deals I have found on line (not sales pitches), etc. Please sign-up here, then leave a comment below if you have anything you would like to see included in a weekly email.

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MAGIC HELP Touchstones for Weight Loss Part 6 ‘H’

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Touchstones - Magic help

Touchstone ‘H’ – Health.

Let’s review the health benefits that come from losing extra weight.

1. Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death.
2. Being overweight can lead to

a. Heart problems (high blood pressure, strokes, heart attacks, etc)
b. Diabetes
c. Arthritis
d. Gout
e. Asthma
f. Cancer (some types of)

If you lose even 10% of your weight, or even 10 pounds, your risk of having high blood pressure and high cholesterol is lessened. The loss of weight plus increased activity lessons the risk of diabetes.

Loss of health means limitations on your lifestyle, limitations on your food choices.  It could mean pills, walker, wheelchair, braces, nursing home.  It means that you cannot be the YOU you want to be.  It could even mean that you are no more.  If you have children or grand-children, you may not be able to enjoy being with them, playing with them, helping them.  If you leave this earth prematurely, you won’t be there to give them good memories, share your wisdom, give them guidance, lift them up.  See?  Your loss of health affects more than just you.

So, when you look at or touch the ‘H’ – remember your health is one of your priorities.  And when you need motivation, remember your ‘H’

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