Over the summer, I noticed that I was turning to food more often than usual. My scale noticed too. So I sat down with my Top 5 Values and BOOM! – it was abundantly clear that I was altogether neglecting my adventure value. My husband and I had been discussing the idea of visiting Scotland for about two years. But we came up with excuse after excuse for not booking the trip… We don’t want to leave the dog It’s too hard to step away from our businesses Flights are too expensive right now Maybe next spring – or in 2018 When we’re trying to lose weight, most of us rely on willpower to resist our desire for food – until we inevitably run out of willpower. But there’s an alternative approach to weight loss that happens to make life … [Read more...] about What’s Way Better Than Food?
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More Powerful Than a Food Journal?
What you pay attention to grows. ~Geneen Roth Tell me to what you pay attention and I will tell you who you are. ~Jose Ortega y Gassett What we think, we become. ~Buddha See a trend here? What do you give more attention to in your life? That big bowl of ice cream you “shouldn’t” have eaten + how much you hate your thighs --- or what you did well + like about yourself? Most of us are conditioned to focus on our perceived failures and disappointments. It’s human nature - our default setting. But our brain is plastic. We can create new pathways + habits + patterns. We can rewire our brain. We can create a NEW default mode. A mode that leads to more cheers + smiles + feelings of accomplishment. Every action we take either moves us closer … [Read more...] about More Powerful Than a Food Journal?
How Do We Create Happiness?
We’re all in search of happiness. We want happiness for ourselves, our children, our spouses, our friends… But how do we go about creating happiness in our lives? The question came up while listening to one of my favorite podcasts recently – and interviewee’s response was downright brilliant. She said... Happiness is a result of how satisfied we are about the progress we’re making toward our life goals. Aha - not so elusive anymore. Want to create more happiness in your life? Start by identifying your goals. What do you want to create in your life? How do you want to be? What do you want to do? Write your goals down. Mine are printed out and posted on my monitor. We can’t generate feelings of accomplishment or fulfillment if we … [Read more...] about How Do We Create Happiness?
Understanding Why We Diet
Why do we diet? It’s a simple enough question. The answer, however, is both complicated and individual. First, know that you’re not alone. An estimated 45 million Americans diet each year and spend $33 billion annually on weight loss products. We’ve been force fed the message that life will be better when we’re thinner. If we can lose weight, everything will fall into place - we’ll be happier + more successful + more fulfilled. Don’t believe me? Here’s a little collage of the pictures found on the landing pages of Weight Watchers + Jenny Craig + Nutrisystem… What I know to be true a thousand times over is that chronic dieting does not create a more fulfilling life. So why do we continue to ride the "on again, off again" diet … [Read more...] about Understanding Why We Diet