Here are my 12 favorite holiday tips. I hope they will be helpful to you, even during this difficult and challenging season.
1. Walk before you eat
Even if it means bundling up in warm winter clothes, take a 20 or 30 min. walk before every holiday meal or event.
2. Don’t skip meals
On days when you have a big, special event, don’t try to “save up” calories by skipping any of your regular meals. [Read more…]
A few years ago, I went through a very grouchy time. Like now, the news was full of disasters or gloomy stories about relationship break-ups and people being out of work.
In my own life, lots of things seemed to be going wrong. I was NOT feeling very thankful!
Then suddenly everything changed. [Read more…]
One of the guidelines I try to follow consistently is to eat dessert only when it’s “special.” But in spite of my good intentions, I remember a time last year when I did NOT do this.
My husband and I were out of town, and I was feeling rather anxious about a bunch of things.
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Over and over, you tell yourself you are going to work on losing weight.
You are determined to get back on your exercise program. You also plan to stock up on healthy foods instead of chips and cookies. [Read more…]
I don’t think there has ever been a harder time to lose weight!
Dealing with the Covid virus has challenged all of us, mentally as well as emotionally.
I’ve heard from many of you that the virus has made it really hard to stay motivated for losing or even maintaining your weight. [Read more…]
My name is Toby and here is how my awful life got better.
Last week, an amazing thing happened.
As I walked across the stage at my graduation, my head stayed high as I shook the university president’s hand and accepted my bachelor’s degree. [Read more…]
This summer, my husband and I decided to turn an empty corner of our yard into a small garden.
So we dug up the sod, added some potting soil and then planted a bunch of colorful flowers, roses and green bushes. We watered the garden a lot, and it did amazingly well. [Read more…]
Feeling scared?
What a scary time we live in right now. Even if you are doing fine and staying healthy, fear and panic can almost overwhelm you at times.
Here’s a simple but magical phrase I’ve been using to help me manage fears, not only during this time, but for the past few years.
Life is good until it’s not. And right now it’s fine.
Let me explain how this works. [Read more…]
For years, my husband, Mike, has gone to Panera Bread almost every day for coffee and breakfast.
When he was working full time, he usually spent an hour so at Panera before heading to the university in Denver where he was a professor.
When he semi-retired five years ago, we moved to Iowa and Mike decided to continue going to Panera every day. [Read more…]
I’m going to stay on my diet all the way to my goal. You are very determined and motivated, and you are sure that you can do it, THIS TIME!
It’s great to have that level of commitment and focus on your efforts. And maybe THIS TIME you will reach your goal and stay there. But if you are like most people, reality begins to set in and your enthusiasm fades. [Read more…]