I started writing this blog in 2007 and continue today, hoping it will make its way to anyone who feels stuck while trying to make lifestyle changes to live at a healthy weight. Changing behaviors can be tricky if we don’t evaluate our perspective and adjust our expectations and mindset. I believe the foundation of lasting behavior change starts with four key elements:
1.) Self-compassion 2.) A growth mindset 3.) Joy in the journey 4.) Gratitude
Self-compassion is recognizing our humanity. It’s realizing and accepting that no human can be perfect 100% of the time. Therefore, when we make choices that aren’t in line with our goals, it’s an opportunity to learn, modify and move forward. This is called a Growth Mindset, and it leads to lasting success and facilitates joy in the journey! The fourth foundation of lasting behavior change is the practice of gratitude for today and using the good feeling energy of appreciation to propel us forward into the actions we want to take.
Ahhhh, Summer!”
"There is no solemnity so deep, to a right-thinking creature, as that of dawn.. --------- John Ruskin I love the early morning but even more so in the summer. Its cool today and the only noises I can hear are the birds are chirping. My writing has been sparse and for...
Stop waiting until the scale tells you you’re thin to start acting like it!
"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment."
What We Think We Become
"All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become."
Somethings Never Change-And That’s A Good Thing!!!
"Look at that sea, girls--all silver and shadow and vision of things not seen. We couldn't enjoy its loveliness any more if we had millions of dollars and ropes of diamonds.----Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables Or were 10 pounds lighter, I think the quote...
Part of My Personal Story
"I have never won more than $2 playing the lottery but when it comes to family, I hit the jackpot. My Mom is an angel walking around in a mortal's body and as good fortune would have it, she has an identical twin, who is just that-- identical in every way. When I have...
Nike Tells It Like It Is
"Just do it. -Nike The only thing worse than not having a goal to keep us on track, is setting the same goal over and over and then never doing what it takes to see it through. I can't stand that! If we aren't achieving the goal we keep setting, we either need to do...
No More Opposite Day For King Cole OR You!!!
"If you're asking yourself why you're so miserable at times, its because you're telling yourself a story that isn't true, but you believe it. Don Miquel Ruiz When it comes to weight loss issues and breaking ingrained patterns of unhealthy habits, to do so can feel...
One Foot in Front of the Other
"Knowledge of the path cannot be substituted for putting one foot in front of the other.-----------Richards, M. C. Let's face it, we all pretty much know WHAT to do to be healthy. The challenge doesn't lie in lack of information or knowledge. The challenge lies in...
Live and Learn
"Making mistakes simply means you are learning faster.. -----------Agor, Weston H. If you don't like some of the choices you made yesterday, think about why they seemed like what you wanted at the time (because they did or you wouldn't have made or rationalized them!)...
Improving The World At Large, Starting With Ourselves
"In this interconnected universe, every improvement we make in our private world improves the world at large for everyone.. -----David Hawkins, author of Power Versus Force Every time you think you don't have time to take care of yourself......stop and remind yourself...
Unforeseen Moments of Happiness
"At certain moments, always Unforeseen, I become happy.....I look at the strangers near as if I had known them all my life....everything fills me with affection.....It may be an hour before the mood passes, but latterly I seem to understand that I enter upon it that...
How Can YOU Make This Easy?
"To achieve your goals, make the right thing to do the easy thing to do." Mehmet Oz, MD If this is a life style, it better be convenient! Make healthy living as easy as possible to stick to by being prepared. Often fast food or poor food choices occur because of lack...
Maureen’s Story
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Happy Mothers Day
"A friend sent me these various quotes about Mothers and I think they are the perfect thing for me to share with you this Mother's Day morning! Enjoy YOUR day!------------------ "The real religion of the world comes from women much more than from men - from mothers...
Getting Your Life Back
"Once you realize that it's possible to feel good by not eating certain things and that including others instead, the compulsion begins to fall away because you've found something better: Getting your life back. --------Geneen Roth, Author, "Women, Food and God" A...