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Hey Thank You for the Five Years Congrats! PlusShout Out to ALIDA
Friday, August 15, 2014 56 comments Really appreciate all the kind comments on that "Five Years Maintaining" blog -- which have also made me think again about "goal weight"! Take a look at this interesting recent blog by ALIDA who felt a little bit criticized for participatin... Read more
FEEDTHEHUNGER: Escape from Freedom
Thursday, August 14, 2014 22 comments www.sparkpeople.com/mypa ge_public_journal_individu al.asp?blog_id=5758750 Welcome back FEEDTHEHUNGER, one of the most interesting and thoughtful bloggers here at Spark People! Like so many, she's had various Spark "... Read more
MAINtenance is the MAIN thing! From Day One at Spark People . . .
Wednesday, August 13, 2014 28 comments www.sparkpeople.com/mypa ge_public_journal_individu al.asp?blog_id=5758529#comments Check out this amazing blog, posted by 4A-HEALTHY-BMI yesterday: "Weight Management Superstars, 14 Thousand Pounds Kept Off for Almos... Read more
Healthiest Life Enjoyable
Monday, August 11, 2014 65 comments We know that to sustain weight loss maintenance, we need to be content with the lowest sustainable weight -- not the lowest achievable weight. Dr. Judith S Beck introduced me to that concept in her great book, The Beck Diet Solution, train your... Read more
#2 Weight and Addiction to the Approval of Others
Sunday, August 10, 2014 22 comments Looking at comments on yesterday's blog, it was striking to me how many women said that their own addiction to the approval of others diminished very significantly as they got older, and that only with age have they been able to focus on weight ... Read more
Weight and Addiction to the Approval of Others
Saturday, August 09, 2014 24 comments A Spark Friend messaged me today to say that she's really enjoying the application of mental toughness to her food tracking and her exercise program, but she wishes she could apply some of this mental toughness in her relationships with friends ... Read more
Vanity motivator
Friday, August 08, 2014 25 comments OK, I admit it: I'm frivolous and superficial and girly. So you can imagine how totally flattered I felt when I stopped in at my convenience store the other morning to pick up my newspapers . . . greeted by the woman behind the counter with... Read more
Rethinking Stress
Thursday, August 07, 2014 22 comments www.ted.com/talks/kelly_ mcgonigal_how_to_make_stre ss_your_friend What an amazing TED talk by Kelly McGonigal on dealing with stress. We've been brainwashed to believe that we should avoid stress at all costs. ... Read more
Genetic Destiny?
Wednesday, August 06, 2014 22 comments I've got a difficult metabolism to manage. My body grabs on and holds tight to every calorie I eat. I've gotta eat less (quite a bit less) and move more than "most people" to maintain a weight that I consider acceptable. But 80% of weight mai... Read more
Rainy holiday Monday . . .
Tuesday, August 05, 2014 20 comments . . . made for a very lazy day. I've been to the gym during a first torrential downpour. The sun came out, it got sticky and humid and by mid-afternoon the beach was beckoning. But: a second really torrential downpour, with lots of ... Read more
Knowledge isn't enough . . .
Sunday, August 03, 2014 17 comments We can find out everything we need to know on the internet. And we can access the internet everywhere we go, from our smartphones. news.nationalpost.com/20 14/08/01/did-the-internet- kill-curiosity-why-so-many -would-rathe... Read more
Never gonna eat again . . .
Saturday, August 02, 2014 21 comments That's how I always feel after I've been to the dental hygienist. Sure, I brush. Floss. And use a Sulcabrush too. [A Canadian invention . . . amazing!! My dentist hands these out free in a "loot bag" after the party!! But you can buy 'em... Read more
Physio Genius!!
Friday, August 01, 2014 20 comments Wow!! How is it possible to get so much relief from pain in 30 minutes? Clever young physio using the "Graston technique" managed to release those tense and tight muscles in my left leg so quickly and so competently. And: made me feel great b... Read more
Rainy, cool . . .
Thursday, July 31, 2014 15 comments . . . makes it a good day for working! And I've got some interesting but relatively low-pressure work to do! Drafting a lengthy document that will (when executed) bring an emotionally-charged and difficult matter to a conclusion. Ter... Read more « First Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 Last Page » |
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