July 11, 2019/mhayes
Working on eating sitting down (and slowly and mindfully) is a comfortable way of cutting many calories from your diet.
July 10, 2019/mhayes
Learning to lose weight and keep it off is a process and it takes time. I’m not going to learn it overnight, and I’m not going to be good at it overnight. Just because I gave in once, doesn’t negate all the other times I didn’t. I need to take an accurate picture of how things are really going and acknowledge that, while I’m not perfect, I’m better than I was. As long as I keep working at it, I’ll keep moving forward.
July 9, 2019/mhayes
Tuesday Reality Check: There’s a difference between physical satisfaction and psychological satisfaction. If you’ve eaten a reasonable portion of food and you want more, remind yourself that while you may be experiencing a lack of psychological satisfaction, physically you’ve had enough so it’s time to stop eating.
July 8, 2019/mhayes
Monday Motivation: If you feel daunted by how long it will take to lose the weight you want to, remember that the time will pass anyway! A year from now you’ll be a year older regardless, but do you want to be a year older and stuck at a heavier weight, or a year older and feeling SO MUCH BETTER? Either way, the time will pass.
July 5, 2019/mhayes
Friday Weekend Warm-Up: If you come in contact with food pushers this weekend, remember that in terms of your eating, you only have to answer to yourself. Don’t let comments or predicted reactions from others influence how you eat. You’re working on healthy eating because it’s an important goal for YOU. You don’t need to explain or answer to anybody else about this!
July 4, 2019/mhayes
Think Thin Thursday Tip: Happy 4th of July! If you think, “It’s the Fourth of July, I should be able to eat whatever I want,” remind yourself, “I can eat whatever I want – if I’m okay with getting off track, reinforcing bad habits, jeopardizing weight loss, possibly feeling uncomfortably full, etc. Remember that the things that ultimately make me feel good on a normal day (eating reasonable portions and staying in control) are the same things that will make me feel good on a holiday.”
July 3, 2019/mhayes
Wednesday Sabotage: It’s okay to eat this because I’m having a bad day.
Response: It’s not okay to eat extra, because although my mind knows I’m having a bad day, my body doesn’t. Besides, if I overeat, I’ll feel badly and guilty, which will make me even more unhappy. If I stay on track with my eating, it’s highly likely my day will start to feel better, not worse.
July 2, 2019/mhayes
Tuesday Reality Check: If you make a dieting mistake, it’s important to label it as such. It’s a mistake, not a catastrophe. The worse you make it seem in your head, the harder it will be to recover from. If you recognize that it’s just a small mistake and everyone makes mistakes, it won’t be such a hard leap to get right back on track.
July 1, 2019/mhayes
Monday Motivation: Let’s check in – we’re halfway through the year. How are your weight loss/weight maintenance/healthy eating goals going? Whether you’ve achieved what you want to, are on the road to achieving it, or have veered off onto another road entirely, there’s still an entire HALF YEAR to get to where you want to be! By January 1 you could be a healthier, happier version of yourself and it starts TODAY. Right this moment!
June 28, 2019/mhayes
Friday Weekend Warm-Up: We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: If you want to lose or maintain your weight loss, you can’t use weekends as an excuse to overeat because you will continually undo all your hard work from the workweek. Make a commitment to staying on track this weekend!