“I read and walked for miles at night along the beach…searching endlessly for someone wonderful who would step out of the darkness and change my life. It never crossed my mind that that person could be me.” ~Anna Quindlen Your life isn’t happening “without” you. You are in the driver’s seat. Every day you are [...]
Archive | June, 2008
Bulk Up Your Diet
by Cathy on 12. Jun, 2008 in Nutrition
If you find it challenging to get into the vegetable habit, you don’t have to eat huge plates of broccoli and cauliflower. You can include (okay, okay, hide) serving-sized portions of vegetables into meals you already enjoy. Here’s some ideas: *Add chopped spinach to lasagnas and meatloaf. *Mix shredded carrots into tuna or chicken salad. [...]
Appreciation Of All You Have
by Cathy on 11. Jun, 2008 in Motivation and Inspiration
Is your glass half full or half empty? There are so many ways to answer this question. Have you ever noticed how some people complain even though they have so much (including a place to live and meals to eat)? Is their cup half full? No. Is there cup half empty? Again, no. Their cup [...]
Daily Motivation = Brush Your Teeth, Shower
by Cathy on 10. Jun, 2008 in Motivation and Inspiration
I am asked so many times about how to keep motivation high. The pool of inner motivation needs nurturing and replenishing every day. Just as we brush our teeth and take a shower daily, we need to provide ourselves with a shot of motivation every day too. Motivation isn’t a bottomless source. We nurture the [...]
Quote Revised for WLS Post-Ops
by Cathy on 09. Jun, 2008 in Believe In Yourself!
“The pessimist sees difficult in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty. ” ~Winston Churchill Let’s use this quote for some empowering self-talk to say to yourself when faced with an emotional eating situation….. The wls post-op considers unhealthy food choices available to them in an emotional eating situation. The successful wls post-op achieves success [...]
This is MY Time
by Cathy on 06. Jun, 2008 in Motivation and Inspiration
Remember when you were in school all of the excuses about forgetting or not completing homework? What are your excuses to put off losing weight and reaching your weight loss goals? Choose once and for all to get past all of the former excuses that stopped you from achieving your goal or dream and step [...]
