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You Are Worth It!

Cathy — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:51:51 +0000

I was looking through some things this weekend that I’d saved on my computer and found this. I saw it, read it and remembered why I kept it. Shine that light inside yourself because you are worth it! I share it with you as a reminder that all of us are worth it!

“YOU ARE WORTH IT”

Do not undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special.

Do not set your goals by what other people deem important.
Only you know what is best for you.

Do not take for granted the things closest to your heart.
Cling to them as you would your life, for without them, life is meaningless.

Do not let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past nor for the future. By living your life one day at a time, you live all the days of your life.

Do not give up when you still have something to give.
Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. It is a fragile thread that binds us to each other.

Do not be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.

Do not shut love out of your life by saying it is impossible to find.

The quickest way to receive love is to give love; The fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly.

Do not dismiss your dreams. To be without dreams is to be without hope; To be without hope is to be without purpose.

Do not run through life so fast that you forget not only where you have been, but also where you are going.

Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way.

~Anonymous

Believe In Yourself,
Cathy, CL
Certified Life Coach, Weight Loss Surgery Coach
Certified Back On Track Facilitator

Don’t Numb Out, Tune In To You

Cathy — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:20:08 +0000

Don’t allow troubles to deter you from your goal of reaching a certain weight, achieving a fitness goal or going after a dream. While many situations may appear upsetting, you might be surprised to find they contain valuable lessons to help you cope with difficult events in the future. And if you adhere to a program of exercise and nutritious meals instead of drowning your emotions in junk food, you’ll always have enough energy to cope with whatever befalls you.

The temporary fix of food as a calming, soothing way to manage your emotions is fleeting. When you’re thinking of indulging in the downward spiral of emotional eating, fast forward to how you’ll feel after. The guilt, shame, worry over being derailed from your weight loss efforts and compromising your weight loss goals aren’t worth it. The negative self-depreciating feelings you have last far longer than the few minutes of relief from a cookie. Don’t numb out…tune in to yourself. You have the answer. You have to allow yourself the time and create the habit of dealing with emotions without eating. It is uncomfortable at first. However, the payoff long term is worth it.

Think of how you’ll feel as you step on the scale and see a weight loss. Visualize how it will feel as you wear smaller sized clothes. Now those are the things that are worth it. They are a long-term investment in yourself. All the emotional eating does is plant the cookie, chips, or junk food firmly on your body in the way of excess weight.

Emotional eating is a habit. It is a way we coped with situations and emotions. Break out of that habit. Habits can be changed. Break out of the jail of emotional eating and excess weight. Feel the joy of being free without the bonds of emotional eating and excess weight. It is truly worth it….you are worth it.

You are stronger inside than anything that can happen to you! Don’t numb out, tune in to you!

Believe In Yourself,
Cathy, CLC
Certified Life Coach, Weight Loss Surgery Coach

Last Lecture – Achieve Your Dreams

Cathy — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:36:50 +0000

Randy Pausch a professor and wonderful man, died a couple of weeks ago at 47 years of age, but this was his “Last Lecture” on achieving your dreams. He delivered it after he learned he had terminal cancer and about 3-6 months to live.

He was on Oprah, written a book (on my iPod) and interviewed many times. He was so inspiring to me. I want to share it with you. It’s a bit lengthy, but well worth watching. Be prepared to be inspired.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo

Believe In Yourself,
Cathy, CLC
Certified Life Coach, Weight Loss Surgery Coach

Be Your Own True Self

Cathy — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:41:51 +0000

“Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.” -John F. Kennedy

When we are morbidly obese, we can lose ourselves trying to win acceptance and love from others. We become who others think we should be, act, and lose ourselves.

Be yourself. Be your unique, special self. Be the authentic and genuine self that only YOU can be.

Believe In Yourself,
Cathy, CLC
Certified Life Coach, Weight Loss Surgery Coach

The Word: Consistency

Cathy — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:45:53 +0000

I have a word for everyone…..today, for the rest of our lives. The word is CONSISTENCY.

Consistency is more than this huge, gigantic effort of moving mountains. It is also the small efforts that we do every single day. Consistency is the choices we make with what we eat and what we do. Don’t give up! It is never giving up.

Consistency creates habits. Habits make the difference in success or failure. Healthy habits won’t make you lose weight overnight. Healthy habits will allow you to lose weight healthyfully and at a pace that you will maintain your weight loss. I’ve lost probably 1,000 pounds in my life. From having surgery and practice consistency in developing healthy habits, I can maintain my weight for the rest of my life. No more whiplash from yo-yo dieting!

Keep at it and never, ever give up. Never give up on YOU!

Believe In Yourself,
Cathy, Certified Life Coach
Weight Loss Surgery Coach

Keeping a Food Diary

Cathy — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:25:29 +0000

I have resisted keeping a regular food diary. I’ve done it throughout the years since my surgery but not consistently. However, after reading a study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, I’m a keeper of a food diary!

The study shows that keeping an honest, accurate record of food and drink doubled dieters’ success rate. Keeping a food (and activity) diary can be a wonderful tool in recording your success.

Kaiser Permanente’s Center for Health Research in Portland, Ore., conducted the study with 1,700 overweight or obese men and women. One of the co-authors, Victor J. Stevens, PhD, said that participants who kept a record of what they ate while following other weight-loss recommendations lost twice as much as participants who didn’t keep a food diary. Study participants that tracked their food and beverage intake lost 18 pounds in 20 weeks. Wow!

Food diaries only work when people write down exactly what they’ve had to eat and drink immediately after consumption. Yes, that means every taste of this or bite of that. Food diaries create a moment of pause for you to ask yourself if you really want to eat that AND log it. Knowing that you need to write it down can be a motivator to JUST SAY NO!

I’d used the no charge on-line version of Fitday.com. I made a commitment to keeping a food diary and purchased the download PC version. Now, I have the window minimized on my computer every day. It is a nice reminder that if I eat it, I write it.

Give it a try….all you have to lose is weight!

Believe In Yourself,
Cathy, CLC
Certified Life Coach, Weight Loss Surgery Coach

Change From Ordinary to Extraordinary

Cathy — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:36:21 +0000

What small differences will you make this week? Perhaps you’ll make one more business call, eat another serving of vegetables or fruit, substitute a snack choice to protein, walk a little further than before, or prepare a bit more thoroughly for your next presentation. Whether in your weight loss lifestyle habits or in your job or in the more “mundane” things like parenting, those that feel excellence and success in their lives are rarely dramatically better. Typically, they are “ordinary people doing ordinary things, extraordinarily well.” Ordinary effort produces ordinary results. Extraordinary effort produces extraordinary results!

This week, make one change…..do a few ordinary things just slightly better. I think you’ll see an extraordinary change in your results.

Believe In Yourself,
Cathy, Certified Life Coach
Weight Loss Surgery Coach

Drink Up To Work Out

Cathy — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:51:43 +0000

Keeping your body well hydrated impacts not only your exercise performance, but also how you feel about it as well. Studies show that getting enough water and other fluids have concrete benefits:

- YOU EXERCISE BETTER. People who are well hydrated work out with more intensity, in terms of both strength and endurance.

- YOU EXERCISE WITH MORE SATISFACTION. Hydration levels seem to affect people’s perceptions of their workouts. People who are even slightly dehydrated describe their workouts as more difficult.

- YOU BURN MORE FAT. When your body is well hydrated, the body’s processes involved in fat burning are maximized.

So, drink up and work out!

Believe In Yourself,
Cathy, Certified Life Coach
Weight Loss Surgery Coach

Superhero

Cathy — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:05:21 +0000

If I were to ask you to name the first superhero you think of, who would that be? Superman, Superwoman, Batman, or YOU?

Be your own hero, it’s cheaper than a movie ticket or collector comic book. Plus, by being your own hero, the outcome is within your control and up to you!

Believe In Yourself,
Cathy, Certified Life Coach, Weight Loss Surgery Coach

Double Bonus of Muscle

Cathy — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:32:43 +0000

Weight bearing exercise promotes increased muscle mass and helps to speed up your metabolism!! The more lean body mass (muscle) you have, the more calories your body burns! Bring it on!! What a deal!

Why? Because muscle is more metabolically active than fat! Add light weight training to your daily exercise program. You’ll not only like the way you feel but you’ll like the way you look too. Double bonus!

Believe In Yourself,
Cathy, Certified Life Coach
Weight Loss Surgery Coach