Category: Diet

Morning,

You know, many people like decreeing that you have to want to lose weight for yourself – ie, you just won’t be serious about weight loss unless you can really see how it will affect your life.

I personally do NOT agree.

I think diet motivation is so varied and multi-hued, it can come from a plethora of places! Take, for example, well, my example. Back when I was 170+ pounds, I knew in my heart I was starting to resemble a sweatsuit-covered over-stuffed eggplant….but well hey, I was the master at avoiding the mirror, so who cared? I certainly didn’t.

During this time, of course, I was raising my kids and being SuperMom, SuperWife, SuperEntrepreneur etc. Now, I really spend a lot of time teaching my kids and trying to make them ‘way better than I was at that age (and I might add, I’m succeeding admirably. ). But the weight started to affect how much I could participate with them…I got winded ‘way too early, carrying around all that excess weight was wreaking havoc with my ankles and, well….you get the idea.

Well! When the key was finally turned in my mind back in 12/2006 that I needed to lose weight, one of the most important realizations was:

I cannot deprive my kids of me.

That meant, if I continued in my lousy health, I’d just get less and less effective with my children…and they deserved the utter best as they grow to adulthood.

And that meant, I had better get my rear in gear and start taking ownership of my issues.

See, losing weight wasn’t that important to me, personally….because I was used to the status quo and didn’t value any change. No value, no reason to change!

But add my kids and family to the equation, and suddenly, it’s not just about me anymore…it’s about those whom I love.

That was 13 months ago. At 130 pounds today and fitter than I ever was in my 20s, I can now truly see the benefits weight loss has delivered to me and ME PERSONALLY (not just my family). Those include:

• Gad I’m sexy now and look superb!
• I can wear anything without worrying about what bulges out
• I can tackle any physical activity without fear
• I am proactively walking the walk I tell my kids, and they have actively witnessed me succeeding against incredible odds.

So what about you? Have you neglected your weight loss because it’s not important to you personally? If so, ask yourself – are you giving the best your family deserves this moment?

If not, the time might be….for a change. Take advantage of that.

Enjoy,

Barbara

ps – when you’ve gotten fit, you can wear:

Morning!

Recently I made quite the breakthru discovery with regards to adding protein to one’s diet!

I had just finished filling up a cup with coffee and was looking for my creamer. Then I spotted my vanilla flavored whey protein powder, and figured….why not? I used a heaping tablespoon of that for my coffee, and after a megaHuge amount of stirring, tested it out – it had quite a nice flavor and worked very well.

So, if you feel like you’re not getting enough protein in your diet, just add it to your coffee.

Enjoy,

Barbara

ps – lookie at all the flavors of whey protein you can enjoy!

Morning,

Here’s a newsflash for you – if you eat 5 pounds of food, for at least the next 1/2 minute, you’ll weigh 5 pounds more.

It’s common sense, right? Until you digest and pass out whatever remains, your weight will increase by whatever you eat.

This is nothing to worry about – it’s the way we’re designed. However, alas, there are lots of folks out there who want to scare you about this simple process, and tell you that you need a ‘colon cleansing’ to help you attain better health or even lose weight.

It’s a darned shame! So I’ve researched some colon cleansing and other detox de-scamming resources for you:

• Colon cleansing – Harmful or helpful?
• Confessions of a Quack Buster – colon cleansing
• Mucoid Plaque – A Dubious Idea
• Is Colon Cleansing a Scam?
• I’ve Tried that – Colon Cleansing
• The Truth Behind Colonics

If you take the time to read all of the above, methinks you’ll see….it’s a scam, through and through. ‘Selling the Dream’ (in this case, health or losing weight) is one of the ways scamsters simply try to make money off of honest folk like you.

Don’t get taking in by it.

Enjoy,

Barbara

ps – Instead of colonics, consider:

Morning,

One of the true glories of the Internet is that if you know where to look, you can probably find everything you need for free!

This includes diets as well. Here are some of the more popular resources and reviews I’ve come across:

• Fat Farewell Diet Plan
• Google Diet Books
• Sparkpeople Free Diet Plans
• No S Diet
• Fast 5 Diet and the Fast 5 Lifestyle
• Scarsdale Diet
• Atkins

I particularly liked the No S Diet and the Fast 5 diet and the Atkins diet. What do you prefer?

Enjoy,

Barbara

ps – Here are some nifty Atkins goodies:

Morning!

Have you ever seen at diet or fitness forums those really cool weight loss trackers, that will show your starting weight, your goal weight, and your current weight?

There’s several places where you can get those for free! Here are some useful resources:

• Ticker Factory
• 3 Fat Chicks Weight Loss Tickers
• My Calorie Counter Weight Loss Ticker
• EvenHealth Weight Loss Ticker

Once you set up your own ticker, you can then append it to all of your posts as part of your signature. It’s a nice way to keep track of your accomplishments.

Enjoy,

Barbara

ps – Other things with “ticker” in it include:

Morning,

Nutrition is one of the most important aspects of dieting! One only has to think of Kimkins, the scam diet which had people eating less than 800 calories a day (it sent some people to the hospital) to realize that our bodies are complex mechanisms that require great care for optimal performance.

Thing is, though, how can you cut thru all the smoke and mirrors to get the really good nutrition information online?

Glad you asked! I’ve researched around a bit and found for you:

• About.com Nutrition
• American Society for Nutrition
• Government Food and Nutrition Information Center
• Medline Plus Nutrition
• My Food Pyramid.Gov
• Smart Nutrition Starts Here!

The above resources will really help you get on the path to great nutrition. And! If you want to post questions about it, visit:

• Weight Loss Nutrition Forum

You can get some useful help there.

Enjoy,

Barbara

ps – Some more nutrition goodies: