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Ruff wrote:hey Buns! I'm so happy the scale is going down for you. Its amazing what difference one little change can make...
I am another morning person, and I love the summer when I can be on the beach before 5.30am. Nobody else is there! And if I am in the hills I get to see all the wildlife, like you, before it moves away from the trails for the day. I am alone on the summits because everyone else is 2 hours behind me. Wonderful! But right now it is winter, and sunrise is not until 7.50. so I am still up at 5, because that is when I wake (I go to bed at 9) but it is cold and dark and I am sitting in front of a nice log fire....
deweyswakms wrote:Good morning, yes it is HOT.
One tactic when confronted with all that food at family gatherings is to tell people "Turns out that I am allergic to ____. It makes me sick, and I don't want to get sick again." And think about this: redefine 'treat'. So instead of having a sugary etc 'treat', what about a popsickle for a treat? Or for me, I love fresh cherries, pricey things! $5-8 a pound. But they are so good to eat, my special treats.
I often set my Intention before I step into a grocery store. I know exactly why I am going in there, what to buy, and I do talk to myself, "I don't want to eat ____ because it makes me sick, and I want to lose weight." Yes, I have to repeat it because the stores KNOW how to merchandise food! It is all around us. Put on your blinders, you are on a mission to get the the items on your list and nothing else! Don't 'window shop' in the grocery store. Walk right on by the sushi; don't even look at it.
You can do it. I know it is hard with work, family etc. But it really is in your power to do it.
good luck, Marsha
JeffN wrote:Just as an FYI, the evolution of the guidelines is because as time passes and new research comes out and we have more experience working with people and applying the guidelines and research, we modify things. We make it better.
The current, most effective guidelines for the MWL are the ones posted in the MWL orientation each week. If you want simple, the 10 Points are the best and include a recommendation for activity. These are the ones we recommend.
MWL Guidelines and the MWL 10-Point Checklist.
PS you can go back and find a recommendation from Dr McDougall for Vitamin E for heart disease, which is not only not recommended anymore, but known to be potentially harmful.
In Health
Jeff
bunsofaluminum wrote:
Yum, I followed your advice and bought cherries after work last night. Walked past the sushi AND the pecan pralines I've been nibbling on them today. Pretty nice treat. And at the grocery store I'm usually good at walking past things. But there's some stress in my life at the moment, several things piled on top of each other...minor stuff, but lots of it all at the same time. Ugh. Emotional eating. This is why I think I need to up my food game. I've been eating really simple for weeks now, and need to add interest, in order to stop myself going off the rails.
Anyway. One day at a time. Today I'll eat 100% on MWL.
bunsofaluminum wrote:I got to thinking about my Day of Eating All the Things, and the days following. I was on the prowl for something to put in my mouth, plain and simple. Click: you were not in control. Irrational forces were governing you. Click: you can eat on plan. Just eat on plan.
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