CHANGE
Change can cause such unhappiness in our lives. Most people want to change something in their lives and when the opportunity presents itself to make this change they become upset and unhappy. What happens is our routine is altered.
I was on vacation in Las Vegas last week and experienced a change in my food plan. For the past nine years I have been basically eating the same foods with very little change. The first night we went out for dinner and to my surprise there was nothing on the menu I could eat. After talking to the server I was shocked to hear there were no salads or vegetable platters. Not planning ahead I panicked and wanted to leave the restaurant. My husband in a calm manner asked the server if there were any meals with a lot of vegetables and chicken. Her reply was she would have something made for me. I felt better and thanked my husband. When our meals arrived I was shocked to see two big pieces of lettuce and chicken. We both started to laugh. I ate what was in front of me and assured myself I would not die because I did not have enough food.
The next morning I woke-up in a state of panic and wanted to go home. I called one of my friends and after talking about the situation she simply said go to buffets and that way you can get what you want. We started to go to buffets and I was able to get the foods I wanted, felt confident and enjoyed Las Vegas. I learned an important lesson plan ahead and ask for help. Others have suggestions we never think of in time of stress.
Please let me know about your experiences regarding changes in your life. What tools did you use to comfort yourself? Let’s build a list of tools we can all use to share with others. Please leave your comments on this blog or send me an email at helen@loveyourselfcoaching.net.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Handling Food on Thanksgiving
On Thursday we will be celebrating Thanksgiving in the United States. It is a time to get together with family and friends. The food is on everyone's mind. Some of us have thoughts of how can I not eat the fattening food, others are thinking I feel so fat and don't want everyone to see me like this. Holidays always brings up feelings that are sometimes buried.
Let's play a little game and make this year different. We have a choice either we can make ourselves sick about going to the Thanksgiving get together or have a good time. We can eat everything in site and then complain about feeling stuffed or we can create an action plan before we go to the party.
Following are some small steps you can take to end the cycle of compulsive overeating at parties. For the past nine years I have been taking the following steps:
1. Never go to a party hungry.
2. Take a bottle of water when you get to the party and drink it before eating.
3. Create a grateful list by asking others what they are grateful for.
4. Talk to at least three people before eating.
5. Don’t sit near the food.
6. Take only a small amount of the different types of food with plenty of salad.
7. Have fruit for desert.
8. Never go back for seconds.
9. After you finish eating take another bottle of water.
10.Walk around and talk to everyone.
11.Don’t stay late.
12. At home do something nice for yourself.
This Thansgving try some of these ideas and let me know what happens.
I would love for you to join me in writing “Getting Off the Diet Merry-Go-Round Blog, by sharing your special gifts with the world. All it takes is one little step, leave a comment expressing your ideas and experiences.
A special note to anyone who is struggling with food, please leave a comment and I will address you concerns in my blog. Together we will create a plan that will enable you to live a vibrant life.
I will be on vacation for a week and wish you all a Happy and Fun Thanksgiving.
What are you doing nice for yourself today?
Helen
Let's play a little game and make this year different. We have a choice either we can make ourselves sick about going to the Thanksgiving get together or have a good time. We can eat everything in site and then complain about feeling stuffed or we can create an action plan before we go to the party.
Following are some small steps you can take to end the cycle of compulsive overeating at parties. For the past nine years I have been taking the following steps:
1. Never go to a party hungry.
2. Take a bottle of water when you get to the party and drink it before eating.
3. Create a grateful list by asking others what they are grateful for.
4. Talk to at least three people before eating.
5. Don’t sit near the food.
6. Take only a small amount of the different types of food with plenty of salad.
7. Have fruit for desert.
8. Never go back for seconds.
9. After you finish eating take another bottle of water.
10.Walk around and talk to everyone.
11.Don’t stay late.
12. At home do something nice for yourself.
This Thansgving try some of these ideas and let me know what happens.
I would love for you to join me in writing “Getting Off the Diet Merry-Go-Round Blog, by sharing your special gifts with the world. All it takes is one little step, leave a comment expressing your ideas and experiences.
A special note to anyone who is struggling with food, please leave a comment and I will address you concerns in my blog. Together we will create a plan that will enable you to live a vibrant life.
I will be on vacation for a week and wish you all a Happy and Fun Thanksgiving.
What are you doing nice for yourself today?
Helen
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Changing Eating Behaviors
The First Step You Take
Is Always
The Most Important One
“The first few steps you take on any journey
won’t get you where you want to go.
But without those first steps
and the many more that follow,
you would always be standing
right where you are,
looking towards the future
and wondering what it would
really be like
to see your world
the way you always dreamed it could be.”
Nick Santana
Interesting quote. It makes me thing about how a baby gets up and tries to take that first step. Sometimes they fall down and other times they take a few steps and then fall down. They keep trying until finally they can walk across the room. I remember my daughter Jill’s first steps and the smile on her face when she was able to walk across the room.
I am thinking we never lose that ability to keep trying until we succeed, it only gets buried under our ego, thoughts and fears. How can we awaken the desire to continue taking those first steps?
What usually works is a desire to make a change. Let’s take for instance you want to lose 20 pounds by Christmas. Your ego and thoughts want to protect you from failure so they tell you, “It is impossible to lose 20 pounds by Christmas, so why even try and look at all the fun you will miss by not eating your mother’s Christmas cookies.” Listening to your ego and thoughts you decide not to go on a diet until after New Years.
Let’s change the situation. Your ego and thoughts still tell you the same story, however, you want to lose some weight before Christmas. Your first step is to read the “Getting Off the Diet Merry-Go-Round Blog and find some tools you can use to change your behavior. You re-read the November 7, 2007 article and like some of the steps that were suggested. Making a decision you are going to try the following two steps:
1. STOP dieting and eat one healthy meal a day.
2. Look in the mirror every morning and tell myself out loud, “I love you.” At first it may be hard and as time goes on it gets easier.
By taking any small steps it will renew the same ability you had as a baby to keep striving until you reach your goal. It does not matter if you fail only whether you continue taking the steps until your new behavior becomes a habit. As Nick Santana states in his quote, the first steps are the most important because it starts you on your journey of taking the required steps to see your dream come true.
I invite you to start taking one to two small steps and continue taking them everyday until they become a habit before changing your plan or adding additional steps. It has been proven that it takes 21 days to change a habit. Please let me know how you are progressing and if you need any support. I can be reached by leaving a comment on this blog or sending me an email at helen@loveyourselfcoaching.net.
Is Always
The Most Important One
“The first few steps you take on any journey
won’t get you where you want to go.
But without those first steps
and the many more that follow,
you would always be standing
right where you are,
looking towards the future
and wondering what it would
really be like
to see your world
the way you always dreamed it could be.”
Nick Santana
Interesting quote. It makes me thing about how a baby gets up and tries to take that first step. Sometimes they fall down and other times they take a few steps and then fall down. They keep trying until finally they can walk across the room. I remember my daughter Jill’s first steps and the smile on her face when she was able to walk across the room.
I am thinking we never lose that ability to keep trying until we succeed, it only gets buried under our ego, thoughts and fears. How can we awaken the desire to continue taking those first steps?
What usually works is a desire to make a change. Let’s take for instance you want to lose 20 pounds by Christmas. Your ego and thoughts want to protect you from failure so they tell you, “It is impossible to lose 20 pounds by Christmas, so why even try and look at all the fun you will miss by not eating your mother’s Christmas cookies.” Listening to your ego and thoughts you decide not to go on a diet until after New Years.
Let’s change the situation. Your ego and thoughts still tell you the same story, however, you want to lose some weight before Christmas. Your first step is to read the “Getting Off the Diet Merry-Go-Round Blog and find some tools you can use to change your behavior. You re-read the November 7, 2007 article and like some of the steps that were suggested. Making a decision you are going to try the following two steps:
1. STOP dieting and eat one healthy meal a day.
2. Look in the mirror every morning and tell myself out loud, “I love you.” At first it may be hard and as time goes on it gets easier.
By taking any small steps it will renew the same ability you had as a baby to keep striving until you reach your goal. It does not matter if you fail only whether you continue taking the steps until your new behavior becomes a habit. As Nick Santana states in his quote, the first steps are the most important because it starts you on your journey of taking the required steps to see your dream come true.
I invite you to start taking one to two small steps and continue taking them everyday until they become a habit before changing your plan or adding additional steps. It has been proven that it takes 21 days to change a habit. Please let me know how you are progressing and if you need any support. I can be reached by leaving a comment on this blog or sending me an email at helen@loveyourselfcoaching.net.
Monday, November 12, 2007
What To Do When That Food Craving Strikes
“Much of the satisfying work of life
begins as an experiment;
no experiment is ever
quite a failure.”
Alice Walker
You were following a diet, feeling good about yourself and then suddenly you find yourself eating again. What happened?? A number of situations could have triggered you to give in and go back to your old habits. Please, please do not beat yourself up this is an everyday occurrence among those in the world of dieting. There is a solution.
I remember the time I was on a roll and following a diet for almost two months. The weight was coming off and I was thinking and talking about food all the time. The only problem was I was starving all the time. One day after leaving the diet doctor’s office, I was walking past a bakery and saw all the beautiful cakes, breads and cookies. My mind said, “You are doing such a great job of dieting you can buy only one cookie it can’t hurt. My thoughts had a good time arguing and before I knew it, I was in the bakery ordering a cup of coffee and a dozen cookies. I was too embarrassed to buy only one cook so I bought a dozen with the idea I would bring them home for my husband and daughters. Guess what? The cookies never made it home. The only thing that arrived home was my anger at myself for eating the cookies.
Does this situation sound familiar? Let’s look at what you and I could have done differently in this situation. Acknowledge the thought that you do deserve to treat yourself for all your hard work. Say out loud, “I will eat something later and right now I will go to a bookstore (or something you enjoy doing.) The idea is not to make food an option and find other activities that make you happy. The most important thing is to start that activity right away instead of waiting for later. By enjoying the activity you will forget about the food for the moment.
Following are a list of ideas you could try instead of eating something:
1. Call yourself and leave a message bragging about how you did not buy something to eat and how much weight you have lost.
2. Have your nails done or get a pedicure.
3. Take a long walk and think about the things in your life that you are grateful for.
4. Call a friend and see if they want to meet for coffee in about 10 minutes.
5. Walking down the street make up positive stories about the people you are passing. I love doing this it puts a smile on my face.
Send me an e-mail bragging about the different steps you are taking and what is happening. I love hearing your successes and celebrating with you! I can be reached by leaving a comment on this blog or sending me an email at helen@loveyourselfcoaching.net
If you are struggling with food and have questions please send me an email at helen@loveyourselfcoaching.net or leave a comment on the blog and I will address it in my next article.
Do something nice for yourself today!
Helen
begins as an experiment;
no experiment is ever
quite a failure.”
Alice Walker
You were following a diet, feeling good about yourself and then suddenly you find yourself eating again. What happened?? A number of situations could have triggered you to give in and go back to your old habits. Please, please do not beat yourself up this is an everyday occurrence among those in the world of dieting. There is a solution.
I remember the time I was on a roll and following a diet for almost two months. The weight was coming off and I was thinking and talking about food all the time. The only problem was I was starving all the time. One day after leaving the diet doctor’s office, I was walking past a bakery and saw all the beautiful cakes, breads and cookies. My mind said, “You are doing such a great job of dieting you can buy only one cookie it can’t hurt. My thoughts had a good time arguing and before I knew it, I was in the bakery ordering a cup of coffee and a dozen cookies. I was too embarrassed to buy only one cook so I bought a dozen with the idea I would bring them home for my husband and daughters. Guess what? The cookies never made it home. The only thing that arrived home was my anger at myself for eating the cookies.
Does this situation sound familiar? Let’s look at what you and I could have done differently in this situation. Acknowledge the thought that you do deserve to treat yourself for all your hard work. Say out loud, “I will eat something later and right now I will go to a bookstore (or something you enjoy doing.) The idea is not to make food an option and find other activities that make you happy. The most important thing is to start that activity right away instead of waiting for later. By enjoying the activity you will forget about the food for the moment.
Following are a list of ideas you could try instead of eating something:
1. Call yourself and leave a message bragging about how you did not buy something to eat and how much weight you have lost.
2. Have your nails done or get a pedicure.
3. Take a long walk and think about the things in your life that you are grateful for.
4. Call a friend and see if they want to meet for coffee in about 10 minutes.
5. Walking down the street make up positive stories about the people you are passing. I love doing this it puts a smile on my face.
Send me an e-mail bragging about the different steps you are taking and what is happening. I love hearing your successes and celebrating with you! I can be reached by leaving a comment on this blog or sending me an email at helen@loveyourselfcoaching.net
If you are struggling with food and have questions please send me an email at helen@loveyourselfcoaching.net or leave a comment on the blog and I will address it in my next article.
Do something nice for yourself today!
Helen
Thursday, November 8, 2007
The Interview with God
I received an email with a link to watch a video clip with an Interview with God. It was so beautiful and meaningful I wanted to post the link on my blog so others could enjoy the video clip. The link is www.theinterviewwithgod.com and then click on “view presentation.”
Please let me know what thoughts you had while listening to the short clip by leaving a comment on this blog or sending me an email at helen@loveyourselfcoaching.net. Enjoy!
Please let me know what thoughts you had while listening to the short clip by leaving a comment on this blog or sending me an email at helen@loveyourselfcoaching.net. Enjoy!
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Food Beliefs
Limiting Beliefs
“There are no hopeless situations;
there are only people who have grown
hopeless about them.”
Clare Boothe Luce
Are you thinking I can never lose weight or everyone in my family has a weight problem and I will never be thin? You are not alone. Many people have the same thought. What is so apparent is our thinking and beliefs stop us from succeeding. There is hope!
Our beliefs are formed by our experiences. You remember your first diet and losing weight very quickly. Thinking what is everyone making a big deal about, within a short period of time I lost the weight and feel great. Then as time goes on, you try another diet, then another diet and before you know it gets harder and harder to lose weight. What starts to happen is you form the belief it is hard to lose weight. Everytime you start a new diet your thinking reminds you of the fact it is hard to lose weight and keep it off.
What can you do to solve this problem? I am not going to say it is easy to change your beliefs. By taking small action steps you will slowly change your thinking and miracles will happen.
I was listening to Michael J. Losier author of “Law of Attraction” he was telling us that when he weighed over 300 pounds and was telling himself he was thin. Nothing happened because he believed he could not lose the weight. Once he started telling himself he was in the process of losing weight he started losing weight. By changing his thinking to something he could believe helped him accomplish his goal.
Some small action steps you can take to start changing your thinking and beliefs:
1. STOP telling yourself it is hard to lose weight. Everytime you have that thought acknowledge it and think about a time you were thin.
2. Look at a picture of yourself when you were thin at least once a day.
3. Write about the time you were thin and how you felt.
4. STOP dieting and eat one healthy meal a day.
5. Look in the mirror every morning and tell yourself out loud, “I love you.” At first it may be hard and as time goes on it gets easier.
I would love to hear from you. Please let me know how you are doing and any other small steps you are taking to change your thinking and beliefs.
Together let’s create a “Get Off the Diet Merry-Go-Round Community." Sharing our ideas, accomplishments and lessons learned. All it takes is one little step, leave a comment on this blog or send me an email at helen@loveyourselfcoaching.net.
A special note to anyone who is struggling with food, please leave a comment and I will address your concerns in my blog. Together we will create a plan that will enable us all to live a life filled with joy, self-confidence and love for ourselves and others.
What are you doing nice for yourself today?
Helen
“There are no hopeless situations;
there are only people who have grown
hopeless about them.”
Clare Boothe Luce
Are you thinking I can never lose weight or everyone in my family has a weight problem and I will never be thin? You are not alone. Many people have the same thought. What is so apparent is our thinking and beliefs stop us from succeeding. There is hope!
Our beliefs are formed by our experiences. You remember your first diet and losing weight very quickly. Thinking what is everyone making a big deal about, within a short period of time I lost the weight and feel great. Then as time goes on, you try another diet, then another diet and before you know it gets harder and harder to lose weight. What starts to happen is you form the belief it is hard to lose weight. Everytime you start a new diet your thinking reminds you of the fact it is hard to lose weight and keep it off.
What can you do to solve this problem? I am not going to say it is easy to change your beliefs. By taking small action steps you will slowly change your thinking and miracles will happen.
I was listening to Michael J. Losier author of “Law of Attraction” he was telling us that when he weighed over 300 pounds and was telling himself he was thin. Nothing happened because he believed he could not lose the weight. Once he started telling himself he was in the process of losing weight he started losing weight. By changing his thinking to something he could believe helped him accomplish his goal.
Some small action steps you can take to start changing your thinking and beliefs:
1. STOP telling yourself it is hard to lose weight. Everytime you have that thought acknowledge it and think about a time you were thin.
2. Look at a picture of yourself when you were thin at least once a day.
3. Write about the time you were thin and how you felt.
4. STOP dieting and eat one healthy meal a day.
5. Look in the mirror every morning and tell yourself out loud, “I love you.” At first it may be hard and as time goes on it gets easier.
I would love to hear from you. Please let me know how you are doing and any other small steps you are taking to change your thinking and beliefs.
Together let’s create a “Get Off the Diet Merry-Go-Round Community." Sharing our ideas, accomplishments and lessons learned. All it takes is one little step, leave a comment on this blog or send me an email at helen@loveyourselfcoaching.net.
A special note to anyone who is struggling with food, please leave a comment and I will address your concerns in my blog. Together we will create a plan that will enable us all to live a life filled with joy, self-confidence and love for ourselves and others.
What are you doing nice for yourself today?
Helen
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