Posts from the “love yourself” Category

April 3, 2014

Posted on April 3, 2014

Hub and I went out for Vietnamese food tonight. The grilled pork, vegetables and vermicelli with hoisin sauce was very tasty. The Tiger beer that we drank with it was even better. I just didn’t feel like grilling another chicken breast and tearing up romaine lettuce for a side salad. The bright mornings and longer days certainly have lifted my spirits. Instead of taking the elevator today as I went from meeting to meeting, I took the stairs every time and felt very virtuous. My clothes are fitting better. Sizes going down. My FitBit stats from last week weren’t bad, either. A couple of slow days when I was at sewing class. I know that I have to move more. Gee, it sounds like…

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Categories: Health & Wellness, love yourself

Tagged: inspiration

March 27, 2014

Posted on April 2, 2014

Beck Diet Solution ‘Think Thin Thursday’ tip: Cravings do not just get worse and worse until you can’t stand it. Cravings are like waves – they swell and then recede. Cravings always go away, even if you never put a bite of food in your mouth. If you wait it out, it will go away! And if you get distracted, it will go away even more quickly. Certified trainer Samantha Schramm talks about Fitbit’s Spring Clean: Toss Out 3 Weight Loss Myths and Get Fit the Right Way: Myth #1: “Getting fit” means “Losing weight.” Truth: Getting fit means lowering your body fat percentage. Myth #2: All weight loss is good. Truth: Fat loss within a healthy range is good, but muscle loss can…

Tagged: staying the course

March 25, 2014

Posted on March 25, 2014

In a column in Sunday’s Globe and Mail, Amberly McAteer penned a piece about Turning off the Inner Dialogue (if you want to run faster). Here’s a snippet. She writes: ‘Please be careful. Maybe walk for a few minutes, catch your breath. You’re awfully sweaty. Take a break, you deserve it.” I’m one week into training for my first half marathon, and within the first 10 minutes of every run, this is the voice I hear. At first I thought of it as a negative influence willing to let me off the hook too early, and tried drowning it out with affirmations about how great I’m doing and what I’ve accomplished. Then, a realization: This voice is my mom, in my head, encouraging me…

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Categories: love yourself, Stuff

Tagged: self-doubt, Self-esteem, working on it

February 1, 2014

Posted on February 1, 2014

As I was brushing my teeth this morning, I stared at my face, seeing the beginning of lines around my mouth. They weren’t there two months ago when I was at my plumpest. The skin on my thighs feels like old paper, no matter how much Body Shop scented moisturizer I slather on. Damn it! Going without butter and lashings of olive oil have resulted in my skin starting to dry out. That is just not on. I have to start drinking more water (ugh). But it’s all good. I have all of my own teeth. My body serves me well. My flesh is still firm and holds everything in. My brain works (most of the time). Every day on this path means another…