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Food For Thought
Friday, May 22nd, 2009 | Thoughts | 1 Comment
A little light reading for your holiday weekend… I’ve seen so many great articles lately, I just wanted to send a quick note to share a few!
Apparently healthy menu items cause us to choose the unhealthiest… sound familiar? here
Make small changes here
What is a healthy lifestyle anyway? here
There’s a lot of talk about taxing soda and sugary drinks just like alcohol and tobacco, what do you think? here
Have you ever thought about how unhealthy the average American school lunch is? Check out what Italian, Japanese and french kids are getting here
Tough economic times don’t mean you can’t make yummy filling foods, check out this guys blog here
Wanna ruin your appetite? Things NOT to eat here (Warning: Super Yucky)
Big Bummer, or Big Break?
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 | Thoughts | No Comments
How do you feel about what you’ve accomplished so far? Are you excited about how far you’ve come, or do you focus on the setbacks, and what you haven’t done? Is your attitude about yourself positive, or are you putting off celebration until some far off unnamed day when you’ll just lose 3 more pounds (or 40) and a magical transformation will occur and everything will be easy and perfect. (NOT!)
Whoa, what’s with the questions? Well, this journey, the one towards health and weight loss, it turns out that it’s a lot more about what’s inside than what’s outside! Your attitude, and flipping your outlook to be more positive makes a huge difference. It’s easy to see your issues with weight as a big bummer, but really, it may be your big opportunity.
This guy took his battle with weight, and turned it on it’s head, through his own struggle he saw a greater obesity problem in the nation, he used his struggle to found the Million Calorie March, getting Americans on their feet, and trying to prevent kids from going down the path of unhealthy eating. Do you think he would have done that if he’d never had a weight issue? (Note: Check the video… he was not at his goal weight when he started the Million Calorie March!)
What about this guy? During his weight loss journey, he found out what he was really hungry for, a sense of making a difference in the world. He overcame 140 pounds and is helping to end world hunger. Here
So… are you supposed to end world hunger now? Of course not, but your positive attitude can help you and people around you succeed in little ways every day. Next time somebody says, “Wow, you look great!” Stop yourself from saying “Thanks, but I’ve only lost 5 pounds” and try “Thanks, I’ve been working really hard.” A little focus on the positive and what you CAN change will get you a long way!
Check out www.darynkagen.com, it’s full of inspiring stories that help me put my own life in perspective, and it’s run by a former CNN correspondent, who…(like many people in these trying economic days) was fired. She decided not to let that become her big bummer, and started this website that share news stories about people who overcome the obstacles in their lives.
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