“We can reverse years of damage to our bodies by deciding to raise our standards for ourselves, then living differently. Old wounds heal, injuries repair, and the whole system improves with just a few changes in what we put into our bodies and how we move them.” --author unknown
Monday, October 8, 2012
Friday, October 5, 2012
Do something Friday
Lately, it seems I've been hearing a lot more about the importance of connection. That's not new to any of us -- it just seems I (and consequently you) have been hearing things that underscore the importance of each one of us knowing we are not alone in the world.
Yesterday, I asked you to do something hard (do you even remember what I asked you to do?). To underscore my commitment to this task, I'm going to ask you to live out loud again, click the comment button below this post and write out what it is that drives you to eat.
Just like when we did this a couple weeks ago, you don't have to leave you name. You can post your comment ananomysly. But write it out -- there's a great chance that someone out there is feeling the same way you are. And if we know we're not alone -- it's much easier to do the work we know we need to do!
Be Brave, dear friends! Stand up for yourself and for one another! To connect, you have to be willing to set aside the way you wish to be to be who you actually are. You can do it!
**instructions for commenting:
If you're reading these words on the Eating Coach site, click the "Comments" button below this post (if you're the first brave one, it will say "No Comments" and it's right below the post next to my name (hint: it's NOT the envelope icon).
If you're reading this via an email subscription, click here to visit the site and follow the directions above.
Once you have the comment box open -- write out your "What's eating you" statement. You don't need to have any particular account to do this. You don't even need to leave your name.
Yesterday, I asked you to do something hard (do you even remember what I asked you to do?). To underscore my commitment to this task, I'm going to ask you to live out loud again, click the comment button below this post and write out what it is that drives you to eat.
Just like when we did this a couple weeks ago, you don't have to leave you name. You can post your comment ananomysly. But write it out -- there's a great chance that someone out there is feeling the same way you are. And if we know we're not alone -- it's much easier to do the work we know we need to do!
Be Brave, dear friends! Stand up for yourself and for one another! To connect, you have to be willing to set aside the way you wish to be to be who you actually are. You can do it!
**instructions for commenting:
If you're reading these words on the Eating Coach site, click the "Comments" button below this post (if you're the first brave one, it will say "No Comments" and it's right below the post next to my name (hint: it's NOT the envelope icon).
If you're reading this via an email subscription, click here to visit the site and follow the directions above.
Once you have the comment box open -- write out your "What's eating you" statement. You don't need to have any particular account to do this. You don't even need to leave your name.
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Temporary solutions to permanent problems
The other day, I read a beautiful post written by Christa Black at Pick the Brain. In it, she talks about how she tried to used perfectionism to heal the hurt in her life....and how that didn't work. She makes the point that love is the only things that really heals us.
As humans, we are built for love and connection with each other. When, for whatever reason, this is limited or severed, we suffer -- physically and emotionally.
Her post goes on to talk about a lot of things, the imperfect people in our lifes, the distractions we use (food, drugs, our work, eating disorders, money.....) that actually work for a little bit but in the end prove to be "temporary solutions to permanent problems".
Don't you think it's time to get to the permanent solution and make the problem become temporary?
To do that, you need to be able to verbalize what the problem is.
Is it that you mindlessly graze on whatever crosses your path because ..... because of what? What is taking up so much of your brain space that you're willing to let that impact your health and ability to enjoy your life?
Is it that you use food to escape.....what? Stress of work? Stress of life? Sadness you feel about a situation? Worry? Fear? Shame? Loneliness?
I know it's uncomfortable to delve into this kind of thing -- that's one of the big reasons people eat -- to distract themselves from having to think about what's bugging them! So, yeh! If you're delving into this, it's gonna feel uncomfortable. But, as Brene Brown said a couple weeks back, "Lean into the discomfort."
Once you identify what's eating you, you can deal with it so it no longer has the power to drive you to eat.
As humans, we are built for love and connection with each other. When, for whatever reason, this is limited or severed, we suffer -- physically and emotionally.
Her post goes on to talk about a lot of things, the imperfect people in our lifes, the distractions we use (food, drugs, our work, eating disorders, money.....) that actually work for a little bit but in the end prove to be "temporary solutions to permanent problems".
Don't you think it's time to get to the permanent solution and make the problem become temporary?
To do that, you need to be able to verbalize what the problem is.
Is it that you mindlessly graze on whatever crosses your path because ..... because of what? What is taking up so much of your brain space that you're willing to let that impact your health and ability to enjoy your life?
Is it that you use food to escape.....what? Stress of work? Stress of life? Sadness you feel about a situation? Worry? Fear? Shame? Loneliness?
I know it's uncomfortable to delve into this kind of thing -- that's one of the big reasons people eat -- to distract themselves from having to think about what's bugging them! So, yeh! If you're delving into this, it's gonna feel uncomfortable. But, as Brene Brown said a couple weeks back, "Lean into the discomfort."
Once you identify what's eating you, you can deal with it so it no longer has the power to drive you to eat.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
12 Week Fitness Challenge
Are you impatient? (No....not you! Me, neither! Not ever ;)
At some point, everyone reaches a tipping point where we need to stop piddling around with whatever it is we have been "trying to fit in". At that point, we have the choice of taking the bull by the horns or letting go of our dream.....
Here's an opportunity to grab the bull by the horns. The best FC in the world (mine!...but I will share with you!), has a new program:
This program will start you off with a one-to-one goal setting consultation. If you're goals can't be clearly verbalized, you won't achieve them! This meeting makes you clearly define and commit to what you are trying to achieve in the next 12 weeks.
Next, you will get 12 weeks of training based on your goals. You'll work hard AND you'll get results -- no dinking around here!
You'll meet with a dietician to make sure all your eating plan is supporting your goals.
And all of this is done with the help, support, and attention of a staff that supports your success!
Are you ready to commit 12 weeks to changing the rest of your life? It could be as easy as a phone call Jen (269.552.2340) or send her an email (Jennifer.Query@borgess.com) today!
(because you know what else is 12 weeks away? The holidays! -- get a jumpstart on your New Year's Resolution!)
At some point, everyone reaches a tipping point where we need to stop piddling around with whatever it is we have been "trying to fit in". At that point, we have the choice of taking the bull by the horns or letting go of our dream.....
Here's an opportunity to grab the bull by the horns. The best FC in the world (mine!...but I will share with you!), has a new program:
This program will start you off with a one-to-one goal setting consultation. If you're goals can't be clearly verbalized, you won't achieve them! This meeting makes you clearly define and commit to what you are trying to achieve in the next 12 weeks.
Next, you will get 12 weeks of training based on your goals. You'll work hard AND you'll get results -- no dinking around here!
You'll meet with a dietician to make sure all your eating plan is supporting your goals.
And all of this is done with the help, support, and attention of a staff that supports your success!
Are you ready to commit 12 weeks to changing the rest of your life? It could be as easy as a phone call Jen (269.552.2340) or send her an email (Jennifer.Query@borgess.com) today!
(because you know what else is 12 weeks away? The holidays! -- get a jumpstart on your New Year's Resolution!)
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Keystone Habits
In the last few months, I have gotten to do a decent amount of research on the formation of habits. Habits can be our bane or (sometimes) the only thing that keeps us afloat. Interestingly enough, researchers have found that some habits create a disproportionate amount of change in our behaviors.
These small-but-mighty habits are called keystone habits. Keystone habits are new habits that act as the tipping point for other habits. Take, for example, the interaction between making healthy changes to our eating habits and creating an exercise habit.
Interestingly enough, changing a small eating habit (let's just say you give up soda -- either sugared or diet....). Paying attention to that one habit makes it much more likely you will start to change other habits -- like parking a few spots further out in the parking lot.
Or let's say someone starts attending the lunch hour walking group at work. After making that one small change in their routine, it is pretty common for that person to start (little by little) making small changes to their diet -- maybe they skip the trip to the vending machine one day because they grabbed an apple off the counter and stuck it in their pocket on the way out the door.
In these examples, the giving up soda and the lunchtime walking acts as keystone habits. Other small positive health behaviors tend to grow out of positive dietary and small activity changes.
There are a myriad of reasons why this might be. Perhaps the person feels more confident because they already achieved one small victory so they feel they can achieve another.
Perhaps when they engage in a new behavior, they start to notice other people making the same choices and they integrate themselves slowly into a community of people making similar changes.
Maybe, because we are feeling so good about our success, we want to experience another gold-star moment, so we look for other small changes we can make to get that same rush.
Whatever the reason -- it happens.
If you are struggling to overhaul your diet -- if it's just too hard -- maybe that's not the best place to start. Maybe you'd be better off starting with adopting an exercise habit. Or, conversely, if you're struggling with an exercise habit, maybe you should refocus on your dietary choices.
Or.....maybe you do need a deep dive into healthy behavior changes? We can help with that too! Check back here tomorrow to find out how!
These small-but-mighty habits are called keystone habits. Keystone habits are new habits that act as the tipping point for other habits. Take, for example, the interaction between making healthy changes to our eating habits and creating an exercise habit.
Interestingly enough, changing a small eating habit (let's just say you give up soda -- either sugared or diet....). Paying attention to that one habit makes it much more likely you will start to change other habits -- like parking a few spots further out in the parking lot.
Or let's say someone starts attending the lunch hour walking group at work. After making that one small change in their routine, it is pretty common for that person to start (little by little) making small changes to their diet -- maybe they skip the trip to the vending machine one day because they grabbed an apple off the counter and stuck it in their pocket on the way out the door.
In these examples, the giving up soda and the lunchtime walking acts as keystone habits. Other small positive health behaviors tend to grow out of positive dietary and small activity changes.
There are a myriad of reasons why this might be. Perhaps the person feels more confident because they already achieved one small victory so they feel they can achieve another.
Perhaps when they engage in a new behavior, they start to notice other people making the same choices and they integrate themselves slowly into a community of people making similar changes.
Maybe, because we are feeling so good about our success, we want to experience another gold-star moment, so we look for other small changes we can make to get that same rush.
Whatever the reason -- it happens.
If you are struggling to overhaul your diet -- if it's just too hard -- maybe that's not the best place to start. Maybe you'd be better off starting with adopting an exercise habit. Or, conversely, if you're struggling with an exercise habit, maybe you should refocus on your dietary choices.
Or.....maybe you do need a deep dive into healthy behavior changes? We can help with that too! Check back here tomorrow to find out how!
Monday, October 1, 2012
Thought for the Day...
Let me think about the people who I care about the most, and how when they fail or disappoint me I still love them, I still give them chances, and I still see the best of them. Let me extend that generosity to myself. --ZeFrank
Friday, September 28, 2012
Do something Friday
When I say, think of a healthy behavior for the weekend, what do you think of?
Okay -- do that this weekend. No more thinking -- just timely action.
Okay -- do that this weekend. No more thinking -- just timely action.
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