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Stop The Insanity by Susan Powter

Trula — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:37:00 +0000

I really liked Susan Powter’s first book ‘Stop the Insanity’ because she really breaks down how to eat to lose weight (in short eat what you want but avoid foods that are high in fat), but more important she stressed how she did not get her head together, or really deal with her issues before/during/even after she lost weight. I thought that was really interesting, crucial even, because so often we stop ourselves from making changes because we over-think it and/or feel we have to get our mental stuff right before change is possible.

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25-Week Fitness Challenge: Week 21, Day 140

Trula — Mon, 21 May 2007 23:38:00 +0000

Today was a walking day for me, unintentionally. My kids each forgot something at home so I ended up walking to their 3 different schools at various times throughout the day. I walked to my oldest son’s school twice. In all I walked 7.5 miles today including my walk to the library this afternoon. No Y for me tonight, I’m done.

I saw a news clip about a woman who has this weight loss program that’s based on praying to God instead of overeating when you feel stressed, sad, upset, etc. She got slammed by Matt Lauer on the Today Show but I feel like, if it works for them, good for them. It seems much better than taking pills or surgery or other drastic means to lose weight. I can see why it would seem a little scary to some, though.
Weigh Down with Gwen Shamblin

This reminds me of a book that was out a few years ago by Nutritional psychologist Marc David: The Slow Down Diet: Eating for Pleasure, Energy, and Weight Loss

On another note I weighed in this morning at 155 again. Man! I was expecting a half pound loss but oh well. I’m going to really concentrate on my portion sizes this week as I have gotten really flexible on that again, LOL. My goal is to be at 153 by Saturday. I can do it!

Today’s Goals:
30 minutes yoga
Run 2 miles (ended up walking over 7 instead)
120 oz. water
One serving meals, no seconds
Raw veggies for snacks
Raw fruit for dessert
Brush & floss after every meal
No salt added to food
Bedtime when sleepy/Wakeup 5am
Weight loss so far – 55 pounds

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25-Week Fitness Challenge: Week 19, Day 128

Trula — Wed, 09 May 2007 17:00:00 +0000

I am not running today but man oh man is it a great day for running. Today I am going to the Y and hitting the elliptical. Weighed-in at 157.5 this morning, woooot! I thought my weight wasn’t going to budge for a minute.

I was flipping through my yoga book and this caught my eye: Your body is not set in stone. Such a simple statement but it is amazing how much I resisted understanding this. My body is not set in stone! I can change it. It has changed, it will change some more due to my working out and not overeating. I am not helpless to control my food intake, I am not helpless about exercise.

Today’s Goals:
30 minutes yoga
45 minutes elliptical
120 oz. water
One serving meals, no seconds
No salt added to food
Brush & floss after every meal
Raw veggies for snacks
Raw fruit for dessert
Bedtime when sleepy/Wakeup 5am
Weightloss so far – 52.5 pounds

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