Posts tagged: diet support

Watch Out For Evening Temptations

It gets tough to make it through evenings without snacking. You’re watching TV and it’s constantly tempting us with commercials for food. I think you get more aware of those when you’re dieting. But remember, we’re not really “dieting” we’re changing our eating habits. If you give in and go for high calorie low value foods in the evening you’re on a slippery slope. Go for some veggies if you really must eat something, but don’t just bring a tub of the ones you’ve cut up earlier. Measure out how many you eat. That way you’re not mindlessly putting it in your mouth.

Remember you may not actually be hungry. The brain can confuse thirst with hunger. Try a glass of water first. If you can avoid eating anything and suppress the cravings, you will have achieved a small victory. After all if you can push through and not eat anything, you’ll be going to bed soon anyway. You’re never hungry when you sleep. I know when I do that, I actually feel slimmer in the morning. Even if it’s only a little bit.

TODAY: AVOID EATING A SNACK IN THE EVENING.

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categories Daily Nag, Tips & Tricks | | datetime January 31, 2011 5:48 am | comments Comments (0)

All Exercise Adds Up

Did you know that you don’t have to do all of your daily exercise at once? That’s right. It turns out that you get much of the same long term benefit by exercising in 10 minute chunks as doing it in one swoop. It only takes 30 minutes a day to start, and you can do it 10 minutes at a time. Do these 10 minutes like a regular workout with a couple of minutes of warm up stretches, then at least 7 minutes of exercise at a medium or high intensity and  minute of  slower cool down.

Begin your day with 10 minutes before breakfast. Ten at lunch and the last 10 in the evening. Take a power walk after dinner and take one of the family members with you. It will help get those in your support system involved. They may even want to partner with you during the day. You’ll feel better and even sleep better in just a short time. You may also find you want to add some more time as well.

TODAY: TRY A BRISK WALK IN THREE TEN MINUTE SESSIONS.

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categories Daily Nag, Exercise | | datetime July 21, 2010 6:05 am | comments Comments (0)