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Featured Weekly Tips

MENTAL WELLNESS: “Soul Food” by Golda

If You Need A Real Break, Please Stand Up

You know all about mid-afternoon fatigue. And late morning fatigue.  And early evening fatigue.  In other words, you know about going through your day tired. But most of the time, how do you deal with it? This week, explore Real Breaks by shirking your usual break time rules and taking advantage of your real power to relax, de-stress and reenergize. Come up with at least three Alternative Break Ideas and try them out this week. They can be anything from taking a lap around the office to having a mini dance party to visualizing your favorite vacation spot with your eyes closed. Just make sure to try them out this week instead of the usual coffee and snack. Want some other great break ideas and more on the value of taking Real Breaks?  Then check out the full story here: Gimme A Break: How to Re-Energize Yourself With Real Breaks. 

NUTRITION: “Feed Your Life” by Sara

What Color Are Your Evenings?

With depleted energy and the day behind us, the evening can sometimes be a bluer time of the day. The question is why and what you’re doing about it. As a result of these colored evenings, many people seek to bypass this time with TV, books, a drink or other distractions, thereby avoiding an exploration of their feelings and why they feel the way they do at the end of the day. This week, pick at least one day on which you’re not going to avoid the evening. Cut off the TV, leave the book closed and don’t grab that drink. Take this time to reflect. If you have a significant other around, talk and connect about what’s going on in your lives and why. Figure out what kind of emotions your evenings hold and get in touch with them. Check out this week’s Feed Your Life to learn more about utilizing this tip effectively.

FITNESS: “Fitness For All” by Guest Poster Tracey

Pick Your Anchor Days and Optional Days

It can be tough to start moving regularly, but one thing that helps is the establishment of Anchor Days and Optional Days. Anchor Days are those on which you can always commit a period of time to moving. This period should be 15 minutes to an hour depending on your schedule and physical abilities. Pick one or two days that are Anchor Days. Optional Days are comparable in length of time available, but they are optional. If you don’t have time, that’s okay. Be forgiving. Optional days provide extra movement beyond your anchor days but teach you to be forgiving of yourself when you don’t have time for them.  By assigning these labels to particular days and times and using them for regular bodily movement, you will be able to form more lasting habits. This week, establish your Anchor Days and your Optional Days. To learn more about the value of this tip and implementing it wisely and successfully, read, Fitness For All.

Featured Blogs

• FATshion Inspirations: The Chubby Girl’s Practical Guide, Interview and Photos with Litha Bacchi by Patricia
• "Obesing" is Not an Unhealthy Behavior: Lessons for Money Magazine by Jay
• FATshion Inspirations: The Curvy Fashnionista, an Interview and Photos with Marie Denee by Patricia
• MOMTL FAIL BLOG: “Loose Weight” by Jay
• Jennifer Aniston: “Unlucky in Love” or Hit with Crazy Love Luck? by Golda
• How a Fun Day in the Park Can Turn into a Week of Pain by Sue
• What if You Had Just One Week? by Sara

Word of the Week: Charity, by Andrea

When was the last time you gave your time, goods, services or simply money to a cause you felt a need or duty to support? How did this experience make you feel? Was the act selfless? Did you receive a reward? How do you think the reward for the charitable act impacted your experience? Read more about my experience and thoughts on the psychology of charitable giving.

Quote of the Week:

Happiness hates the timid!

- Eugene O’Neill