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MENTAL WELLNESS: “Soul Food” by Golda
Let the “Lite” Stuff Go
A lot of dieters (and even ex-dieters) will naturally go for the low fat, low calorie versions of some foods. Whether it’s nonfat yogurt or low carb cookies, these foods usually get that way by having other substances substituted for “bad” ones, from sugar alcohols to chemical binders to fake fats. This week, think back to some of your recent diets. Were there any processed, chemicalized foods that you ate because they were “on your diet plan?” If you have any around, take a look at the ingredients list and see if there is any real food in your diet food! Think about whether you would have eaten these foods if you weren’t on a diet. Check out Diet Foods Are Full Of Chemicals (excerpted from Stop Dieting Now!) to learn more about letting go of lite food.
NUTRITION: “Feed Your Life” by Sara
The Supplement Assessment
There’s a lot of controversy about whether or not vitamin supplements are actually beneficial for us. This week, I want you to assess your own vitamin supplement situation.
If You Take a Supplement
1. Share - Make sure your health care provider knows that you take it and what it is.
2. Assess - Consider why you take this particular supplement; that is, what is it providing you with that you think you might be missing.
3. Go to the Source! - Whatever vitamin or nutrient you think you need to be getting more of, consider other food sources where you could get this particular vitamin or nutrient and how you can incorporate those things into your regular diet.
If You Don’t Take a Supplement
1. Recall - Have you ever considered taking a supplement or have you ever taken a supplement that you no longer take?
2. Assess - If so, what need was that supplement fulfilling? If not, consider what vitamins, minerals or nutrients you may not be getting enough of (consider consulting your health care provider) that a supplement could theoretically assist you with.
3. Go to the Source! - Figure out how to incorporate those vitamins, nutrients and minerals into your regular diet so that you are getting enough (or at least more) of them.
To learn more about the arguments for and against supplements, check out Feed Your Life.
FITNESS: “Fitness For All” by Sue
4 Steps to Forming the “Can Do” Attitude
This week, try the following 4 steps to turn “can’t do that” into “can do this.”
Step 1. Start by thinking about ONE small health and fitness related activity that you believe you can’t do. For instance, “I can’t jog for 5 minutes.” Write it down.
Step 2. Next, think about what the smallest fraction of this activity is that you can do. For instance, “I could jog for 10 seconds.” Write this down next to what you “can’t” do.
Step 3. Do what you decided you can do. That is, jog for literally 10 seconds. Pat yourself on the back.
Step 4. The next day, tell yourself that you can jog for 15 seconds. Do it. Congratulate yourself. The day after that, jog for 20 seconds. Each day, continue with this process, adding a bit more to what you can do each day. If you need to stay at a certain point for a few days in a row, that’s okay. Just make sure to add to it after a few days.
Don’t jump into what you “can’t” do. Don’t worry about the destination. Focus on the incremental steps and change your attitude to focus on what you can do. Train your mind and you’ll train your body. Read Fitness For All this week for more.
Featured Blog and Forum
Word of the Week: Horizon, by Janet
Having a vision for the future is the motivating essence of our sometimes mundane days. Looking ahead at the imaginary horizon, where the earth meets the sky, reminds us that anything we want is possible. But is it? Read on.
Quote of the Week:
Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of traveling.
- Margaret Lee Runback
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