Great reading , I plan to use in the long walk, Thanks. - 1/5/2013   10:21:53 PM

TREE57 I had a belly laught with you part of the song! - 1/5/2013   10:16:17 PM

I love your version of the song! I think I'll apply it to my life! - 1/2/2013   11:54:08 PM

REally great blog, lots of good ideas and you can adapt to your own schedule!! - 1/2/2013   1:01:30 AM

Lovethis blog plenty of new ideas - 1/1/2013   9:17:17 PM

Thanks for sharing these motivators and tips. I love the idea of a reward system for every 5 lbs lost. This will help me stay motivated and looking at the short term instead of the finish line! - 1/1/2013   9:43:08 AM

Drink 8 a day
Sleep 7 at night!
Wake up Wake up
Clothes laid out at night!
Get up get up and its time to fight!

- 1/1/2013   9:26:09 AM

I need to start measuring myself again. Maybe that will be more encouraging when the scales aren't moving. Though, I am happy they haven't been moving in the wrong direcetion too much.
I also need to work on my sleep habits. I get up at 4:00 most mornings, usually don't get home before 6 and often fall asleep on the couch or at the computer. To get 8 hrs sleep a night I would need to go to bed at 8:00. That's way too early and leaves me almost no time to eat dinner, go online or anything else after getting home. Gotta figure out a compromise. - 1/1/2013   8:44:19 AM

Getting back on the track, Jack.
Gonna give up the slack , Mack.
Gonna shake my caboose loose
And get myself free. - 1/1/2013   7:48:24 AM

I am not into Paul Simon, I am more of a Donny Osmond Fan.
But good article anyway. I especially like the reward system
and the chewing gum while making dinner. No i don't have
the song in my head. - 12/31/2012   8:41:47 PM

Like the idea of a reward for every 5 lbs. I've been at a plateua, that might help me. - 12/31/2012   11:10:45 AM

This is a really good entry. Thank you for the tips. - 12/31/2012   10:54:31 AM

This is a really good entry. Thank you for the tips. - 12/31/2012   10:54:31 AM

Thanks for the good tips. I lost 13 lbs. in 2012 and gained 2 lbs. back during the holidays here. I'm ready to start fresh in 2013 and I'm very happy knowing when I begin again I 'm starting at a better weight than last year and it's about 11 lbs.less I'll have to lose now - 12/30/2012   7:20:50 PM

I enjoyed reading the comments almost as much as your useful tips, Isis. - 12/30/2012   5:48:55 PM

Really liked this article especially the part about chewing gum while cooking. I am the worst offender in that area. - 12/30/2012   5:37:32 PM

I think we need to keep our sense of humor while losing weight and becoming fit. This blog has entertained me, but it also has given me some food for thought. Thank you. Dee - 12/30/2012   2:01:57 PM

Great plan!

- 12/30/2012   1:57:25 PM

This is a good plan. Not an impossibly ambition plan, but instead one that could work. - 12/29/2012   11:20:47 PM

got the pun and the song was in my time when I wore a size 5 and could eat anything and nothing happened. my goal is to be consistent with my exercise and my food goals of weighing, measuring and tracking. - 12/29/2012   6:19:34 PM

Keep up the Spark, Mark.
Step back from the frig, Midge.
Make the plan work, Jerk.
Don't take the bus, Guss.
Stick with the plan, Stan.

oh, this if fun . . . . - 12/29/2012   5:03:55 PM

Jibbie49, thanks for the reference to "The Men Who Make us Fat" on Youtube. I'm watching it now. - 12/29/2012   4:59:39 PM

Just hop on a bike, Mike.
Turn on the music and dance, Vance.
Get fit on the Wii, Dee
and set yourself free.

Unfortunately, the song is not before my time. Enjoyed the walk down memory lane. - 12/29/2012   3:55:09 PM

I am going track my food when i am off i am going to write down what I eat.
walk more
get 8 hours of sleep
log in at sparkpeople when I can - 12/29/2012   3:46:45 PM

If you do all this you will "set yourself free".
- 12/29/2012   3:27:12 PM

I have a problem getting enough water - have started drinking a glass with each meal - also have a bottle of water in the car. My goal is to drink a bit each time I get into and out of the car - this has helped too. And, with the cold weather now, the water is nice and ice cold!!
barb - 12/29/2012   1:00:33 PM

I also love the chewing gum! That is one of my new resolves to drink a full glass of water before a meal, which is easy to do in a restaurant, to keep me from eating too much at the meal. Then having water only to drink for the meal is a big help. - 12/29/2012   12:31:07 PM

best 15 ideas really works for me .thank you so much for the wonderful article - 12/29/2012   12:11:47 PM

Loved this article! And, yes this tune does stick in your head! - 12/29/2012   11:16:48 AM

1. 8 cups of water every day. I find a straw helps meet that goal.
2. Eat 2-3 servings of fruit a day.
3. Eat 3-4 servings of veggies a day.
4. Gradually build on exercise and a balanced program of cardio, strength training, and stretching. I want my focus to be on form first and foremost. - 12/29/2012   11:16:29 AM

Sounds like a plan Stan. - 12/29/2012   10:14:24 AM

Yes, I remember Paul Simon's song. I'm going to follow Dr. Mercola's advice and not eat until noon. He says there is a lot of benefit in extending the "fast" until then rather than eating in the morning. I've never really cared about eating in the morning anyway. After watching "THE MEN WHO MADE US FAT" on YouTube I've learned so much about the food industry pushing food to make profits and what they've told us. No wonder we are all so fat. - 12/29/2012   10:04:44 AM

Great!!! - 12/29/2012   9:53:14 AM

Love it! - 12/29/2012   8:24:42 AM

Love this! Thanks! I now have that song in my head :) - 12/29/2012   8:03:45 AM

Your version of the song is now playing in my head.

~Eat real food , not crap, Jack. ~

Love the tips. Many I am already doing, For 2013, I'm making my meal plans, exercise and meditate more of a routine, so it becomes second nature. - 12/29/2012   7:43:18 AM

I love your 15 point plan, as well as the song :) I love that you have thought through and calculated the caloric savings will make it easier for you to follow through - just one suggestion - have printed and post everywhere - your fridge, you car, your office, anywhere that you know in the past has caused you to "blow" your resolve (maybe on the TV Screen). Good Luck - 12/29/2012   7:37:11 AM

Count all movement. In the winter even walking thru stores browsing for 1-2 hours is a help. All movement works so you can modify to your physical ability. - 12/29/2012   7:30:33 AM

Great motivators - 12/29/2012   5:58:37 AM

Stop buying cookies... Wookies...? (I couldn't think of anything else that rhymes, but that's what I REALLY need to do, or rather STOP doing!) So, that's two references to the 70s.
: ) - 12/29/2012   4:11:26 AM

Get out of the chair Claire and move with me! Love what you did to the song. I vow to use a 3 sectioned plate this year no matter how many comments my family or friends make! - 12/29/2012   2:57:49 AM

Only three were something I don't already do or couldn't possibly do. Not much weight loss in those three! Love the song. - 12/29/2012   2:11:29 AM

Great blog - thanks! - 12/29/2012   1:15:01 AM

I also love the chewing gum during meal prep, I'm definitely going to use that one! - 12/29/2012   12:13:57 AM

Ramp up the veg, Reg,
Nuts for a snack, Mack
Eat a red beet, Pete,
Walk a mile every day.

- 12/29/2012   12:12:41 AM

get up and shake Jake - 12/28/2012   11:30:46 PM

Put down the fork, Dork !? - 12/28/2012   10:39:16 PM

Park out back , Jack.
Walk around the track, Mack.
- 12/28/2012   9:53:08 PM

I loved that song and yes I am grew up in the 70s.. great blog going too use these tips
- 12/28/2012   9:50:29 PM

"You're the leader of our band, (Becky) Hand!" Awesome lyrics. Yep, once you hear this song, it plays in your head allllllll day long. Thanks for the revised lyrics. Brilliant! - 12/28/2012   9:29:07 PM