When you or family brings home a treat that is too tempting not to eat, here is a little trick to help get you by. Either tape a motivational picture or a piece of paper with your goal weight to the package of food so that you can keep your ulitmate goal in mind. Thus curbing your intake! :)
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I schedule my workouts on my blackberry with a reminder to pop up a couple hours before. It's a good reminder to make my workout a priority. 56
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This really works because I like to workout at the end of my work day and some days I hit that 3pm wall and start talking myself out of my run - then that reminder pops up and I think, it's only 35 mins. get it done.
The other day, I reread my secrets and found myself saying, "oh, that's a good idea that I've forgotten." I think it's a good reminder to read them from time to time to remember some of our own past good habits.
If people only ate when they felt true hunger, few of us would struggle with our weight. So why (and where) are we eating so much, and what can we do about it? Start here.