Focus On What You Can Add, Not What You Have To Give Up!
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When you're first starting out, it's best not to focus on what you have to give up - your favorite foods, your TV time, etc. Instead, spend the first week or so adding things - more water, more sleep, more fruits & veggies. Then slowly start focusing on what you need to give up. By adding first, you won't feel as much like you're depriving yourself.
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Pretty sure I got this from The Spark book, but I may have seen it somewhere else.
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How true, I have found more energy and have got more done because of the changes made. I have not given up eating, just changed an awful lot of 'old' thinking.
LILYPAD369/17/2010 5:00:00 PM
Since my bad habits have been mine for so long, I find it hard to remember what I need to do differently. I write it all down on a sheet so that I can look at it through the day. It's always small things like remembering to drink water and eat fruit. I have boxes beside each thing for the days of the week so I can see at a glance what I still have to do. With that staring at me first thing in the morning, I get started out on the right foot.
AFROMANSMOM9/17/2010 2:39:00 PM
I like the fact we think about adding foods and not doing away cold turkey with others. I also believe that if you crave something you should allow yourself to have a little bit, just don't go overboard, this helps curb binge eating.
VAMANOS9/24/2010 11:56:00 PM
What a simple but profound change in the way to look at it! Brilliant!
SPARKPIXIE9/17/2010 7:29:00 PM
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