My granddaughter is going to stay a lot with me during the day in the summer and we are going to be working on learning things for school and growing up. My 2nd time for raising children, My daughter and I are nurturing the child. I am the softer one and mother is the one in charge. Express love.
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Words to live by; You can always do one more thing. You can always wait a while for that snack You can always take one less bite Never lay down when you can sit up, sit down when you can stand up, stand still when you can walk, walk when you can hop, skip, jump or run. One little step at a time is painless and it'll get you there.
Dining out - Save half your portion BEFORE you eat
When ordering your food at a restaurant, ask for a To Go container at the same time. When your food (and the container) arrives, take half and put it away immediately.
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The benefits you gain from this approach: 1. You have a 2nd meal to enjoy later 2. You won't be tempted to eat "everything" at once. 3. You will have cleaned your plate just like "mom" wants you to!
1/year. I noticed that its effect is accumulative -- 3rd year i was healthier during flu season than 2nd and 2nd year healthier than the 1st year I had a flu shot.
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.