Fast food
I spent Saturday riding around with my family looking for houses to buy. Needless to say, I didn’t plan my food very well. So we ended up at a fast food chain for a pit stop and lunch. I haven’t been in one for a long time. The first item I saw on the menu was over 1,000 calories! Thank you Philadelphia for now having a law that calories have to be listed at chain restaurants.
What to do?
Ideally, I should have planned better or picked a better restaurant. But I didn’t. So what then? The first thing I did was to stop looking at the combo meals. The French fries and soda were definitely not worth the calories. I ordered off the $1.00 menu. You can also check out the kid’s menu. The portions are smaller. And sometimes you can put together a much healthier meal. In my case, I cut calories from 670 calories for adult version to 340 calories for the Jr. version. I could of done better, if I had gone on line before and decided which fast food places have better choices for me or planned what is the best to order in each place.
If nothing else, it reinforced that I do not want to spend possibly a full day of calories on this type of food. What healthy choice will you make today? Let me know.
Tags: cut calories, eating, Fast food, planning
It never feels good.
When you are stuck or on a plateau, do you beat yourself up? You shouldn’t. It is part of the process of change. It is really just a pause in the journey.
Think of it this way..
a) You are adjusting to the new ways. You are in the push –pull of your new habits. Luckily, they are balancing out. This is way, way better than putting the weight back on.
b) You are practicing maintenance. If you have a couple of plateaus before you reach your goal, maintenance will be easy.
c) This is a great time to focus on other parts of your life. You know the part that has nothing to do with weight loss.
What healthy choice will you make today? Let me know?
Tags: healthy, maintenance, plateau, process
Goals for 2010
Everyone is talking about them. I’d like to talk to you about the way to keep on course during 2010 and the rest of your life. Who are you and what is your life theme? Some call it your life mission. I call it your life theme. It is the tune that keeps trying to bubble up to the surface since you were a girl. It’s easy to set the course and get started. It’s rewarding to continue on the journey. Whether it is weight, family or wealth, it will make you wiggle and giggle. Listen at 1:00 on Tuesday at 1:00pm.
Today is the best time to get started.
Because you are busy, BlogTalk Radio may be another tool you can use to help you make healthy lifestyle changes. There are lots of shows to pick from. You can download these shows and listen at your convenience. Here is the link for my I’m Ready 4 Me! BlogTalk Radio Show: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/imready4me. My next show is January 19 at 1:00.
Check it out. What healthy choice will you make today? Let me know.
Tags: BlogTalk Radio, changes, goals, healthy, lifestyle
Makes healthy easier
When you are trying to make changes, it is easier to hang out with people that have those habits. I have a girlfriend that that likes to dance. This is a habit I want to cultivate. So I told her, I would go whenever she goes. She is always actively looking for opportunities but now she knows she has a partner in crime. I go because I said I would and each time I have more fun.
Other ways this works
This works well when you are eating out with others. Watch what they order. It might surprise you. My healthy friend orders appetizers instead a main course for dinner. Then pace yourself with the person that eats the slowest. Notice what healthy people bring for snacks. This is a great way to try new things and pick up a new habit you like. Can you think of other ways to use this strategy?
So whom are you going to copy? What healthy choice will you make today? Let me know.
Soup, Salad, New Recipes
If you had family or friends over during the holiday, you probably have leftovers. The easiest way to use them is in soups or salads. The good news is that both of these add vegetables, fiber and water. This makes these very healthy choices. It is also a chance to try new recipes like turkey chili or a stir fry.
Or Freezer
Don’t forget about your freezer. This is an easy way to have measured portions on hand for those times when you don’t want to cook. Soups freeze easily. And don’t forget you can freeze desserts too. Freeze those last pieces of cake in individual sizes. Then when you want a little something, you don’t have to buy anything.
Soup, salad, a new recipe or freezer are all good health strategies for leftovers. What healthy choice will you make today? Let me know.
Getting healthy in 2010 is a process
As I look back on ’09, I am reminded that it happened with every decision. The total of our decisions is what got us where we are for good or bad. Every decision we make now is part of the process of getting healthy.
It can take time.
What we fail to realize is that we grow healthier with every lesson we learn, not just with every pound we drop. It took us years to get here. It may have happened slowly. The goal is to have more good minutes, hours and days than bad. As the good and better out number the bad, the healthiness aspect in our life grows. So take it 1 decision at a time.
Have fun and know you will be healthier this time next year. What healthy choices will you make today or in 2010? Let me know?
Needed to rejuvenate.
I know I have been missing in action during this holiday season. In the past I would have hung my head and felt bad. But I used this time to prime the creative pump for an awesome 2010. We all need to do this from time to time. Now I feel so rejuvenated!
January
January is going to be chock full of ways “I AM ECStatic!” It starts with the “I’m Ready 4 Me!” BlogTalk Radio show on Tuesday 1/5. Then on Thursday 1/7, there is the F.R.E.E. Bonus class on Annual Planning. I am sharing a simple tool to show you a way to get more of what you want and get your life more in balance. You will not want to miss it. And it keeps getting better.
How are you going to kick off 2010 and feel rejuvenated? What healthy choice will you make today? Let me know.
Tags: BlogTalk Radio, F.R.E.E., healthy, planning
There is nothing like a snowing day in December to put you in a giving mood.
If you could push a button and get all the way down to the weight you know deep down you’d REALLY like to be, what would you weigh?
Most people “lie” to themselves when they think about how much weight they’d like to lose. They say ‘I’d like to lose 15 or 20 pounds”. But, when we are 60 pounds or more over our healthy weight, 20 pounds is barely noticeable. Adding another 5 pounds is hard to notice. That is one of the reasons we tend to keep gaining.
BUT… If you’d like to finally get ALLLLLL the way down to your sexiest, most confident weight – once and for all AND… If you’d like to get my personal support to make it happen, then check this out…
As my Holiday GIFT to the first 50 responders, I’m offering
a special“I AM ECStatic To Be” Coaching Session
(a $350 value) for ZERO COST.
During this powerful, 1-on-1 coaching session, we’ll work together to…
1. Create a crystal clear vision for the ideal life you’ll be living in your new, slim, sexy, & confident body.
2. Uncover hidden challenges that may be sabotaging your weight loss efforts and keeping you fat.
3. Leave this session renewed, inspired, and ready to finally lose all of the weight you want- once and for all.
It’s all about YOU. No gimmicks, pills or fly by night schemes.
To claim your special “I AM ECStatic To Be” coaching session today, simply reply to register@yvonnemccoy.com and answer these questions:
1. How long have you been struggling to lose weight?
2. On a scale of zero to 10 how important is it for you to lose weight and keep it off once and for all?
3. What have you tried doing to lose weight in the past?
4. What happened with those approaches?
5. What do you see as your biggest challenge with weight loss?
Be sure to include your name, phone number and email address. Someone from our office will get back to you within the next 24 to 48 hours to schedule your one-on-one “I AM ECStatic To Be” coaching session.
(Please allow up to 60 minutes for this coaching session.)
Reply now to register@yvonnemccoy.com to claim your session today. This is a choice you can make today. Let me know.
Tags: coaching session, free, healthy, vision, weight
What are these?
They are greens! Here is the importance of eating greens. They are rich in beta-carotene, foliate, and vitamins C, E, and K, which help protect against free radicals (unstable oxygen molecules that can damage cells). These greens may help maintain good health by reducing your risk of heart disease, some cancers, and several other illnesses. The US Department of Health and Human Services recommends consuming at least three cups of dark-green vegetables per week.
The Best Greens for You
Eating a wide variety of vegetables will help you get the nutrients you need and eat more than just three cups of them. Here are 7 great greens:
* spinach
* broccoli
* kale
* Swiss chard
* romaine and red-leaf lettuce
* bok choy
* brussels sprout
I’m happy to know that I am eating 6 out 7 of these. What greens are you eating? What healthy choice will you make today? Let me know.
It’s live radio
Do to being human, I goofed and did not have the radio interview today. As you know I am just learning to do all of these techie things.
Tomorrow
The good news is Nina East of www.PersonalGrowthPrincess.com is available to do the interview tomorrow at 2:30pm ET. This is information I want you to have. If you can’t attend, you can downloads this interview at www.blogtalkradio.com/imready4me.
What healthy choice will you make today? Let me know.
Tags: goals, Nina East, personal development, personal growth, success
