6. Switch to dark chocolate. If chocolate is your de-stressing treat, switch from milk chocolate to cocoa-rich dark versions (look for those with 70 per cent or more cocoa solids). You'll find you need to eat less to feel the positive effects. Your best choice is an IsaDelight chocolate which suppresses appetite, increases mental focus and improves mood.
7. Practice visualization. When you find yourself reaching for a sugary treat, imagine your arteries furring up, your skin becoming more sallow and fleshy, your brain finding it harder to make connections. Then picture a shower of tropical rain pounding down on your scalp, washing away these pictures. Feel clean and vibrant inside and out.
8. Use affirmations. Repeating motivational words or phrases helps reset your default. Keep going even if it makes you feel silly. Find words that instill self-confidence and a sense of purpose, such as, “I am in control of what I eat.” “I love food that's good for my body”. Repeat it several times when you wake up and go to sleep.
9. Focus on your breath. Do a quick meditation exercise when willpower wanes. Close your eyes and focus your thoughts on your breath as it moves in and out. When your breathing pattern feels calmer, imagine exhaling toxins and negative thoughts with every out-breath. On each in-breath imagine your body being energized by cleansing oxygen that brings with it a new lease on life.
10. Aromatherapy to avoid dessert. Keep a bottle of grapefruit essential oil with you. Place two drops on a handkerchief. Inhale when you need help to resist dessert or candy.
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Monday, December 21, 2009
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Plan in Advance and Resist Temptation
Do you tend to overeat because of stress?
Worried about what you'll be eating in the next few weeks and the impact it'll have on your waistline?
Christmas and other holiday parties can present eating temptations that seem irresistible. Maybe you've got difficult relatives descending on you. Stress eating is a coping choice many people make unconsciously, and bitterly regret later.
With a little fore-thought and decision-making, you can avoid making poor eating choices this holiday season and continue to stay in control of what you choose to soothe those hunger pangs. A little pre-planning before the tension hits will help you feel stronger and make healthy choices.
When you starve yourself for hours, cravings call. And you will answer. Choose one or more of the proven strategies below for sticking with healthy eating, even when stressed.
1. Eat regularly—approximately every 3 hours. This allows you to eat smaller meals without becoming hungry. Your blood sugar can fall too low after just 4 hours of not eating. Fast-rising blood sugar triggers your pancreas to release a flood of insulin, a hormone that not only lowers blood sugar but also signals your body to store fat. And in about half of us, insulin tends to "overshoot," which sends blood sugar crashing. This reinforces the binge, because it makes you crave sugar and starch again.
2. Consider taking chromium supplements (especially the GTF varieties, and especially in combination with L-Glutamine). These supplements have a subtle effect that can make a big difference in keeping blood sugar from spiking and reducing cravings. Consult your doctor before taking ANY nutritional supplements!
3. Have protein and fat at every meal. (Meat, cheese, nuts, or eggs contain both.) This slows the digestion of carbohydrates, which helps prevent blood sugar spikes.
4. Go whole grain. Make sure the bread, pasta, or rice that you eat is 100 percent whole grain. The fiber it contains reduces the effect on your blood sugar.
5. Go for healthy pick-me-ups. Enjoy nutritious and health-enriching snacks such as a heritage variety of apple (some taste like champagne), a handful of collagen-rich cherries, fresh or dried figs loaded with minerals including calcium, or an antioxidant red guava.
Look for more healthy eating strategies for the holidays in my next post.
Worried about what you'll be eating in the next few weeks and the impact it'll have on your waistline?
Christmas and other holiday parties can present eating temptations that seem irresistible. Maybe you've got difficult relatives descending on you. Stress eating is a coping choice many people make unconsciously, and bitterly regret later.
With a little fore-thought and decision-making, you can avoid making poor eating choices this holiday season and continue to stay in control of what you choose to soothe those hunger pangs. A little pre-planning before the tension hits will help you feel stronger and make healthy choices.
When you starve yourself for hours, cravings call. And you will answer. Choose one or more of the proven strategies below for sticking with healthy eating, even when stressed.
1. Eat regularly—approximately every 3 hours. This allows you to eat smaller meals without becoming hungry. Your blood sugar can fall too low after just 4 hours of not eating. Fast-rising blood sugar triggers your pancreas to release a flood of insulin, a hormone that not only lowers blood sugar but also signals your body to store fat. And in about half of us, insulin tends to "overshoot," which sends blood sugar crashing. This reinforces the binge, because it makes you crave sugar and starch again.
2. Consider taking chromium supplements (especially the GTF varieties, and especially in combination with L-Glutamine). These supplements have a subtle effect that can make a big difference in keeping blood sugar from spiking and reducing cravings. Consult your doctor before taking ANY nutritional supplements!
3. Have protein and fat at every meal. (Meat, cheese, nuts, or eggs contain both.) This slows the digestion of carbohydrates, which helps prevent blood sugar spikes.
4. Go whole grain. Make sure the bread, pasta, or rice that you eat is 100 percent whole grain. The fiber it contains reduces the effect on your blood sugar.
5. Go for healthy pick-me-ups. Enjoy nutritious and health-enriching snacks such as a heritage variety of apple (some taste like champagne), a handful of collagen-rich cherries, fresh or dried figs loaded with minerals including calcium, or an antioxidant red guava.
Look for more healthy eating strategies for the holidays in my next post.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Take Control Of Your Weight In December With This Special Holiday Survival Guide
• Most North Americans put on EIGHT extra pounds every December.
• You CAN enjoy this holiday season WITHOUT adding more pounds.
Yes it is possible to survive the upcoming holidays and avoid gaining weight.
As a Certified Natural Health Practitioner and long-time user of Isagenix® nutritional products, I’ve developed a special Holiday Survival Guide. It’s for those who want to avoid gaining weight, even if they indulge a little in the weeks ahead. My Guide is also for people like you who are serious about their health. By using this guide, you can manage your weight and control your cravings during this hectic season.
This plan incorporates products from the Isagenix 30-Day Program, plus the amazing IsaDelight chocolate supplements. With these products, you can take care of your health and nutrition all season long. By keeping those extra pounds off in December, you’ll be in a great position to take your health to a greater level of wellness in January.
Holiday Survival Guide for Controlling Your Weight
• Every morning, drink 1 ounce Isagenix Ionix Supreme, plus 8 ounces of water, followed 10 minutes later by 1 ounce Cleanse for Life juice, with more water.
• Take one Isagenix Natural Accelerator capsule with breakfast.
• For breakfast OR lunch, mix up a delicious Isagenix IsaLean Shake.
• Keep up your regular exercise routine, or go for a 20-minute brisk walk every morning! It will make a difference in your outlook, how you feel and your weight!
• Keep drinking LOTS of water. Aim for 8 to 10 cups of water daily. Drinking water helps prevent overeating. We often feel hungry when we’re really only thirsty.
• Enjoy one or two IsaDelight chocolates as a late afternoon treat to suppress appetite, improve mental focus, raise your energy level and improve your mood!
• At bedtime, take IsaFlush. Take one IsaFlush capsule on days when you’ve eaten normally. Take two or three IsaFlush capsules if you feel you’ve overeaten that day.
• Drink 1 ounce Isagenix Cleanse for Life juice before bed, along with water.
Isagenix products are convenient and easy to use. Get started today. Contact me and I'll ensure you get everything you need delivered right to door. In January, you’ll be ready to start a 30-day cleansing program, with me as your personal nutrition coach.
Don’t worry about your weight any longer. Call or e-mail me today about putting the Holiday Survival Guide to work for you!
416-266-0084
wendy477@sympatico.ca
• You CAN enjoy this holiday season WITHOUT adding more pounds.
Yes it is possible to survive the upcoming holidays and avoid gaining weight.
As a Certified Natural Health Practitioner and long-time user of Isagenix® nutritional products, I’ve developed a special Holiday Survival Guide. It’s for those who want to avoid gaining weight, even if they indulge a little in the weeks ahead. My Guide is also for people like you who are serious about their health. By using this guide, you can manage your weight and control your cravings during this hectic season.
This plan incorporates products from the Isagenix 30-Day Program, plus the amazing IsaDelight chocolate supplements. With these products, you can take care of your health and nutrition all season long. By keeping those extra pounds off in December, you’ll be in a great position to take your health to a greater level of wellness in January.
Holiday Survival Guide for Controlling Your Weight
• Every morning, drink 1 ounce Isagenix Ionix Supreme, plus 8 ounces of water, followed 10 minutes later by 1 ounce Cleanse for Life juice, with more water.
• Take one Isagenix Natural Accelerator capsule with breakfast.
• For breakfast OR lunch, mix up a delicious Isagenix IsaLean Shake.
• Keep up your regular exercise routine, or go for a 20-minute brisk walk every morning! It will make a difference in your outlook, how you feel and your weight!
• Keep drinking LOTS of water. Aim for 8 to 10 cups of water daily. Drinking water helps prevent overeating. We often feel hungry when we’re really only thirsty.
• Enjoy one or two IsaDelight chocolates as a late afternoon treat to suppress appetite, improve mental focus, raise your energy level and improve your mood!
• At bedtime, take IsaFlush. Take one IsaFlush capsule on days when you’ve eaten normally. Take two or three IsaFlush capsules if you feel you’ve overeaten that day.
• Drink 1 ounce Isagenix Cleanse for Life juice before bed, along with water.
Isagenix products are convenient and easy to use. Get started today. Contact me and I'll ensure you get everything you need delivered right to door. In January, you’ll be ready to start a 30-day cleansing program, with me as your personal nutrition coach.
Don’t worry about your weight any longer. Call or e-mail me today about putting the Holiday Survival Guide to work for you!
416-266-0084
wendy477@sympatico.ca
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