Monday, February 27, 2006
Week 1
"Thin Over 40" Journey
February 27-March 5, 2006
Week 1 – Making the Most of You
Week 1 - Day 1 ExcerptToday’s Thin Thought: Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
Good morning! Congratulations on your decision to integrate the Thin Over 40 Plan into your life! Take a moment to say out loud today’s Thin Thought. Personalize it. Internalize it. Live it – love it – embrace it! Whatever you’ve tried in the past, whatever you have or haven’t done, don’t let that stop you. Commit to today, for the sake of today. Your goal is to look to the future, not be encumbered by the past.
During the next twelve weeks, you’ll be taking positive steps to increase your energy, reduce unwanted pounds, improve your vitality and longevity – through a life-enhancing plan instead of the bondage of restrictive dieting. The goal is to help you intentionally undergo a realistic, healthful, long-term lifestyle transformation. Now that you’re over 40, it’s time to readjust how you think about yourself and how you fuel your body. It’s time to re-examine the ways you deal with food. It’s time to fall in love with your body again (or for the first time) and appreciate how a healthy lifestyle can benefit you from this day forward, no matter your age.
Setting the Day for Success -
Let’s go over the 5 Success Essentials you’ll be working on over the next twelve weeks: Success Essential #1 – Intentional, healthy food and eating choices
Success Essential #2 – Increased physical movement
Success Essential #3 – Nutritional and hormonal support
Success Essential #4 – Restful, curative sleep
Success Essential #5 – Proper hydration
We’ll be adding onto each of these, but as a start, I want you to begin a couple right away.
Your daily assignments:
- Drink lots of water
- Bend, stretch, and move upon waking
- Walk in the morning for at least 15 minutes
WEEK 1 Key Concept-AWARENESS
Throughout this week's lessons you will be taking inventory of the foods you eat, becoming familiar with healthy and unhealthy foods, and the foods that you have around you. PTO will be of some help with you. Be sure and use the journal.
Always remember that the Food Journal of PTO is to help you to become aware of what you are eating and to help you to change your eating habits. It is not to be used just for the purpose of counting calories. Don't put yourself into 'calorie counter bondage'.
SPECIAL REPORTS HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT
The Whole-Person Approach to Weight Loss
Read this Special Report on the Whole-Person Approach.
Take a moment to think about the various diet programs you have been involved with in the past.
Do you see how they were missing some of the key components of the Whole-Person Concept?
Which aspect of your being: emotional, intellectual, physical, relational, and spiritual was not being helped in the diet programs of the past? How can the Membership Benefits of Thin for Life help you to grow in the area that was lacking in your diets?
Make a commitment to always consider the Whole-Person Approach to Weight Loss while you are on this journey.
Share Comments with others the most significant point you learned from doing this homework assignment-use the Discussion Board and Chat Room to share with other members.
SPIRITUAL GROWTH
Read a Proverb and Quote for each day of the week
In the Book of Proverbs there are words of wisdom. Each day make an effort to live according to the principles taught in the Proverb for the day. Also meditate on the quote for the day. Post your thoughts on the Discussion Board.
If Proverbs is not for you, find some other literature to read each day that will help you to grow spiritually. Improving and building up the spiritual aspect of your life is part of the Whole-Person Approach to Weight Loss. As you grow spiritually you will have more motivation to stay with your goal to lose weight.
PHOTO GALLERY
Add a 'Before' Photo to the Photo Gallery
Sarah be careful
Sarah:
Be careful that you do not reduce your calorie intake too low again like last time, or you may lose some weight quickly, but you will then not lose anything no matter what you try.
Remember, no lower than 1600 calories per day. Make sure you start the morning with plenty of protein, that will kick in your metabolism. And of course exercise as long as it is not excessive. You might want to also use the Metabolic Management.
I always get excited about Week 1. It's a fresh start and there are not a lot of demands put on you. I am really struggling this time. I am starving! Because I know what is coming and I need to lose a lot more weight now than before I have been trying to cut back and it is killing me. My worst time is 4:00 after school. Yesterday I still snacked but I walked on the treadmill at that time to avoid over indulging. I think it worked. I haven't posted my picture yet because I have been busy but I will. Here is to week one, a littl slow off the mark for me but slow and steady wins the race!!