Thin Over 40 Journey

Setting The Day for Success

The Key Concept for this week is Longevity. Most of us want to live a good, long life, full of vitality even as we age. We want to experience health, well into our senior years. Have you ever seen pictures or read interviews with people who have lived to very old age? Occasionally, it will be a person who has "beaten the odds" by living a long life even when engaging in unhealthy habits such as smoking, drinking, or improper eating. That is very rare, however. Most of us recognize that in order to enhance longevity, we need to make certain lifestyle choices. These choices inevitably involve change. As adults, it can be be difficult to change. Even though you're over forty sometimes it's good to go back and review fundamentals learned as children, Let's energize and revitalize those truths!
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Success in Action

This week, you'll face challenges in your resolve to maintain your commitment. Think over a typical week and write down in your journal three challenges you can expect to face. For one person, they might be the latte on the morning drive, the box of doughnuts at work, the candy machine down the hall in the afternoon. Take time now, before they happen, to write down how you are going to overcome these challenges. For example, instead of a caffeine-laden pick-me-up on the way to work, how about opening a window and tuning in a favorite tape or CD? I guarantee you'll feel pumped up and ready to go when you arrive! If you take a bus, train, or subway to work, why not engage a fellow passenger in conversation? Again, be creative and tailor the response to help you overcome the temptation.More in book

WEEK 2 Key ConceptLongevity

In the book there is discussion about change and longevity. As we make right choices and make even moderate changes in our eating habits, exercise, and other areas of our life, we can lose weight, improve our health, and ultimately live longer.

During this week we will be looking more closely at the foods we eat that can be very detrimental to our health and longevity.

SPECIAL REPORTS HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

The Fat Facts

Read the short article on The Fat Facts.

Share Comments with others (using the Discussion Board and Chat Room) your greatest concern about your own health. Share the steps you plan on taking to decrease your risk of illness. Share how Thin Over 40 will help you in your goals.

SPIRITUAL GROWTH

Read a Proverb and Quote for each day of the week
see Inspirational Calendar

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 photograph of your spouse and/or children

BONUS HOMEWORK

If you have implemented the Success in Actions for this week and have the assignments here on the web, then you certainly qualify to do the following bonus homework assignment. Read the web blogs of every member. Send a private message or e-mail to every Thin Over 40 Journey member based upon what you have read in their blogs. Encourage and challenge them. Share with them what you are learning and what helps you to be faithful and successful in your goal to be Thin for Life.