Monday, March 20, 2006
Journey Week 4
"Thin Over 40" Journey March 20-26 Week 4 – Making the Most of Nutrition Week 4 - Day 1 Excerpt Welcome to your fourth week of Thin Over 40! Each day you are taking the steps needed to anchor yourself to this healthy rejuvenating lifestyle. Now is not the time to think you've got this thing figured out. Now is not the time to pick and choose what you will or won't do. Now is not the time to slack off. Now is the time to recommit yourself to be Thin Over 40. Continue your daily assignments: Drink lots of waterBend, stretch, and move upon waking Setting The Day for Success The Key Concept for this week is Food and Mood. What you eat really does affect how you feel. And part of the difference has to do with the way the foods you eat affect your metabolism. When you feel run down, sluggish, unenergetic, you tend to have a depressed mood. You don't feel good and your attitude reflects that. Success in Action I want you to take this week to record in your journal how you feel after each meal. Do you feel energized and refreshed after eating, or do you feel weighed down and lethargic? Do you experience cravings within an hour after you eat? Two hours after you eat? If you do experience write down the first food that comes to mind. What is it you are wanting? Is this a common desire?
Today’s Thin Thought: What you eat affects how you feel.
Walk in the morning for at least 20 minutes
Keep track of what you put in your mouth
Watch your servings/portions
Watch your intake of unhealthy fats
Move more during the day
WEEK 4 Key Concept
Food and Mood
The Key Concept for this week is Food and Mood. What you eat can determine how you feel. Eating highly processed foods with refined sugar can send your body on a roller-coaster ride of glucose and insulin, which can cause intense cravings and fatigue.
You will learn that all foods have a Glycemic Index. The higher the Glycemic Index of a food, the more likely you are going to experience the roller-coaster ride, and the more likely you are going to gain weight. You will learn what foods are good for snacking so that you can gain energy and not gain energy to only be depressed later on.
SPECIAL REPORTS HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT
Read the short article on Glycemic Index. Go to the listed website to learn more about Glycemic Index.
Share Comments with others (using the Discussion Board and Chat Room) what you have read about Glycemic Index. Is this a new concept to you? Do you plan on learning more about it?
SPIRITUAL GROWTH
Read a Proverb and Quote for each day of the week
In the Book of Proverbs there are words of wisdom and guidance. Read them in the light of weight loss and making changes in your life.
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 photo of a place you would like to go to for a vacation
BONUS HOMEWORK
Get on the Discussion Board, go to Usergroups, go TO40 Journey Members group and PM every Journey member.
