Diet obstacles

Are you your own worse enemy? This week let us all try to eliminate the obstacles that we put forth when dealing with any goals, diet or otherwise. Be positive-try to take "I can't" out of your vocabulary. Stay focused, organized, learn a new skill but most importantly review your goals and your journal and FIND TIME for yourself and the goals.

Happiness Project

One of the things that make me happy are friends. Is this on your list also?
The most worthwhile long-term investment you can make is investing in relationships. Old friends have seen us through grief, birth, graduations, marriages etc. The happy and the sad. the good the bad the ugly!!. Did you ever just write a friends a thank you, I am thinking of them. IT is good to reach out and thank someone, old or new. Friends seem to accept us for what we are, they care with no strings.
What kind of a friend are you?

WALK

It's spring. Are we walking yet?
HERE are some benefits of walking to JOG your memory.

Good for your heart: helps reduce hig blood pressure and high scholestrol
Strenthens bones and joints: walking is easier on your body that the jog or run.
Weight control: it can elevate your heart rate burn calories
Benefits your mind: helps one sleep better, reduces depression and stress, sleep better. Increases blood flow to your brain which might help brain function.

SOOOO guys and gals, let us get out there and walk!!

Happiness project Elaine

This is my go for the start of this project!! My goals or commandments that I want to accomplish.

Be yourself - In my case)Be Elaine
Let it go - finding this difficult but trying
Act the way I want to feel
Be polite and be fair
Enjoy!!!
If having a problem try to IDENtify
Lighten up
There is only love
My most needed ENERGY!

Visualize

Neat trick I just heard about. Visual your food size to help you not to eat to much at one sitting.

1 cup = baseball size
1/2 cup stand lightbulb size
2tbsp = golf ball
1tbsp = poker chip
3 oz meat = deck of cards
3 oz fish = checkbook
1 oz cheese - 3 dice

Remember to eat regularly throughout the day. Avoid being overly hungry.

Lean and Clean

This goes along with my other post, so I thought I would do a trend. Since Spring is arriving, we might want to do the traditional cleaning with a twist. SOOO here we go.

Squat your way up the stairs-bend knees slightly while you are putting leg two steps ups, bend and dust. Repeat up the stairs.

While Scrubbing your sink holding with one hand and bring up your knee in front of body repeat with other leg. Try the leg in the back also.

Dishwasher lifts- While putting away your dishes, rise up on your toes-hold for three. Come down slowly. Repeat until dishwasher empty.

Towel time: grab a dish towel with both hands pulling at each end. Raise over head-move from side to side. Then fold, and try again with the next one.

Cardio/windows and floors
Do some jumping jacks between vacuuming the floors or rugs. Stretch and bend when washing the windows.

Great exercise and might even make this job more tolerable.

Squeezing in exercise

Since this is a heavy eating weekend, thought I would throw a little exercise hint to tide us over.

During driving time: Try isometric..squeeze your glutes, contract your abs. Raise your toes and calves at red lights. Park farther away from your destination-even try for a brisk walk, if you can get to destination early.

Keeping house: shop at big stores. Try your meal prep and cleanup with some music. Clean to music-bend and stretch, do your squats. Boogie a little.

Have an exercise/play date: Be a good role model. Walk when you can with your kids. Take them outside when possible. Go to the play ground-remember activity IS FUN!