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Weight Loss Tips For People Who Love Food
September 5,
2008
Issue 12
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A Note from
Liz: ~ Back to reality!
Feature
Article: Tales From The
Alhambra
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A Note From Liz
Hello!
As I write this I’m back to reality – no more Africa from my
window!
Though one person did email me and ask where I was; was I in space? That would be an interesting vacation, I thought, but I don’t suppose the food would be too good. Like airline food only higher!
When I got back my consulting room was being decorated so I thought I’d have a nice quiet week plotting and planning wonderful things for you for the autumn. My autumn telecoaching is designed as a 12-week programme to take you through to Thanksgiving and Christmas and I’m putting the final touches to it now. Sign up for priority information for this class now.
I have also been trying Mike Brescia’s Tranquil Sleep Now. This product is amazing! When I started listening I thought it sounded unremarkable though I could tell I was going into a relaxed state. But the next morning I realised I’d fallen asleep after the first few minutes! And it’s worked every time. There are four tracks on the CD but I don’t usually get to track four before I fall asleep. Not one to listen to in the car! But brilliant if you can’t sleep.
Though one person did email me and ask where I was; was I in space? That would be an interesting vacation, I thought, but I don’t suppose the food would be too good. Like airline food only higher!
When I got back my consulting room was being decorated so I thought I’d have a nice quiet week plotting and planning wonderful things for you for the autumn. My autumn telecoaching is designed as a 12-week programme to take you through to Thanksgiving and Christmas and I’m putting the final touches to it now. Sign up for priority information for this class now.
I have also been trying Mike Brescia’s Tranquil Sleep Now. This product is amazing! When I started listening I thought it sounded unremarkable though I could tell I was going into a relaxed state. But the next morning I realised I’d fallen asleep after the first few minutes! And it’s worked every time. There are four tracks on the CD but I don’t usually get to track four before I fall asleep. Not one to listen to in the car! But brilliant if you can’t sleep.
Liz
Feature Article
Tales From The Alhambra
When were in Spain we decided to visit the Alhambra. This sounds as if it ought to be a bingo hall in Whitley Bay (US readers – for Whitley Bay think Atlantic City only smaller and colder). The Alhambra is, of course, an ancient palace originally built by the Arabs in Spain and then occupied by Ferdinand and Isabella the same year that they sent Cristoforo Colombo on his great overseas trip.
We asked Younger Son if he wanted to come. He declined. Was it the thought of the 8-hour bus ride? Spending a day with his parents? No, this is what he said about visiting places:
“You go into the first room, it’s old and interesting. You look at it for a bit. You go into the second room, it’s old and interesting but like the first room. You go into the third room and it’s like the other two. Then there are thirty more rooms to look at. By the third room you want to go home.”
Visiting castles and stately homes is a bit like that. However beautiful/grand/old they are, the novelty quickly wears off. The floors are hard, there are lots of steps, nowhere to sit down and so you come home with your head spinning and feet that have got two sizes larger than your shoes over the course of the day.
Weight loss is like that too. At first it’s interesting. You have made a new start; you sort out your cupboards and get new food in. You eat all the right things for the first week. WOW! You even exercise diligently.
The second week is less interesting and by the third week you realise that you have to be doing this for a long time (thirty more rooms!) and you are eating the same things every day (every room looks the same).
So here are some tips for getting over the Alhambra syndrome…
Note that although you are trying to lose weight, stating that as an aim may not be helpful. Saying you are going to lose two pounds by Friday will only work if you say specifically what you are going to do to achieve that.
This might be - eating one more home-cooked meal than normal, trying a new recipe, or focusing on the taste and texture of your food at every meal (no more gobbling).
So just looking at the next week, what specific actions can you take this week?
What are you going to do, when are you going to do it and what do you need to help you do it? Plan, get your resources together and then do it!
P.S. The Alhambra was fantastic – but if you want to go, book ahead.
When were in Spain we decided to visit the Alhambra. This sounds as if it ought to be a bingo hall in Whitley Bay (US readers – for Whitley Bay think Atlantic City only smaller and colder). The Alhambra is, of course, an ancient palace originally built by the Arabs in Spain and then occupied by Ferdinand and Isabella the same year that they sent Cristoforo Colombo on his great overseas trip.
We asked Younger Son if he wanted to come. He declined. Was it the thought of the 8-hour bus ride? Spending a day with his parents? No, this is what he said about visiting places:
“You go into the first room, it’s old and interesting. You look at it for a bit. You go into the second room, it’s old and interesting but like the first room. You go into the third room and it’s like the other two. Then there are thirty more rooms to look at. By the third room you want to go home.”
Visiting castles and stately homes is a bit like that. However beautiful/grand/old they are, the novelty quickly wears off. The floors are hard, there are lots of steps, nowhere to sit down and so you come home with your head spinning and feet that have got two sizes larger than your shoes over the course of the day.
Weight loss is like that too. At first it’s interesting. You have made a new start; you sort out your cupboards and get new food in. You eat all the right things for the first week. WOW! You even exercise diligently.
The second week is less interesting and by the third week you realise that you have to be doing this for a long time (thirty more rooms!) and you are eating the same things every day (every room looks the same).
So here are some tips for getting over the Alhambra syndrome…
- Decide each week what your aim for that week is.
- Write your aim down in terms of what you can do.
- Make it as specific as possible. So instead of saying “my aim is to eat healthily” (noble but nebulous) you might say “my aim is to eat one more home-cooked meal than usual this week” and then put that into your schedule for the week so you know when you are doing it.
Note that although you are trying to lose weight, stating that as an aim may not be helpful. Saying you are going to lose two pounds by Friday will only work if you say specifically what you are going to do to achieve that.
This might be - eating one more home-cooked meal than normal, trying a new recipe, or focusing on the taste and texture of your food at every meal (no more gobbling).
So just looking at the next week, what specific actions can you take this week?
What are you going to do, when are you going to do it and what do you need to help you do it? Plan, get your resources together and then do it!
P.S. The Alhambra was fantastic – but if you want to go, book ahead.
Liz
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About Liz
I have
been looking after people’s health for over fifteen
years.
With a background in biochemistry I was initially interested in how
to boost metabolism to promote weight loss and how to feel satisfied after
eating – what the nutritionists call “satiety”. All of these things
are important for weight loss but for many people the biggest change comes
about when they conquer their emotional eating.
I know this because as a child I was stocky, and then became chubby,
then fat! I hated exercise and loved food. And my love of food went way
beyond physical hunger.
I still love food, but now I know how to enjoy and how
to set limits around it – all without feeing deprived.
With a training in coaching and NLP as well as my knowledge of
biochemistry and nutrition, I am ideally placed to solve your problems
with emotional eating.
Liz’s credentials…
- Degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge (that’s where I get my biochemistry knowledge).
- Degree in Nutritional Therapy (that’s where the nutrition knowledge comes from).
- Module leader in Masters Level Module Tackling Obesity at the Centre for Nutrition Education & Lifestyle Management. On this module I lecture on the biochemistry of eating and starvation, satiety mechanisms, stress and obesity and emotional eating.
- Fifteen years experience as a herbalist and health coach.
- Practitioner level qualification in NLP, Coaching and Stress Management.
And, most importantly, a love of food and a passion for health,
wellness and vitality!
The information in this newsletter is not intended to replace medical advice. If you feel you need to lose weight and you have any medical problems please consult your doctor before starting a diet.
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Weight Loss Success Tips
Berry
Bounty
At the moment the blackberries are appearing in the hedgerows.
Eat them!
They are full of vitamin C and flavonoids, plant pigments that have anti-inflammatory properties. They are good for the arteries and are powerful antioxidants.
Also low GI foods, berries are sweet enough to give you that sugar “treat” at the end of a meal but don’t push up blood sugar levels.
Because they are low sugar and have such good antioxidant properties they are ideal for type 2 diabetics. Blackberries are a great fruit for the end of a meal or as a between meal snack.
Foodie
Fact
Did Christopher Columbus get
scurvy?
The sailors of old discovered vitamin C. Or
rather, they discovered that if you don’t eat fresh fruit when at sea you
get scurvy and you get rid of this with your fresh fruit and
veg.
Vitamin C is a fairly simple compound that was purified and
given to guinea pigs who had scurvy in a 1930’s experiment. To the
researchers’ surprise, it didn’t cure the scurvy. Vitamin C needs other
compounds to stabilise it and help it work. The guinea pigs got rid of the
scurvy when they were fed fresh fruit and veg, which contain compounds
called flavonoids.
Flavonoids stabilise vitamin C and prolong its
life. When the sailors had their limes (limeys – geddit?) and oranges they
got a fantastic mix of vitamin C and flavonoids.
So get your
vitamin C in the most natural way possible, in fruit and veg. You’ll get
all the supportive plant nutrients to help the vitamin C do its
job.
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A group of Harvard undergraduates have got together to raise funds for a girls’ school in Afghanistan.
When so many of us have benefited from education it’s difficult to comprehend how limiting women’s lives can be without it.
The school list is already oversubscribed and is not yet finished, so they need your help! They have built the ground floor and hope to take girls into the school in October. Take a look at their website. And give generously.
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