We all know how difficult it can be to break a habit and create a new one. If you do a Google search on how long it takes to create a new habit you will get somewhere between 21 and 28 days. No one has really proven that to be the case. The ‘21 day myth’ may well come from a book published in 1960 by a plastic surgeon. Dr. Maxwell Maltz, who wrote a classic book called Psychocybernetics. He noticed that amputees took, on average, 21 days to adjust to the loss of a limb and he theorized that … [Read more...]
Archives for 2011
What Dr. Joel Fuhrman, MD Says We MUST Follow to Be Healthy
Guess what happens when you focus on eating healthy? The other night I was watching Dr. Joel Fuhrman, MD and you written the Eat to Live on a PBS special. His new program "Three Steps to Healthy Eating" was very easy to follow and right on. In the past I have tried to follow Dr. Fuhrman’s eating approach which is essentially a plant-based eating approach that includes seeds and beans as an everyday staple. The deterrent to me was the absence of animal protein which for creates satiety and … [Read more...]
Make Your Exercise Count: What you Eat is only a part of your plan for success
There is something magical that happens when you start tracking or counting your exercise. It gives you motivation to exceed what you have done and more aware of what you are doing. Many of my clients use loseit.com and now they are synched up with a new product that is only $99 that can help you keep track of how much you are exercising. It is called FITBIT. What I love about FITBIT is that you can count steps, calories burned; miles walked or run and even keep track of calories you are … [Read more...]
Why Angelina Jolie does not look healthy or sexy
Losing weight should be motivated by a desire to live a healthier life style more than a way to find your confidence and “look sexy.” I know women think being thinner is the ticket to more self- confidence and being more attractive to the opposite sex. The problem is that confidence just like happiness comes from within. I don’t think women realize that research shows men find curvier shapes more attractive. According to the research, looking at curvaceous, the hour-glassed shaped body … [Read more...]
Eating right by finding the bigger purpose
Recently one of my clients told me about Alicia Silverstone’s The Kind Diet. As you might expect by the title, it is a vegan approach to eating and living. Veganism is a philosophy that avoids consuming animal products as food or in any fashion such as clothes, cosmetics, and products that are tested on animals. Veganism is motivated by a desire to practice a “cruelty free”way of living. In doing so, there can be many benefits to one’s health which might include losing weight, provide natural … [Read more...]
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