This week culminated in a pure crisis of motivation yesterday morning when, around 7:00, I suddenly decided I just wasn’t going to work out. I just couldn’t.
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This came hot on the heels of Wednesday night’s slump (Oh, I’m so tired — I can’t do more than 20 minutes of cardio…) and certainly has psychological and [...]
It surprises me how little press this book has gotten, given the nation’s obsession with The Biggest Loser. NBC frequently pads their news, talk, and late-night programs with previews and follow-ups to The Biggest Loser drama. “Where are they now?” episodes and a market flooded with Biggest Loser powders and paraphernalia all give the impression that the [...]
Aside from numerical weight and inches lost, other neat things happened this month. Some people call these non-scale victories.
Only one of these things is a repeat victory from previous weight-loss attempts. I was able to wear smaller clothes when I lost weight without exercising — when I became thinner but not fitter. Everything else is a [...]
Once you burn out on Contemplation, your thoughts may naturally turn to Preparation. In my case, the Contemplation and Preparation stages lasted a little longer, because they coincided with the holiday season.
I give handmade holidays each year, so I knew there would be no way I could devote 2-2.5 hours of exercise a day until [...]
I just updated my Stats Page to reflect the latest info. Although I weigh in weekly and keep all kinds of records, charts, and graphs, I think for this blog it’ll be enough to let you guys in on the changes from month to month.
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From the Happy Accidents Department: this season of [...]
More arguments for the importance of exercise — not just weight loss.
What matters is how healthy you are — how fit — not your dress size and not your BMI.
Also, check out this article about discrimination in the medical field against women who are as little as 13 pounds overweight. Incredible.
Once my Precontemplation (denial) ended, I entered a brief (very brief) period of Contemplation.
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It didn’t take me long to know exactly what I wanted to do to bring about change. I knew about Dr. Huizenga’s book from my brushes with Biggest Loser auditioning. One of the things I like best about the [...]
In the transtheoretical Stages of Change model, the first stage of change is called Precontemplation.
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Precontemplation is the stage before you are even thinking about making a change. Change isn’t on your radar. Maybe you aren’t even aware that a change needs to be made, or not willing to consider options for making [...]
The science of behavior change is alive and well with a myriad of theories and models to help us, theoretically, be able to make positive changes in our lives.
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Unfortunately, we’re human and full of foibles and complications. Models and theories, no matter how well-researched, do not always take into consideration the [...]