by OneMoreBite | Nov 4, 2004 | Exercise
Brainchild of Phin Barnes of responDesign, a Portland, Oregon company. Barnes noticed all the video games given as gifts to guys at Christmas and wondered what about the ladies? Sort of sexist but I don’t care. He won a contract to develop a virtual personal trainer game for the XBox from Microsoft and two short years later Yourself!Fitness is selling out their first run of 50,000 games.
Stephanie Montgomery, Director of Reebok University said, “I believe Yourself!Fitness gives women a reason to care about the Xbox(R) and opens the door to video games in general.”
Yourself!Fitness – Be alert! A video plays automatically with music, so turn down your speakers if you’re at work. 😉
Check out the Yourself!Fitness community forum
by OneMoreBite | Nov 4, 2004 | EFT Weight Loss
For riveting game play, try the Yoshinoya game, a Japanese PS2 game about running a Rice Bowl shop.
For more info go to the Yoshinoya Home Page. That page will ask if you want to install the Japanese character set, which isn’t necessary unless you like the pretty characters or can read Japanese.
I noticed at Target the other day there is a whole display of wacky Japanese toys. Little smiling bobbing head things (they are solar so will bob forever) and virtual pets galore! I was strangely attracted to them too, so I had my son check them out and while he was wild about virtual pets when he was in grade school, now at 17 he wasn’t at all interested.
I did buy the Cat Woman Barbie doll that day, so I must have been in the toy buying mood.
Looks more like an S/M Barbie to me. She even comes equipped with a whip for crying out loud. I just need a suitably clad Ken to complete the set!
by OneMoreBite | Oct 29, 2004 | Just for Fun
You just never know when they may make a comeback and I’d rather be prepared.
Do not blame me if you follow links on that site. I am not familiar with anything outside of the page I mentioned above for those of you considering cinching yourself up anytime soon.
by OneMoreBite | Oct 27, 2004 | Food News
Try Bumblebars
They say the Original with Almonds is their best seller, but I think they all are delicious. They have a Halloween special if you buy $100 worth, (about 100 individual bars) you get $15 off your order. Give these bad boys out for Halloween and next year you’ll have them lined up around the block. They are that good!
Visit BumbleBar.com
by OneMoreBite | Oct 23, 2004 | EFT Weight Loss
“I can determine the cause of any potential weight gain. 2-3 lbs gained steadily over a month, where I have been “behaving” – PANIC TIME ! That might mean my body fat is truly increasing and I’d better reverse the trend!”
That’s exactly what I do — notice the trend, and reverse it if I’m getting a bit too comfortable at a higher weight (body fat) than what I really want. Granted, the difference is pretty subtle. Most people aren’t going to notice, but my clothes fit better, my disposition is better, I feel like I’m in control, etc.
Last winter I put on the normal four or five “holiday” pounds and then come late January I noticed they were still there. Normally they’d just come right back off as I got back into my usual eating habits. I scratched my head and went about my life, eating about the same, exercising about the same, and then in March I was, “Hey, what’s up with this?” because I still was up on the scale (144 vs. 137), about seven pounds, and I could not for the life of me figure out why.
I started to consider everything I could think: menopause? eating more than I realize? exercising inconsistently? I’d grown more muscle? bad karma? something I’d done in a previous life? what could it be?
Come summer 2004 I was unhappy to find I looked like crap-ola in a bathing suit (my opinion anyway), but so friggin what? I’m pushing 50 here, give me a break, so I just went about my business but I also found that I could eat half a sandwich and be satisfied, and I could eat half a baked potato (when before I’d always eat a whole large) and I WAS drinking a lot of calories, and I wasn’t doing a lot of weight lifting. Small things, but they add up.
So ultimately, I made some changes. I stopped the alcohol calories cold turkey, started to eat a bit less by portion control (having half a sandwich or baked potato instead of always having the whole even if I’m already satisfied). I also got more aggressive with my weight lifting and switched from my one body part a day to a four-day split which basically added about two hours a week to my exercise.
I had always been pretty consistent with my bike, getting about 3 1/2 hours a week on it.
And now I find I’m back at 136, looking good, feeling good. The changes are slight but it made all the difference and it turned out not to be anything except that I’d gotten too lax. I’m not talking strict here either. My habit of late is chocolate cake and ice cream nearly every night during the week. I buy a single slice of sheet cake (they sell them at Safeway), split it into thirds and have one-third plus one-quarter of a pint of Haagen Daz. It’s satisfying to me (I’m already more or less full from my dinner), but before I would have eaten the entire slice all at once!
So, little changes, big results. Now, coming into the holiday season that won’t happen this year because I’m aware. I’ll eat what I want and really enjoy the season, and maybe put on a few pounds, but come January I’ll get right back to the habits I’m using now and they’ll come right back off, just like they have nearly every year before. It’s not so difficult to maintain, but it can be difficult to stay aware. 😉
by OneMoreBite | Oct 21, 2004 | Beliefs
It begins with a belief that you can succeed. Nothing will happen until you strongly believe–no adamantly believe that it will. You can learn any new skill until you decide you are going to learn it.
So, start with your self-talk. If you say, “I can’t lose weight,” just immediately say to yourself, “Oh, yes I can.” Then give yourself a little pep talk: “I can do whatever I really want to do and nothing is going to stop me.” “I am woman, hear me roar,” that kind of thing.
Don’t believe your self talk? Think about that for a moment. You are a combination of your body, soul and mind, and you control the whole deal (outside of any beliefs you have about a higher power). You do decide if you are going to be a good person or not. Before you start sending me messages about how not everyone gets to decide; those with mental illness, etc., yes, but I can’t speak for the whole world. I’m talking about regular, basically mentally healthy folks who may just have a screw or two loose, okay?
If you feed yourself lousy food you get a lousy result, so why would you think feeding your mind lousy thoughts would be different? It’s not.
“Even though I just don’t believe any of this, I deeply and completely accept myself.”
If you are not familiar with EFT, here’s some info on how to use EFT specifically for weight loss. Read all three pages and you’ll find the worksheets with instructions.
No matter what’s come before, if anyone else has ever lost weight, then so can you and it starts with a belief that you can.
by OneMoreBite | Oct 14, 2004 | EFT Weight Loss
A client wrote, “This program (One More Bite 8-Week Workshop) has helped me a lot with some of my anger and my fear but I just can’t get over the shame of my body.”
My reply: Oh, yes you can. Just write that down as one of the issues you’re going to work on. “Shame of my body.” Use one of the One More Bite EFT worksheets, (included in the 4 pg. handout from Session 1). Rate the level of shame you feel from 1 to 10, and for the next week, do a round of EFT, morning, noon and night, for at least a week straight. The worksheet is helpful for tracking changes, so if you rate it as a 9 on a scale of 1 to 10, and later you rate it as a 4, that shows you are making progress. Later you may see how a big issue has turned into a small one, or disappeared completely.
Ideas for EFT Statements for Shame
“Even though I can’t get over the shame of my body, I deeply and completely accept myself.”
“Even though I really mean it! I CAN’T GET OVER the shame of my body, I deeply and completely accept myself.”
Here’s an option: Instead of the “Even though,” you can simply start talking: “I feel so horrible I can’t stand it; I choose to feel lighter. First say the problem, then what you’d rather have, be or do. “I _____, I choose _____.”
“I feel a deep sense of foreboding like something awful is going to happen if I let go of my shame. I choose to release this shame.”
“I feel dread like I’m in a deep well ad can’t get out. I choose to climb the invisible ladder to freedom.”
“Even though I feel so horrible I can’t stand it, and I choose to feel lighter.”
You said, “I just can’t get over the shame of my body.” Think of the shame of your body as a hurdle to get over. Picture yourself running towards this hurdle and wham–you run straight into it. Now, notice other runners are adjusting their hurdles to the height they can jump, so you do the same, only you are going to adjust yours to be just a couple inches off the ground. Baby steps. Now, run at it again. Hop right over it this time, and then look back and see, you did get over it, didn’t you. 😉
When you’re ready, adjust the height of your hurdle a bit higher, and go at it again. You’ll still make it. You can get over this hurdle. Just close your eyes and imagine this scene, once, twice or more.
Most of us had flying dreams when we were kids. Mine were spectacular in that I could run from danger and then just take off into the air. It made me feel quite powerful and safe, and even though I knew it was a dream, it still gave me a knowing smile during the day. Sometimes I tried it while awake too, just in case it was true.
Tonight before you go to sleep, tell yourself, “I can get over any obstacle I choose,” and don’t forget you have options. Perhaps a tunnel can be dug through it, perhaps you can go around it, or under it. You’re not stuck with going over, if you don’t want. Keep your eyes open to possibilities and magic can happen.
Give yourself a chance to imagine, “what if I could get over it?” till next time eat well, be happy, enjoy life and send in your questions and comments, at any time.
by OneMoreBite | Oct 13, 2004 | EFT Weight Loss
If you’ve tried everything and cannot lose weight, turning to surgery may be an option.
There’s much more to weight gain and weight loss than just what we are eating. I belive it is why we are eating. Do you eat when you are sad? How about mad? For me anxiety seems to send me off to the kitchen like the space shuttle liftoff. And once you’re propelled in motion, it’s hard to put on those brakes.
Start by learning to use EFT, the Emotional Freedom Technique. You can get basic introductory materials on using EFT for weight loss here, and you can also download the entire EFT manual for free on Emofree.com. It is not difficult at all to learn, but if you have questions or want pointers, sign up for The Daily Bites where I give examples in using EFT using real-life events (some mine, some others).
Weight loss surgery usually involves a period of euphoria when you awaken a changed person. Hunger is gone (that’s because you’re still drugged), and your ability to eat is so modified, there is no question you feel full on very little. Soon enough though you begin to watch TV and see some commercials for your old familiar favorites, and then what happens? Those stomach juices start to gurgling and you’re in the throws of real hunger once again, yet, there is not a thing you can do about it. You cannot eat, especially if you recently ate, or you’ll suffer serious consequences (I won’t go into that here).
It’s enough to say, that overeating is simply no longer an option, so putting a lid on those desires before the fact makes more sense. Even if you’ve already had surgery, it’s not too late, but if you’re pre-surgery, it’s much easier to start now.
by OneMoreBite | Oct 10, 2004 | Hunger
This diary then becomes your window into your real eating habits. If you usually eat a pretty healthy diet for instance, then the food may not be a big problem, but what about the frequency or quantity?
Waiting for Hunger or I’m Always Hungry
Do you eat in anticipation of hunger? It can be very enlightening to play the, “Wait for Hunger” game. You do this by simply waiting for real hunger before eating anything. By real hunger I mean the, “I’m hungry, and I need something to eat,” hunger rather than a vague sensation that, “Hey, I could eat something,” or you suddenly smelled food and what a surprise, now you’re hungry. You’ll begin to recognize false hunger more often when you wait for real hunger to arrive, and once you know it’s false hunger, it’s much easier to simply ignore. Wait 10 minutes and false hunger disappears. Poof!
The odd thing while waiting for hunger is it can sometimes take a long time to arrive. People begin to worry that it won’t come at all. The same people who earlier said they are hungry all the time, now come to realize they are rarely truly hungry because they don’t wait long enough to actually get hungry. Other times you could be hungry very often throughout the day. Every day is different.
Iryna Tysiak
I carry some type of food with me such as fruit or nuts, sometimes a food bar, pretty much everywhere I go. If I get hungry, I want a couple of bites of something healthy pretty soon. It helps to stave off the, “I waited too long and now I’m going to eat everything in sight,” behaviors as well.
A food diary seems like a hassle but it can be such an excellent learning tool, and I highly recommend it. Use software if you like such as the Food & Exercise Diary, or simply get a small notebook and carry it with you. In fact, even if you use software, you still need to carry a small notebook because trying to recall what you ate is nearly impossible. You’ll easily forget those little nibbles here and there, and they count too. It can easily be just the food you don’t realize you’re eating that’s adding those extra pounds to your frame.
Give it a week, you’ll discover many things. 1) you’ll discover whether you’re really motivated to make a change in your eating habits because if you can’t do this one thing, then the chances are you’re just not ready to make a change, 2) you’ll discover you won’t die if you wait for hunger, and 3) you’ll discover you really aren’t truly hungry as often as you think you are.
by OneMoreBite | Oct 6, 2004 | Dumb Things
Okay, so far so not good, so here is the photo I’ve been trying to post via Hello (Hello is a new fangled program that supposedly lets you post images easily to your blog but I’m having a wee bit of trouble getting it to work)
No friggen way! I hate this kind of thing. I also hate the before shots that look perfectly fine, like some skinny chick trying to stand with bad posture and her stomach all stuck out, or maybe it a size too small outfit, then her amazing transformation! Skinny to skinnier still. Real motivating. I wish they’d just use real people for a change. Anyway, if you see this photo out in the wild, buyer beware.
