No More Diets - Are you determined to succeed?

25th September 2005

Hi!

This week we have gone into a recycling frenzy at home in Edinburgh.

The local authority now gives us green bins for normal rubbish, brown for garden compostable waste, a blue bag for paper, a red box for glass, cans and textiles and a red box for cardboard and cartons. All of them go out on different days - some each week and some once every two weeks.

I think it's great for the planet but the stress of getting it all in the right place and out on the right days is driving me to chocolate.

Now where do those wrappers go? Will have to consult my 4 page guide...

Have a great week saving the planet wherever you are

Love

Janice Elizabeth
Personal Weight Loss coach

http://www.SimplySlimming.com

"The friendliest place to lose weight on the web"


Last week we talked about the four factors that make the
difference between success and failure in your weight loss
efforts

• an absolute determination to succeed
  
• openness to changing your habits for the long term not
  
• just to meet your target weight
  
• having a simple plan to follow that you can live with for life
  
• getting support

This week we'll look at the first factor in more detail and over the following weeks we'll cover the others.

Feature Article : Are you determined to succeed?

Determination separates the winners from the also-rans in almost every field.

If you're not determined to succeed, it's difficult to make the effort when you just don't feel like it.

And with the pace of modern life there are generally a lot of times when our energy is flagging and it's easier just to sit on the sofa in front of the TV and order take-away than do anything like cooking a delicious healthy meal or going out for a walk after dinner.

If you think back, you'll probably see that whenever you succeeded at anything, you were determined to achieve whatever it was you set out to do. You decided to do
whatever it took and you did it.

This may even have applied to times when you lost weight in the past. You lost weight by being determined to do so, but the problem is you put it all straight back on again unless you are equally as determined not to gain weight.

So how do you increase your determination? Or is it just something you are born with?

Your level of determination is not fixed at birth, but it does have to come from you. No one else can be determined to lose weight and keep it off on your behalf. But there ARE ways in which you can increase it.

• Be absolutely crystal clear about what you will gain from losing weight and staying slim. Why do you want this? Think about all the reasons you want it for you and not just for others. Write down your list of reasons and review it morning, noon and night.
  
• Whenever you have a spare moment visualise how you will look when you lose weight and daydream how you will move, what you will wear and above all how you will feel.
  
• Unless you believe you can do this your determination will wane. So tell yourself often that you CAN do this to reinforce your belief. It doesn't matter what has happened in the past - you can succeed this time.
  

Reinforce your determination in these ways several times a day. It takes very little time and effort for something that makes so much difference.

But the real trick comes with what you do next and this is a missing step in many self-help/success type processes.

Straight after you run through this little exercise, take some kind of action towards your goal. It needn't be a huge step or take much time at all.

You can use those moments in the day to plan healthy meals, go shopping for healthy food, get your gym kit ready, get changed into your running gear, do a few tummy squeezes or whatever. Just seize the moment.

This then generates momentum all of it's own. Reinforcing your determination and belief leads to successful action which leads to being more motivated and having even more belief in your success. A happy "unvicious" circle!

Try it and you'll see your determination (and with it your chances of success) soar.

Next week we'll look at part 2 : Changing your habits for the long term. This will deal with the putting weight back on again once you've lost it problem!

Janice Elizabeth Small

If you want to try out the 24 key habits that automate your weight loss and learn how to slot them easily into your life, get the Diet Exit Plan manual today. You'll get fantastic support and encouragement too with the accompanying 8-week coaching program including personal access to our weight loss coaches and special reports. Not
only that, we've included 3-months membership of the Simply Slimming online slimming club with daily motivational messages on how to build, automate and plan your success, plus articles, recipes and tools. All for a single payment of just £47 (about $87). See it all at http://www.SimplySlimming.com

Recipe : Pasta with a light and creamy pesto sauce

This takes less than 15 minutes to make for lunch or dinner
and tastes richer than it is!

Serves 4

5 level tablespoons Parmesan, grated
25g (1oz) toasted pine nuts
200g tub low-fat fromage frais
2 cloves garlic
40g (1.5oz) fresh basil leaves
40g (1.5oz) fresh chopped parsley
450g (1lb) fresh tagliatelle

Blend the Parmesan, pine nuts, fromage frais and garlic together in a processor for a minute or so until smooth. Add the herbs and blend together for a few more seconds to combine. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Meanwhile cook the pasta according to the packet instructions. Drain and mix with the sauce. Serve
immediately.

New recipes in the members' area this week

Mushroom Ciabatta crostini
Tandoori chicken
Crab and tomato pasta

Also in the members' site this week

In the articles section : Tactics for healthy supermarket shopping

On the forum : Top 10 ways to be happy


Have a great week

Love

Janice Elizabeth

P.S. I hope you enjoyed this newsletter. If you have any comments or suggestions for future issues, please let me know. You can mail me at mailto:janice@simplyslimming.com

P.P.S. Know anyone else who would like a copy? Please pass it on. If you received this from a friend you can get your own copy at http://www.SimplySlimming.com. Look for the link to "Free report"

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No More Diets - Which type of dieter are you?

18th September 2005

Hi!

Back to a round of school parents' evenings and picking up
children at the school gate every day.

It amazes me how I send my two boys to school with a whole
(mainly healthy!) packed lunch and half of it comes back at
the end of the day. But when they are at home they are
hungry every 5 minutes and would wolf the lot down.

I put this down to how much there is going on at school -
there are more interesting things to do than eating - like
football, swap cards and chatting with their friends.

Maybe this is a lesson for us all to keep interested in what
we're doing not just in what we're having for lunch and dinner
- I know when I'm absorbed in something I sometimes forget
to eat until I'm really hungry too!

Have a great week

Love

Janice Elizabeth
Personal Weight Loss coach

http://www.SimplySlimming.com

"The friendliest place to lose weight on the web"

Feature Article : Which type of dieter are you?

Are you the kind who starts full of enthusiasm embracing a
new plan on day 1 yet falling by the wayside a few weeks or
months later?

Or are you a dabbler - someone who tries a bit of this plan
a bit of that and never really gets anywhere?

Or are you someone who gets to your target weight, more or
less keeping to your diet, and then ditches it with glee
only to put all the weight back on again?

Or are you are person who is forever starting again on
Monday?

Whatever type you are now, you can be successful in future,
but you WILL need a change in approach - after all if the
ways you've tried to lose weight and keep it off in the past
haven't worked for you, chances are they never will.

How do the people who succeed at losing weight actually do
it?

Among my coaching clients I have established four factors
that make the difference (and you don't even need a coach to
put them in place):-

* an absolute determination to succeed
* openness to changing your habits for the long term not
just to meet your target weight
* having a simple plan to follow that you can live with
for life
* getting support

With these four elements in place the effort of losing
weight is easier than you might imagine. It's still an
effort but one that you will find is worth making.

* If you were absolutely determined to succeed you would
not find it so difficult to choose healthy food
options, to change what you need to change.
* If you were happy to change your habits for life you
would not have that diet mentality where you deprive
yourself of a cookie all day only to give in and eat
the whole packet in the evening, where you feel the
need to "cheat" and then suffer the "guilt" or "shame"
that comes with it
* Having a simple plan means you don't get bored with
counting and calculating, measuring and weighing food
or despairing as you huff and puff around the gym using
a regime that doesn't suit you or your lifestyle.
* And getting support - from family, from friends, from
the routines and structure you put in place simply
makes things go more easily, whatever system you're
following.

Over the next four weeks we'll look at each of these
elements individually. You will see how to change your own
approach so you can succeed in losing weight too.

Meanwhile have a think about which of these elements are
missing in the way you go about losing weight just now and
see if you can find ways to put some of them in place.

Janice Elizabeth Small

If you want to try out the 24 key habits that automate your
weight loss and learn how to slot them easily into your
life, get the Diet Exit Plan manual today. You'll get
fantastic support and encouragement too with the
accompanying 8-week coaching program including personal
access to our weight loss coaches and special reports. Not
only that, we've included 3-months membership of the Simply
Slimming online slimming club with daily motivational
messages on how to build, automate and plan your success,
plus articles, recipes and tools. All for a single payment
of just £47 (about $87). See it all at
http://www.SimplySlimming.com

Kitchen gadget : Slow cooker or crock pot

There's nothing like coming home starving to be greeted by a
healthy and delicious meal already prepared for you.

If you don't have a willing and able chef waiting in the
wings at home, a slow cooker is the next best thing. A
quick bit of preparation in the morning, throw it all in and
it's ready for dinner on your return.

It's best to use the book of recipes that come with your own
unit as they do vary a little or experiment with other crock
pot recipes adapting them for your particular machine.

These machines used to be just for families but they now
come in a smaller size so you can cook for one or two.

Well worth buying. Why not treat yourself as a reward the
next time you reach a milestone in your diet?

Q and A : Keeping slim

A member asks "Whatever diet I've tried in the past I always
put the weight straight back on again. Is there anything I
can do while going through the Diet Exit Plan to stop that
happening this time?"

The answer lies in the difference between the Diet Exit Plan
and a normal diet.

On a diet you have a period of continual restriction and as
often as not this is followed by a period of overeating when
you stop dieting to make up for it. Feast follows famine.
And piling on the pounds follows reaching your target weight
as sure as eggs are eggs.

On the Diet Exit Plan you learn to eat just enough healthy
delicious food all the time to lose weight with an odd
occasion where you decide to overeat - you never have to
feel deprived. (Occasional overeating doesn't matter - it's
what you do day in day out that counts.)

In addition Simply Slimming offers advice about how to
simply monitor yourself after you reach your target weight
which means you have a way of making sure you will continue
to fit your new skinny clothes!

Get the full answer in the Ask Simply Slimming section in
the members area. If you're not a member you can join for
free when you purchase the Diet Exit plan at
http://www.SimplySlimming.com

Also in the members' site this week

Special 11 page report "101 Healthy Snack Ideas - What to do
when the Munchies strike" including 12 healthy and delicious
easy recipes. You'll find it to download in the Tools
section.

On the forum : Cottage cheese ideas, Butternut squash soup
and a beefy cabbage meal in a soup bowl.


Have a great week

Love

Janice Elizabeth

P.S. I hope you enjoyed this newsletter. If you have any
comments or suggestions for future issues, please let me
know. You can mail me at mailto:janice@simplyslimming.com

P.P.S. Know anyone else who would like a copy? Please pass
it on. If you received this from a friend you can get your
own copy at http://www.SimplySlimming.com. Look for the link
to "Free report"

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This newsletter provides information for general purposes
only and is not intended as a substitute foe medical or
health advice from professionals. The accuracy, completeness
and suitability of the material for your needs has not been
assessed or verified and cannot be guaranteed. This
disclaimer also applies to any recommendations or links
within the newsletter. You bear responsibility for your own
health research and decisions. Please consult with a
professional health care advisor before embarking on a
weight loss or exercise program or making any personal
health decisions. No liability can be accepted for the use
made of any information contained within the newsletter or
obtained by following any links or recommendations within
it. If you do not wish to accept the above conditions you
may not use our materials.

No More Diets - It's Routine

11th September 2005

Hi!

Sadly the weather is changing fast as autumn approaches.

Despite being a weight loss coach, I really am a fair weather exerciser. With the first sign of colder weather, the thought of running outside is enough to make me want to take a break. Some years in the past I completely gave up doing ANY exercise from about October to March or April. Now I just plan for the inevitable weather change and use home videos and a rebounder to keep up my fitness levels at home.

Let's face it, with the weather as changeable and rainy as it can be sometimes in SUMMER in Scotland, the home exercise equipment never has time to gather dust.

Hope you've found a good way to keep moving ALL year round.

Have a great week

Love

Janice Elizabeth
Personal Weight Loss coach

http://www.SimplySlimming.com

"The friendliest place to lose weight on the web"

Feature Article : It's routine

Losing weight is a battle, a struggle, a pain, right? That's most people's experience whatever diet they follow.

And nearly everyone finds keeping the weight off is even harder.

There's no doubt about it, the majority of diet and fitness regimes are hardly a bed of roses. And those pills, patches and potions, which are supposed to make it easy, are either dangerous or don't do what they promise.

So how CAN you make this easier?

The answer lies in your routines.

What you habitually do shapes you - quite literally. If you habitually go without breakfast and stuff your face at 11am with cookies because you're starving, you'll end up with one kind of body. If you habitually have a yogurt and fruit on waking and take an apple for 11am (when you'll still be starving) you end up with another kind.

If you habitually walk everywhere your shape is likely to be different than if you jump in the car to go a mile down the road.

Routines are just patterns of behaviour. Things we feel comfortable doing once we get used to them. We don't even have to think about them. They're easy for us - automatic.

The answer to easier weight loss AND KEEPING IT OFF then , is in adopting the right routines and habits so that we don't even have to think - we just do whatever is good for our shape - automatically.

The skill is in moving from one set of routines (the kind that keep you overweight) to another - the kind that will result in weight loss and then weight maintenance for the rest of your life.

An all-out drastic lifestyle change rarely works, but if you gently change your habits and build them gradually, taking on changes that you are happy to live with for life, then you WILL find a permanent automatic solution to your weight problems.

What routines are you following today? What small changes could you make which would be your first steps to permanent natural weight loss?

Change your habits step by step to lose that weight!

Janice Elizabeth Small

If you want to try out the 24 key habits that automate your weight loss and learn how to slot them easily into your life, get the Diet Exit Plan manual today. You'll get fantastic support and encouragement too with the accompanying 8-week coaching program including personal access to our weight loss coaches and special reports. Not only that, we've included 3-months membership of the Simply Slimming online slimming club with daily motivational messages on how to build, automate and plan your success, plus articles, recipes and tools. All for a single payment of just £47 (about $87). See it all at http://www.SimplySlimming.com

Dinner idea : "Souper"

Soup is a great way of filling you up with a great steaming plateful of food without piling on the pounds. With a wholemeal roll and a modest piece of cheese it's a meal in itself. A great way of getting your veggies too if you're not too keen on whole piles of them staring back at you from your dinner plate.

Soup is easy to prepare in advance - you can make and freeze a whole big potful in individual portions for the nights you come in ravenous and in need of fast comfort food. Or you can cook it extremely quickly in a pressure cooker if you're pushed for time. Some of the better quality ready made soups are good too (although watch the salt content) when you really do need something nutritious and warming NOW.

Also try the new recipes in the slimming club members' area this week

Ham, leek and potato soup (Warm and comforting)
Chinese Rice (Quick after work cooking)
Lemon pudding (All natural ingredients and around 100 calories a portion)

Q and A : Beating the bloat

"What do you do when you weight goes up and down due to fluid retention?" asked one member.

Simply Slimming's answer gave the most important advice to reduce bloating including

• watching your intake of salt
  
• increasing the amount of fresh water you drink
  
• eating more potassium rich foods
  
• increasing the level of beneficial oils in the diet a little
  
• reducing starchy carbohydrates.

Get the full answer on how to beat the bloat in the Ask Simply Slimming section in the members area. If you're not a member you can join for free when you purchase the Diet Exit plan at http://www.SimplySlimming.com

Also in the members' site this week

Free motivational tool - get a photo of a slimmer you - you'll find the link in the forum

Also while you're there download "101 Things you can do without setting foot in the gym"

Coming soon to the members area

101 great snack ideas : what to do when the munchies strike. It's in the final stages of preparation so should be with you in the next few days.

Have a great week

Love

Janice Elizabeth

P.S. I hope you enjoyed this newsletter. If you have any comments or suggestions for future issues, please let me know.

P.P.S. Know anyone else who would like a copy? Please pass it on. If you received this from a friend you can get your own copy at http://www.SimplySlimming.com. Look for the link to "Free report"

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Copyright 2005, J. Small All Rights Reserved.

This newsletter provides information for general purposes only and is not intended as a substitute foe medical or health advice from professionals. The accuracy, completeness and suitability of the material for your needs has not been assessed or verified and cannot be guaranteed. This disclaimer also applies to any recommendations or links within the newsletter. You bear responsibility for your own health research and decisions. Please consult with a professional health care advisor before embarking on a weight loss or exercise program or making any personal health decisions. No liability can be accepted for the use made of any information contained within the newsletter or obtained by following any links or recommendations within it. If you do not wish to accept the above conditions you may not use our materials.

No More Diets - A Dog's Life

4th September 2005

Hi!

Today's article "A dog's life" was inspired by my 8-year old son's new hamster Speedy (who moves like greased lightening when you're trying to stop him making a quick getaway over the carpet and burrowing into the sofa upholstery).

But the inspiration was not from how fast he moves but from how well he's fed! He eats exactly what he's supposed to according to the hamster care book - just the right amount in just the right combination - plus a treat a day - those little hamster milk drops that look like white chocolate and for an extra treat a bit of lettuce or a grape :)

Have a great week

Love

Janice Elizabeth
Personal Weight Loss coach

http://www.SimplySlimming.com
"The friendliest place to lose weight on the web"

Feature Article : A dog's life

If you had a dog and didn't treat it well - you starved it on some days, overfed it on others, gave it far too many doggie treats and not enough doggie nourishment or water, kept it indoors in front of the TV and gave it no exercise, berated it for being lazy and fat - how would you feel about yourself as a dog owner?

Would you say you were negligent? Would you expect the animal welfare people to be keeping an eye on you?

You'd feel bad about that, right?

But when it comes to you, how do you treat yourself? Are you like the bad doggie owner?

Do you give yourself the right food and exercise?
Do you give yourself enough fresh air and water?
Do you get all the vitamins you need?
Do you give yourself enough gentle encouragement and pats on the back?

Would you say your health and well-being are worth as much as any dog's?

Of course they are!

Somehow, because we are responsible for our own health we think it's Ok to be neglect ourselves. At least we think it's Ok until something goes wrong - until we get to the stage where we hate our shape, we have heart problems, we can't get around so easily or whatever.

And then we struggle with changing our diet and our way of life because those old ways have become a comfortable habit.

But we CAN switch to being a "good owner" if we think our bodies and our health are worth it.

And not just for a few weeks or months while we get in shape but permanently so that we never have to think about it again.

Like a dog, you can't just retrain yourself overnight by switching your routine - you have to relearn new habits so that the whole process becomes automatic and as comfortable as your old way of living. But they can be learnt without too much effort. It takes just 21 days to learn a new habit.

And the rewards are huge - the difference between a happy dog, full of energy with a wagging tail and an overweight snarling miserable dog lying in its basket all day is really just a few new habits away.

Which habits will you start to change today?

Janice Elizabeth Small

If you want to try out the 24 key habits that automate your weight loss and learn how to slot them easily into your life, get the Diet Exit Plan manual today. You'll get fantastic support and encouragement too with the accompanying 8-week coaching program including personal access to our weight loss coaches and special reports. Not only that, we've included 3-months membership of the Simply Slimming online slimming club with daily motivational messages on how to build, automate and plan your success, plus articles, recipes and tools. All for a single payment of just £47 (about $87). See it all at http://www.SimplySlimming.com

Dinner idea : Home made burgers

Burgers can make a healthy meals if you make them from scratch yourself and use a grill for cooking. When you're in control you can put in the very best quality low-fat minced (ground) meat rather than the gunk manufacturers use and add other ingredients such as herbs, whole meal bread crumbs and small amounts of grated carrot and onion. Or you can just use pure beef - it's still healthy. Serve the burger along with salad and (if you must) a few potato wedges. ( Cut 2 large potatoes into large wedges and boil for 8 minutes. Drain and return to the pan with one tablespoon of olive oil. Mix together and then place the hot potatoes on a baking tray in a hot oven until browned - about 15 - 20 minutes - Serves 4)

Or try our new recipes in the slimming club members' area this week (especially the lamb burgers - Yum!) :-

Middle Eastern lamb burgers
Hot noodle salad (vegetarian)
Light chocolate mousse

Q and A : Knowing when to stop

One of our members asked our coaches this week about a problem she has eating just the right amount at mealtimes. She simply doesn't notice when she's had enough. We explain how to get used to listening to her body starting with eating slowly enough to actually notice how much she is eating.

Get the full answer on how to train yourself to eat the right amount (when you've lost touch with what that is!) in the Ask Simply Slimming section in the members area. If you're not a member you can join for free when you purchase the Diet Exit plan at http://www.SimplySlimming.com

Also in the members' site this week

New article : The 10 times you MUST reward yourself when you're losing weight

New Forum postings : How to tailor the Worth It Scale plus recipes for potato soup, bolognaise soup and cheering up boring lettuce

Coming soon to the members area

101 great snack ideas : what to do when the munchies strike


Have a great week

Love

Janice Elizabeth

P.S. I hope you enjoyed this newsletter. If you have any comments or suggestions for future issues, please let me know.
P.P.S. Know anyone else who would like a copy? Please pass it on. If you received this from a friend you can get your own copy at http://www.SimplySlimming.com. Look for the link to "Free report"

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Copyright 2005, J. Small All Rights Reserved.

This newsletter provides information for general purposes only and is not intended as a substitute foe medical or health advice from professionals. The accuracy, completeness and suitability of the material for your needs has not been assessed or verified and cannot be guaranteed. This disclaimer also applies to any recommendations or links within the newsletter. You bear responsibility for your own health research and decisions. Please consult with a professional health care advisor before embarking on a weight loss or exercise program or making any personal health decisions. No liability can be accepted for the use made of any information contained within the newsletter or obtained by following any links or recommendations within it. If you do not wish to accept the above conditions you may not use our materials.

No More Diets - Automatic weight loss

29th August 2005

Hi!

Pretty wet and windy yesterday in Edinburgh so had to face the spare room horror and start clearing it out. Kept me busy and away from the fridge though.

Had lunch out again on Saturday but this time portions were so small I was still hungry after main course and dessert - after I had walked over half an hour each way to help use up those calories too. Made me feel quite angelic. Had a good time anyway in great company.

Hope you had your angelic moments this weekend too :)

Have a great week

Love

Janice Elizabeth
Personal Weight Loss coach

http://www.SimplySlimming.com
"The friendliest most supportive place to lose weight"

Feature Article : Automatic weight loss

Losing weight can seem like an uphill struggle at times. You battle with foods you can eat and foods you can't. You resist your cravings for chocolate and cake and cookies all day only to give in while you watch TV in the evening. You huff and puff at the gym for two weeks or two months until finally you just can't drag yourself there any more.

Sometimes you lose a load of weight with a lot of hard effort only to hit a plateau. And then you can't seem to shift any more.

Finally you give up on whatever plan you're on, relax for a bit and all the weight comes straight back on. All that effort for nothing.

Life should be easier than this. Why does losing weight have to be so hard?

The answer is that we make it hard on ourselves!

We want to lose weight and we want it now and we think we're willing to do whatever it takes.

But we quickly change our minds when the rubber meets the road and we actually have to follow that diet regime we signed up for.

You could make the whole process much easier by taking the automatic route.

The secret to losing weight automatically is not by making big changes to your diet or exercise routines. These routines never stick in the long run because they are way out of your comfort zone.

Yes, you may very well suffer them for a week or two while your motivation to lose weight is high but it takes iron willpower to stick with them until you lose all the weight you want.

And let's face it unless you stick with them forever that weight all comes straight back on doesn't it?

Because you go right back to the habits you had before you went on your weight loss program. The ones that caused you to put all that weight on in the first place.

No, the secret to losing weight automatically is to make small changes to your routines. Ones which will be barely detectable to others - only you will really know the difference. You make changes like taking time to enjoy your food more, moving a little bit more as you go about your day, learning how to deal with pressures to eat from others, stopping eating whenever you're satisfied and before you know it you are losing weight. Not only that but you have habits which you can stick to for life and which you'll never need (or want) to change.

What small changes could you make today which would mean that you eat a little bit less and move a little bit more? Could you live with those changes for life? Then start right now to make them a habit.

Habits are built by repetition and like having a shower or brushing your teeth become an automatic part of you without having to think about it. To be slimmer forever you simply need slimmer habits - habits which keep your metabolism high enough to deal with the amount you eat over a period of time. That doesn't mean that you can never over-indulge - it just means that in your normal day to day life you are using your slim habits and as a result the odd huge meal or chocolate bar really doesn't make any difference.

Why make it hard on yourself when this can be so much easier?

Janice Elizabeth Small

If you want to try out the 24 key habits that automate your weight loss and learn how to slot them easily into your life, get the Diet Exit Plan manual today. You'll get fantastic support and encouragement too with the accompanying 8-week coaching program including personal access to our weight loss coaches and special reports. Not only that we've included 3-months membership of the Simply Slimming online slimming club with daily motivational messages on how to build, automate and plan your success, plus articles, recipes and tools. All for a single payment of just £47 (about $87). See it all at http://www.SimplySlimming.com

Dinner idea : Pasta is faster

Pasta is a great way to get something on the table fast when you come in from work and need something NOW. Calm down your appetite a little with an apple while you put the pasta onto boil and make a simple sauce. You can combine chopped onions, garlic and tinned tomatoes, in a pan and cook together with a knob of butter for 10 minutes. Puree and you have a delicious sauce. Top with a tablespoon or two of grated cheese. Delicious and fast!

Or try our new recipes in the slimming club members' area this week :-

15 minute creamy mushroom pasta
Chicken Tortilla
Sticky pork stir fry

Q and A : Beating the Boredom with snacks

Ask Simply Slimming is a facility for members to pose any question to our coaches. One of our members asked this week how to cope with eating too much when she is bored at work. Recommendations included advice about finding ways to make the particular task in question more interesting if possible and also planning food more carefully on those days when boredom is likely to strike - we gave options for several low calorie snacks available and advice about combining these with a light lunch so that over the course of the day she was not having more food than she needed.

See the full response in the Ask Simply Slimming section in the members area.

Have a great week

Love

Janice Elizabeth

P.S. I hope you enjoyed this newsletter. If you have any comments or suggestions for future issues, please let me know.
P.P.S. Know anyone else who would like a copy? Please pass it on. If you received this from a friend you can get your own copy at http://www.SimplySlimming.com. Look for the link to "Free report"

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No More Diets - 7 days to a Slim new you

22nd August 2005

Hi!

I had a very indulgent weekend this week with a spa facial at the Cowshed in Edinburgh on Saturday and a 2-hour lunch to follow. Delicious healthy food to linger over with friends and only 2 courses. If the eating out experience was always so much fun and healthy delicious choices were always available at restaurants then we could all do it more often without damaging our waistlines.

Sunday the sun shone like the Mediterranean but this is Scotland!

Hope you enjoyed your weekend too

Love

Janice Elizabeth

Feature Article : 7 days to a slim new you

I've lost count of the number of articles I've seen with those tempting titles "Lose 10 lbs in 4 days", "Firm the flab fast", "Get a bikini body in just 10 days". They're so seductive aren't they? Yet I want to shout "Liar, Liar pants on fire!" because any weight loss of more than 1 to 2 lbs a week is not fat loss. It's just water that you'll put straight back on – or even worse, pure solid muscle – the stuff that burns calories!

But what can you do in 7 days then?

• You can kick start your weight loss program by starting to eat a healthier diet so that you lose those 1 or 2 lbs of fat this week
  
• You can begin a fitness program which will take you to a leaner, stronger, fitter body in a few short months
  
• You can set some realistic goals and think about why you want to lose weight so you can keep your motivation strong when the going gets tough
  
• You can turf all the fattening stuff out of your fridge, freezer and kitchen cupboards
  
• You can get rid of all your unflattering fat clothes, keeping just a few good things and clear out space for a fantastic new slim wardrobe
  
• You can look out some new healthy recipes
  
• You can explain your plans to your family and friends and ask for their support so they don't offer you tempting treats or drag you out for pizza (or at least understand when you say "No, not tonight")
  
• You can buy some running or walking shoes and sports gear and get ready for action
  
• You can start to become more aware of everything you eat and how you feel before and after so that you can work out why you overeat.
  
• You can start to eat only when you are hungry and stop when you are just satisfied rather than stuffed.

Oh yes! You can do a whole lot in 7 days – not in physical weight loss – although every pound or two counts, but in getting yourself ready to make the changes leading to the body of your dreams. This week you can begin the habits of a lifetime which will have you looking and feeling like a new person. Why not start today?

Tip : Breathe away your weight

Did you know that you can increase your metabolism by practising better breathing habits? You can gradually improve by taking deep breaths several times a day, whenever you think of it and eventually deep breathing will become the norm for you. If you are a member of the Simply Slimming online slimming club you can get the full article at http://www.simplyslimming.com Remember 3 months membership is included when you buy the Diet Exit Plan.

Dinner idea : Marinate plain food

To cheer up plain chicken or salmon try marinading for half an hour before cooking - extra flavour without adding too many extra calories. Marinade generally tenderizes meat too. There's no need for healthy food to be boring. You can buy ready-made marinades in the shops - just watch out for the additives and calories.

Also see the new recipe for Teriyaki Salmon in the members' area for a marinade with a Far Eastern flavour.

Q and A : Home comfort

One of our members has been telling us about a problem sticking to her healthy eating habits when she is visiting her parents - the food there is so delicious. Simply Slimming offers advice about not being too hungry on arrival, setting positive intentions before the visit and asking support from her Mum for her goals.

See the full response in the Ask Simply Slimming section in the members area at http://www.SimplySlimming.com

Joining Simply Slimming is simple - just a single payment of £47 brings you the full 8-week Diet Exit Plan and coaching program and 3 months membership of the online slimming club - no recurring payments to sign up for. See it TODAY at http://www.SimplySlimming.com The club aims to be the friendliest most supportive place on the net to lose weight - and all without dieting or killing yourself in the gym.

Have a great week

Love

Janice Elizabeth

P.S. I hope you enjoyed this newsletter. If you have any comments or suggestions for future issues, please let me know.
P.P.S. Know anyone else who would like a copy? Please pass it on. If you received this from a friend you can get your own copy at http://www.SimplySlimming.com. Look for the link to "Free report"

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Copyright 2005, J. Small All Rights Reserved.

This newsletter provides information for general purposes only and is not intended as a substitute foe medical or health advice from professionals. The accuracy, completeness and suitability of the material for your needs has not been assessed or verified and cannot be guaranteed. This disclaimer also applies to any recommendations or links within the newsletter. You bear responsibility for your own health research and decisions. Please consult with a professional health care advisor before embarking on a weight loss or exercise program or making any personal health decisions. No liability can be accepted for the use made of any information contained within the newsletter or obtained by following any links or recommendations within it. If you do not wish to accept the above conditions you may not use our materials.