No More Diets - Flex your Commitment Muscles!
10th December 2005
Contents
Feature Article:
Flex your Commitment Muscles!
Recipe of the Week:
Beef and Bacon Country stew
Special offer :
New you in 2006?
Hi!
I've still got quite a bit to do before Christmas. Despite my special report (see below if you haven't picked up your free copy yet) I'm not a super-organised paragon of virtue. But I suppose I'm not getting in a panic either because I know, if I really had to, I could do all I still have to do in a day or so of concentrated effort.
If you still have loads to do for the festive season try making yourself a list and doing a bit each day rather than reaching for the chocolate in a state of overwhelm and denial.
This week enjoy flexing your commitment muscles (see the feature article) at all those parties and have a great time without wrecking your weight loss plans.....
Have a fantastic week, be good
Love
Janice Elizabeth
Personal Weight Loss coach
http://www.SimplySlimming.com
"The friendliest place to lose weight on the web"
P.S. If you've missed any issues of this ezine, you can find them on the No More Diets back issues blog at http://nomoredietsezine.blogspot.com
Feature Article : Flex your Commitment Muscles!
Have you really committed yourself to losing weight?
The hardest step to doing anything is making the commitment to do it in the first place. And by that I mean a true commitment, knowing that you are going to do this thing no matter what happens, that nothing can deter you from your path.
Once you've made a true commitment nothing will stop you. You may have setbacks and delays but you'll just pick yourself up and get going towards your goal again.
The problem with losing weight is that most of the time we have a wish rather than a commitment. We wish we could wave a magic wand and be transformed without actually having to do anything about it. And so we carry on being vaguely dissatisfied with our lot, dabbling with every diet under the sun, making the odd half-hearted attempt but not really achieving any permanent change.
Have you experienced the power of an "I am going to do this thing and nothing is going to stop me" decision? Don't you think it would make a difference? Of course, it would! You can change the course of your life in an instant with the power of a decision.
But maybe you're not ready to make that kind of commitment. Maybe your situation is not so bad, your weight not affecting your life so much that you're ready to make the switch. How can you use the power of commitment then?
You'll feel the benefit if you flex your commitment muscles for just one day or just one meal at a time.
Tell yourself how much you are committed to eating healthily today, for this one meal. And do it! Or commit to walking for 10 minutes today and carry out your promise to yourself.
Once you see that you can change the course of one day with the strength of your commitment, you'll realise that you can do it over and over. And that taste of success will help motivate you to continue making more commitments to yourself.
If losing weight looks like a long haul, take it in tiny steps. Get into the habit of making small commitments to yourself every day, and as your ability to keep promises to yourself grows you'll see your body change before your eyes.
What will you commit to doing today?
Copyright 2005, Janice Elizabeth Small
If you want to make 2006 the year you finally get in shape, have a look at my half-price 1-2-1 coaching offer. Give yourself the best gift of all - a healthier. slimmer you! More details after this week's recipe or click below
http://www.weight-loss-motivation-program.com/coachingoffer.html
Or you may want to treat yourself to the Diet Exit Plan which gives you the 24 key habits that automate your weight loss and shows you how to slot them easily into your life. You get fantastic support and encouragement too with the accompanying 8-week coaching program including personal access to our weight loss coaches. Not only that, we've also 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 of the week : Beef and Bacon Country Stew
Delicious easy stew. Even my kids wanted seconds, which is saying something!
Serves 4
Olive oil spray plus two teaspoons oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
3 rashers bacon
450g (1lb) stewing beef cut into 2cm (1") in chunks
1 bay leaf
3 carrots, peeled and cut into thick slices
2 tablespoons flour
150 ml (quarter pint) red wine
250 ml (half pint) vegetable stock
1 tablespoon redcurrant jelly
Spray a flameproof casserole with oil and fry the onions and bacon gently until the bacon is cooked and the onions are soft but not brown. Put the bacon and onions on a plate and set aside. Place the flour in a shallow bowl and coat the beef chunks lightly with the flour. Add two teaspoons oil to the casserole and brown the beef over a moderate heat for a few minutes stirring it to ensure the flour doesn't stick. Add the onions, bacon and then the stock, red currant jelly and wine stirring to create a thick sauce. Pop in the bay leaf and carrots and bring back to boiling point. At this point you can either place in a pre-heated slow cooker for the day and have your dinner ready and waiting when you come home from work hours later or (if you're at home) cook slowly in a pre-heated oven at 140 degrees Centigrade (275 F/Gas Mark 1) for 2 - 2.5 hours until the meat is tender. Serve with mashed potatoes or rice and peas (removing the bay leaf before serving).
Special Offer : New You in 2006
If you think you would like to make 2006 the year that you lose weight for good, why not make sure you succeed by treating yourself to the personal encouragement and support that makes all the difference.
I have set aside a limited number of personal coaching slots at a greatly reduced rate for those of you who would like to start in January and give yourself the best gift ever - a slim and healthy shape.
You'll get four 1-2-1 telephone coaching sessions to kick start your success for just £99 - half the normal cost - and you'll also receive my "Diet Exit Plan" program and 3 months membership to the Simply Slimming online slimming club (currently priced at £47) as a bonus giving you a whole three months coaching support.
Be good to you and treat yourself to a new body in the new year with this one-off opportunity to get off the diet treadmill forever.
For more details see
http://www.weight-loss-motivation-program.com/coachingoffer.html
Gift for You : Christmas without piling on the pounds
In case you missed this, here's another chance to download this special report I put together just for my subscribers
"How to have a Great Christmas without Piling on the Pounds"
It's full of tips and strategies for dealing with the whole festive period (including how to cope with the stress which has you clutching for the nearest chocolate bar). You can subscribe at http://www.SimplySlimming.com/Christmas and you'll also receive the "No More Diets" ezine and "How to Lose weight without dieting" special report too.
New on the members' site this week
In the Recipes section
In the Ask Simply Slimming section
On the Forum
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.S. Know anyone else who would like a copy of this ezine? 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" or sign up at http://www.SimplySlimming.com/Christmas if you'd also like the Christmas report.
Legal and admin
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.
Contents
Feature Article:
Flex your Commitment Muscles!
Recipe of the Week:
Beef and Bacon Country stew
Special offer :
New you in 2006?
Hi!
I've still got quite a bit to do before Christmas. Despite my special report (see below if you haven't picked up your free copy yet) I'm not a super-organised paragon of virtue. But I suppose I'm not getting in a panic either because I know, if I really had to, I could do all I still have to do in a day or so of concentrated effort.
If you still have loads to do for the festive season try making yourself a list and doing a bit each day rather than reaching for the chocolate in a state of overwhelm and denial.
This week enjoy flexing your commitment muscles (see the feature article) at all those parties and have a great time without wrecking your weight loss plans.....
Have a fantastic week, be good
Love
Janice Elizabeth
Personal Weight Loss coach
http://www.SimplySlimming.com
"The friendliest place to lose weight on the web"
P.S. If you've missed any issues of this ezine, you can find them on the No More Diets back issues blog at http://nomoredietsezine.blogspot.com
Feature Article : Flex your Commitment Muscles!
Have you really committed yourself to losing weight?
The hardest step to doing anything is making the commitment to do it in the first place. And by that I mean a true commitment, knowing that you are going to do this thing no matter what happens, that nothing can deter you from your path.
Once you've made a true commitment nothing will stop you. You may have setbacks and delays but you'll just pick yourself up and get going towards your goal again.
The problem with losing weight is that most of the time we have a wish rather than a commitment. We wish we could wave a magic wand and be transformed without actually having to do anything about it. And so we carry on being vaguely dissatisfied with our lot, dabbling with every diet under the sun, making the odd half-hearted attempt but not really achieving any permanent change.
Have you experienced the power of an "I am going to do this thing and nothing is going to stop me" decision? Don't you think it would make a difference? Of course, it would! You can change the course of your life in an instant with the power of a decision.
But maybe you're not ready to make that kind of commitment. Maybe your situation is not so bad, your weight not affecting your life so much that you're ready to make the switch. How can you use the power of commitment then?
You'll feel the benefit if you flex your commitment muscles for just one day or just one meal at a time.
Tell yourself how much you are committed to eating healthily today, for this one meal. And do it! Or commit to walking for 10 minutes today and carry out your promise to yourself.
Once you see that you can change the course of one day with the strength of your commitment, you'll realise that you can do it over and over. And that taste of success will help motivate you to continue making more commitments to yourself.
If losing weight looks like a long haul, take it in tiny steps. Get into the habit of making small commitments to yourself every day, and as your ability to keep promises to yourself grows you'll see your body change before your eyes.
What will you commit to doing today?
Copyright 2005, Janice Elizabeth Small
If you want to make 2006 the year you finally get in shape, have a look at my half-price 1-2-1 coaching offer. Give yourself the best gift of all - a healthier. slimmer you! More details after this week's recipe or click below
http://www.weight-loss-motivation-program.com/coachingoffer.html
Or you may want to treat yourself to the Diet Exit Plan which gives you the 24 key habits that automate your weight loss and shows you how to slot them easily into your life. You get fantastic support and encouragement too with the accompanying 8-week coaching program including personal access to our weight loss coaches. Not only that, we've also 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 of the week : Beef and Bacon Country Stew
Delicious easy stew. Even my kids wanted seconds, which is saying something!
Serves 4
Olive oil spray plus two teaspoons oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
3 rashers bacon
450g (1lb) stewing beef cut into 2cm (1") in chunks
1 bay leaf
3 carrots, peeled and cut into thick slices
2 tablespoons flour
150 ml (quarter pint) red wine
250 ml (half pint) vegetable stock
1 tablespoon redcurrant jelly
Spray a flameproof casserole with oil and fry the onions and bacon gently until the bacon is cooked and the onions are soft but not brown. Put the bacon and onions on a plate and set aside. Place the flour in a shallow bowl and coat the beef chunks lightly with the flour. Add two teaspoons oil to the casserole and brown the beef over a moderate heat for a few minutes stirring it to ensure the flour doesn't stick. Add the onions, bacon and then the stock, red currant jelly and wine stirring to create a thick sauce. Pop in the bay leaf and carrots and bring back to boiling point. At this point you can either place in a pre-heated slow cooker for the day and have your dinner ready and waiting when you come home from work hours later or (if you're at home) cook slowly in a pre-heated oven at 140 degrees Centigrade (275 F/Gas Mark 1) for 2 - 2.5 hours until the meat is tender. Serve with mashed potatoes or rice and peas (removing the bay leaf before serving).
Special Offer : New You in 2006
If you think you would like to make 2006 the year that you lose weight for good, why not make sure you succeed by treating yourself to the personal encouragement and support that makes all the difference.
I have set aside a limited number of personal coaching slots at a greatly reduced rate for those of you who would like to start in January and give yourself the best gift ever - a slim and healthy shape.
You'll get four 1-2-1 telephone coaching sessions to kick start your success for just £99 - half the normal cost - and you'll also receive my "Diet Exit Plan" program and 3 months membership to the Simply Slimming online slimming club (currently priced at £47) as a bonus giving you a whole three months coaching support.
Be good to you and treat yourself to a new body in the new year with this one-off opportunity to get off the diet treadmill forever.
For more details see
http://www.weight-loss-motivation-program.com/coachingoffer.html
Gift for You : Christmas without piling on the pounds
In case you missed this, here's another chance to download this special report I put together just for my subscribers
"How to have a Great Christmas without Piling on the Pounds"
It's full of tips and strategies for dealing with the whole festive period (including how to cope with the stress which has you clutching for the nearest chocolate bar). You can subscribe at http://www.SimplySlimming.com/Christmas and you'll also receive the "No More Diets" ezine and "How to Lose weight without dieting" special report too.
New on the members' site this week
In the Recipes section
- Seafood Risotto
- Garlic Chicken pasta
- Banana and carrot cake
In the Ask Simply Slimming section
- How to flatten a flabby tummy
- Kid's teatime tricks
On the Forum
- Don't Eat With Your Emotions (Healthy Eating section)
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.S. Know anyone else who would like a copy of this ezine? 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" or sign up at http://www.SimplySlimming.com/Christmas if you'd also like the Christmas report.
Legal and admin
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.
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