No More Diets - When you Feel like Quitting

21st January 2006

Contents

Feature Article:
When you Feel like Quitting

Recipe of the Week:
Multigrain Bread

Hi!

Still going strong with those resolutions to lose weight? Starting to waver? If you have got this far then you deserve to feel good about yourself because most of the population have slumped back into their old habits by now.

When we feel like quitting something, it can go one way or the other depending on our thought processes. This week's article is designed to get your thoughts going in the right direction when you're considering giving up ....

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 all 22 of them on the No More Diets back issues blog at http://nomoredietsezine.blogspot.com

Feature Article : When you Feel like Quitting

As the saying goes "Quitters never win and winners never quit!" but sometimes it's hard to keep going when you can't see the light at the end of the tunnel and you know there's a long road ahead.

If you're wavering in your latest weight loss goal, ask yourself these questions before you throw in the towel. If you are able to step back and understand what is going on, it will help you to adapt your approach a little, and then get back on track with renewed enthusiasm.

So ask yourself:-

• Why do I want to lose weight? What will achieving my aims give me?
  
• How will I feel if I quit?
  
• Am I always quitting before I reach my goal? Why?
  
• How will I feel if I succeed?
  
• What is making this so hard?
  
• What have I been doing (or not doing) to make this more difficult or less successful?
  
• What's working ok?
  
• What do I need to change?
  
• What do I need to learn?
  
• What strategies could I use to get back on track?
  
• How can I adapt this to make it work for me?
  
• How could I get more support?
  
• What will help me keep going?
  
• What will I achieve by quitting?
  
• What would I do then?

The fact is you can achieve anything you want if you keep going. So if you want to lose weight, just don't quit - adapt whatever you're doing, try a new plan, just don't quit and you'll get there. You can do this! You really can!

Copyright 2006, Janice Elizabeth Small

Make 2006 Your Year!

If you want to make 2006 the year you lose weight for good, learn the 24 keys to permanently losing weight with the Diet Exit Plan. This is an online coaching program which helps you think and act like the slim person you are inside. You'll learn how to take on those slim habits and slot them easily into your life.

You get all the support and encouragement you need to succeed too. The Diet Exit Plan manual is accompanied by 8 weekly modules and help from our weight loss coach is always on hand. Not only that, we've also included 3-months membership of the Simply Slimming online slimming club with DAILY motivational messages about building, automating and planning 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 : Multigrain Bread

Makes 1 loaf

375g (13oz) plain flour
100g (3.5 oz) oat flakes
150g (5 oz) wholewheat flour
150g (5 oz) bran
5 tablespoons sunflower seeds
5 tablespoons poppy seeds
1 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons sugar
1 sachet (20g) instant yeast
5 teaspoons sunflower oil
250ml (8 fl. oz) lukewarm milk
a little lukewarm water

Grease a 22cm (8") deep cake tin. Mix the dry ingredients together then add the oil and milk and stir with a wooden spoon. Add lukewarm water a little at a time and mix until a firm dough forms. Place the dough into the tin, cover and leave in a warm place until the dough has doubled in volume. Bake in a hot oven (pre-heated to 180 degrees Centigrade (350F/Gas Mark 4) ) until done (about 40 minutes).

New on the members' site this week

In the Recipes section

• Artichoke and Cumin Dip
  
• Sicilian Chicken
  
• Blackberry Ice Cream

On the Forum

• A free course to help you feel good (Anything else to share 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".

Legal and admin

Copyright 2006, 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 - Easy and Fun

14th January 2006

Contents

Feature Article:
Easy and Fun

Recipe of the Week:
Stroganoff

Hi!

The weather is so windy and cold just now in Scotland I just want to curl up in front of the fire with a good book and the last of the Christmas chocolates.

I'm a real fair weather exerciser when it comes to doing anything outdoors - which limits the options a bit in a cold climate. But I have been doing a bit of exercise at home instead this winter and it's been great. It's not quite the same as a walk in the surrounding hills for scenery but it's definitely warmer!

See this week's article if you want to avoid the great outdoors just now too.

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 all 21 of them on the No More Diets back issues blog at http://nomoredietsezine.blogspot.com Should keep you busy for a while!

Feature Article : Easy and Fun

Of course it's great to get out in the fresh air for a walk or jog. There's nothing like being in the great outdoors to make you feel good. But what happens if it's winter and you don't like the cold, you have to wait in for a delivery or and you have a sick child to look after?

One answer is to exercise right in the comfort of your own home. You can do this whatever level of fitness you have and you don't need to follow anything like a formal program - in fact it's more fun if you don't.

There are loads of videos and DVDs around you can use - every celebrity on earth must have brought one out this January, judging by the local video shop - but it's hard to find one at just the right level without spending a fortune and working through them until you find one that's right for you. And then if you follow the same one too often boredom can set in very quickly.

I have found an answer this winter in the TV listings. Every day choose a show you like that is on for at least as long as you want to exercise and simply move however you want while you view! You can do anything you're like - you're only limited by your imagination and the equipment you own.

The most effective exercises are often the most straightforward (I wish video producers would learn from this with their over-complicated "need an age to learn this" routines). And you don't get bored if you have something good to watch at the same time. You just have to be careful that you don't get too engrossed in the TV and bump into the furniture or fall over or something.

This winter I have used a rebounder and a step for 30 minutes each while watching the soaps. I have walked briskly around the room and skipped for alternate minutes while catching up with the news. I have danced and jogged around as the fancy took me with "You Are What You Eat". I have used all kinds of movements picked up from various classes and videos over the years and it has been a PLEASURE to do it. In fact it's a great excuse to "waste time watching TV" without any guilt whatsoever.

You do have to push yourself a little if you want to improve your fitness but no matter how much effort you put in, you will be using some calories and doing yourself some good (as long as your doc says exercise is fine for you).

Why not give it a go? Next time there's something you want to watch, even if you really think you should be getting on with something else, turn your viewing into an exercise session and enjoy your TV show.

Copyright 2006, Janice Elizabeth Small

Make 2006 Your Year!

If you want to make 2006 the year you lose weight for good, learn the 24 keys to permanently losing weight with the Diet Exit Plan. This is an online coaching program which helps you think and act like the slim person you are inside. You'll learn how to take on those slim habits and slot them easily into your life.

You get all the support and encouragement you need to succeed too. The Diet Exit Plan manual is accompanied by 8 weekly modules and help from our weight loss coach is always on hand. Not only that, we've also included 3-months membership of the Simply Slimming online slimming club with DAILY motivational messages about building, automating and planning 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 : Stroganoff

This can be made purely with mushrooms for a vegetarian version - use 1lb mixed mushrooms in total. Serve with rice and salad.

Serves 4 (easily halved for 2!)

350g (12oz) lean fillet steak, in thin strips
25g (1oz) butter
2 onions, peeled and finely sliced
100g (4oz) sliced mushrooms
2 tablespoons brandy
150 ml (1/4 pint) low fat creme fraiche

Heat the butter in a non-stick pan and fry the onions and mushrooms gently until the onions are soft. Add the steak and stir fry for 3 or 4 minutes until just cooked through. Add the brandy and carefully ignite shaking the pan gently to avoid the contents sticking until the flames subside. Stir in the creme fraiche and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Heat through until the sauce has thickened and serve immediately.

New on the members' site this week

In the Recipes section

• Chicken and Ham Chowder
  
• Peach yogurt brulee
  
• Potato Parcels

On the Forum

• If It's Not Food Don't Eat It (Health Eating Tips section)
  
• Sweetsheils is doing well - come join her and report your weight loss progress 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".

Legal and admin

Copyright 2006, 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 - Singular Success Method

7th January 2006

Contents

Feature Article:
Singular Success Method

Recipe of the Week:
Easy Noodle Supper

Special offers :
2 for 1 Diet Exit Plan

Hi!

Dieting fever has hit us again as it does every January. There are loads of new books being published and adverts everywhere you turn from all the big weight loss companies.

But will you be in the same position next year thinking about all the weight you have to lose or will you actually do something about it this year? Did you follow the diet books you bought last year or keep going to the gym or attending the class? Did you lose weight only to put it right back on again? What will you do that will be different this year?

You know the definition of insanity don't you? Keep doing the same thing and expecting different results!

This week's article has a new approach for you to try - let me know how you get on.

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 all 20 of them on the No More Diets back issues blog at http://nomoredietsezine.blogspot.com Should keep you busy for a while!

Feature Article : Singular Success Method

If you have tried those weight loss programs where you have to keep to a strict eating plan and follow a particular exercise regime you may have found it a bit of a struggle to keep going.

Chances are you gave up after a few weeks or even a few days. When we start out full of enthusiasm it's difficult to see the sheer effort that it will take to keep going when the novelty has worn off, it's a wet Tuesday In February and we're just plain tired of it all.

Some people do manage to makeover their lives overnight. It's fantastic if you have the willpower and determination to achieve this but most of us can't handle that much disruption to our lives all at once. We are already struggling to keep up with all we have to do each day.

So what do you do if you know your willpower is likely to give up on you when the going gets tough?

Try the Singular Success Method!

This involves changing your life one habit at a time. You decide which habits you want to adopt and you work on them one by one, integrating them into your life until they feel quite natural.

Once you're happy that you can take on something else, you add that into the mix and you keep adding new habits only at the rate you can handle them. In this way you can transform your life over the course of a few weeks or months without the hugely stressful sudden overhaul in your lifestyle.

You may find you're happy to tackle two habits at once - one where you concentrate on your intake of food or drink and another where you concentrate on moving a bit more and that will make the process faster. You just have to make sure you take on only what you can handle at any one time - given all you have going on in your life.

And the best thing of all about this method? You achieve success after success and that brings its own momentum - you're not constantly left feeling like a failure for not keeping up an impossibly ambitious change in your lifestyle.

Copyright 2006, Janice Elizabeth Small

If you want to learn the 24 keys to permanently losing weight take a look at the Diet Exit Plan. This is an online coaching programme which helps you start thinking and acting like the slim person you are inside. You'll learn how to take on those slim habits and slot them easily into your life.

You get all the support and encouragement you need to succeed too. The Diet Exit Plan manual is accompanied by an 8-week coaching program and help from our weight loss coach is always on hand. Not only that, we've also included 3-months membership of the Simply Slimming online slimming club with DAILY motivational messages about building, automating and planning 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

For the next few days we have a 2 for 1 offer too - see below this week's recipe.

Recipe of the week : Easy Noodle Supper

This recipe takes just 20 minutes so it's great when you're hungry after work! If you're in a real hurry use ready prepared stir fry veg from the supermarket to cut the preparation time even more.

Serves 4 (easily halved for 2!)

450g (1lb) minced turkey or lean beef
100g (4oz) dried noodles
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2cm (1") piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 carrots, peeled and cut into thin matchsticks
100g (4oz) mushrooms, wiped and sliced
1 red (bell) pepper, deseeded and sliced
175g (6oz) small broccoli florets
6 spring onions, chopped

Cook the noodles according to the packet instructions, drain, mix with the soy sauce and set aside. Meanwhile dry fry the mince in a wok with the garlic and ginger until it starts to brown then add the carrot, mushrooms, pepper and broccoli. Stir fry for about 3 minutes until the mince is cooked and the vegetables are cooked but still crisp (adding a little water if the mixture becomes too dry). Add the spring onions and noodles and stir fry for a minute until everything is heated through. Serve immediately.

Special Subscriber Offer : 2 for 1 Diet Exit Plan

If you purchase the Diet Exit Plan on or before the 9th January you will be able to take advantage of our current two for the price of one offer. You can either share the cost with a friend so that both of you get the plan and all the bonuses (including 3 months membership of the Simply Slimming online Slimming Club and coaching) for just £23.50 each (about $43) or you can choose 6 months membership along with your plan instead of sharing with a friend.

To take advantage of this offer simply purchase the plan once at the usual £47 price at http://www.SimplySlimming.com and send a copy of your receipt to admin @ simplyslimming.com on or before 9th January (any time zone) with an indication of the offer you'd like. We'll let you know how to activate a second account for your friend or we'll set up your extended membership.

Special Offer Coaching : Last Chance - Offer closes 11th January

Make 2006 Your Year!

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

New on the members' site this week

In the Recipes section

• Spicy Carrot and Potato Soup
  
• Chicken Alfredo
  
• Lamb Cassoulet

On the Forum

• Make 2006 your year - 18 page downloadable workbook (Anything Else to Share 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".

Legal and admin

Copyright 2006, 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 - Lose Weight with the One Resolution You Can Keep

31st December 2005

Contents

Feature Article:
Lose Weight with the One Resolution You Can Keep

Recipe of the Week:
French Bread Pizza

Special offers :
2 for 1 Diet Exit Plan

Hi!

As 2005 draws to a close my home city (Edinburgh in Scotland) gets ready for one of its biggest parties of the year with fireworks on all 7 of the surrounding hills and a huge street party with music and celebrations all over the middle of town.

There's so much going on here all year round - but it is pretty special on New Year's Eve. I'm sure there will be a lot of sore heads and broken resolutions by tomorrow - same as every New Year.

I always avoid making promises to myself that start at midnight on 31st. There's nothing that can't wait until January 2nd or 6th or 14th ....

But if you are going to make a resolution to lose weight tonight (or on the 2nd, 6th or 14th) why not make it an easy one to keep? If you want to make a change that will make all the difference to your weight then this week's article is for you.

Hope 2005 finishes on a high note for you too - and you're ready to make 2006 the best year yet

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 all 19 of them on the No More Diets back issues blog at http://nomoredietsezine.blogspot.com

Feature Article : Lose Weight with the One Resolution You Can Keep

Will you make another resolution this year to follow a strict diet and exercise routine? And will it have you feeling like a failure in a couple of weeks when you can't keep it up?

Why not make one you can keep this year? Start with something you know you can do, which needs no special equipment and which you can do anywhere. This is something which is so powerful, so simple it will serve you all your life. I call it a "Power Pause" because it means using a moment to regain power over your decisions about what and when you eat.

To make the "Power Pause" part of your life ask yourself just 3 questions before you eat anything

• Am I physically hungry right now or could I wait?
  
• How will I feel after I have eaten this?
  
• Is there a better choice?

The Power Pause is a tool you can use whenever you're faced with food. You can use it before you buy food in a restaurant or shop. And you can use it before you open the fridge or freezer, before you reach into the cupboard for a snack, before you have a second cookie. You can even use it during a meal to help you think about whether you have eaten enough. Use it to remind yourself to stop eating whether or not there is food left on your plate or on the table. It simply helps you avoid eating when you're not hungry.

We all tend to eat food without thinking. We see food, we eat it. We get offered food, we accept it. We pass a burger bar. We suddenly feel "hungry", go in and order. We anesthetize our minds with food when we're upset. We hardly notice the food going in.

And eating food without needing it is the primary cause of our weight problems. We eat and eat without thinking whether we're hungry right now, whether that food is the best choice we can make for our bodies and our health. We eat without thinking about our desire to look good on the beach this year, to do something about our threatening health problems, to feel good about ourselves.

But what does it take to pause for a moment before you make a decision to put food in your mouth, to think twice before you add those calories to your hips? A few seconds at most! Certainly less time than you will spend regretting your bout of over-eating.

You may not succeed in stopping yourself every time especially at the beginning of using this tool - so don't look for perfection from yourself - look for progress. Keep going because it will eventually become second nature - a habit for the rest of your life - one which will help you stay slim forever.

Copyright 2005, Janice Elizabeth Small

Of course there are many more habits than the one in this month's article which make the difference between success and failure at weight loss and if you want to learn the 24 keys to permanently losing weight take a look at the Diet Exit Plan. This is an online coaching programme which helps you start thinking and acting like the slim person you are inside. You'll learn how to take on those slim habits and slot them easily into your life.

You get fantastic support and encouragement too. The Diet Exit Plan manual is accompanied by an 8-week coaching program and help from our weight loss coach is always on hand. Not only that, we've also included 3-months membership of the Simply Slimming online slimming club with DAILY motivational messages about building, automating and planning 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

For the next few days we have a 2 for 1 offer too - see below this week's recipe.

Recipe of the week : French Bread Pizza

Serve with lots of salad. You could replace the ham with chicken or cooked bacon (or cooked mushrooms for a vegetarian version)

Serves 2 - 4 (depending on your appetite and the size of the baguettes!)

2 mini baguettes
50g (2oz) low-fat mozzarella, grated or diced
2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan
4 slices ham, chopped
2 tomatoes, deseeded and chopped
few fresh basil leaves, chopped
1 egg, beaten

Pre-heat the oven to it's highest setting. Cut the baguettes in half lengthwise and scoop out the soft insides then chop the bread you take out (or use a food processor) to make rough crumbs. Mix the egg with the cheese, ham, tomatoes and basil, then stir in the crumbs and season to taste with salt and black pepper. Use the mixture to refill the bread. Bake for about 10 minutes until the filling is cooked and golden brown.

Special Subscriber Offer : 2 for 1 Diet Exit Plan

If you purchase the Diet Exit Plan on or before the 9th January you will be able to take advantage of our current two for the price of one offer. You can either share the cost with a friend so that both of you get the plan and all the bonuses (including 3 months membership of the Simply Slimming online Slimming Club and coaching) for just £23.50 each (about $43) or you can choose 6 months membership along with your plan instead of sharing with a friend.

To take advantage of this offer simply purchase the plan once at the usual £47 price and send a copy of your receipt to admin @ simplyslimming.com on or before 9th January (any time zone) with an indication of the offer you'd like. We'll let you know how to activate a second account for your friend or we'll set up your extended membership.

Special Offer : Last few days - Make 2006 Your Year

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

New on the members' site this week

In the Recipes section

• Sweet Chilli Chicken
  
• Creamy Nut Korma
  
• Mediterranean Fish Soup

On the Forum

• Increase your Motivation with future email (All about Attitude section)
  
• Something to make you smile every morning? (Anything else to Share 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".

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.