No More Diets - Freedom to Choose
25th February 2006
Contents
Feature Article:
Freedom to choose
Recipe of the Week:
Vegetable Pasta Bake
Hi!
I finally got to see "Memoirs of a Geisha" this week at my local cinema. By now they are down to screening it in a tiny room with only about 30 seats. The smaller screen didn't detract from the beautiful cinematography though. And for some reason no one seemed to be nibbling popcorn, slurping cola or rustling wrappers through the film - or maybe it's just that the other films I've seen recently were more geared towards kids.
Do you automatically buy something to eat or drink when you go to the cinema or theatre? A good habit to change especially if you go regularly. If the film is good enough to bother seeing, you won't even notice what you're eating
Have a great weekend
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 27 of them on the No More Diets back issues blog at http://nomoredietsezine.blogspot.com
Feature Article : Freedom to choose
If you've struggled with your weight for a while you probably have a distorted sense of freedom about what you can eat. Your head will be full of rules about what you should or shouldn't touch and what you must or mustn't do.
It's as if every food item comes attached with a label of "OK to eat - it's good" or "Forbidden - it's wicked" and has a corresponding desirability - with naturally the most wicked foods being the most desirable.
And when you have these rules you can either comply or rebel - and you probably end up doing a mixture of both. If you're like most dieters, you have "good days" when you comply with your ideas about what you ought to eat and then you have not such good days when you eat everything that you feel you shouldn't - and in some quantity. Or you start off well during the day following your self-imposed rules only to break free and head for the cookie jar in the evening.
But until food becomes a choice and not a rule you will never become naturally slim. You will always hanker after what you think you can't have.
The naturally slim eat less yet deny themselves nothing. They don't overeat at every meal (although they may do this sometimes - generally when they're out with you!) They simply eat what they need and want, no more, no less about 95% of the time.
If they want some chocolate, they have chocolate without turning a hair. And because they can have more whenever they want - it's not a big deal to stop when they've had enough. They don't feel the need to eat as much as possible while they have the opportunity.
The naturally slim don't eat a square or two of chocolate, think they shouldn't have had it and then eat the whole bar to make themselves feel better. Or think because they've broken their diet they might as well give up for the day. It's just a bit of chocolate to them, no different from other food choices.
Do you see how the dieting mindset works against you and keeps you prisoner?
Once you grasp the idea 100% that you are absolutely free to choose you don't go mad (despite any fears you may have) and eat the cupboards empty. With a little knowledge about the fundamentals of nutrition (which you probably have from years of dieting anyway) you are able to tell the difference between a good food choice or a bad one. Yet when you have the freedom to choose suddenly the bad choices just don't seem quite so attractive any more.
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 : Vegetable Pasta Bake
An easy supper. Serve with a simple green salad
Serves 4
Olive oil spray
85g (3oz) macaroni
1 medium leek, chopped
85g (3oz) frozen or canned sweetcorn
85g (3oz) frozen peas
1 red (bell) pepper (capiscum), deseeded and chopped
2 large eggs
150 ml (1/4 pint) semi-skimmed milk
pinch dried thyme
50g (2oz) mature Cheddar cheese, grated
2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan
Preheat the oven to 190 degrees Centigrade (375F/Gas Mark 5). Spray an oven proof dish with oil. Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions adding the vegetables for the last 2 to 3 minutes of the cooking time. Drain and arrange in the prepared dish. Beat the eggs with the milk. Stir in the thyme and cheese and pour over the pasta in the dish. Sprinkle with the Parmesan. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until set and golden.
New on the members' site this week
In the Recipes section
On the Forum (Healthy Eating TIps 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.
Contents
Feature Article:
Freedom to choose
Recipe of the Week:
Vegetable Pasta Bake
Hi!
I finally got to see "Memoirs of a Geisha" this week at my local cinema. By now they are down to screening it in a tiny room with only about 30 seats. The smaller screen didn't detract from the beautiful cinematography though. And for some reason no one seemed to be nibbling popcorn, slurping cola or rustling wrappers through the film - or maybe it's just that the other films I've seen recently were more geared towards kids.
Do you automatically buy something to eat or drink when you go to the cinema or theatre? A good habit to change especially if you go regularly. If the film is good enough to bother seeing, you won't even notice what you're eating
Have a great weekend
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 27 of them on the No More Diets back issues blog at http://nomoredietsezine.blogspot.com
Feature Article : Freedom to choose
If you've struggled with your weight for a while you probably have a distorted sense of freedom about what you can eat. Your head will be full of rules about what you should or shouldn't touch and what you must or mustn't do.
It's as if every food item comes attached with a label of "OK to eat - it's good" or "Forbidden - it's wicked" and has a corresponding desirability - with naturally the most wicked foods being the most desirable.
And when you have these rules you can either comply or rebel - and you probably end up doing a mixture of both. If you're like most dieters, you have "good days" when you comply with your ideas about what you ought to eat and then you have not such good days when you eat everything that you feel you shouldn't - and in some quantity. Or you start off well during the day following your self-imposed rules only to break free and head for the cookie jar in the evening.
But until food becomes a choice and not a rule you will never become naturally slim. You will always hanker after what you think you can't have.
The naturally slim eat less yet deny themselves nothing. They don't overeat at every meal (although they may do this sometimes - generally when they're out with you!) They simply eat what they need and want, no more, no less about 95% of the time.
If they want some chocolate, they have chocolate without turning a hair. And because they can have more whenever they want - it's not a big deal to stop when they've had enough. They don't feel the need to eat as much as possible while they have the opportunity.
The naturally slim don't eat a square or two of chocolate, think they shouldn't have had it and then eat the whole bar to make themselves feel better. Or think because they've broken their diet they might as well give up for the day. It's just a bit of chocolate to them, no different from other food choices.
Do you see how the dieting mindset works against you and keeps you prisoner?
Once you grasp the idea 100% that you are absolutely free to choose you don't go mad (despite any fears you may have) and eat the cupboards empty. With a little knowledge about the fundamentals of nutrition (which you probably have from years of dieting anyway) you are able to tell the difference between a good food choice or a bad one. Yet when you have the freedom to choose suddenly the bad choices just don't seem quite so attractive any more.
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 : Vegetable Pasta Bake
An easy supper. Serve with a simple green salad
Serves 4
Olive oil spray
85g (3oz) macaroni
1 medium leek, chopped
85g (3oz) frozen or canned sweetcorn
85g (3oz) frozen peas
1 red (bell) pepper (capiscum), deseeded and chopped
2 large eggs
150 ml (1/4 pint) semi-skimmed milk
pinch dried thyme
50g (2oz) mature Cheddar cheese, grated
2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan
Preheat the oven to 190 degrees Centigrade (375F/Gas Mark 5). Spray an oven proof dish with oil. Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions adding the vegetables for the last 2 to 3 minutes of the cooking time. Drain and arrange in the prepared dish. Beat the eggs with the milk. Stir in the thyme and cheese and pour over the pasta in the dish. Sprinkle with the Parmesan. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until set and golden.
New on the members' site this week
In the Recipes section
- Pork and black beans with Noodles
- Mushroom and Potato melange
- Smoky Fishburgers
On the Forum (Healthy Eating TIps section)
- The Simplest Weight Loss Tips No One Follows
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.
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