No More Diets - Avoiding Weight Creep
22nd April 2006
Contents
Feature Article:
Avoiding Weight Creep
New on my Think Slim Blog this week:
Hoodia gordonii - Diet breakthrough or not?
The Duvet Diet
The Baby Food Diet
(see http://smallchange.typepad.com/thinkslim/ )
Recipe of the Week:
Pasta Pizzicato
Hi!
Spring has arrived in Edinburgh and all the weeds in the garden along with it. But never mind, all that planting, digging and grass cutting will be good exercise.
We have just laid a new lawn in the front garden (or at least a circle of grass - lawn is a bit of a grand term for it) so we are hoping that we get lots of soft Scottish rain overnight and beautiful sunny days. So far this week the weather has been very kind :)
Have a great week
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 35 of them on the No More Diets back issues blog at http://nomoredietsezine.blogspot.com
Feature Article : Avoiding Weight Creep
For many of us being overweight is not the result of a bout of serious overeating over a short period (although that happens often enough too). It's the result of a couple of pounds here and couple of pounds there.
All those occasions when you have a little too much over the festive season or on a business trip or vacation soon add up if you never get around to losing the weight you gain.
Or it may be just the result of the pound or two that adults tend to put on every year over the age of 25 simply by eating a tiny little bit too much each day and moving just a tiny bit too little.
The problem with weight creep is that you often don't notice it until one day you catch a horrible sideways view of yourself in a shop window or you find that you suddenly have to buy a size larger in clothing.
So how to you avoid it?
1. Weigh yourself often
Make sure that you weigh yourself at least once a week so that you can see when the pounds start to creep on. I am actually a fan of daily weighing and use an average weight for the week as my measure (as there can easily be daily fluctuations of a pound or two due to the kind of food you ate the day before, fluid retention or hormonal changes).
2. Put on weight? Take it off again!
If you show a weight gain of over 2lbs over your normal weight, do something about it immediately! Start being more careful about what and how much you eat and step up your level of activity until you lose the weight you gained.
3. Make keeping slim a habit
Avoid those little weight gains in the first place by getting into sensible eating habits. Simple things like eating only when you need food and stopping when you're satisfied rather than when you ate so much you have to loosen your waistband go a long way towards avoiding weight creep. So does keeping your body moving throughout the day. Get a pedometer and clock up those steps!
4. Use your clothes
Have at least one all-seasons outfit which shows the bulges if your weight creeps up and try it on or wear it once a week. If it appears to have shrunk in the wash - it hasn't - you have grown. Time to do something about it!
With these strategies you can avoid getting slowly bigger over the years and put a halt to weight creep. After all it's only once you stop gaining weight that you can seriously think about losing it.
First learn to stabilise your weight. And once you are sure you're not gaining any more, you can more easily judge how to reduce your intake and increase your activity just a little bit to steadily lose more weight.
Has your weight crept up lately? Do something about it starting today!
Copyright 2006, Janice Elizabeth Small
Make being slim a habit!
If you want to lose weight for good, discover 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 see how to take on those slim habits and slot them more 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 : Pasta Pizzicato
Easy, tasty and satisfying food. Serve with a green salad.
475 calories a serving.
Serves 4
1 tablespoon sunflower oil
3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
2 - 4 red chilli peppers, deseeded and finely chopped
2 sticks celery, finely chopped
400g (14oz) can chopped tomatoes
1 tablespoon tomato puree
110g (4oz) chorizo in one piece, diced
300g (11oz) dried pasta shapes
Heat the oil in a non-stick pan and gently fry the garlic, chill and celery for a few minutes. Add the chorizo, the tomatoes and tomato paste. Simmer for 15 minutes until the sauce has reduced a little. Season to taste. Meanwhile cook the pasta according to the packet instructions then drain and mix with the spicy sauce. Serve immediately.
New on the members' site this week
In the Recipes section
In the Ask Simply Slimming section
On the forum (All about Attitude 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:
Avoiding Weight Creep
New on my Think Slim Blog this week:
Hoodia gordonii - Diet breakthrough or not?
The Duvet Diet
The Baby Food Diet
(see http://smallchange.typepad.com/thinkslim/ )
Recipe of the Week:
Pasta Pizzicato
Hi!
Spring has arrived in Edinburgh and all the weeds in the garden along with it. But never mind, all that planting, digging and grass cutting will be good exercise.
We have just laid a new lawn in the front garden (or at least a circle of grass - lawn is a bit of a grand term for it) so we are hoping that we get lots of soft Scottish rain overnight and beautiful sunny days. So far this week the weather has been very kind :)
Have a great week
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 35 of them on the No More Diets back issues blog at http://nomoredietsezine.blogspot.com
Feature Article : Avoiding Weight Creep
For many of us being overweight is not the result of a bout of serious overeating over a short period (although that happens often enough too). It's the result of a couple of pounds here and couple of pounds there.
All those occasions when you have a little too much over the festive season or on a business trip or vacation soon add up if you never get around to losing the weight you gain.
Or it may be just the result of the pound or two that adults tend to put on every year over the age of 25 simply by eating a tiny little bit too much each day and moving just a tiny bit too little.
The problem with weight creep is that you often don't notice it until one day you catch a horrible sideways view of yourself in a shop window or you find that you suddenly have to buy a size larger in clothing.
So how to you avoid it?
1. Weigh yourself often
Make sure that you weigh yourself at least once a week so that you can see when the pounds start to creep on. I am actually a fan of daily weighing and use an average weight for the week as my measure (as there can easily be daily fluctuations of a pound or two due to the kind of food you ate the day before, fluid retention or hormonal changes).
2. Put on weight? Take it off again!
If you show a weight gain of over 2lbs over your normal weight, do something about it immediately! Start being more careful about what and how much you eat and step up your level of activity until you lose the weight you gained.
3. Make keeping slim a habit
Avoid those little weight gains in the first place by getting into sensible eating habits. Simple things like eating only when you need food and stopping when you're satisfied rather than when you ate so much you have to loosen your waistband go a long way towards avoiding weight creep. So does keeping your body moving throughout the day. Get a pedometer and clock up those steps!
4. Use your clothes
Have at least one all-seasons outfit which shows the bulges if your weight creeps up and try it on or wear it once a week. If it appears to have shrunk in the wash - it hasn't - you have grown. Time to do something about it!
With these strategies you can avoid getting slowly bigger over the years and put a halt to weight creep. After all it's only once you stop gaining weight that you can seriously think about losing it.
First learn to stabilise your weight. And once you are sure you're not gaining any more, you can more easily judge how to reduce your intake and increase your activity just a little bit to steadily lose more weight.
Has your weight crept up lately? Do something about it starting today!
Copyright 2006, Janice Elizabeth Small
Make being slim a habit!
If you want to lose weight for good, discover 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 see how to take on those slim habits and slot them more 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 : Pasta Pizzicato
Easy, tasty and satisfying food. Serve with a green salad.
475 calories a serving.
Serves 4
1 tablespoon sunflower oil
3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
2 - 4 red chilli peppers, deseeded and finely chopped
2 sticks celery, finely chopped
400g (14oz) can chopped tomatoes
1 tablespoon tomato puree
110g (4oz) chorizo in one piece, diced
300g (11oz) dried pasta shapes
Heat the oil in a non-stick pan and gently fry the garlic, chill and celery for a few minutes. Add the chorizo, the tomatoes and tomato paste. Simmer for 15 minutes until the sauce has reduced a little. Season to taste. Meanwhile cook the pasta according to the packet instructions then drain and mix with the spicy sauce. Serve immediately.
New on the members' site this week
In the Recipes section
- Pea and leek soup
- Oriental chicken salad
- Sweet Chilli Beef Stir Fry
In the Ask Simply Slimming section
- Solve night time overeating
On the forum (All about Attitude section)
- Tip Sheet : How to deal with a slip positively
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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