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The end of 2007, and I have never blogged before. Well, I suppose that late is better than never. It kind of reminds me when I got my first computer, a Trash-80 (or for those of you who don’t remember, that’s the nickname for the Radio Shack model TRS-80). My friends knew so much about computers and I felt like I was behind the times. I still remember spending $1,200 for the computer that did not even have a hard drive and another $800 for the software. I had thought about buying an IBM compatible at the time, but one of my best friends at the time recommended the Radio Shack version. Later on, people were
trying to sell these computers in the Atlanta Advertiser for $35. (I don’t see much of that friend anymore.)

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1) Know the facts: The average Thanksgiving meal contains more calories than the average American needs in an entire day (for many, it’s almost double the amount they need in a day), and can contain the amount of fat grams required for an entire week (source: The American Council on Exercise: 229 grams of fat).  The average American gains 7-10 pounds over the entire holiday season (source: CNN).  Don’t be a statistic! Think you are just going for a family holiday?  Nope!! You are going into battle.  Be prepared.  This is a mental-emotional battle, so be on guard and remain proactive.

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A healthy
weight is something most of us aspire to, but the directions on ‘how
to get there’ are often not as clear as we’d like. If you’re a pilgrim
on the road to better health, knowing your personal healthy weight can
be the first step.
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There are many ways to
lose weight, but you do have to be careful of the food you eat, the
amount of exercise you do and the amount of food that you eat. There are
many foods that are filling and yet do not contain any calories that may
hamper your efforts to shed the extra pounds. Most diets involve using
eight habits that teach you how to eat healthy, lose weight and keep it
off.
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What does the word "diet" say to you? Does it
conjure up pain and hardship involving a loss of so much you enjoy? Does
the very word make you go cold? Well if it does you are not alone. Most
people talk about their diet as if it is some kind of penance to be endured.
But there is a different way of looking at it. Instead of thinking about
the things you see yourself giving up - which equates to the hardship
- why not try to think about what you will gain.
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The word "diet" probably brings to mind meals
of lettuce and cottage cheese or constant hunger. By definition, "diet"
refers to what a person eats or drinks during the course of a day. A diet
that limits portions to a very small size or that excludes certain foods
entirely to promote weight loss may not be effective over the long term.
You are likely to miss certain foods, find it difficult to follow this
type of diet for a long time, and more importantly the complete elimination
of certain food groups may result in vitamin and mineral deficiencies.
Instead, it is best to gradually change the types and amounts of food
you eat. Make healthier choices and maintain these changes for the rest
of your life. The ideal diet is one that takes into account what you like
and dislike plus includes a wide variety of foods with enough calories
and nutrients for good health. The amount of calories you take in each
day and what you eat play a major role in how much you weigh. So, when
planning your diet, you should consider:
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Most people who really do want to lose weight need first
to conquer what’s going on in their heads! When you consider the
weight-loss process, it is almost entirely in your mind. I’m
not just talking will-power, actually something much easier.

Most of your
weight loss help is going to come in the form of changed thinking.
Much of the time we seem to spend telling ourselves what we shouldn’t
do, yet the more we tell ourselves these things, the more we seem to do
them. It’s as if what we resist most, persists longest. When we feel as
if we’ve got no willpower what do we do? We confirm that this is
the case by going on to eat that slice of cake just to comfort ourselves.
It’s no surprise then that the real battle is with that negative self-talk.
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