Happy New Year to all Women & Families in Motion!
At this time of year we are all acting on our New Year’s Resolution.
It’s a known fact that in this country, we spend more money on our cars than we do on our Preventive Health Care. Here in the Land of Plenty, the only exercise some of us get is “12 oz. Curls”! Statistics show that somewhere between January 31 and February 14 we all tend to come to the grim reality that this “being healthy stuff” is a lot of work!!!
Goodness!! The Holidays are over, but then comes Super Bowl and Valentines Day! All those party snacks and valentine candy!
Nearly every on of us is “Fighting the Battle of the Bulge”!
Have you heard the study that laboratory testing shows that rats who are under fed out live their litter mates who get to eat all they want all the time. Does this start to hit home?
IN my case, I know better because of my training in Weight Management. But, knowing better doesn’t make it easy! Here are some sayings and things I do to stay on track with my own Weight Management:
1) A Moment on the Lips, Forever on the Hips!
2) Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels!
3) Keep a Food Diary – “If You Bite it, Write it!”
Here are Some of My Common Sense Weight Management Tips:
a. Log on to www.MyPyramid.gov to set up your own personal Weight Management Plan.
b. Purchase small (1/2 sandwich )size baggies so that you can be prepared. Half of success in weight management is being prepared – put fruit and veggies in the small snack bags such as carrot sticks, celery, broccoli, cauliflower, radishes or any veggie that you and your family like.
c. Get rid of all the unhealthy snacks in your house. All of us get the munchies, especially at night after a stressful day at work. If the unhealthy snacks are there, you can’t eat them.
d. Never go grocery shopping when you are hungry or with your kids! Every thing looks good when you are hungry, and you’ll load your refrigerator and pantry with more junk food! Food Advertisers know that if they promote their product to kids, mom’s will be tempted to buy those sugary cereals and snacks because the kids want them.
e. Eat breakfast – a fruit and protein such as eggs or egg beaters and a piece of fruit kick starts that metabolism!
f. Have a mid morning pick me up of a small amount grapes and cheese.
g. Make smoothies a night for you and your families snack. Free ½ in a shaker to eat/drink on the way to work or school
h. Eat an orange or apple before lunch and your evening meal. Your appetite will be less hungry and you’ll be working toward the recommended servings of fruits and vegetables.
i. Eat on a smaller plate. Research shows that if you use a smaller plate you’ll eat less.
I could go on all day with what I can recommend to all of us who are in the trenches together “Fighting the Battle of the Bulge”.
Please Join us at Upcoming WHIM Events:
Nutrition and Hormones Seminar on January 31, 6:30 pm at the McKinney Performing Arts Center co-produced by Dr. Theresa Wathen Cook, Phyllis Parker with Pilates With Peg and Yours Truly, Debra K. Pope, Women’s Health in Motion.
Please attend the Healthy Hearts Seminar on February 23 to help us bring into awareness How to Get a Healthy Heart and How to Keep it That Way.
Log on to www.womenshealthinmotion.org for information on more upcoming events.
In Friendship
And in Motion Toward Optimum Health,
Debra K. Pope
At this time of year we are all acting on our New Year’s Resolution.
It’s a known fact that in this country, we spend more money on our cars than we do on our Preventive Health Care. Here in the Land of Plenty, the only exercise some of us get is “12 oz. Curls”! Statistics show that somewhere between January 31 and February 14 we all tend to come to the grim reality that this “being healthy stuff” is a lot of work!!!
Goodness!! The Holidays are over, but then comes Super Bowl and Valentines Day! All those party snacks and valentine candy!
Nearly every on of us is “Fighting the Battle of the Bulge”!
Have you heard the study that laboratory testing shows that rats who are under fed out live their litter mates who get to eat all they want all the time. Does this start to hit home?
IN my case, I know better because of my training in Weight Management. But, knowing better doesn’t make it easy! Here are some sayings and things I do to stay on track with my own Weight Management:
1) A Moment on the Lips, Forever on the Hips!
2) Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels!
3) Keep a Food Diary – “If You Bite it, Write it!”
Here are Some of My Common Sense Weight Management Tips:
a. Log on to www.MyPyramid.gov to set up your own personal Weight Management Plan.
b. Purchase small (1/2 sandwich )size baggies so that you can be prepared. Half of success in weight management is being prepared – put fruit and veggies in the small snack bags such as carrot sticks, celery, broccoli, cauliflower, radishes or any veggie that you and your family like.
c. Get rid of all the unhealthy snacks in your house. All of us get the munchies, especially at night after a stressful day at work. If the unhealthy snacks are there, you can’t eat them.
d. Never go grocery shopping when you are hungry or with your kids! Every thing looks good when you are hungry, and you’ll load your refrigerator and pantry with more junk food! Food Advertisers know that if they promote their product to kids, mom’s will be tempted to buy those sugary cereals and snacks because the kids want them.
e. Eat breakfast – a fruit and protein such as eggs or egg beaters and a piece of fruit kick starts that metabolism!
f. Have a mid morning pick me up of a small amount grapes and cheese.
g. Make smoothies a night for you and your families snack. Free ½ in a shaker to eat/drink on the way to work or school
h. Eat an orange or apple before lunch and your evening meal. Your appetite will be less hungry and you’ll be working toward the recommended servings of fruits and vegetables.
i. Eat on a smaller plate. Research shows that if you use a smaller plate you’ll eat less.
I could go on all day with what I can recommend to all of us who are in the trenches together “Fighting the Battle of the Bulge”.
Please Join us at Upcoming WHIM Events:
Nutrition and Hormones Seminar on January 31, 6:30 pm at the McKinney Performing Arts Center co-produced by Dr. Theresa Wathen Cook, Phyllis Parker with Pilates With Peg and Yours Truly, Debra K. Pope, Women’s Health in Motion.
Please attend the Healthy Hearts Seminar on February 23 to help us bring into awareness How to Get a Healthy Heart and How to Keep it That Way.
Log on to www.womenshealthinmotion.org for information on more upcoming events.
In Friendship
And in Motion Toward Optimum Health,
Debra K. Pope
