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Morning Musings: March 22

Mar 22, 2024

I have learned to do “skinny days” every week no matter what, so I am always budgeted for the weekend treats I intend to have.  These are days in which I eat lots of volume of healthy food but calorically slightly less than […]

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Morning Musings: March 21

Mar 21, 2024

I have to be able to incorporate into my budget and plan what really happens in my life – for example, what happens when I have guests for the weekend.  I ask myself questions like, “What am I planing to do […]

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Morning Musings: March 20

Mar 20, 2024

And besides, being “off my plan” – that whole “head” actually – has more important behavioral  implications than caloric or nutritional  in the long run.  Have you ever continued to stay in vacation mode eating long after you were back […]

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Morning Musings: March 19

Mar 19, 2024

Being “off my plan” is built into in my plan.  I don’t eat perfectly all the time.  I don’t even really intend to.  It just means that I plan my treats into my budget.  I do not have to deny […]

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Morning Musings: March 18

Mar 18, 2024

What I have figured out works for me (and this may be the exact opposite of what works for you – that is exactly the point) is a limited, decision-less plan.  I typically both decide and stage lunch and dinner […]

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Morning Musings: March 17

Mar 17, 2024

I am eventually going to care.  I love the whole concept of the Native American Indian tradition of making decisions based on how it will affect the tribe seven generations down the line.  How about just how I will be […]

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Morning Musings: March 16

Mar 16, 2024

Is what makes it work something that is healthful indefinitely, or not…can I live on a liquid fast, continue to do huge amounts of exercise, starve forever, only eat a couple of food groups, limit my actual digestion in some […]

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Morning Musings: March 15

Mar 15, 2024

Is the very thing that makes it work for me something I could see myself doing indefinitely, or not… can I keep starving, having balls behind my ears, drinking only shakes, taking appetite suppressing drugs, eating cereal for two of […]

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Morning Musings: March 14

Mar 14, 2024

Does it work for me because I cook, don’t cook…it accommodates eating out, it doesn’t encourage eating out so I eat home more, it works if I never eat home?  Does it work because I shop, don’t shop, handle food, […]

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Morning Musings: March 13

Mar 13, 2024

How does my most successful plan manage treats?…does it define or restrict the times that I am “allowed” to eat them?  Does it simply not allow them (probably the most effective but that rarely holds up indefinitely). Does it prescribe […]

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