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Morning Musings: January 11

Jan 11, 2024

Intellectual Basics – I have to figure out what it takes – specifically – to achieve my goals.  I can know the calories to be my target weight (actually measurable with a Body Gem – a device that measures metabolic […]

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Morning Musings: January 10

Jan 10, 2024

Intellectual Basics – I have to figure out what my goals are.  There are the straightforward goals like basic health, having energy and focus, getting rid of cravings, being a particular weight or size, dealing with a particular health risk […]

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Morning Musings: January 9

Jan 9, 2024

Emotional Basics – It would certainly help me if I can recognize and acknowledge when I am in trouble…early in the game.  I try to ask myself, “Does this feel “legal” to me?” before I do it.  You know, that […]

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Morning Musings: January 8

Jan 8, 2024

Emotional Basics – It makes life easier when I can accept that I am not and do not need to be perfect.  One of the great things about incorporating the tool of calorie knowledge is that it is forgiving.  I […]

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Morning Musings: January 7

Jan 7, 2024

Emotional Basics – I have to accept that it will be hard some of the time otherwise I would already be doing it.  Most everybody has some area that is just not their strongest suit. This is one of mine.  How […]

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Morning Musings: January 6

Jan 6, 2024

Emotional Basics – I have to intend it.  I demonstrate that best by doing any action in advance that stages (or pre-paves the way to) the end result I claim to want.  Apparently I don’t want inner peace and flexibility […]

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Morning Musings: January 5

Jan 5, 2024

Emotional Basics – I gotta wanna.  Someone else wanting it for me will never hold up when I am really asking myself to stretch for an outcome.  Paying someone to motivate me or glomming onto their motivation (like hooking up […]

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Morning Musings: January 4

Jan 4, 2024

Weight Management Basics fall into about six categories as far as I can see:  action basics like nutrition, environment, behavior and exercise basics, and the mind/heart basics – intellect and emotions.  Amazingly, if you can make a habit of simply […]

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Morning Musings: January 3

Jan 3, 2024

Of course there are plenty of times when the basics will not be enough, when additional solutions are called for that are more sophisticated than that – like reprogramming stress eating or my history with certain places and people, staying […]

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Morning Musings: January 2

Jan 2, 2024

Whenever I take the history of a new client who at one time or another lost a ton of weight, we can always find at least one spot where (now in hindsight, of course) they first zigged when they should […]

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