Making food less appealing in an appealing way

Here's a nice way to like chocolate seem less appealing  ....... how about taking yourself to that fabulous sandy beach, on a beautiful day, or somewhere else that is fabulously great which isn't linked to food ......

In a recent study, college students were asked to take themselves back to a time that they loved every time a food craving came up and to maintain the alternate image until the craving faded. In the short time of the study their cravings reduced. http://www.realage.com/health-tips/curb-food-cravings-with-imagination?eid=1010648525&memberid=16531472

No time to exercise?

Often when we are busy the first thing that we skip is the exercise, though in reality 10 minutes is achievable ....

Here are some great tips at

http://www.active.com/women/Articles/Stay-Slim-and-Trim-in-10-Minutes.htm?cmp=17-7-271

• Skip (10 minutes burns 114 calories)
• Run a 10 minute lap eg round the office block, up the street and back
• Wall push ups, to build upper body strength
• A special 10 minute segment on an exercise DVD, or just 10 minutes of a DVD.
• Calf raises or contracting your abdominals whilst standing in a queue
• Dance!!

Quote from confuscious

"When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps."-Confucious


An interesting learning over the past few weeks has been a "fat thinking strategy" of dealing with the inevitable ups and downs of living with 3 step children and my partner.  I have been using the lightning process to help me to stay calm and relaxed around it all and it has worked brilliantly well.  I have noticed though I have absent mindedly been using food as a means of comfort of dealing with it all, just a bit, usually at the end of the day when I am tired. I also have a food diary which I stopped keeping.  


I am very pleased that there are  so many huge positive differences in what I would have done in the old days.  I am pleased that I have kept my weight stable.  I want to wear all those lovely clothes.  So,  the goal is the same and I am rolling back the end point  and taking the learning to adjust what I am doing, and reinstating my food diary!

5 tips on losing weight from Psychologist Prof Richard Wiseman

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12068595

Hi Everyone,

Been through Christmas, and have kept my weight stable, I am very pleased as as far back as I can remember I have put on 4 pounds at Christmas.  I have eaten a bit of chocolate etc, but my rich food strategy has worked well - I have only eaten tiny amounts at a time.  Saw an interesting piece from the New York Times that I'll put in place this week . Apparently researchers have found that a  brisk walk round the block can really dampen cravings.  http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/04/health/04really.html?_r=1

Happy New Year!

Jenny