On the weekend we got visited by the Girl Guides and their addicting cookies.  I wasn’t home, so my husband (bless him) bought two.

There are many things in this life I can easily resist.  Vanilla Girl Guide cookies aren’t one of them.

On my long walk on Sunday I was listening to an excellent podcast called “Get Fit!  Stay Healthy!”  Tina Anderson, the host, talked about a quick way to deal with cravings: splash cold water on your face and brush your teeth.  I thought that was a great idea.

I came home and did some more research on dealing with cravings, and look at this cool page I found:  Food Cravings

So, keep a travel toothbrush in your pocket, and arm yourself with the RIGHT food from that list, and you should be set!

Oh, and don’t succumb to the Girl Guide Cookies!

Happy Walking!

Darlene

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Well, here are my results for week three:

I’ve also lost a total of 7.25 inches across my body – in all the places that count!

I’ve been amazed at how little I’m even thinking about food!  I don’t even have any cravings, which is amazing for me.  A couple of days back I took my kids to Tim Horton’s and didn’t even want anything.  THAT’s amazing, because I am totally infatuated with their blueberry fritters (which is why I don’t go there very often . . .)

My energy is good, I’m sleeping well, and I’m losing weight.

Can’t complain about that, now can you?

If you’re looking for even more motivation to get started, check out this great post:

http://www.elements4health.com/how-to-lose-weight-with-walking.html

Bye for now!  Come back next Monday to see more results!

Wishing you physical, mental, and spiritual wellness, simply through walking!

Darlene

I’m always collecting great ideas for better health. The following is something I collected, but neglected to write down the credit information. If you know where it’s from, please let me know so I can give credit where credit is due.

‘Tis the season to eat junk food! I love the chocolate, the sugar cookies, the shortbread cookies, good quality fruit cake, and butter tarts! Yum!!!

My clothing, however, is not so fond of it, so I try to limit it somewhat. Unfortunately!

Anyway, as I mentioned above, I found this interesting little tidbit on giving into – or not giving into – your cravings for junk food:

If you are going to break your diet and eat junk – go for it – let yourself have it – BUT promise to do this procedure first before you do:

a. Drink a glass of water …

b. Wait 10 minutes …

c. If you still want your junk, eat a big garden salad (with very little dressing – just enough to make it taste good) and a bit of protein if that’s in your diet.

d. Wait 10 more minutes …

e. If you still want your junk eat it.

In most cases, this will prevent you from even wanting it and at worst you’ll eat much less. Further, the greens and protein will lessen some of the negative impact from the junk. The beauty of this is that it eliminates the “I can’t ever have this” desperation that sets in from extreme dieting.

So, some great tips – try them out and let me know how they worked for you!

Darlene