Archive for the "Psychology" category

My bodybugg results over several months

There has been a lot of interest in the bodybugg lately, and many visitors are (naturally) looking for personal experiences with the armband. I talked about the bodybugg a good amount after I bought it, but I know some of you want to know how it works, long term. While I can’t claim to [...]

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Encouragement from PUSH.tv

There are many things about the PUSH.tv videos that are quirky, most of them in a good way (though there is a sort of “shoe stampede” transition that makes me cower under my step… okay, not really).
One of the things that I like is their little affirmations that they show periodically throughout the workout and [...]

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The Beck Diet Solution, Day 1: Record the advantages of losing weight

Today’s assignment is to list out, on a 3″x5″ card, all of the advantages of losing weight. This will be a tool for those times when it just doesn’t seem worth it and it’s so hard to stick with the diet. Having firm reasons in mind helps battle temptations and makes it possible [...]

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The Beck Diet Solution

The latest of my diet-reading: The Beck Diet Solution by Judith S. Beck, Ph.D. The sub-title is “train your brain to think like a thin person.”
I don’t remember how I first heard about this book, but it was probably one of many that I find while playing on Amazon (I know, some people [...]

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Weight loss and conflicting motivations

I have a weird relationship with food. (Okay, I know, just about every dieter in the world can say the same!) I eat because things taste good, even if I’m not hungry. I don’t really do the emotional eating thing much. I do sometimes eat when I’m bored or need a [...]

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