If you bite it you write it... T*A*I*S!

Buzzin's

   I know tracking is a topic we really harp on.  However, looking at your weight loss journey, when did you do the best?  Yup!  The days and weeks you TRACKED!  It serves so many purposes...focus, information, A-HA moments.  If you are not tracking I challenge you to track for 4 days in a row and see what happens...seriously!  Track it ALL on your phone, your computer, iPad, paper tracker,  fancy notebook.  Whatever you WILL do.   That's all that matters...WHAT YOU ARE WILLING TO DO. It doesn't have to be the same thing all the time.  JUST DO SOMETHING!  At first just get used to writing it down.  Even if you go over...not writing it down doesn't change what you ate, and by looking at it you might see a problem eating area or time that you can work on.  Give it a try...4 days in a row...let that be your goal this week!  >^.^<

INTERESTING STUFF:  The Country Cooking of Greece

GOODIE BOX   

Copper Penny Salad/Casserole

BRAIN FOOD:   "Your mind is a garden.  You plant the seeds.  You can grow flowers or you can grow weeds".      Love this!

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Have a wonderfully blessed and successful week!

Plan-Exercise-And-Concentrate on Enjoying life!

Weigh/Measure It!

Buzzin's

   Each food you eat has a serving size.  Each food you eat has weight.  When you track these  foods how accurate are you?  More importantly do you realize how critical that is?  We have so many tools to help and make or so easy so there is no reason not to be accurate!!!  How often should you measure?  EVERY TIME YOU CAN!  That's right... EVERY TIME YOU CAN!  There are plenty of times you won't be able too, but when you can DO!  You will be so surprised what a difference it makes.  The more you weigh the more trained your eye gets and when you can't measure you are more likely to estimate better.  The difference between guessing and estimating:  Estimating is using all the available information and making and informed decision when you track. Guessing is putting down what you wish it was...sound familiar?  I use the Weight Watchers Easy Measure Spoons And ladle. And the WW electronic scale.  Awesome!  I know exactly what I have and can track accurately. YEAH!!!  This week concentrate on weighing and measuring more accurately.  And its not how much you can load on the Easy Measure  spoon...it's LEVELED!!!  Over loading your measuring device can make as much as 2 PPVs difference! YIKES! 😱 Through the day that can make a big difference...and let's not even talk about the week...or should we???  You have your 
 assignment... T*A*I*S!  

INTERESTING STUFF:  On your tracker in eTools you will notice a little camera icon. This is to use on those occasions when you can't track at the time. Take a picture of the plate and it will save to your tracker.   Then later you can recall the picture thru your tracker and count up the PPVs and track the meal more accurately. How cool is that?  And so much more accurate than guessing in a hurry before you eat it. And if you try to remember it on your own I guarantee you will forget part of what was on the plate.  Not going to happen with the Snap and Track!!  Thank you Weight Watchers!!!

GOODIE BOX

Chocolate Marshmallow Madness Cupcakes. Holy Moly!!!  Decadent delishiosness  for only 3PPVs!

BRAIN FOOD: Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.

George Herman "Babe" Ruth

Questions or comments? PLEASE don't hesitate to email me! nana@heynana.com

Need some random thoughts to keep you going? I have a zillion of them...check me out on FaceBook: Nana's BeeLine ... if you dare...

Have a wonderfully blessed and successful week!

Plan-Exercise-And-Concentrate on Enjoying life!

Move It-Move It-Lose It!

Monday, February 4, 2013

Move It-Move It-Lose It!

Buzzin's

Ah, the infamous E word.  Everyone has a different interpretation of what this means. But whatever your take on the idea of exercise the important thing is that you do SOMETHING...anything...more than yesterday if you are just getting started. If you did nothing yesterday then 5 minutes today is MORE.  You say, "Fooey.  5 minutes won't help". I beg to differ.  The Important thing is that you DID SOMETHING. What this does is show you that you can actually do something and it gets you in a frame of mind that doesn't cringe every time the idea of exercise enters your thought process.  OK. Now that we have that established it's a matter of choosing an exercise.  Something you WILL do and enjoy so you look forward to it each time.  It can be the same thing all the time or you can mix it up. Dancing, yoga, Zumba, martial arts, whatever ill keep you motivated.  Also important is setting aside time to DO it. Look at your weekly schedule and see where you can get it in...easily.  30 minutes most days of the week. Or break it up into 3 10 minutes sessions or 2 15's.  make it fit your routine and schedule and let's get with it this week!!!   T*A*I*S!  

INTERESTING STUFF:   PPVs Girls Scout Cookies

GOODIE BOX

Indian Succotash  Different...

BRAIN FOOD: 

"If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking."  

~Buddhist Proverb~

Questions or comments? PLEASE don't hesitate to email me! nana@heynana.com

Need some random thoughts to keep you going? I have a zillion of them...check me out on FaceBook: Nana's BeeLine ... if you dare...

Have a wonderfully blessed and successful week!

Plan-Exercise-And-Concentrate on Enjoying life!