Oh my sweeties, life is very very very good right now.
I've listened to a bunch of succesful, ambitious people yesterday. They took matters in own hands, and are now happier than ever. I admire people who don't whine, but take action!
I mean, seriously, I'm a bad-ass journalist. You can't sell me crap. I hate that. But I was truly impressed by the stories yesterday, at the succes training seminar by Herbalife in Malmö. I mean, just because I endorse Herbalife to my clients, it doesn't mean I'm Herbalife's slave.
But credit should be given where credit is due, and yesterday was a biiig inspiration for all lazy bastards out there who want to become thinner, healthier, more succesful, but don't know how.
The key is what you WANT TO DO IN LIFE. Nobody can determine for you what is right or wrong, or clever or stupid. You can only go one way, and that is your way.
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Monday, May 23, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
New clients!
So I have two brand new clients, with brand new ambitions and brand new hope!
They had both tried Herbalife twenty years ago, but were completely abandoned by their distributors, so they gained the lost weight quickly again.
I managed to gain their trust, thank goodness, so they are bracing themselves for a new life!
I will call them Ellen and Anna to protect their privacy.
Ellen is a hard working woman, with a very, very demanding job. Since this is a small town I can't even tell you her occupation, then the locals who read this would immediately know who she is. Anyway, like many others, she has been on diets all her adult life. She is 60 now, and is obese. She can barely walk and I can tell that she feels dissapointed with herself. She has managed to handle things that are more difficult than most could imagine, but her weight is an ongoing battle. She really blames herself for this.
Anna is 61, and only needs to lose 5 kilo to reach her ideal BMI weight. She falls for temptation and persuasion easily, and when she stands on her scale, she feels anger, sadness and she keeps thinking 'why the hell can't I manage to lose these extra kilos? Why not?!'
In other words: her friday morning is never a happy one. She dreads that day and that morning. She says she feels great agony after she has seen her weight, that seems to slap her in the face.
I ordered her to put away the scale, since this kind of unhappiness will NOT give her a great, relaxing weekend she needs.
How come we can feel more understanding and compassionate towards our friends than towards ourselves?
I will tell you about Ellen and Anna's journey on this blog, and I know there will only be bright moments. Some moments will be hard, but never again sad and frustrating. They will do just fine, they just don't know it yet.
They had both tried Herbalife twenty years ago, but were completely abandoned by their distributors, so they gained the lost weight quickly again.
I managed to gain their trust, thank goodness, so they are bracing themselves for a new life!
I will call them Ellen and Anna to protect their privacy.
Ellen is a hard working woman, with a very, very demanding job. Since this is a small town I can't even tell you her occupation, then the locals who read this would immediately know who she is. Anyway, like many others, she has been on diets all her adult life. She is 60 now, and is obese. She can barely walk and I can tell that she feels dissapointed with herself. She has managed to handle things that are more difficult than most could imagine, but her weight is an ongoing battle. She really blames herself for this.
Anna is 61, and only needs to lose 5 kilo to reach her ideal BMI weight. She falls for temptation and persuasion easily, and when she stands on her scale, she feels anger, sadness and she keeps thinking 'why the hell can't I manage to lose these extra kilos? Why not?!'
In other words: her friday morning is never a happy one. She dreads that day and that morning. She says she feels great agony after she has seen her weight, that seems to slap her in the face.
I ordered her to put away the scale, since this kind of unhappiness will NOT give her a great, relaxing weekend she needs.
How come we can feel more understanding and compassionate towards our friends than towards ourselves?
I will tell you about Ellen and Anna's journey on this blog, and I know there will only be bright moments. Some moments will be hard, but never again sad and frustrating. They will do just fine, they just don't know it yet.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Weddings when you want to lose weight
What a blissful day for William and Kate! I wish them all the best for today and forever.
For their guests who have decided to lose weight, however, things will be tricky.
For after all, when the crown prince of Britain serves you cake, you don't want to turn it down.
When royalty gives you basically anything to eat, you don't want to say no.
So here's what I do when the pressure is high and I 'must' eat what is served:
* I don't finish the entire portion if it is sweet
* I finish the soup and the veggies, I leave the rest, unless it is chicken filet or fish
* If there's fresh water on the table, I help myself as much as possible
* If alcohol is served, I indulge in a couple of glasses of red wine, the full feeling in my belly helps me say no to fried snacks and other unhealthy hour d' heuvres.
The next day I only drink grean tea and water, lots of it.
The next day I replace breakfast and lunch with my Formula 1 Shake.
I've noticed that the usual feelings of remorse and guilt during a party fade away if I promise myself to stick to these tricks during the day, and to adjust my eating pattern the next day. And since I feel so damn good and proud, that releases happy-hormones to my brain, which according to some studies, help your body burn fat as well!
For their guests who have decided to lose weight, however, things will be tricky.
For after all, when the crown prince of Britain serves you cake, you don't want to turn it down.
When royalty gives you basically anything to eat, you don't want to say no.
So here's what I do when the pressure is high and I 'must' eat what is served:
* I don't finish the entire portion if it is sweet
* I finish the soup and the veggies, I leave the rest, unless it is chicken filet or fish
* If there's fresh water on the table, I help myself as much as possible
* If alcohol is served, I indulge in a couple of glasses of red wine, the full feeling in my belly helps me say no to fried snacks and other unhealthy hour d' heuvres.
The next day I only drink grean tea and water, lots of it.
The next day I replace breakfast and lunch with my Formula 1 Shake.
I've noticed that the usual feelings of remorse and guilt during a party fade away if I promise myself to stick to these tricks during the day, and to adjust my eating pattern the next day. And since I feel so damn good and proud, that releases happy-hormones to my brain, which according to some studies, help your body burn fat as well!
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