Oh, Deer! I Can't Lose Weight.

Is your scale going up instead of down and wonder why? Look at the company you keep. Maybe you starve all week, and  then go out with friends on the weekend and eat and drink whatever you want. An extra 500 calories on Friday and Saturday night from snack foods and drinks will keep you from losing weight.
Think about it. Do you and your friends use food as a way to bond and escape from the reality of the cold-cruel world?
Use your group of friends to your advantage. Get together and decide to lose weight. Instead of watching movies and eating chips, brownies and soda, find fun recipes for veggie platters and fruit kabobs on Pinterest. Get creative with herbal tea for a beverage. It will save a ton of calories and be healthier.
Even better than watching a movie or gaming, plan a hike or do an dance DVD together to burn some calories.
Your support group can be your friend. Lose weight together. It will be a lot more fun.

Move It!

One of the most effective ways to lose weight is to get more physical activity. Check out Day 2 of The Food Is My Friend Diet. This remarkable book contains a 30-day plan to lose weight by making healthy lifestyle changes and conquering emotional eating.

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Motivation, Motivation, Motivation

Motivation is the name of the game when it comes to losing weight. Check out Day 1 of The Food Is My Friend Diet. Does pizza, pasta, chips or chocolate ever call you name? The Food Is My Friend Diet was written especially for you. Learn how you can keep your old food friends, make new ones, and melt the pounds away.

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Grab Your Skinny Jeans and Flirt Away

Are you wearing your skinny jeans or are they sitting in the back of your closet? If you need to lose a few pounds, stop dieting and start living. Research shows that diets don’t work. It has to be a lifestyle. Make healthy choices and get some physical activity every day. The weight will slowly come off.

What is your reason for losing weight? Is it a guy? If things don’t work out, you may not be motivated to continue losing. You may want to give up and gain the weight back. Losing hope is a horrible thing. Hope guides us and helps us believe in a better tomorrow. So maybe this guy didn't work out. Good! That means that someone better is waiting to meet you.

Of course, good health is always your main reason for eating healthy and losing weight. But feeling good about yourself for someone special may help motivate you. What’s your biggest problem when it comes to losing weight? If it’s motivation, sit down, and list some reasons for fitting into your skinny jeans.

Start the New Year with new food friends like fruits and vegetables. Cheers to a new day and a new life!

Stay Motivated to Lose Weight

Now that 2013 is off to a rip-roaring start, continue the momentum. Think of some reasons to help you stay motivated to eat healthy and be active.

• ·         Are you tired of taking so many medications?
• ·         Are you tired of your thighs rubbing together when you walk?
• ·         Do you want to finish a Zumba class without feeling exhausted?
• ·         Tired of weighing more than the men you date?

Commit with a contract to stay on track. So you know exactly what you want to do, why, how much, and in what time frame. Being organized helps you stay focused. Day 1 of The Food Is My Friend Diet has a great contract ready to go.

Go for it! What do you have to lose? Your weight, of course.

A Little Too Much Fa La La La this Holiday Season?

I know. Right? Where did the extra weight come from? Well, it might have been from all those candy and cookie food gifts that you said you didn’t want but got anyway. Chances are they may still be lying on a table somewhere. If it’s next to you while you are watching tv, it WILL call out to you after dinner for sure!

Time for New Year’s Resolutions? A resolution is a firm decision to do something. How about a New Year’s Intention? An intention is more of a plan. It might be easier. Decide on only ONE thing to change. Cut out regular soda. Stop eating French fries. No fried food. One adult beverage, not two on weekends. Pick one. These are relatively easy choices. Stick with it. Eating 100 calories less a day will help you lose ten pounds in a year. If you need help, The Food Is My Friend Diet has all the answers. Let’s get started today! I will be here, if you need me.

My Poetic Journey by Gerald W. Jones

Let me introduce you to Gerald Jones. We met at a GLAWS (Greater Los Angeles Writers Society) meeting. As a retired police officer, I was not expecting him to tell me about his newly released book of poetry, called My Poetic Journey.

Once I started reading the book, I couldn’t stop reading until I finished. It was fascinating, as I read his journey through life. He wrote about his life- the struggles and pain, his relationship with God, his family, and his friends using sensitive, poetic words. The book even gets “spicy” toward the end, when he talks about his relationships regarding love and passion.

My experience with poetry stops with Roses and Red. Violets are Blue. So when I read the poems, I could tell that his writing comes from his true feelings. The book is very well-written. His words turn his daily routines into a thing of beauty. It’s amazing. Even if you think that you do not like poetry, you will like Geri’s book. He will touch your heart.