Inspiration and Motivation

Sharon’s story - or every dieter's story?

My frustration hit an all time high during the first few months of 2009 and I attempted to walk away from everything "weight loss" related.  I didn't give up - just took a break.  I still want to accomplish this and achieve a healthy weight.  ... Read more...

There are three main areas to focus your attention when trying to lose weight. They are food, mood and fitness.

I know what you are thinking, “Two of these areas are obvious and the third (mood) would not be a problem if I could just lose this darn weight.”... Read more...

Martin Seligman, a man considered the “founding father of positive psychology” writes in his book The Optimistic Child:... Read more...

Acceptance means seeing things as they actually are in the present moment. If your body is not the way you want it to be, you may readily acknowledge this fact, but few accept it totally. Most reject themselves and their body as being intolerable, ugly and unacceptable.... Read more...

What will you do when you lose weight? Or better yet, what is stopping you now?... Read more...

The other day I was watching a movie when I heard a phrase that really hit home.

A woman in the film was speaking about something completely unrelated to healthy active living (sadly, the death of her child), and she said “I just had to find a new normal”.... Read more...

3 Key Ingredients for a Healthy Weight: Eat well, be active and feel good about yourself. I have said time and time again that the first two items above hinge on the third. But feeling good about yourself while on a journey marred with guilt, resentment and constant judgement is not easy. I'm hoping that Jackie's story can help you out. Jackie:

I think I am doing okay on this journey. Earlier in the week, I thought I was terrible, then I read the Healthy Weights members stories and I was inspired. I realized that all I can do is take it gently each day. The key word is GENTLY. I am much kinder to myself in my thoughts, I find myself encouraging myself more and I am not near as self-judgement as I was. So maybe I don't eat the exact amount of food groups I should each day. And at times I don't get my walks in - but it is all okay. Gently, I remind myself that I can do other activity and I find myself embracing the day, bouncing back quicker from stumbles (mind and body) and loving myself much more than when I began this journey two months ago. The weight isn't coming off my body as quickly as I hoped but my heart is definitely much lighter.

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