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Day 13 - Don’t let disappointments stand in your way of completing your challenge.

By James September 26th, 2009

Hi everybody,
It is day 13 of my 12 week challenge to improve my health and fitness as well as inspire others to do the same.
The purpose of drawing my readers into my own personal challenge is to provide insight, support and encouragement to those undertaking their own personal challenge to lose weight and to [...]

Join my 12 week Weight Loss Challenge

By James September 12th, 2009

Join me in challenging yourself to improve your health!
Now is a great time to start your own personal 12 week weight loss challenge.
I am starting my own personal 12 week challenge to control my weight and to improve my fitness and health over the next 12 weeks.
Join me in committing to 12 weeks of change. [...]

Just a little bit of action makes the measurements go down

By James September 7th, 2009

Hey, remember in the classic movie ‘Mary Poppins’, there is a song
with the words ….’just a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine
go down…’
Well for some strange reason I was playing that tune in my mind
recently and I thought of these words ….’just a little bit of action
makes the measurements go down ….’
As silly as this [...]

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How important is mind control in losing weight?

By James July 28th, 2009

Hi everybody,
So often in life we are all looking for that magic pill to take
away our pain.
Similarly, we can be spending time looking for the next diet plan
or weight loss programme to bring about the changes in our weight.
Recently I was watching the Oprah show and she was interviewing an
American man who managed to get [...]

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Is losing weight simply a case of burning off more calories than calories consumed. True or false??

By James July 14th, 2009

Hi
We have all heard it said that losing weight is simply a case of
burning off more calories than we consume.
Whilst this seems credible, my experience has shown that it is not
as simple as this.
There is more and more evidence to prove that the composition of
the nutritional content of the calories consumed will either [...]

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Still kicking yourself for not living up to your expectations??

By James June 28th, 2009

Hi everybody,
How many of us kick ourselves continually for not living up to our
own expectations?
Regardless of how our lives pan out, many of us will have higher
expectations of ourselves, but why do we continue to fail to
deliver.
Having WORTHWHILE expectations of ourselves is one thing, but
living them out is another.
When it comes to health, nutrition and [...]

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How to turn ‘wishful’ thinking into ‘reality’ for weight loss

By James June 1st, 2009

Hi everybody,
One thing I have learnt from my experiences in the Local Weight
Loss Challenges is this:-
Having a goal to loss weight is one thing, but having a realistic
plan to reach that goal is another thing.
You may have heard it said that if you want to lose weight, place a
slim photo of yourself from years ago [...]

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Being accountable for your weight loss is a key to success

By James May 16th, 2009

Hi everybody,
When it comes to losing weight, it is easy to say such things as:-
“I’m really going to lose weight this week” or
“I’m not going to have anymore desserts” or
“I’m not going to have anymore coffee”
but do we really mean what we say?
One of the advantages of attending a Local Weight loss Challenge is
the benefit [...]

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What does losing weight and saving money have in common?

By James May 9th, 2009

Hi everybody,
From my point of view, LOSING WEIGHT is a lot like the action of
SAVING MONEY.
Confused?
Well, from my perspective, both GOALS have similar attributes.
Consider the activity of planning to save money each fortnight.
Firstly, you decide how much you believe you can put aside into a
savings account. Once you make the decision, you decide to stick [...]

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tips for avoiding high calorie foods

By James April 20th, 2009

Hi everybody,
Recently, Maria and I spent the day up at the Sunshine
Coast visiting the Pineapple Plantation and
Caloundra.
This week I thought that I would make a comment
about eating out.
There is one thing that I would like to share
with you from my experience of spending a day
out up at the Sunshine Coast.
When it comes to LOSING WEIGHT, [...]

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