I think that I am going to write about this for awhile. I think that It is very important.

I have another blog that I have been spending time with, which takes away time from this blog. Check out Healthy Weight Loss For Boomer Women. I have some interesting things going on there. Losing weight or maintaining a healthy weight involves CHOICES. When we gain weight we have done so by making small choices every day. These can be to eat a couple hundred more calories a day than we need to, or not exercising. A 100 calories a day equals 10 pounds a year (up or down by eating or exercise).

We have choice about our attitude. That is the biggest choice area we have. Am I going to have a good day or  a bad day. Am I going to let an event dictate my mood? Did you know that you had a choice to control your mood, and attitude. We do. It isn’t necessarily easy. It takes practice. It is like learning to ride a bike. You fell off many times as you learn to ride. So deciding on an attitude or mood for a day and sticking to it is the same thing.

Say you want to be “Happy”. You get to work/school and your assignment has been changed. Change of expectations. What are you going to do? More importantly is this going to affect your “Happiness”. You might get derailed. So what.

When you figure out that you have lost “Happy”, here is what you do. Take some deep breaths. Relax your shoulders. Doing some head and neck rolls, lift and drop your shoulders. Do some exadurated  EEEEEEEEEEEEE OOOOOOOOOOO EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE OOOOOOOOOOOOO with your mouth. Then connect with something that helps you get to “Happy”. That can be a song, a picture, a poem, whatever. Reconnect with “Happy”. Then get down to business with whatever has changed.

Currently I choose to work at hospice. I really like the job for the most part. There is so much chaos in the office, it drives me nuts. My assignments change all the time. Usually feels like I have more than I can accomplish in the time given. When I get derailed on my affirmation of “Joy”, I make every attempt to get back to that feeling. I know that it is a choice. So I get to practice a lot. That is OK.

What kind of a choice do you have today?

Stay tuned for more notes on Choices!

Blessings,

Mary Pat FitzGibbons RN MS

July 24, 09, I was down 6.5# and 8 inches. Now I am down 9#. I have not measured myself but I am on the smallest hole of my belt (I had been at the biggest hole). How did I do this, you may be wondering. Well, I have been using the Core4 system.

In fact, I did a little web page telling the world about Core4. Click here www.ez-healthyweightloss.com for lots of information. Here I tell my story, talk about the products, have a few testimonials and I have started a forum. At the web site you can click over to my Core4 website and sign up for free. This is the only thing that has worked for me. Join me and get that new thin, healthy body you want.

Also I wrote an article for ezine.com about using blueberries for weight loss. Those delicious little round blue berries are so good for you. Did you know that they are high in antioxidants? Antioxidants helps the body rid itself of free radicals that damage the cells, contributing to chronic diseases and aging.

Blueberries have the same chemical compounds as cranberries. They will also help stop urinary tract infection.

Blueberries help reduce belly fat as overall body fat when you eat a low fat diet. Blueberries help control glucose and insulin sensitivity. They can help prevent against colon cancer and ovarian cancer. Blueberries are similar to bilberries and can help prevent macular degeneration.

Did you know that blueberries have fiber and can help with both diarrhea and constipation? Yep. They are high in vitamin C and manganese and only 81 calories per cup.

Blueberries are in season now. So go pick ‘em, make shakes, put them on salads, put them in yogurt or on ice cream, make jam, make pies, just eat them. What else do you do with the delicious blueberry?