Lose Weight: Change Your Question

As a weight loss coach I have to admit that I'm far from perfect. I have no magic wand.

(Unfortunately there is no such thing as a magic wand for weight loss - and no magic, pill, patch or potion either which will make you lose weight)

I have to work on my motivation and habits just as much as anyone else to stay in shape.

So when I catch myself in  bad habit I like to let you know!

But anyway I was just getting myself a cup of coffee the other day and caught myself thinking "Now, what can I have to eat with that?"

Not much wrong with that you might say, but I was about to reach for a chocolate chip cookie and you know how one leads to another...

The thing is, I really wasn't hungry at all - hadn't thought about food one bit until I got the coffee. Having something to eat with coffee had slowly but surely become a habit!

So now I am re-training myself to ask "Do I really need to eat anything with that?" and if I think I do need something to eat I wait until after I have had the coffee. The urge to eat has often gone by then and I forget all about it.

Also for some reason it's easier to eat something healthy if it's not actually with the coffee. Carrot sticks and coffee just don't go together!

Walking Update: January walking plans are going well but not without hassles. My new pedometer order has been a bit of a fiasco. Serves me right for ordering from a slightly cheaper supplier instead of good old Amazon who have never let me down. Anyway I received an Omron pedometer instead of the one I ordered and so I sent it back - still waiting for the one I ordered....

Anyway I will get there in the end no doubt. Meanwhile I'm just walking every day without the pedometer. I WOULD like to know how well I am doing increasing my steps but I will just have to wait....