[CyberTOPS] reFOCUS - Issue 1 - 2009 (RESOLUTIONS AND GOALS)

[Marji Clark]

Almost 2 weeks down, 50 to go.

 

How are those resolutions working for you?  Did you make some?  How about
goals?  They can be set, revised and made any day - not just New Year's Eve
just as we can formulate and re-formulate goals. 

The important thing is to make them S.M.A.R.T. (heard it before)  

S - Specific (lose X number of lbs., exercise 15 minutes)

M - Measurable (scale, clothes)

A - Attainable (absolutely, not in one day or one week or even one month,
but attainable)

R - Realistic (absolutely - with exercise and proper eating)

T - Timely (by the end of the year)

 

That said. 

 

RESOLUTION #1 

With the New Year many people make resolutions - lose weight, quit smoking,
cut back on spending, etc.  Did you?  Mine are always the same (lose weight,
get to goal, clean house).  I am tired of only having a couple of pair of
pants that really fit.right now I am sitting in my pajamas, because my jeans
are in the wash.it'd be great to be able to pick up any pair of pants and
"slip" them on!  Well in order to "slip" them on I need to quit "slipping"
up!

 

RESOLUTION #2 

Meaning to look/see with clarity as in the resolution on a TV (measured as
DPIs - or in TOPS verbiage it could stand for Daily Put In System) or
through the lens of a camera.  If we look at our weight loss with "clarity"
then we can resolve the issue with our excess weight.  We have a
problem.there is a solution.  Take the emotional filters off and look
"clearly" at your problem.  Too much take-out?  Too little exercise?  Too
little planning?  What is the "solution" in your resolution?

 

RE-SOLUTION #3

Close your eyes, think back to the time when you were the most
successful.what were you doing (Loretta eating mustard on everything), how
did you feel (great), what was driving you?  So you already know the
"SOLUTION" - so do a re-solution and take the lessons/activities from that
time and do it again!

 

REal SOLUTION #4

Real solution to excess holiday weight gain? - is to get moving!  According
to the CDC only half of us are meeting the minimum recommendations for
exercise and that exercise is the most important factor in weight control!

 

Some things to help me (and you):

www.prevention.com <http://www.prevention.com/>  - (forwarded by Suzy Z. on
CyberTOPS) Virtual model - you pick your body type and face shape, put in
your current weight, your ideal weight and it will show how you will look
when you have lost the weight. The direct link is: http://tinyurl.com/7eq5hr
(thanks to Lori R., CyberTOPS)

 

www.sparkpeople.com <http://www.sparkpeople.com/>  - Inspiration, planning,
motivation, etc.

Create a form like my friend Katie to keep you motivated (because if you
don't know why you are doing something chances are you won't do it)My Major
Motivation Points

Personal Appearance: I want to: Look younger, Have my clothes fit better

Health & Fitness: I want to: Live longer, have more energy, Feel and be
stronger

Friends, Family and Social Life: I want to: Play and be active with my kids,
Stick around to see my grandkids grow up                                   

Everyday Signs and Situations: I want to: Be more confident in myself, with
better self esteem, Relax around other people and be myself, Prove to myself
that I can do it, Have people ask if I have lost weight

 

www.projectweightloss.com <http://www.projectweightloss.com/>  forwarded by
Lori R., CyberTOPS, lot of good resources 

 

So as 2009 gets underway, be RESOLUTE in your RESOLUTIONS and RESOLVE to be
healthier and fit and you will reach your GOALS!!  

 

Forbidden Food - chips.  Challenge - work on getting enough sleep

 

You are not alone, 

 

CULitr, CU at Goal, CU at KOPS, Marji 

 

Not a TOPS sponsored or sanctioned newsletter.

 

Books and resources that have helped me:

Body Clutter and Sink Reflections (2 different books - Marla Cilley -
www.flylady.net) - my clutter is related to my weight struggle

The Solution by Laurel Mellin (first read in 1999)

Life is Hard, Food is Easy by Linda Spangle

100 Days of Weight Loss by Linda Spangle

Mindless Eating by Brian Wansink, Ph.D

Outsmarting the Midlife Fat Cell by Debra Waterhouse

 <http://www.pelizza.com/> www.pelizza.com 

 

Past issues of reFOCUS can be accessed on:   <http://www.topscares.com/>
www.topscares.com and  <http://www.tops123.com/StdTOPS/InspiredFocus.html>
http://www.tops123.com/StdTOPS/InspiredFocus.html 

 

Visit the Florida TOPS website at:

 <http://mysite.verizon.net/res1vhv6/floridatops/>
http://mysite.verizon.net/res1vhv6/floridatops/ 

 

Visit the NC TOPS website at:
<http://www.topsbouquet.org/NorthCarolina/index2.htm>
http://www.topsbouquet.org/NorthCarolina/index2.htm (Coach Laura)

 

Other Websites

 <http://www.topscares.com/> www.topsCARES.com - TOPS site for Delaware,
Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland/DC, New Jersey, Pennsylvania - all are
welcome to visit

 <http://www.tops123.com/> www.tops123.com - TOPS site for Illinois,
Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa - all are welcome to
visit

 <http://www.tops.org/> www.tops.org - Official TOPS website

 <http://www.cybertops.net/> www.cybertops.net - CyberTOPS -- Where Friends
Meet for a "Net Loss"!

www,delmonte.com/solutions (has some good ideas and articles)

 <http://www.5aday.gov/> www.5aday.gov

 <http://www.smallsteps.gov/> www.smallsteps.gov

 <http://www.ediets.com/magazine/html/lifestyle>
www.ediets.com/magazine/html/lifestyle

 <http://www.dietbites.com/> www.dietbites.com

 <http://www.eatright.org/> www.eatright.org

 <http://www.hungrygirl.com/> www.hungrygirl.com

 <http://www.walgreens.com/> www.walgreens.com (look under healthy library,
under care guides)