[CyberTOPS] What's in Your Cookie Jar?

[Leslie]

What's in Your Cookie Jar?

When you're in need of comfort, a reward, or a distraction, do you reach for
food? That's what many of us feel as though we're programmed to do. But
there are plenty of healthy ways to give yourself a lift or distract
yourself that don't involve food. This week we're going to give your old
cookie jar a makeover. 

Perhaps you used to reach for cookies to perk yourself up when you were
feeling down, or to indulge yourself when you did something well. But now
you're changing that old pattern. So why not use your cookie jar to store
some new ideas for healthy treats? 

The trouble is, when you are feeling bored or stuck in a rut, or just
feeling as if you need a lift, it can be hard to come up with ideas. So, in
the spirit of the Duke program, we ask you to plan ahead - to come up with
ideas now that you can use later, when you really need them. 

First, take some small slips of paper and write down ideas for things you'd
like to do if you had some spare time on your hands. You might want to fill
two jars: one for activities that take just a few minutes, and another for
activities that may take an hour or two. However you choose to organize your
ideas, the point is to come up with fun or relaxing activities that you
enjoy. 

Here are some examples: 

*	Taking a long bath 
*	Hitting some golf balls 
*	Enjoying a cup of herbal tea 
*	Listening to relaxing music 
*	Reading a book 
*	Taking a walk 
*	Doing a crossword or Sudoku puzzle 
*	Giving yourself a manicure or pedicure 
*	Calling a friend (write the friend's phone number on the slip of
paper) 
*	Writing a letter or e-mail to a friend or loved one 
*	Drawing or painting a picture 
*	Creating a photo album or scrapbook 
*	Spending time on a hobby, such as knitting or woodworking 

As you can see, you can fill the jar with all kinds of new and exciting ways
to comfort, uplift, and even inspire yourself. Then, when you find yourself
bored or in need of a pick-me-up, just reach into the "fun jar," grab a slip
of paper, and do what it says! 

 

 

=============================================================Seize the
Moment 

Why put off till tomorrow what you can do today?! Every day that passes by
without your having made changes that further your plan is a missed
opportunity. You will always be faced with something you'd prefer to do in
place of what you should be doing. The easy choice is to go with what's
facing you, no matter how bad for your health it is; the harder choice, the
challenge, is to pass the temptation by and continue on the path to your
healthy life. That's the choice you need to make. And when you make that
choice, you'll have seized the moment - the moment to do something for
yourself, to avoid pressure from others, to pat yourself on the back and say
"I can do it!"

 2010

Leslie Progress 

Starting wt January 7,2010..........000.00

Last  Weigh in ............................237.6 December 23, 2009

Current Weigh in ......................

Total Loss for week ..................

Total Loss for Month ...............

Total Losss for Year ................

 

Increments met ( 0 x met) ( 235.00 ) .....................(5
lbs)...................000.00

December 30 Goal wt .................................160.00

Short term goal wt .................................199.00

Lbs to short term goal .............................78.60

Gains for Month ..................................0

Inches loss waist ...................................0

Total min exercise ..................................60.