Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do
that, you can make anything happen. Foka Gomez
Well I’ve kept saying I
can wait to run in the summer it’ll be fab, erm what I forgot was it’ll be hard
work, went out yesterday at noon, yeah stupid I know but he only time I could
fit it in and did 5k which was hard work, it took me 2.5minutes longer than on
Monday. It’s like starting all over
again, but it’s worth it for the activity ProPoints I earned 6pp for 35 minutes
and then I earned another 10 throughout the day using my pedometer, it all
helps to keep me fit and healthy and my weight under control.
I’ve downloaded a kindle
reader onto my phone so when I walk Alfie in the morning and there’s nothing
much to look at I can read, I’m loving it, on Chapter 8 of my first book, it’s
called The Art Extreme Self-Care and it’s very interesting. I’ve always said taking care of yourself isn’t
selfish – it’s self care and the author backs this up.
She’s giving me a lot to
think about and I always like that in a book, it talks about the best use of
your time and how we do lots of things and rather than being more organised and
time efficient we should actually be doing less if we feel so overwhelmed. She also covers the power of saying ‘no’ more
often, especially to things you’re asked to do that you don’t want to do. And a good way to decide whether to decline
an invite is to ask yourself: "On a scale from 1 to 10, how much do I
really want to do this?" The closer your answer is to a 10, the more you
should consider saying yes. If you're still not sure, ask yourself this:
"If I knew this person wouldn't be angry, disappointed, or upset, would I
say no?" I bet a lot of people
would say ‘No’ more often if they knew the outcome would not be negative or
cause pain.
It’s not just
invitations we say yes to when we don’t want to go is it, lots of people eat
something because they don’t want to upset someone, how silly is that when you
think about it. Your heart may be in the
right place because you’re keeping that person happy but is it necessary, is
there another way of making that person feel good?
Saying yes to make
someone else smile if it’s not making you smile too isn’t really very sensible
when you think about it. And I bet most
of the time you saying yes won’t have the impact on that person you think it
will, they probably wouldn’t be devastated if you said no, they’d just ask
someone else.
So how do you say no to
food?!?!?!?!?!?!?
It’s not always saying
no just not to offend, sometimes it’s resisting temptation that’s the tricky
bit!
Could
Two Words Help You Resist Temptation?
Apparently yes!
When you refuse food if you say 'I don't' you can increase your feelings
of control, study suggests.
When it comes to weight loss, the words you choose when refusing something tasty
can make the difference in whether you are able to resist temptation, new
research suggests.
So when you’re offered a bit of chocolate egg
this Easter responding with the words "I don't" increases the
likelihood you will stick to your weight loss plan, rather than saying "I
can't."
This idea is based on the notion that saying
'I can't' to temptation inherently
signals deprivation and loss from giving up something desirable, whereas if you
said "I don't" it shows a sense of determination and empowerment.
The study revealed the 'I don't' strategy
boosted people's feelings of autonomy, control
and self-awareness. This strategy also created a positive change in their
long-term behaviour, such as renewed dedication to weight loss.
"What's great about this research is
that it suggests a strategy that is simple, straightforward and easy to
implement. And most importantly...it works, says the authors. I’d have to agree as when I talk about
chocolate I always say, “I don’t like chocolate”, this isn’t strictly true as I
do enjoy it when I eat it, but I’ve said that sentence that often I’ve
convinced even myself that I don’t eat the stuff.
Here’s to a day of saying “No” and “I don’t”
in a positive way.
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