There was a time in my life when things were just so bad! In my mind I felt hopeless. I could not see a way out. I was stuck. I had been taught all my life, however, that we are special and that we humans are meant to overcome our difficulties in life; to learn … More The Sacred Questions and Self Awareness
The Sacred Questions are questions we ask when focusing. The Sacred Questions can be anything we want to know about. The Sacred Questions are asked to bring greater awareness to anything we might encounter. When I asked myself the Sacred Question, “Why do I want to lose weight?” and I got a faint hearted or … More The Sacred Questions and Weight Loss
Motivation. We may think we know why we are motivated to lose weight and look our best, but could our idea of why we are motivated really be holding us back? Sometimes we think we intend to lose weight but in reality we intend to stay the way we are, only that intention is hidden. … More Motivation, Self Sabotage and Weight Loss
Late night creativity and weight loss go very well together, YES, YES, YES! Making things is one of my favorite activities! I totally bliss out while I’m creating something new, especially if my creation has color and texture involved. I had been wanting to make a scarf like this for probably a month or more. … More Late Night Creativity and Weight Loss
Late nights and weight loss do not mix. At least for me, I find the later in the day the less will power I have to ignore the comfort foods that make me feel full and sleepy. I would go to bed earlier but I have a difficult time going to sleep, even when I … More Late Nights and Weight Loss (also update on zoom balls)
In the book ” The Power of Habit” by Charles Duhigg, one of the key elements that is important in changing a habit, such as the way one eats, is belief that change is possible. I can see how that is true. Nothing is done that is done without belief that it is possible. … More Belief and Weight Loss
Recently the women in our household have been listening to a book called, “The Power of Habit” by Charles Duhigg. We are into it by three CD’s so far and I have learned that habits are formed in a sequence: first is the trigger, next the thing that we do when the trigger happens which … More Habits and Weight Loss
The other day when I was focusing away my depression (click here for previous post) I hit upon an idea which I started immediately using. I spent moments throughout the day centering my attention inward, as is done in focusing to discover emotional layers, but instead of asking how I am feeling, I quiet myself … More Focusing For Happiness and Weight Loss
Here’s a screenshot of the app Melanie and I have been using on our diet. It’s called MyNetDiary. This app makes it very easy to record the food and calories we are consuming. It also measures nutrients as well. I love seeing the results when I stay within the calorie goals that my net diary … More Our diet helper: "MyNetDiary" app
Michele Ballantyne 