A Blog about the Power of Making Strong Choices
This is a blog about making small, daily choices that will improve your health. Change is difficult, especially when you are doing it alone. Your chance of success increases when you have a partner.
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(1) Title: Organize Your Mind, Organize Your Life Author: Margaret Moore and Paul Hammerness Blog: http://www.coachmeg.com/ (2) Title: Succeed: How We Can Reach Our Goals Author: Heidi Grant Halvorson Website: http://www.heidigranthalvorson.com/
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The Golden Arches’ famous kid’s meal is on a diet. McDonald’s September announcement about its revised Happy Meal is both disturbing and encouraging. Public health experts are upset because the Happy Meal is still too fattening for kids. On the other hand, the reduction of total calories, fat and salt is a much-needed improvement. Here’s [...]
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Today’s fight against obesity is gaining attention, but concerns about developing healthy habits started a half-century ago. Psychological research in decision-making, expectancy, motivation, social interaction, and group dynamics gained solid footing in the 1950′s. We now have solid answers to a lingering question: How can we increase exercise adherence and retention? The answer: Train with [...]
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In my first meeting with new clients, I often hear a hint of panic in their voice, as they begin to share their challenges. “I can’t do this anymore” is a red flag that shouts that negativity has a strong grip on their attitude and without help, progress is grim. Keeping fit and healthy requires [...]
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Can’t decide? Have a bite to eat. Eat what? Carbohydrates. Researchers from Texas A&M University and Florida State University have found that self-control is susceptible to fluctuations in glucose—rocket fuel for the brain. 1 The key to clear thinking is the immediate availability of glucose, which comes from carbohydrate-rich foods. When faced with a tough [...]
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Your behavior is contagious. Researchers call it “social contagion.” It’s human nature, we all do it. Whether you are at a baseball game, in a dorm room, or engaged in a riot, your actions influence others — especially those in close proximity. Factors that influence behavior vary – facial expressions, hand gestures, body posture, tone [...]
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Why is lasting behavior change so hard? Why aren’t we better at achieving goals? What would it take for you to achieve your health/wellness goals? The problem is that we haven’t been taught how to successfully approach goals. Goal-setting seems simple but it isn’t. Success is a process. Without a plan, it won’t work. I [...]
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