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The Online Slimming Club web site has been developed to offer everything that a
local slimming club can provide and much more, but without the time, expense, the
travel and the embarrassing public weigh in.
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Free Diet Newsletter : January 2002 (E-Mail - II)
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NEWSLETTER
ISSUE 4 JANUARY 2002
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU
Well I hope you had a great Christmas and New Year. If you are like me, you will be quite pleased it's all over - too much booze and food on offer. I went away for the New Year with a group of friends and noticed that my slim friends didn't actually eat very much. They nibbled here and there and were quickly full up, dispelling the myth that slim people can eat what they like. More often than not they just eat less than their fatter counterparts and rarely think of food. A feeling I still strive for!
Regards
Ronny
Realistic alternatives to your New Years resolutions
Instead of 'I will go the Gym everyday' try 'I will not use the lift at work'
It is so tempting to join an expensive Gym at this time of the year with the promise to yourself that you will go every night. Three weeks into your membership and it is likely that these visits will have tailed off to nothing, with various excuses such as 'I haven't got time' or 'It's too cold'. A more realistic option would be to set an easy achievable target such as using the stairs instead of the lift and build on your targets from there.
Instead of 'I will be a size 10 by May try 'I will lose a stone by May'
For many of us, a size 10 is a long way off and seems an impossible dream. If you aim for a too bigger weight loss it is easy to lose heart and give up. Aim for a stone at a time as this is an achievable target.
Instead of 'I will give up all chocolate and sweets' try 'I will limit myself to a sweet treat on Saturdays'
Many a slimmers downfall is self-pity. Slimmers feel deprived and will often binge on the food they have been craving for and this is often sweet things. Tell yourself that you can have any chocolate bar you like if you stick to your diet all week. Chocolate then becomes a treat and not a necessity.
Instead of 'I will give up drinking alcohol' try 'I will drink just one glass of wine with my dinner'
Like the chocolate cravings, giving up on alcohol completely can be a difficult task. Try keeping a wine box in the fridge and just having one glass per evening. It is too tempting to finish a bottle once it has been opened.
Instead of 'I will jog every night' try 'I will walk every lunchtime'
As with the gym option, jogging every night it easy to say but most difficult to keep up. If you aim to go for a brisk walk every lunchtime (take your trainers to work - no excuses) you will soon see a difference in your fitness level and start to tone up your legs and arms.
Instead of 'I will do Geri's video and then look just like her' try 'I will aim to do an exercise video 3 times per week and look the best I can'
It is easy to fool ourselves into thinking that all we have to do is a celebrity's exercise video a couple of times and 'bang' there we are -gorgeous. Reports in the press say that Geri's incredible weight loss was more due to the injections she had, than the Yoga she was practising. Having said that, videos are a really great way to exercise. Aim to do one at least 3 times a week and you will really reap the benefits.
Emergency Measures
If you still have a party or function to go to and you are having a little trouble doing up the zip on your party number try these emergency measures.
The night before the party, eat a stir-fry with lots of sweetcorn and fresh vegetables. Drink three glasses of water and have 40g of All Bran or bran flakes for supper with some fresh fruit.
On the day of the party eat a breakfast of unbleached white toast.
Make a round of sandwiches with tuna or cottage cheese and cut into four. Eat one every hour, with a glass of water.
Eat a banana and a carton of live yogurt for lunch. Two hours later eat half an avocado and drink a glass of skimmed milk.
About 4pm have a jacket potato with a glass of water.
At 6pm eat a carton of rice pudding
Do not eat anything else.
Follow this plan for 24 hours only.
Taken from 5 days to a flatter stomach by Monica Grenfell
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