Don’t Start “Ditching”!
Wow! How fast do these first few weeks of January seem to fly by? We are just a few weeks past the New Year’s Eve Ball dropping, but for many, those New Year intentions or (“resolutions") have sputtered.
- It is here and rollin! In many people’s minds, a new year brings hope and optimism. For others, the past two years (2020 and 2021) have been so darn odd, stressful and strained that they are just relieved to have the calendar flip. Either way you look at it, we want to wish all readers of our blog a healthy and happy year ahead.
The launching of a new year is always an exciting time for us! We will coach many people toward achieving their “New Year’s Resolutions” – since many will be focused on health and wellness goals.
Thanks for checking back after our last post to learn 5 MORE Tips for Turkey day! As we said in our last post this time of year can really challenge people’s weight –
Many studies point out that roughly 75% of annual weight gain takes place during the holiday season. The problem is that these pounds are hard to lose - and over the course of time they add up. After 10 years this can end up being 20 or more pounds.
WHAT IF ... the year was only 310 days long, not 365?
How would you adjust your annual goals? Obviously, we'd have to scale some things back because we wouldn’t be able to fit as much in. There would be less time for accomplishing all we want to; less time to spend with loved ones; less time to travel.
Helping Clients Succeed by Pushing … and NOT Pushing.
One very strong aspect of our clinical weight loss program is the SUPPORT model. We are proud and confident in saying we do quite well with that key area. As you might imagine, a support role is a challenging line to walk in any area of health and wellness. It is especially tough in weight loss!
The late Steven Covey was an author and speaker who wrote the very popular book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”. Among the many excellent principles Covey taught were several about the use and control of our TIME. One of his quotes we often reference is this one:
Warning: This may be a little uncomfortable for some to read because the points may feel a bit (correction) very personal. They may really strike home. We apologize in advance … sort of.