Archive for the ‘Mindset’ Category

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Take Advantage Of Reduced Prices For Your New Year’s Resolutions!

Do you have a New Year’s resolution to lose weight? Are you setting goals to eat better, exercise more, and get your mindset right in 2013? Then you’ll love this! To help you kick-start those...

by Michele Connolly on December 31st, 2012
  Diet, Exercise, Mindset, NoPic, Promotions

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4 Ways Your Mind Is Keeping You Fat

Do you want to lose weight, but feel like you self-sabotage? Maybe you do. Maybe your mind gets the better of you, despite your good intentions. Here are 4 ways your thinking may be sabotaging your...

by Michele Connolly on December 18th, 2012
  Mindset

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I Don’t Want To Go To The Gym Today

I really don’t want to go to the gym today. It’s a very hot day here in Sydney. I feel stressed by all the tasks on my to-do list. There are no classes on that...

by Michele Connolly on November 30th, 2012
  Exercise, Mindset

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Declutter Your Closet And Flick The Fat Clothes

If you’ve recently lost weight – whether through my 52 Weight Loss Missions program, Kindle e-book, or iPad app, or some other way – then you probably now have some too-large clothes in your closet. What...

by Michele Connolly on November 21st, 2012
  Mindset, NoPic

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To Weigh Or Not To Weigh – That Is The Psychologically Torturous Question

If you’re trying to lose weight, should you weigh yourself daily? Is the bathroom scale a helpful gauge of your progress? Or an instrument of mental torture? For many people trying to lose weight, it’s the...

by Michele Connolly on November 7th, 2012
  Mindset

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Is There A Thin Person Inside You?

For years I had a thin person inside me, struggling to get out. I constantly sedated her, which had its rewards. But eventually I let her emerge, a process I share in my 52 Weight...

by Michele Connolly on October 15th, 2012
  Diet, Mindset, NoPic

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3 Life Lessons From The Gym

Recently* I started doing some new things at the gym. I raised my bicep and shoulder weights in my weights class, and I began doing cycling and combat-style classes to replace my treadmill walks. The...

by Michele Connolly on September 15th, 2012
  Exercise, Mindset

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The Good-Girl-Bad-Girl Diet Dilemma

Recently I tried to give up some of my favorite foods for a week. Just one week. An apparently simple challenge. What do you think happened? Did I discover newfound joys of tofu treats? Did I revel...

by Michele Connolly on August 28th, 2012
  Diet, Mindset

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Stepping Outside My Comfort Zone

This week I’m continuing the Health and Weight-Loss Action Challenge with something extra-challenging. This week I’m stepping outside my comfort zone. So far out, I think I’ll need shots. Take a breath, and come with me… How...

by Michele Connolly on August 7th, 2012
  Mindset, Weight-Loss Challenge

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I Did More Of This And Lost Weight

How are you coming along with your Weight-Loss Action Challenge habits so far? Are you staying away from foods on your What NOT To Eat list? Have you upgraded your weekly exercise program to burn...

by Michele Connolly on July 30th, 2012
  Mindset, Weight-Loss Challenge