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"Sales of Salads
Soar on Mondays"
copyright 2003 by Greg Landry, M.S.
Did you know that restaurants sell more salads on Mondays
than on any other day of the week? Did you know that
more people go to fitness centers on Mondays than on
any other day of the week? Do you know why?
You guessed it, they're "starting over" after
a weekend (or perhaps week) of unrestrained eating and
no exercise. Most will stay on track for a few days
and then maybe eat something (or a bag of something)that
in their mind "blows it." That's their license
to quit exercising and once again go back to eating
with no restraint.
I'd like to tell you about the key to being healthy
and losing weight while avoiding this yo-yo cycle of
all or none;
First of all, you have to come to the realization that
your eating habits will never be perfect. You goal should
be to develop lifelong eating habits that are "healthy"
90% of the time and not to feel like you've failed when
they aren't.
Now here's what's most important; use daily exercise
as your stabilizer. Daily exercise, even if it's just
fifteen minutes some days, is a very effective tool
for keeping you in what I call "a healthy frame
of mind."
I've seen this work wonders in the people I've worked
with. It makes it much easier to develop consistent
helathy eating habits and to aviod the yo-yo cycle of
all or none.
You see, although daily exercise is loaded with physical
health and weight loss benefits, it also affects you
mentally. It makes you feel good about the healthy lifestyle
you're pursuing and it makes you want more of it.
If daily exercise can help couch potato Becky, it can
help you...
"Greg, I took your advice and started doing a
little exercise every day. It was actually only three
minutes three times per day when I first started. It
helped me to start feeling healthy and my eating habits
started getting better. Even when my eating wasn't that
great, my daily exercise was my rock. I lost over half
my body weight and ran my first marathon last month.
Thanks!!!" Becky in Birmingham
Folks, that's what it's all about. Your body was made
to be active on a daily basis - when you are, it puts
you in a healthy frame of mind that affects every aspect
of your life, in addition to burning lots of calories
and supercharging your metabolism.
Get movin'!
Author and exercise physiologist, Greg Landry, offers
FREE weight loss success stories and his "Fast,
Healthy Weight Loss" newsletter at his site: http://www.Landry.com
copyright 2003 by Greg Landry, M.S.
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