MY VALENTINE

I love my husband because he loves my scrambled eggs with bacon.
I love my husband because he loves my onion soup.
I love my husband because he loves my spicy chicken.
I love my husband because he loves my clam chowder.
I love my husband because he loves my chicken broth.

I hated myself because I love food...

DON'T PUNISH YOURSELF


Would I punish my best friend because he ate too much?
Would I punish my husband because he ate pizza?
Would I punish my brother because he ate hamburger?
Would I punish my sister because she ate chocolate?
Would I punish my father because he ate french fries?
Would I punish my mother because she ate ice cream?


Would I punish myself becuase I ate too much?


Respect yourself as much as people that you love the most...and you will never punish yourself again...

WHAT IS YOUR MOTIVATION?


We need long-term motivation...and I am not talking about the list of our goals.

I am talking about something in our brain...


I remember how excited I was about the trip to my country!  I haven't been there for few years.

I could not find a better motivation to lose some weight!
I was counting the days, knowing that once I get there, I will have a great time.
I was planning to visit my family and eat!

I had such a great motivation!  I had short-term motivation...

I lost some weight!


And I lost control as well...


My trip was wonderful!  I saw my family and ate...didn't really do anything else...
Everyone was happy to see me and I was happy to see them!

I was happy that I lost some weight and the food was so good! 


And then I came back...

I was sad and gained weight...and I had no motivation to lose it...



What is your motivation?

MY BEST FRIEND FOOD

I want to tell you about a best friend.  In general..

Best friend is someone who is always there for you when you need him.
Best friend smiles when you smile.
Best friend always answers the phone when you call.
Best friend is someone who listens and understands you.
Best friend will always hug you when you need it.
Best friend will drive you to the hospital when you feel sick.
Best friend will always give you the honest opinion.
Best friend is a person you can trust.
Best friend holds your hand when you cry.
Best friend loves you no matter what you do.


Best friend is the person you are thinking about as you read this.



Is Food really your Best Friend?

COMPULSIVE EATING? YOU JUST LIKE TO EAT!


I was alone with my problem for many years.  I could not understand what my problem was but I knew that something was wrong.

When I tried to explain to people that I ate too much food, they would say that I just liked to eat!


Yes!  As simple as that!  I just liked to eat!

What about hiding with food so nobody could see me eating?  Only food and me...was it because I just liked to eat?



I felt so lonely becuase nobody could understant me...


I was told to have hobby as the solution to my problem.

I tried.  I tried to do many things...but after a while the food would always take over.


However, I didn't want to give up!
I knew that I could help myself and I did!

It took me many years but I can tell you that there is hope and never give up!

EVERYONE CAN LOSE WEIGHT!

My grandmother makes the best coffee ever: with half & half and 5 spoons of sugar! 


A while ago she complained to me about the pain in her legs.
I knew that it would go away if she lost weight...but how can you explain to an older person that she should exercise and drink black coffee?

I told my grandmother that healthy diet and some exercise should solve the problem and she decided to try both!


We worked on the diet plan and the schedule that would best work for her. 
She made some changes with her meals and started to walk around the house.


At first she could not adjust to the new lifestyle but the pain went away and it was her best motivation!

She lost a lot of weight and exercises every day!


Now my grandmother drinks coffee with milk and sweetener and uses bicycle to go grocery shopping!


I think that this story shows that everyone can lose weight!

CHALLENGE YOURSELF


We all know the taste of warm bread in the restaurant.  Some like to eat that with olive oil, some with butter.  I don't know any single person that does not like it!

We sit at the table, talk to our friends and then comes the warm bread!  We grab it without thinking...


I could never resist it!  I promised myself so many times that I would not touch the bread and it never worked. 

Of course I could not eat just a little...I had to eat till the basket was empty!


One day my husband and I had friends visiting us, so we decided to take them to our favourite restaurant (with delicious bread).

I wanted to go but was afraid to eat too much...


I told my husband that I want to eat healthy and knew that this dinner might ruin all my efford.


He on the other hand, loves wine.  For him, steak without red wine is a waste...but he promised me that will not have any wine if I don't eat the bread.

I could not believe that he was able to do that for me!


It was so hard not to eat this bread...

However, I was looking at my husband drinking soda ( he didn't have to but did that for me )  and it helped me a lot!


Sometimes we say that something is just not possible to do...but we have to try, try to challenge ourselves to see...