Don’t Diet in November

Soon we’ll be seeing ads telling us that we can lose 20, 30 or 50 pounds before Christmas.  The problem with fad diets is that the results don’t last.  Once you return to your normal routine, you gain the weight right back.  How about a sensible solution to getting healthy and staying healthy?

For over 30 years, I tried crash diets, injections, pills and dangerous schemes to lose weight.  I ended up gaining and losing the same 50 pounds over and over again.    Finally, I discovered a reasonable way to take charge of my health.  Some of the things I learned were:

Get Sleep.  If you get 7-8 hours of sleep a night, you have more energy to get through your day.  When you cheat your body of adequate rest, you crave carbohydrates and caffeine to jump start your metabolism.  If you only sleep 4 or 5 hours a night, you’re too tired to exercise.
Speak.  Let your words about you be positive.  Don’t talk down to yourself.  If you make a mistake, big or small, acknowledge it, apologize to yourself and others, and move on.  Say good things to yourself and about yourself all day long, out loud and to yourself.  Here’s an example, “I am smart, wonderful and beautiful.”
Eat.  Eat five servings of fruits and veggies a day.  Some of the best are broccoli, cabbage, kale, tomatoes, red peppers, sweet potatoes, apples, blueberries, and strawberries.
Drink.  Gradually start drinking 7-8 glasses of water a day, more if you live at high altitude.  Gradually stop drinking sodas.  The regular ones contain too much sugar for good health, and the diet ones are loaded with chemicals, which make you crave sweets.

These are some of the steps that I’ve taken to lose 45 pounds and reverse pre-diabetes.   As an added benefit, I look and feel fabulous!

To help other women go from confusion to clarity with wellness, I wrote Quit Skinny! 7 Simple, Sane Steps to Wellness.  This long awaited book will show you:

Why you should not be hyper-focused on the scale;
How to use your mouth as a tool to help you get healthy;
How to sleep your way to radically improved wellness;
How to eat yourself well;
How to find time to exercise.

Here’s what others had to say about Quit Skinny!

“An excellent book that turns the reader away from counting calories and watching the scale to a more realistic, practical approach to healthy living.”  C.G.
“I spent years, time and money on fad diets that promised instant results with little to no work only to have the weight come back.  Excellent read for anyone who has gone through the same.”  M.M.
“I appreciated that the steps were simple and could honestly be incorporated into my daily routine.”  L.G.
Read more reviews on Amazon.

 

To encourage you to act now, I am offering a 50% discount if you will invest in yourself by 9:00 p.m., EST, Wednesday, November 12, 2014.  This discount is only available in my Create Space Store, which is an Amazon company.

To order the book, click here:Quit Skinny!

Enter discount code:  EVS86S8W for 50% off the regular price.