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//////////////"What we do during our working hours determines what we have;
what we do in our leisure hours determines what we are."
-- George Eastman
SD ON A LONG WALK TO FINDING OUT ABT MATTER AND LF
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//////////////////Weight Gain and Aging: How to Fight Back
A study of weight gain prevention in 284 women showed that women who maintained a healthy weight over a three-year period were more likely to:
Carefully monitor food intake
Avoid a loss of control of their diet (binging, for example)
Not feel hungry
The strategies for combating weight gain as you age are the same you've used before:
Count your calories
Eat a hunger-busting diet rich in fruit, vegetables, whole grains, and healthy fats
Keep fat intake below 30 percent of your calories
Be physically active, at least 30 minutes a day, five days a week (more if possible)
Aging doesn't mean you are destined for weight gain — just step up your diet and exercise routine to stay on track!
///////////////////"I feel myself connected to something far greater when I reside in stillness and silence."
//////////////////......Don't Feed Your Feelings
Many overweight people tell me that they eat much of the time because of stress, boredom, anger, or other feelings and emotions than because of true stomach hunger. In other words, they turn to food to help them deal with immediate or long-standing problems that are too difficult or painful to address head-on. A lot of these people recognize the futility of using food as a cure-all, but because they feel incapable of changing things, they numb themselves with food.
The first thing I tell my clients who are "emotional eaters" is to try to get at the root cause of their negative feelings. Forcing yourself to think about problems instead of brushing them under the rug sometimes does work. If the problems are just too complicated to resolve immediately, and you can't afford another bout of emotional eating, the following interventions can help:
Write about the emotion you're experiencing. It's often incredibly cathartic to jot things down on paper.
Find alternatives to eating that are pleasurable and convenient. Options include calling a friend, reading a fun magazine, watching TV, or engaging in a hobby. If you want to be virtuous, you can always clean your house, pay bills, or organize your closet.
Choose three "interference" foods. These are healthy, low-cal items you've committed to eating before you launch into something calorific. Try to make two out of three of these foods items on the LIFE unlimited list. Perhaps two handfuls of baby carrots with salsa, one red bell pepper, and an apple will do the trick.
Go for a run. Or take a walk. Or do any other type of physical activity you like. Exercise boosts endorphins (feel-good chemicals produced by your body) and relieves stress.
//////////////////Coping With Grief: Getting Closure
Closure is also an important part of coping with grief and may help you move through the grieving process.
"Depending on the event, developing a ritual to say farewell may be helpful. We have funerals when someone dies and they are a healthy step on the road to acceptance. Rituals can be helpful for other traumas as well," Connolly says.
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