Week 18
June 10, 2014
Thoughts for the Week…
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Despite the
fact that I was on vacation all this past week, I still managed to lose weight!
Albeit only 0.6 pounds, I am patting myself on my back for not gaining!
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I spent the
first part of our vacation week in Grapevine, Texas with my girls, my mom, my
sister in law and my niece at the Great Wolf Lodge. It was SO much fun! And
quite a workout too! I climbed the 103 stairs 6 times to the big slides. To
keep the children entertained outside of swimming and sliding, Great Wolf Lodge
has quests for them to conquer. We did the MagiQuest, which consists of 10
different scavenger hunts throughout the main hallways of the 8 floors of the
hotel, getting to each floor using the “Hidden Stairwell”…which means more of a
workout!
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When on
vacation eating out is inevitable. In a previous Train Your Brain session,
Marty discussed “The Cliff”. We are living on unstable ground (the edge of “The
Cliff”). It’s unstable because we struggle with taking full control of our eating behaviors. Taking one bite of something
can trigger that BAD switch in our brains that allows us to lose control of our
eating, then falling off the cliff into a lapse or relapse. I was very mindful
in my eating out choices. Some of my mindfulness included: ordering a burger
and not eating the bun, asking for a salad instead of eating an unhealthy side,
no mindless snacking in the van while traveling and really looking at the menu
for a meal that didn’t just sound good, but was also a healthy choice.
WOD (Workout of the Day)
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Here’s a
workout you can do at home if you aren’t able to get to the gym. The only
equipment you will need is a chair or bench for the tricep dips.
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50-40-30-20-10
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Squat jumps
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Ice skaters (standing
and jumping like an ice skater from side to side)
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Laying leg lifts (lay
on your back and lift your legs up and down)
§ Tricep dips
Ponder this…
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I love this quote! It reminds me of when
I’ve tried to lose weight in the past but “couldn’t”.
And in looking back, it’s not that I couldn’t
lose weight, I lacked the skills and tools needed to take back control of my
eating, behaviors and my life. SquareOne has done an exceptional job of helping
me realize I actually have tools and skills to be successful! Thanks SquareOne!
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