Lifestyle Choices

I suggest you adopt an organized approach to collecting your medical information from the time you are diagnosed with breast cancer. Purchase a three-ring binder with dividers, and create the following categories:

1. Insurance/doctor directory. This section includes such personal information as your insurance policy number and the address and phone number of your insurance company, your date of birth and social security number as well as those of your spouse, work phone numbers, people to call in an emergency and their numbers, baby-sitters, and anyone whose phone numbers and addresses you may need in a pinch.

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If your clothes are getting too tight, do not go out and buy a bigger size. Resolve absolutely to make those clothes comfortable again. Analyse the situation and think of all the things you could do. You could get out your Picture in Words and remind yourself of all the reasons why you started this process and how you do not want to be back at the beginning again.

Catch yourself early. Most people manage their weight, but the difference is that people with a weight problem tend to let it go much further and have to take far bigger and more drastic action later on. They do not tend to take early action, whereas people who tend to be successful at managing their weight take action much sooner, at the first sign of their clothes getting a little bit tight. (more…)

The first step in fat control is establishing realistic goals.

Too many teens and adults, both men and women, establish unrealistic goals for their physical appearance. Fat weight, and body proportions are all factors that can be changed, but people often set standards for themselves that will be difficult, if not impossible, to achieve. It is important that goals be set for fat and weight control that can be accomplished for both the short term and the long haul. This necessitates developing an understanding of your own body proportions as well as your body fatness. Unrealistic goals may result in eating disorders (see Concept 20), failure to meet goals, or the failure to maintain fat loss over the long haul. The measurement procedures used in Labs 13A and 13B should help you establish realistic goals.

Goals that emphasize the behavior of eating less and exercising more are more effective than those emphasizing a specific outcome such as weight or fat lost (or gained).

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(If you can dream it, you can do it. Walt Disney)

Everyone deserves the life they want. A great life does not mean being a movie star or lotto millionaire, it just means being happy with what you have achieved, having positive relationships with the people you love, and being able to pursue your dreams and goals. All too often we refuse to believe that things could ever get better for us. But with the right attitude you can make the changes in your life you need to have the life you want. Go for it!

Dreaming

YOU must be the change you wish to see in the world.

But we also spend time dreaming about who we are, who we’d like to mirror and how we can inspire and motivate ourselves to be better human beings and role models. (more…)