Your impulsiveness is costing you your goals

Your impulsiveness is costing you your goals

Your impulsiveness is costing you your goalsYour impatience and reactive decision making are two major causes of not reaching and maintaining your goals.  Consider how many times you have begun down a path only to change direction on a whim based on your mood and a fleeting feeling or scale fluctuation.

There is a major difference between A) acting with persistence and deciveness while maintaining flexibility in your plan and B) Reacting to every negative feeling and situation by altering your course.
Learn the difference to change your life.   -R. DeVito

Two major muscles that require daily strengthening are not in your body, but in your mind.  Your Patience muscle and your Strategy muscle.  If the only strategy you have relied upon for success is willpower (as in: I will not eat junk, I will not eat late, I will not eat this and that etc...) take a moment to see how futile that thought process is to your long-term success.
You'll need to learn more tools for your toolbox and learn to utilize those tools at different times based upon your needs.  Aligning your thoughts with your reactions will be a vital component to offsetting those feelings of anxiety and doom.


 If your success program does not include strategies to deal with all of the obstacles we ALL tend to deal with from time to time then reevaluate your program.  Give yourself a reality check, make a flexible and complete plan and get consistent with your emotions and actions.
You must accept that you need to UNlearn certain things and learn other NEW things in order to have a different persepective and life.

 Stay Positive - Plan Ahead - Rebound from Setbacks

If you have reached the point of total frustration and confusion and want to begin the process of learning to create real, long-term success in your weight loss, wellness and life then here a few resources for you:
In the Northern New Jersey area you should come and work with us at the IFS Weight Loss and Lifestyle Centers.  Here is 14 days free to get you started.  You will be among people that have been and are struggling just like you and will provide all of the Support, Commitment, Education and Motivation to aid you in getting started and maintaining the path to success.

Everyone KNOWS that they must Move More and Eat Better to get results.  But, if it were that simple you would have gotten there and stayed there already.  You may have "dieted" or exercised with minimal and unmaintainable success before.  Now is your time to put all of the pieces togehter for a complete Wellness and Fitness Program.

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If you are not in the NNJ area, then look into MyDynamicLife.net.  We will provide you the coaching and the tools to be successful from a distance.  You have nothing to lose.  There is a substantial amount of free content to help you and complete Wellness and Fat Loss Programs to redirect your life and understanding of what it takes to succeed.

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Yours in health,
Robert J DeVito

Setting Your Goals

This year, make a SMART goals resolution! No matter what your New Years Resolution is, make sure you follow the SMART Goal Setting parameters to increase your chances of success. SMART goals are:

Specific: Not just "be healthier" or "be thinner" but how specifically will you get there? Will it be a focus on Fitness, Food, or both?

Measurable: Instead of "exercise more" or "lose weight" - how many days will you exercise? How much weight will you lose?

Attainable/Achievable: Set yourself up for success! Make your first few goals of the year ones that you KNOW you can achieve with a little effort.

Realistic: If it's not realistic, it's not sustainable. Remember, when it comes to healthy weight loss, 1-2 lbs a week is IDEAL. Aiming for more than that is likely to either discourage you and/or create a yo-yo weight loss effect which does more damage than good.

Time-bound: Short term is best for getting started. Don't forget to promise yourself a (healthy) reward for when you make your deadline!


Set your goals and make your plan!
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Thanksgiving Eating Tips

Thanksgiving Eating Tips

A1+ - Remembering what your Goals are and Why you are trying to accomplish these Goals will help to keep you on track throughout the holiday season.  Temptation is everywhere and "slipping up" only takes a few seconds to consume a few hundred extra calories.

Why are you eating what you are eating?

1. Decide what you are going to eat each day before you start. Have a plan for your food. No one says you can’t have a snack, then dinner a while later and then dessert a while after that. Often we have "soup to nuts" meals multiple times per day.  

2. Get some exercise right after you get out of bed. This will help you focus on your fitness and make you aware of how your body feels. Make mini bouts (5 mins) of exercise a priority for the day.  Play with the dog, chase your kids, do squats and jumping jacks every 30 -45 minutes.

3. Drink lots of water throughout Thanksgiving day. We all know how important it is to drink water and to stay hydrated. Water will fill you and keep you from feeling hungry throughout the day. Begin by setting a Water Goal for the day.  Track your intake and drink BEFORE you eat.

4. Eat a small breakfast to set up a slow eating day. Do not make the mistake of "making room" or starving yourself in preparation for the feast.  You will consume substantially more food and calories that way AND feel awful.

5. Load up on the Veggie Tray. Carrots, Celery, Peppers, Broccoli, Cauliflower.  If you are not hosting the festivities, find out from who is if they will have a Veggie Tray.  If not, bring your own.  I guarantee you that if you load on on low-calories veggies first, you will not eat as much throughout the day.  Make this choice even better by bringing a low-calorie ranch dip.

6. "Cheat Well".  There are foods that you are really looking forward to and there are foods that you do not really care for.  Eat the ones that you really want.  Ignore the ones that you don't.  Often, in holiday/social situations we eat impulsively and re actively. Be sure to Stop, Think, ChOose then Proceed with your eating by making a choice that you really want.

7. Go for another walk if the weather is good. The worst thing to me is that after having a great Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner there is no energy outlet so you end up just sitting and almost falling asleep. Why not take a little walk around the neighborhood?

8. Kinect with the Wii.  Have an interactive game to play. What you want to do after dinner and dessert is keep away from the regular habit of snacking even though you are full. Set up a tournament with your family to get moving!  Have fun and bond together!

AVOID Holiday Self-Sabotage

Prepare for a Healthy Thanksgiving

Before you go shopping for your Thanksgiving meal, plan ahead with these substitutions: 1. Instead of sugar, use cinnamon and vanilla. 2. Skip canned cranberries and prepare fresh with orange juice. 3. Use low fat broth instead of cream in soups. 4. For casseroles use skim milk and low fat cheese instead of cream and  high fat cheese. 5. Make a stuffing using whole grain bread and turkey sausage. 6. Serve fresh vegetables or fruit as appetizers and skip the fatty chips and dip spread. 7. Use as many fresh vegetables and fresh fruit as possible. 8. Bake sweet potatoes instead of sweet potato pie. 9. Be sure to complete 30-minutes of Movement/Exercise in the morning so you feel good about yourself and sticking to your Exercise Regimen. 10. If you are going to cheat - CHEAT WELL.  Don't just grab based on temptation and impulse. Decide if you really want what you are about to eat. You can be stronger than the holiday "bingefest" that usually occurs.  You control your choices.  Have fun, make great choices, enjoy your food and feel great about yourself! Yours in health, Robert