Exercise

Yvonne McCoy on September 30th, 2009

What are the ingredients?

I was watching a dog training CD. It said 1st exercise, 2nd discipline and 3rd affection = a balanced life for a dog. I started thinking; maybe it would work for humans as well.
How does this relate to us?
I’m not going to take this too far, but it made me think. Exercise [...]

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Yvonne McCoy on September 27th, 2009

14-Day Super Highway Plan Results
The results are in…
I thought it only fair to share the results of my 14-Day Super Highway Plan. Here are the goals and what I learned:
1. Lose lbs 6 – I lost 3.75lbs which is in the healthy 1 to 2 lbs a week range. Remember this is the net loss [...]

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Yvonne McCoy on September 27th, 2009

Day 14 of 14-Day Plan
Scored 8!
Your choice
You always have a choice as you near the end of a time frame or a project.  You can end on:
A.    A Bang or
B.    A Whimper.

Not choosing is a choice
As I neared the end of my 14-Day Super Highway Plan, I was getting tired of counting. I was also [...]

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Yvonne McCoy on September 25th, 2009

14-Day Super Highway Plan Day 13
Day 13 of 14 Day Plan
Scored a 5
What is the best way to lose weight?
Did you ever ask yourself what is the best way to lose weight? Should I:

A Cut calories or
B. Exercise more?
An eye opening moment
Years ago, I went to see Dr. Mike. He asked, “What are [...]

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Yvonne McCoy on September 24th, 2009

Day 12 of 14 Day Plan

Scored a 6.
Why exercise?
Exercise will help you lose weight by revving up your metabolism and helping you avoid frustrating weight-loss plateaus.

When is the best time to exercise?
A. In the morning
B. In the afternoon
C. Whatever time you want if you are consistent.
If you picked A, B or C you [...]

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Yvonne McCoy on September 22nd, 2009

Day 10 of 14 Day Plan
Scored a 6.
On Day 8, after I got on the scale and didn’t see the results I wanted, I posed the question of what should I do? I gave 3 choices. Which one did you pick? I decided to do B) Reevaluate and tighten up some things.
Because I am human, [...]

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Yvonne McCoy on September 20th, 2009

Day 7 of 14 Day Plan
Scored  6
I won’t bore you with details. I’m going to weigh tomorrow.
I do know several things:
1. I look and feel rested. Getting a more sleep and exercise must have helped.

2. My face is breaking out. This seems to happen whenever I start to lose weight faster. It might be [...]

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Yvonne McCoy on September 19th, 2009

Day 6 of 14 Day Plan
Scored a 6.
Glad the week is over. With the weekend coming, I have more time to make some headway on some of my actions. I also have more time for distractions!
Just as important as what I am consistently doing, is what I have not done.  I am going to focus [...]

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Yvonne McCoy on September 17th, 2009

Day 5 of 14 Day Plan

Scored a 7.
I think there must be a full moon. Clients were changing times. I was trying to keep on schedule and a couple of things fell through the cracks or were reorganized.  I had 2 hectic days, back to back! So I guess I should be glad I scored [...]

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Yvonne McCoy on September 16th, 2009

Day 4 of 14 Day Plan
I scored a 6.
It is time to evaluate my actions. There are 2 actions that I haven’t earned any points at –visualization and a 2nd exercise. I’m not worried about the extra exercise since I am trying to walk farther with Monk, my puppy.
The visualization threw me for a loop. [...]

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