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Tag: Weight Control

  • Tips For Rational Thinking

    Healthylife® Weigh

    Part 4

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    Use these tips to decide if an alternate thought is helpful for problem-solving. You can allow your thoughts and actions to cause anxiety. Or, you can view them as part of everyday life choices that you can manage.

    1. Ask: Is your thought based on facts?

    2. Identify what you are trying to do. Know your purpose.

    3. Consider many different outcomes and their effects.

    4. View the situation from many perspectives.

    5. Don’t assume a situation will have the same outcome as it did in the past.

    6. Have good evidence for a generalization before you make it.

    7. Avoid assuming one event caused another just because they happened at the same time.

    © American Institute for Preventive Medicine

  • Thinking About Changing

    WELL-BEING

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    Do you want to lose weight, quit smoking, eat healthier, get fit, manage stress, drink less alcohol? First, ask yourself:  Are you ready to change?

    Meg Baker, director of Employee Wellness at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, says while the focus on self-improvement is good, you must be ready to make a change in order to actually do so. To help prepare for any lifestyle change, Baker offers some tips:

    *  Develop small, short-term goals that will fit into your schedule. Make them realistic.

    *  Consider the benefits and reasons for the change.

    *  Talk to a family member, friend, or coworker about goals. Sharing your goals with others will increase the likelihood of your staying committed to a new gym regimen or stop smoking plan, and they may want to join you.

    “If the new behavior has lost its luster, switch things up,” Baker said. “Variety is the key to life and can keep you from getting burned out. Spice things up by changing your normal exercise routine, finding new healthy recipes online, or joining a new exercise class.”

    © American Institute for Preventive Medicine