Secrets of Success

Be your own cheerleader

Imagine your are cheering on your most favorite fan (YOU). Shake your pom-poms and your tush. Imagine that you are a thin and energetic cheerleader. Turn on a good pick-me-up song and dance to it. No one has to see you while you are in your fantasy state. Try it when you really need to pick yourself up.

Lose is not a bad 4-letter word

Lose Is Not A Bad 4-Letter Word
L -- live one day at a time
O -- open up to new ideas
S -- satisfy your desire to do this for you
E -- eat a sensible, balanced diet every day of your life

LOSE is not a bad 4-letter word

L -- live one day at a time
O -- open up to new ideas
S -- satisfy your desire to do this for you
E -- eat a sensible, balanced diet every day of your life

LOVE

L -- live for today as if it was your last
O -- own up to your faults
V -- very important person --you
E -- end each day loving yourself

Learn to love yourself first and then you will be able to love others around you.

Happy Grandparents Day!

Happy Grandparents Day to all our grandparents on SparkPeople.

Don't forget to give your grandparents a call today and send special love their way.

TGIF

Fridays are a great day knowing that the weekend is just about here. Try to plan ahead and try to get some exercise into your weekend. You have more control over your exercise during the weekend than food sometimes.

Enjoy your weekend!

Variety is the spice of life

If you feel like you're getting into a rut with the foods you are eating, try something different. Start small...experiment with a different fruit or veggie one night a week. Before long, you won't be fixing the same old boring food all the time.

Focus on today

Today is the day after another holiday which tends to focus around good, friends and family. Forget about what you did or didn't do over the weekend and just focus on today. If you take this process one day at a time, it's more bearable.

Forget about yesterday

Forget about what you did or didn't do yesterday (or last week or last month) and just stay focused on today. Take each day one day at a time and you will reach your goal.

Tax Free Weekend

You can save a lot of money not having to pay the tax on your items during tax free weekends...but just be careful. Don't buy things that you'll never use because you could save 8-10% on the tax.