How you reward yourself could be sabotaging your diet & weight loss success and your children’s future.

Posted by dannywy on August 19, 2011

Hi Y’all,

How do you reward success? 

Many of us were conditioned as children that if we did something, we would be rewarded with some type of candy, cookie, cake etc..  Our minds then began to link eating  junk food with being good.

If you struggle with dieting and weight loss, ending this link could be a key to ending those struggles.  Can you see how you can become frustrated as you have a treat and feel good about it (past conditioning), then feel bad when you are finished because you are sabotaging your chances of lasting weight loss?

To change, start by NEVER using food again as a reward.  Find something else you enjoy, (ex. buy a book, flowers, do something that makes you feel good etc.) 

If you have been using food as a reward with your children, STOP!  The frustration and pain you have been experiencing is likely to be the same for your kids when they get older too.  Sit down with them and have them help you come up with non food rewards that will motivate them. 

God bless,

Danny

 

 

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Do you keep God hidden in the filing cabinet of your mind?

Posted by dannywy on August 16, 2011

Hi Y’all,

Have you ever taken a memory improvement course?  When I took one years ago it used the analogy that our mind stores memories in a “file cabinet” and as we recall something from the past it retrieves it from this file cabinet.

If something is really important in your everyday life you don’t store it in a file, you keep it on the walls of your mind where you can see it at all times.

“Dear friend, listen well to my words; tune your ears to my voice.  KEEP MY MESSAGE IN PLAIN VIEW AT ALL TIMES.  Concentrate!  Learn it by heart!  Those who discover these words live, really live; body and soul they’re bursting with health.” – Proverbs 4:20-22 The Message

Notice the line in capital letters.  The Bible instructs us to keep the message in plain view, not file it away.  It says if we do that we’ll live, really live!

Most Christians leave church on Sunday and as they walk out the door they put God in the filing cabinet of their mind.  They’ll take him out when they pray, read the Bible or during Bible study,  but for the most part as they go through everyday life they keep God and his message hidden away. 

Any area of life you struggle with temptation you know you are not thinking about God.

I know people who are always struggling with weight loss.  They are constantly looking for the secular world to turn out the next “magic pill,” and are disappointed when it fails.  They are always looking outside themselves for the answer when they already have it, tucked away in the file cabinet of their mind. 

Pull God out of the file cabinet, put his message in plain view on the walls of your mind (and around you; ex. rings, necklaces, pictures etc.) and everything can change.

It’s time for you to start to live, really live; BODY AND SOUL!

God bless,

Danny

 

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How to stop a depressed state or tantrum instantly.

Posted by dannywy on June 21, 2011

Hi All,

If you are feeling  down, look up! 

Years ago I remember reading an article how our moods are tied to our physical body.  If one is sad or depressed they are gazing downward and are hunched over.

If one is happy they have more of an upward gaze, and their back is straighter with shoulders up.

For years I have used the following on my kids and others to help them break a bad mood or a depressed state.  It may sound simplistic but it works, try it.

Sit up straight or stand and look at the ceiling and say, “I’m not going to smile or laugh.”  Keep doing it until you smile and laugh (for most it happens in less than 15 seconds)! 

It’s interesting, most people have to really concentrate hard to try not to smile or laugh!  Eventually everyone I have done this with breaks down and begins smiling and laughing.

This has worked great with little kids who are throwing a tantrum to change their mood. 

It has worked great with kids of school age who get in a depressed state over struggling with school work or studying for a test.  It relieves the tension of the moment so they can refocus and try again in a more empowered state.

It shows people  they can change their mood in an instant and they realize they have the power to control their emotions.

Bottomline is it works for anyone who is in drastic need of a mood adjustment!  Try it on yourself next time you find yourself in need of a good laugh:)

God bless,

Danny

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Weight loss feedback; use it or ignore it but don’t let it stop you.

Posted by dannywy on June 17, 2011

Hi Y’all,

How we respond to feedback, be it internal or from someone else, can either help us reach our  goal of lasting weight loss or stops us entirely.

It is important to understand feedback is just information.  Don’t attach emotions to it and get upset, it is just information.

When you receive feedback, determine if it is useful or not and then either use the information to make adjustments or discard it.  Don’t waste time dwelling on it, use it or discard it, but either way move on.

Too many people will take negative feedback,  get upset and  give up entirely when they should have ignored it or made only a slight correction.

Do not give up.  Imagine someone in a sailboat going across a lake.  If the wind blew them slightly off course should they get upset, give up and go back to their dock or make a slight correction and keep going?

Always remember, feedback is just information.  Use it to help you or if worthless ignore it but stay fixed on your weight loss goal.

One more thing, enjoy the journey as it transforms you into a stronger person!

God bless,

Danny

 

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Another Reason To Lose Weight, Fatty Liver Disease.

Posted by dannywy on June 16, 2011

Hi All,

I have heard it said that we are more likely to make a change in our lives to avoid pain than to gain pleasure.

Today’s topic will provide a little pain.

Being over weight or obese can lead to liver disease.  It is caused by having too much fat in the liver.  What is scary is it can lead to memory lapses and erratic behavior just like people with Alzheimer’s and dementia.

It is cirrhosis, just like alcoholics get except instead of alcohol, it is fat that is the cause.

Dr. William Carey,  a hepatologist at the Cleveland Clinic, said, “This is huge. We didn’t even know this disease existed 30 years ago. Now it’s the most common liver disease in America.”

This is getting crazy.  It is estimated one third of the US population has fatty liver disease, and of those 6 million will develop the extreme cases.  Doctors say they won’t be able to treat them all.

Doctors say if caught early enough, if one loses weight it can be reversed but if it is in the late stages it is too late.

If you’d like to read the article I learned about this from click below.

Another Reason To Lose Weight, Fatty Liver Disease

The article cites a guy who developed the disease who was 5 foot 8 inches tall, 185 pounds.  That doesn’t sound very over weight so obviously you don’t have to be obese to get liver disease.

God bless,

Danny

 

 

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You Are 15 Seconds from Feeling the Love of God!

Posted by dannywy on May 9, 2011

This simple 15 second exercise to feel the love of God can turbo charge your ability to resist the temptation to binge or overeat.  It can also help you resist temptation in other areas of life as well, not to mention make you feel super fantastic! 

Let’s get started.  As always make sure you are in a situation where you can safely close your eyes.

Close your eyes and imagine someone in your life, past or present who has shown you unconditional love. You know they always loved you, no matter what you have done.  It could be a mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, other relative, friend, care giver etc.

Now I’d like you to think of a point in time when you experienced deep, intense love from this person and feel the love pour over you.  See it in your mind and replay it as if it is happening right now.     

Now imagine Jesus beside that person as you are experiencing this intense love. Suddenly you see the person merge with Jesus and it is Jesus who is showing this intense love to you, that same love you felt from the other person.  Let that love fill you completely, revel in it!

Feeling God’s love is so amazing, if you’re like others you’ll want to do it again and again.  The cool part is the more you do this, the more you’ll begin to experience the presence of God throughout your day and truly realize you are never alone!

To counter our sinful nature and the Tempter we must develop the habit of experiencing the presence of God before temptation strikes.  Turning your focus to God and feeling his love turbo charges your ability to resist the temptation to over eat.  God’s love is the greatest weapon we have when it comes to defeating temptation. 

Finally, God is love and he tells us to love one another as he loves us. One of the greatest ways we can show love to others is by helping them improve their lives.  Please share this with anyone you believe is in need of experiencing God’s love.

 

God Bless,

Dannywy

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Smiling your way to lasting weight loss.

Posted by dannywy on May 3, 2011

Let’s do an exercise.  Close your eyes (make sure it is safe to do so).  See Jesus standing in front of you. He is looking at and talking to someone else in front of you, this person’s back is to you. 

You can see that this person is in fantastic physical condition, there doesn’t appear to be any excess fat on their body.  Jesus is telling this person how proud he is of how this person has followed him and totally transformed not only their temple, but their mind.

You are mesmerized as you watch Jesus praising this person and wish he would do the same with you. 

Suddenly, Jesus looks at you and tells the other person to turn and look at you. As you see the other person’s face you realize it is you, future you! 

Future you says, “I am already inside of you, just waiting to be revealed.  All I did was follow Jesus all day long.” 

How did you feel when you saw it was you?  Were you shocked?  Did it bring a smile, maybe even a tear to your eye?

Feelings are critical to achieving lasting weight loss.  It doesn’t matter how often you picture yourself being successful if you don’t feel you will succeed.

How do you know when you are starting to feel that you can succeed?  I believe it all starts with a smile.  You have to be able to smile when you picture yourself at your goal, if you can’t, you don’t truly believe.  Now, I am not talking about a forced smile, I mean a deep heart felt smile.  For me it is accompanied by a deep humming sound I voice.

Practice seeing Jesus and future you, hear them praise you for the positive change they are seeing in you and SMILE.  Feel the love pour over you from Jesus, and see how excited future you is about soon being revealed. 

Most importantly, start to follow Jesus all day long, wherever you are, whatever you do.  The change you will experience will make it hard to wipe the smile off your face:)

God bless,

Danny

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Can church make you fat or why the tempter loves church socials.

Posted by dannywy on April 1, 2011

Hi Y’all,

Can going to church make you fat?

That’s a very interesting question.  An 18 year study found people who go to church or church activities at least once a week were twice as likely to become obese compared to non church goers.

Church activites where food is involved can be very dangerous for anyone who struggles with over eating.  I know this from personal experience.  In fact I did a 3 minute video on the subject a couple years ago that others have found helpful, click the link below to check it out.

Help! The church donut is after me!

I know some people were upset when the article came out, thinking it put church in a bad light but I don’t see it that way.  I believe it highlighted one area that many ignore, gluttony at church functions.

The Bible says we are to take care of our temple but many, including church leaders eat at church socials or after church like they won’t eat for a week.  I cannot stress enough how important it is to learn how  to focus on God and not the food, not only while you eat but when filling your plate.

It’s all about temptation and limiting it’s power.   As more and more Christians learn to resist the temptation to binge and over eat, and show others how to do the same, everything can change. 

If you want to read the article, click the link below.

Can going to church make you fat?

God bless,

Danny

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Study finds lack of sleep increases hunger, causing weight gain.

Posted by dannywy on March 23, 2011

Hi Y’all,

Can being sleep deprived cause you to gain weight? 

A new study seems to show that you’ll eat more if you don’t get enough sleep.  Both men and women in the study ate more calories when sleep deprived than when they had their normal amount of sleep.

Their favorite food to over eat when sleep deprived?  Ice cream! 

To read the article click below.

Lack of sleep causes you to eat more and gain weight.

From my own experience and others I have talked to, struggling with temptation (not just with food) increases with lack of sleep. 

That’s why it is critical to be aware of what is happening when you are tempted and understand how to limit it’s power.

God bless,

Danny

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Some docs not telling patients they have a weight problem.

Posted by dannywy on March 1, 2011

Hi Ya’ll,

Have you ever heard someone say, “I’m not much overweight, if I was my doctor would say something to me.” 

According to a new study, one third of obese patients and 55% of those who were overweight said their doctor never discussed weight with them.

This is a real problem.  The study found that many people are in denial or don’t realize they are overweight.  By the doctor not saying anything, it either reinforces this denial or leaves those who don’t realize they have a problem continuing on a path that will lead to health problems.

The study found that when the issue of weight was brought up, it did leave an impression and the person was more likely to address it.

Can you imagine if a person had cancer, the doctor knew it and said nothing?  There is no good reason for a doctor to not address the issue of weight with someone who really needs help.

To read the article click below.

Some docs not telling patients what they need to hear to stay healthy.

God bless,

Danny

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