Today we borrow a concept from Total Quality Management, the business concept that enabled Toyota to produce such high quality vehicles, and become one of the world’s biggest auto manufacturers. Kaizen, or continuous improvement, will allow you to not only sustain the changes you’ve already made, but also continue to evolve and improve as you become naturally slender. Plus, learn the suprising truth about will power - why your problem may just be that you have too much! Finally, learn a simple technique, borrowed from a golf champion, to allow you to get better and better.

Note that the Yahoo group has already been started! See the blogroll on the right of this page to join.

 

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Now that we’ve set the record straight on Naturally slender eating, we will walk through the Naturally Slender Eating Strategy. Learn how to make decisions about what and how much to eat that maximize pleasure. Yes, that’s right. The secret to being Naturally Slender is pleasure. Who knew? Listen to this week’s episode and train your subconscious mind to become delightfully slender.

 

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It’s that time of year again. For some, the holidays mean fun, family and friends, while for others, it’s a stress feast, er, I mean fest. I’ve experienced both, so to help you make the most of your days of gratitude and gravy, I’ve come up with this 3 step guide to making the most of it.

1. Set your intent for the holiday break.

So often we tumble into the holidays on the heels of frantic work and family schedules without a thought for what is to come. Take a moment, even as you are reading this, to think about what you want for this break. If the food is a potential mine field, then decide how you would like it to be. Would you like to maintain your weight through the Thanksgiving weekend or lose weight? Would you like to be calm and centered through the dynamic family dynamics? Decide first, and set your intent.

2. Be a movie star.

Do a “Pre-Do”. A pre-do is a little mental movie you run, with you as the star. See yourself the way you want to be through Thanksgiving and the weekend. The key in this movie is to first focus on how you would like to feel, and then imagine how you would act feeling that way. Run it at least three times. By doing this, you are creating a powerful pattern for your subconscious mind to follow.

3. Share the thanks and the giving.

For the thanks piece, as my father used to say, “every morning I check the obituaries. If my name isn’t there, it’s a good day”. I know, gratitude is the last thing on your mind around certain people, espeically those family members who you see only because they are family members. So here’s a little self-serving trick to make doing your family duty a little easier. See an image of the challenging person in your mind’s eye and chant “I forgive” for a couple of minutes before you see them for real. Let me know what happens.

Now that that’s out of the way, think about who you love, and notice what a gift it is to love. Roll around in the joy of it, and spread it like butter all over everyone you see.

Finally, remember the giving part. Give your friendship and your love generously and unconditionally, in gratitude for having it to give. There is no greater gift.

Ever wonder what goes on in the heads of the Naturally Slender? You know, those people we love to hate who seem to be able to eat anything they want and are always slim. Is it a fortunate metabolism? Learn how you too can think like they do, to get the results they get. But first, we need to set the record straight on a few things. Will running a marathon guarantee you the body of your dreams? Learn the surprising answer on this week’s episode. Also, learn what to do to manage an appetite that’s on overdrive.

 

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Would you like to take your journey to the next level of success? If you’ve been listening to the show you know that group support will make your journey easier.

Thanks to the efforts of an enthusiastic listener, we now have an Inside Out Weight Loss Yahoo group. What is a Yahoo group you ask? It’s basically an email listserve where you post messages to the group and everyone sees them and can respond.

Join the conversation by clicking on the Blogroll link below, or cutting and pasting this into your browser: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/insideoutweightloss/join

Support and be supported. Join us as we create the Inside Out Weight Loss empathic, empowering community.

Today, we’ll do what we rarely do on Inside Out Weight Loss – talk about food, because what to eat is only about 10 % of the solution to your weight struggle.  Yet there are foods that will make it easier to be Naturally Slender, and you’ll want to know what they are.  Renée also shares Clotaire Rapaille’s (author of The Culture Code) story of what not to say to a room full of overweight academics. Also, learn why expensive organic food doesn’t always win the taste test, and how to revitalize our lazy taste buds.

 

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A reality TV show on a major cable channel would like to feature me helping an obese client, and Im looking to find the right candidate to work with, on air.

The ideal candidate is a woman who lives in the Houston area, has struggled with food issues for many years, probably a veteran of many a diet program, and is truly “fed up” and ready to make a change. She may have considered gastric bypass.   Binge eaters would be especially good candidates. Also, I am looking for someone who is able to share on an emotional level. This means you can feel your feelings.

Obviously, you must be prepared to share your story on air, and must commit to the on air follow up.  You must also live in the Houston metropolitan area.

To apply, please send us a one-page story about your struggle with obesity. Be sure to include your name, age, all contact information and some recent photos.  Please email renee@personallifemedia.com.

This is a great opportunity to share your journey and success on air.  I’m looking forward to hearing from you.