My Short & Long Term Goals

In keeping with my last post, “The Unconscious Mind”, I am setting some short and long term goals. According to Tom Venuto (see earlier post again), a good goal must be specific, measurable, personal (emotionally attached), positive, and deadline-driven. It should be written as an affirmation in the present tense - as if you have [...]

The Unconscious Mind

I have been reading about the power of setting goals in Tom Venuto’s The Body Fat Solution. The unconscious (sub-conscious) mind is fascinating. Our brains are like a goal-seeking supercomputers. Like a computer, we can program and re-program our brains. Because of this, our minds work like a guidance system - like a torpedo that [...]

Free Meal Nightmare!

Last weekend was my son’s 8th birthday. We went to a city about 2.5 hours away so that we could go to the zoo and stay overnight in a hotel. So, that night I decided to have my free meal for the week - I usually save it for the weekend. I was really hoping [...]

Low Cal Frozen Meals

I am leaving about 90% of my eating plan as “whole foods” or “a clean diet” .. whichever you prefer. But I have noticed that in order to not get tired of the same types of foods, I need a little pizzazz.  I don’t have much time to spend cooking, so I have been sort [...]