I know many of you have seen the great book Lean Mommy by Lisa Druxman, the founder of Stroller Strides.
This book is chock-full of ways to get in shape and bond with your baby, as well as ways to eat right, beat the baby blues, and even exercise while baby-wearing! Over the course of the next few weeks, we'll be bringing you some tips, tricks, insights, and even recipes excerpted from the book. If you don't have a copy yet, let me know and I can order you one!
This week's excerpt: No more excuses! - or, the Power of Positive Thinking
Our every behavior stems from the desire to feel good or avoid feeling bad. If you think of healthy eating and working out as painful, and eating cookies and sitting on the couch as pleasurable, then you will choose to snack and sit. But if you can redefine your thoughts so that you think of being active as invigorating and eating well as energizing, as well as thinking that eating cookies is self-defeating, and not getting a daily dose of movement makes you sluggish, then you're likely to choose to engage in healthy lifestyle habits.
Imagine scenes from your life where you consistently react in a negative way that becomes self-defeating. Create a more positive response that will help you make the healthiest lifestyle choices. Practice changing your mental tapes every single day until those new thoughts become your new tapes. For example:
I hope to see you in class soon!
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