Go ahead and enjoy it!!

It's a week before Christmas and all through the halls
You see fruitcake and fudge and sugared rum balls.
The cookies and cheese cubes sit there on a plate
While your conscience is screaming about gaining weight.
Just stop it, just end it, just quit the obsessing.
Enjoy a few snacks, it's a seasonal blessing.
But do buy my book and be ready to roll.
On New Year's Day you can regain your control.
"Bucket List Weight Loss" is waiting for you,
And once again to thine own self you'll be true. 



Worried about weight gain this holiday season?  Stop it!  Worrying about will only cause you to eat more.  That's because worrying leads to obsessing.  The more you worry about weight gain, the more you'll think about that carton of eggnog in the fridge and that pan of fudge in the pantry.  Obsessing invariably leads to system failure and overeating.

So here's what you should do instead:

1. Enjoy the holidays!  If you want a shortbread cookie, have it.  If you want a glass of eggnog, savor it.  Indulge yourself, knowing that you are ready and prepared for Bucket List Weight Loss on January 1.  It will work for you.  

2. Arm yourself so you can take control again when the holidays are over.  Purchase the $2.99 e-book, Bucket List Weight Loss, and you'll be ready to take charge on January 1.  Glance through the book now, so you'll know what to expect in January.  Instead of obsessing about shortbread cookies, obsess about starting the Bucket List Weight Loss program and getting control of your life again.  Whet your appetite by reading the 12 concepts that will lead to rapid and permanent weight loss.

 Bucket List Weight Loss, your ammunition for post-holiday weight loss.  Available as an e-book from Amazon.com.  $2.99.

Conversation with a scale (Part II)

"Ohmygod, thank you, thank you, thank you."

"For what?"

"It's not as bad as I thought it would be."

"See, I told you.  Only one problem now, though."

"What's that?"

"You may not have any dramatic weight loss by tomorrow."

"That's okay, at least I know where I'm starting now."

"So how much DID you gain?"

"You don't know?"

"No, of course I don't know.  I'm a SCALE.  I don't read and I don't judge."

"I'm up 10 pounds from a year ago.  Weird thing is, I still wear the same size clothes, although they're more snug."

"Uh huh.  So, you gonna lose it again?"

"Of course.  Piece of cake."

"You sure?"

"Oh, yeah.  I can lose it in a couple weeks."

"WHOA!!  I doubt that!"

"Well, if I really try hard--if I crash it off--I could do it in three or so."

"And it'll come back fast if you lose it that fast."

"So are you saying I shouldn't even try?"

"Heck, no!  I'm saying just go about your business.  Live your life the way you know you're supposed to.  Act like an adult.  Take responsibility for your health and your diet.  It'll come off.  Why not set a goal of two pounds a week?  You can probably do that."

"No, that's not enough.  I want to be 10 pounds lighter by tomorrow!"

"You won't be.  You'll get on me tomorrow, get depressed that you didn't lose 10 pounds, and then go drown your sorrows with a pastry overdose."

"So what should I do?"

"Keep track of your calories today and drink lots of water.  Even if you weigh more tomorrow, it'll be water weight.  You'll actually be thinner.  TRUST ME."

"Maybe I shouldn't even weigh myself tomorrow then."

"Ah ah ah....I want to see you back here tomorrow morning before you eat breakfast.  You can cuss at me if you don't like the numbers.  But you still have to trust me.  Watch your calories today, drink lots of water, and you will be skinnier tomorrow morning.  Then we'll talk some more..."

To be continued . . .

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Get the e-book for $2.99 at Amazon.com

Conversation with a scale

"I'm afraid to get on you."

"Why?"

"Because I haven't done it for three weeks, and I'm sure I've gained weight."

"Will NOT getting on me make the weight go away?"

"No, but I can pretend I haven't gained the weight."

"Pretending is for children.  You're living in denial."

"But I'd just rather not know about my weight gain."

"You already know about it; that's why you don't want to get on me."

"Yes, but I just don't want to SEE it on the scale."

"Would you rather SEE it in the mirror?"

"No...."

"Then get on the scale. It will be easier to see your status here than to look at yourself in the mirror after you've gained an additional five pounds."

"But I'm afraid I'll get depressed if I know the truth."

"Like, you're not depressed already?  Come on, you have been OBSESSING about me for the past couple weeks!  Yet you're afraid to get close to me!  Your fear is making you fatter!"

"Can't I just starve myself for a couple days before I get on you?"

"No!  That will be worse.  First, you'll never do it.  Second, what if you starved yourself and then found out you weighted WAY more than you thought?  You'll shoot yourself!  So you might as well weigh yourself now.  It won't be any better or worse tomorrow.  It's right now that counts."

"I'm afraid of the numbers I'll see."

"They are numbers.  I'm a scale, not a human.  I'm a machine.  Besides, you are what you are.  You will weigh the same today whether you get on me or not...so you might as well climb on and find out those numbers!"

"Shouldn't I wait till I have a big bowel movement?  And I think I'm retaining water."

"FANTASTIC!!  That means you'll be just that much lighter the next time you weigh, after you've lost all that waste.  That will make you feel wonderful!"

"Can't I wait just one day and get myself back on track?"

"No.  Today is the day you weigh.  Today is the day you start getting back control of your reality."

"Must I?"

"Yes.  Start acting like an adult with a brain.  Stepping on the scale is the most important step you'll take toward regaining control of your weight.  I want to see you here every day.  Let's start up a relationship again."

......to be continued......

Lose the drama and just do it.  www.bucketlistweightloss.com

You can have your wish

Some wishes are ridiculous or futile...

• "I wish I could win the Powerball."
• "I wish my husband looked more like Tom Selleck."
• "I wish I could bring a deceased loved one back to life."

Some wishes are entirely attainable:

• "I wish I could shrink my Size 18 body down to a Size 6."

When one of your wildest wishes is so attainable, what's stopping you from achieving it?  Healthy and permanent weight loss costs NOTHING except perseverance and a little time.  Do you really want to check out of this life regretting that you did not attain the one wonderful and life-changing goal that is so easily within your reach?

I got my greatest wish, and I wrote about it so you could have yours too.

My NEW "greatest wish" is that you, too, will make your own weight-loss wish come true.  You can have your wish if you truly want it.  So what are you waiting for?

If you'd like to read how I achieved my permanent weight loss goal after 45 years of dieting, read my e-book, Bucket List Weight Loss.  It's $2.99.  There's nothing else to purchase.  The answers are all there.

What are you waiting for???

Oh...if you don't have a Kindle, go here to download it: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/269119 and scroll down to "Available E-book Reading Formats" to choose which you want.

Blessings,
Jan

The Rear View

Have you ever done this?  You get dressed, pick up a mirror and hold it up while you stand facing away from a full-length mirror.  You're checking your rear view.  What you see is so repulsive that you slam the mirror down in horror and change your clothes, hoping to find something that won't make your ass look so big.

That was my routine for most of my adult life.  I did a lot of wardrobe changes.  Sometimes nothing looked good, so I'd opt for a long, baggy top that would mask the big butt and the saddlebag bulges.

In March 2011, this is how I lived.  The fact that the rest of society was also getting fatter did nothing to console me.  It wasn't what I wanted for myself.  Forty-three years of being "big" was enough.  I didn't want to die fat.  I wanted my rear view to look positively slim and attractive. so I'd never have to hide or apologize for it again.

My transformation began in April of that year.  I started out weighing 183 pounds and wearing a size 12 on "thin" days and a size 14 most of the time.  I had always dreamed of being a size 6, but thought it would never be possible for me to get that small.  I'd seen size 8 in the past, but never a real size 6.

Ah, but in  a short eight months, I was wearing "real" size 6s!  What I'd imagined impossible easily became a reality.  I'd lost 41 pounds!

Now we're hurdling toward 2014 and I'm still wearing 6s.  I fully expect to be a size 6 for the rest of my life.

By the way, I was 58 when I began my journey to the destination of a lifetime.

How did I do it?  Well...I really did not diet.  I didn't take drugs or get injections.  I didn't join a program.  I didn't have to buy pre-packaged foods.  But I did make some changes that immediately made me feel better.  The weight fell off quite effortlessly and naturally, and I discovered my "true" size was a 6, not a 14.  I wanted to write down my method, and I came up with 11 concepts that led to my "Bucket List Weight Loss."  The book, by the same title, is available for Kindles and other tablets, for $2.99.  I hope you'll buy it, because it can change your life as it did mine.  Don't believe what diet marketeers are telling you.  Don't waste your money on costly gimmicks and potions.  Do what I did--what I outline for you in Bucket List Weight Loss.  Give yourself the greatest gift you could ever imagine.  Get thin and healthy, and stay thin for the rest of your life.

www.bucketlistweightloss.com

Purchase at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Bucket-List-Weight-Loss-ebook/dp/B00AUZPP2S/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1378396551&sr=1-1&keywords=bucket+list+weight+loss

My own "before & after" photo

The photo on the left was taken in 2008 (before Bucket List Weight Loss).
The photo on the right was taken in July 2013 (after Bucket List Weight Loss).

After 48 years of dieting and obsessing, I lost the weight and became the size of my dreams.

More importantly, I regained the health and youth that had aged me prematurely when I was 40 pounds heavier.  Now, at age 60, I'm enjoying a life that's more active than ever, unhindered by the extra poundage I once carried on my frame.

I wrote the e-book, Bucket List Weight Loss, to let others know how they can do the same thing, and to encourage you to just do it.  It's not a diet, and you won't have to buy anything other than the book ($2.99).  No drugs, no injections, no pre-packaged foods.  There's just a lot of common sense that can be individualized to anyone's situation.  There are no longer any excuses for you to be even a little overweight.

If you don't own a Kindle, Nook, or other reading tablet, simply download the book file to your PC and read it right there at your desk.  For instructions, go here: www.bucketlistweightloss.com.

To order the book for your reading tablet, go to Amazon.com.

Act like a grown-up!

The adult inside you says, "I shouldn't eat that."
The child in you says, "But I want it so much."
The adult says, "No, I can't have it because it's not good for me."
The child says, "But I don't care!"
The adult:  "Why don't you care?  Be an adult!"
The petulant child screams, "I AM an adult, and that's why I can have anything I want!"

How ironic!  When we're young, we want to be adults so we can make our own decisions.  Yet the decisions we want to (and often do) make are often those of a petulant child.

We're children living in adult bodies.  The child wants to eat cookies until she feels sick.  The adult rationalizes that it's okay to do that.

GROW UP!!!!  Next time you catch yourself sounding and acting like a spoiled 8-year-old brat, remember that you're an adult and act like you have a brain.  Let the adult inside you calmly take over.  Walk away from the temptation.  Find an alternative activity.

It's the petulant child inside you that's allowed you to become overweight.  The adult in you knows better!  Tell that kid to shut his or her pie-hole (literally) and get a life...and there is no life in the bottom of a potato chip sack.

Common sense splashed in your face can feel as refreshing as a sprinkler on a hot day.  Find it here:

Bucket List Weight Loss

the e-book by Jan Manning 

for $2.99

www.bucketlistweightloss.com