Make Your Someday Today Podcast : Reach Your Goal Weight and Become the Person You Deserve

Weight loss myths, scams, quackery and food-woo. Many, many bogus ideas are floating around (read Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest if you want some examples) and I will explain four different topics in this episode. This will be the first of many myth episodes. I won’t release all of them at once (I don’t want to excessively bore you) but from time to time, I will publish future myth episodes. This show: High Fructose Corn Syrup. Drinking enough water. Eating Late at Night. Specialty Salts. References: Sugar: http://www.webmd.com/diet/myths-vs-facts-10/slideshow-diet-myths http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/expert-answers/high-fructose-corn-syrup/faq-20058201 http://www.eatingwell.com/nutrition_health/nutrition_news_information/is_high_fructose_corn_syrup_bad_for_you Water: http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/Gyn/ObgynClinic/8GlassesWaterMyth.pdf http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/water/art-20044256 http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/water-for-weight-loss-diet#1 Eating at Night: https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000895.htm http://www.webmd.com/diet/myths-vs-facts-10/slideshow-diet-myths Salt: http://www.infobarrel.com/The_Healthiest_Salt Pass the Salt (But Not That Pink Himalayan Stuff) http://www.webmd.com/diet/myths-vs-facts-10/slideshow-diet-myths Photos via Pixabay.com by LoggaWiggler. ————————————————————— Music composed and performed by Jason Shaw, courtesy of Audionautix.com Voiceover courtesy of Matt Young. Matt is a professional voiceover artist. If you have any need of voice-over work, for your podcast, radio spot, or whatever, you can reach Matt by a variety of methods. He is on LinkedIn. On Twitter. And Google+. And you can read his really nice, contemplative blog. Matt was also my guest on MYST 54. Give his story a listen!  

What causes you to make poor choices–or no choices at all? We all have our individual triggers. Knowing yours may be the difference between success and failure. Between weight loss and weight gain. Photos via Pixabay.com by Brett Hondow. ————————————————————— Music composed and performed by Jason Shaw, courtesy of Audionautix.com Voiceover courtesy of Matt Young. Matt is a professional voiceover artist. If you have any need of voice-over work, for your podcast, radio spot, or whatever, you can reach Matt by a variety of methods. He is on LinkedIn. On Twitter. And Google+. And you can read his really nice, contemplative blog. Matt was also my guest on MYST 54. Give his story a listen! All photos published on Pixabay.com are licensed under Creative Commons Zero

How we think controls what we do and can limit our potential. How many of these malignant mindsets are affecting your success right now? Photo via Pixabay.com by JohnHain. ————————————————————— Music composed and performed by Jason Shaw, courtesy of Audionautix.com Voiceover courtesy of Matt Young. Matt is a professional voiceover artist. If you have any need of voice-over work, for your podcast, radio spot, or whatever, you can reach Matt by a variety of methods. He is on LinkedIn. On Twitter. And Google+. And you can read his really nice, contemplative blog. Matt was also my guest on MYST 54. Give his story a listen! All photos published on Pixabay.com are licensed under Creative Commons Zero

We all have tasks in our lives that we would rather avoid. That is human nature. But no matter how we feel about some activities, if we ignore them, the problem does not go away. That means we need to face up to what must be done. Even if we really don’t enjoy it. Photos via Pixabay.com by StevePB. ————————————————————— Music composed and performed by Jason Shaw, courtesy of Audionautix.com Voiceover courtesy of Matt Young. Matt is a professional voiceover artist. If you have any need of voice-over work, for your podcast, radio spot, or whatever, you can reach Matt by a variety of methods. He is on LinkedIn. On Twitter. And Google+. And you can read his really nice, contemplative blog. Matt was also my guest on MYST 54. Give his story a listen! All photos published on Pixabay.com are licensed under Creative Commons Zero  

Should you weigh yourself every day? There are good reasons to perform daily weights. But that habit has some possible negative consequences. Is it worth it? I think so. Listen and find out why. Photo via Pixabay.com by Mojzabreginfo. ————————————————————— Music composed and performed by Jason Shaw, courtesy of Audionautix.com Voiceover courtesy of Matt Young. Matt is a professional voiceover artist. If you have any need of voice-over work, for your podcast, radio spot, or whatever, you can reach Matt by a variety of methods. He is on LinkedIn. On Twitter. And Google+. And you can read his really nice, contemplative blog. Matt was also my guest on MYST 54. Give his story a listen! All photos published on Pixabay.com are licensed under Creative Commons Zero

Weight loss is hard enough and then to make matters worse, suddenly you stop losing weight! You are doing nothing different–still eating the right amounts and continuing to exercise. But now the scale will not move! What can you do? Make a change!     I mentioned that I added my references for my episode on controlling anxiety. You can find them here. Photos via Pixabay.com by TessaMannonen (yoga),  Janeb13 (weight lifting), Mojzabreginfo (logging food). ————————————————————— Music composed and performed by Jason Shaw, courtesy of Audionautix.com Voiceover courtesy of Matt Young. Matt is a professional voiceover artist. If you have any need of voice-over work, for your podcast, radio spot, or whatever, you can reach Matt by a variety of methods. He is on LinkedIn. On Twitter. And Google+. And you can read his really nice, contemplative blog. Matt was also my guest on MYST 54. Give his story a listen! All photos published on Pixabay.com are licensed under Creative Commons Zero  

We all have anxiety, and it can be debilitating. But when you are trying to lose weight, anxiety will actually slow your ability to lose. Wrose than that, it could actually make you gain weight. Why? Anxiety causes biological responses within your body. Those responses are automatic and uncontrollable. But, I will give you one action that you can take to reverse those same biological responses. It costs nothing. It takes only 1-2 minutes. Listen and give it a try! Photo via StockSnap.io, by Leeroy. Articles that I used for this episode: Block, J. P., He, Y., Zaslavsky, A. M., Ding, L., & Ayanian, J. Z. (2009). Psychosocial Stress and Change in Weight Among US Adults. American Journal of Epidemiology, 170(2), 181–192. http://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwp104 DeWit, L.M., VanStraten, A., Lamers, F., Cuijpers, P., Pennix, P.W. (2015, June 30.) Depressive and anxiety disorders: Associated with losing or gaining weight over 2 years? Psychiatry Research. 227(2-3):230-7. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2015.02.025. Epub 2015 Mar 31 Kalish, N. (2014, June 4). Seven Ways to Beat Stress Fat. Prevention. ————————————————————— Music composed and performed by Jason Shaw, courtesy of Audionautix.com Voiceover courtesy of Matt Young. Matt is a professional voiceover artist. If you have any need of voice-over work, for your podcast, radio spot, or whatever, you can reach Matt by a variety of methods. He is on LinkedIn. On Twitter. And Google+. And you can read his really nice, contemplative blog. Matt was also my guest on MYST 54. Give his story a listen! All photos published on StockSnap.io are licensed under Creative Commons Zero

What are you going to do when–not if–you have a diet disaster? How are you going to move beyond the realization that you made bad choices and move towards success? Photo via StockSnap.io, by Alex Wong. ————————————————————— Music composed and performed by Jason Shaw, courtesy of Audionautix.com Voiceover courtesy of Matt Young. Matt is a professional voiceover artist. If you have any need of voice-over work, for your podcast, radio spot, or whatever, you can reach Matt by a variety of methods. He is on LinkedIn. On Twitter. And Google+. And you can read his really nice, contemplative blog. Matt was also my guest on MYST 54. Give his story a listen! All photos published on StockSnap.io are licensed under Creative Commons Zero

Finally! The time has come to actually help you directly, not just by creating these episodes! Do you want to look like this?            Me, at 265 pou Or would you rather look like this?     

You’ve probably heard the phrase “to separate the wheat from the chaff”. That means to remove the bad part of something, leaving the desirable part readily available. That’s not what CHAF is. It is another acronym that I made up (it goes along with GOYLA.) I reference a junk food diet that can lead to weight loss. Here is the article: “Twinkie Diet” Photo via PickUpImage.com, by DiningTable. ————————————————————— Music composed and performed by Jason Shaw, courtesy of Audionautix.com Voiceover courtesy of Matt Young. Matt is a professional voiceover artist. If you have any need of voice-over work, for your podcast, radio spot, or whatever, you can reach Matt by a variety of methods. He is on LinkedIn. On Twitter. And Google+. And you can read his really nice, contemplative blog. Matt was also my guest on MYST 54. Give his story a listen! All photos published on PickUpImage.com are licensed under Creative Commons Zero

I’m a nurse and we love our acronyms. Today we are talking about GOYLA and how GOYLA is one tool in your toolbox for weight loss. It may be the key to your success! Photo via PickUpImage.com, by DesignCoCo. ————————————————————— Music composed and performed by Jason Shaw, courtesy of Audionautix.com Voiceover courtesy of Matt Young. Matt is a professional voiceover artist. If you have any need of voice-over work, for your podcast, radio spot, or whatever, you can reach Matt by a variety of methods. He is on LinkedIn. On Twitter. And Google+. And you can read his really nice, contemplative blog. Matt was also my guest on MYST 54. Give his story a listen! All photos published on PickUpImage.com are licensed under Creative Commons Zero

If you need to hang a picture on a wall, you need to first place a nail in the wall. You can use a frying pan (I know that it has been done) but a hammer will give you better results. Likewise, if you need to tighten a screw, you can use a butter knife or a screwdriver. Both will turn the screw, but one will be more efficient. There are many ways to accomplish most goals. Not every method will be as effective as others. And sometimes you choose a tool–or method–that should work, but when you use it, you do not achieve the success you expect. The failure might not be yours. It may be that the tool you chose was the wrong tool. Photo via Unsplash.com, by Gregory Bourolias. ————————————————————— Music composed and performed by Jason Shaw, courtesy of Audionautix.com Voiceover courtesy of Matt Young. Matt is a professional voiceover artist. If you have any need of voice-over work, for your podcast, radio spot, or whatever, you can reach Matt by a variety of methods. He is on LinkedIn. On Twitter. And Google+. And you can read his really nice, contemplative blog. Matt was also my guest on MYST 54. Give his story a listen! All photos published on Unsplash.com are licensed under Creative Commons Zero

What are you going to wear to work? What are you going to eat for breakfast? Which route are you taking to work? Where are you eating for lunch? What project are you taking care of first? How many decisions do you make before arriving home? And then you need to decide: What is on the menu for dinner? Not only that, but what are you going to eat that is healthy and will help you make progress to your weight loss goal? You make many decisions each day. Let’s talk about making decisions when it will give you the greatest chance of success! I also reference Episode 94 (Planning Ahead). Photo via PickUpImage.com, by Pixabay. ————————————————————— Music composed and performed by Jason Shaw, courtesy of Audionautix.com Voiceover courtesy of Matt Young. Matt is a professional voiceover artist. If you have any need of voice-over work, for your podcast, radio spot, or whatever, you can reach Matt by a variety of methods. He is on LinkedIn. On Twitter. And Google+. And you can read his really nice, contemplative blog. Matt was also my guest on MYST 54. Give his story a listen! All photos published on PickUpImage.com are licensed under Creative Commons Zero

Do you like eating at AYCE buffets? I do. I mean, I really, really do! I enjoy the opportunity to sample many different dishes. Unfortunately, that is also one reason I gained so much weight and became fat. (Yes. I use the “f” word sometimes.) But I’ve learned a few techniques that allow me to enjoy buffets and still make progress on my weight loss journey. I also reference tricks that I talk about in episode 93 (Five Simple Steps). If you have not listened to it yet, you probably should before you listen to this show. Photo via PickUpImage.com, by McFoodie. ————————————————————— Music composed and performed by Jason Shaw, courtesy of Audionautix.com Voiceover courtesy of Matt Young. Matt is a professional voiceover artist. If you have any need of voice-over work, for your podcast, radio spot, or whatever, you can reach Matt by a variety of methods. He is on LinkedIn. On Twitter. And Google+. And you can read his really nice, contemplative blog. Matt was also my guest on MYST 54. Give his story a listen! All photos published on PickUpImage.com are licensed under Creative Commons Zero

Benjamin Franklin supposedly once said, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” Are you planning your weight loss success? Listen to find out the benefits of planning. Photo via Unsplash.com, by Bruno Belcastro ————————————————————— Music composed and performed by Jason Shaw, courtesy of Audionautix.com Voiceover courtesy of Matt Young. Matt is a professional voiceover artist. If you have any need of voice-over work, for your podcast, radio spot, or whatever, you can reach Matt by a variety of methods. He is on LinkedIn. On Twitter. And Google+. And you can read his really nice, contemplative blog. Matt was also my guest on MYST 54. Give his story a listen! All photos published on Unsplash.com are licensed under Creative Commons Zero