1. “Habit is habit and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time.”Mark Twain “My advice is to go into something and stay with it until you like it. You can't like it until you obtain expertise in that work. And once you are an expert, it's a pleasure.” Milton Garland “Rule your mind or it will rule you.” Horace Mann

2. HOW HAS WEIGHT AFFECTED YOUR QUALITY OF LIFE?

3. You know that traditional dieting is not the answer.

4. You’re Looking For Solutions to Lose Weight And Feel Better

5. Feeling Good, Looking Good, And Losing Weight Ultimately requires Changing Behaviors

6. Dr. Joyner And Bodysmart Have Teamed With You Today.

7. We Will Show You How To Put Healthy Living Into Action

8. We Are Committed To Your Success

9. And Pleased To Be With You Here Today!

10. So Where Do We Begin? EXERCISE ? HEALTHY EATING ?

11. Neither.We begin inside our own mind.

13. Mindfulness equals weight lossOur Mind – Makes Us Or Breaks Us.Let It Change Us!

15. Movement as inspiration

17. Train the brain to train the body

18. Will Power is about organizational planning

19. Behavior change in context of joyful living Powerful Mind Connections

20. You Must Have Vision“A vision without action is called a daydream; but then again, action without vision is called a nightmare.” Jim Sorensen What do you want your healthy life to look like? If you can’t describe it, you can’t do it. Write it down in detail but don’t worry about semantics.

21. Keep your vision. Do the work, but be gentle on yourself. We change best in the context of joyful living. Know your BMI. It’s a needed reality check. How to Get Motivation to Work For You

22. Behavior in exercise – Set 1 goal Behavior goals in eating habits - set 2 goals Change 2 behaviors that have resulted in stress/bringing joy back into life goals Specific weight goal in 12 weeks.

23. What are you willing to do now? exercise behavior change What are you willing to do now? nutritional behavior change What are you willing to do now? stress reduction/joyful living change Weekly Planning

24. Percent achieved with each behavior Increase – stay – or decrease behavior goal Filling the gaps of information for you – Dr. Joyner and myself. Will include cardio programming for increased metabolic expenditures and feeling good Twice a month weigh ins Weekly Assessment

25. 1. Set a number of minutes you will walk daily this week. 2. Start thinking about what you want your healthy life to look like 3. Log what you eat for one week. Start Today

26. Please bring a pen. Bring a log book. Read weekly handouts. And remember

27. We Are Committed To Your Success