Articles Posted in the Motivation Category
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Practical Information on Menus May Discourage Overeating
You know there are just two ways to get rid of the excess calories you consume – use them, or store them as fat. And since Americans have been storing more than they use for some time, efforts to better inform consumers have focused on providing nutrition information on restaurant menus. It has not been [...]
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Motivating Behavior Change- Thoughts on the Mayan Calendar and 2013
No matter how dedicated we are there’s something we could do better when it comes to managing diabetes effectively.But when it comes to changing behaviors we are often unsuccessful. And, our lack of success comes down to one simple mistake that is incredibly easy to correct. Log In or Join DiabetesEveryDay to get [...]
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December’s “EveryDay Changes” Challenge- Relax
It’s December, and after a difficult member’s challenge last month here’s one that sounds easy…..relax. Chronic stress is an enemy to health and to effective diabetes management, and this time of year is stressful. That doesn’t necessarily mean unpleasant- extremely busy will do just fine as qualifying for stressful. Log in and get your specific [...]
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November’s “EveryDay Changes” Challenge- Write it Down!
Subscribers to the starting line for November’s challenge……take your mark…..get set…….write or record everything you eat (meals and snacks) during the entire month. Now, this one is definitely more difficult than previous challenges, but with Thanksgiving looming it is the perfect time to form a new habit for eating “mindfully.” The truth is, we cannot [...]
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Diabetes Management- Rewind Your Life
Making key lifestyle changes isn’t easy, and isn’t a “cure all”. But where diabetes is concerned, adopting and sustaining behaviors that help control blood sugar can turn back the clock on diabetic complications and even hold off the progression of prediabetes to Type 2. Join or log in while Toby pauses her favorite movie to [...]
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How to Make Health Habit Forming
by Chelsea Patton- Habits are essential for life. Without having the capacity to make walking, for instance, an unconscious habit our lives would be completely occupied by thoughts of “right foot forward, shift weight to right foot, left foot forward…..” Habits can make diabetes management easier too, and contributor Chelsea Patton shares some secrets on [...]
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Team Concept in Rhode Island Assists in Weight Loss
Several studies have demonstrated how our health habits are influenced by our social contacts, often negatively. But a study published the journal Obesity found team members in the weight loss and wellness program “Shape Up RI” concluded that participants were positively motivated by the team concept. Rhode Island researchers from Brown University and the Miriam [...]
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Write an Essay, Lose Some Weight?
I have written on, and actually done a video about (Good Record Keeping to improve Diabetes Management), the value and effectiveness of keeping records. Whether for managing diabetes or weight management, research clearly shows that the pen is mighty. Now, a study by Christine Logel of the University of Waterloo, Ontario, and Geoffrey Cohen of [...]
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Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Can Wreck Diabetes Management
by Chelsea Patton Every few years around this time, my mother tells me a story about my late aunt. She started work early and ended late, so during the winter months she wouldn’t see the sun. The tilt of our planet decreases the daylight hours during the fall and winter, and increases the daylight hours [...]
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How Competent is Your Caretaker
Join or log in and take advantage of DiabetesEveryDay’s commitment to your long term health through improved diabetes self-management. Enjoy our weekly menu and fabulous recipes, news, views, events, interviews and reviews. And, get expert guidance, instruction and inspiration from Toby Smithson with full access to our original and exclusive videos like this one. Effectively [...]
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