Living Lean Program- Introduction

Living Lean Program- Introduction

This is the picture of motivation that I created for the Living Lean program I am doing online.  I will use it at each session blog and separate them by sessions.  I am on Session 6 right now but I am going back and reviewing each session and doing the required work for each one since I will be starting my transformation soon.  I mentioned in my last post why this course interested me.  I happen to think that 90% of me being overweight is mental or mind set.  My relationship with food is not physical.  Yes I need food to survive I just don't need what I am eating to survive.  Food should be used to nourish and fuel not to comfort and make you feel like you cant move.  Getting to the point that I was 2 years ago -- I had a good relationship with food -- and that's the goal again.  I will blog my way through the course.  I type better than I write and it is much quicker.  Some say that writing it down is better but I disagree.  I feel the same when I am typing and writing other than writing hurts my hand.  Some people have to write it down to feel connected.  That's not the case with me- I have been typing a blog or message and just burst out crying or laughing.  Plus its easier to read and refer back to (LOL).  OK.... so the first assignments come from the Introduction session.

Living Lean Introduction:

Assignment 1

Write down five things you don't like about being overweight, or if it applies to you, about being a compulsive or obsessive eater.  Then write down five things you would like about living lean naturally:

Consequences of my Current Relationship with Food

1.  I don't like that I can't do the things I like to do - being active, running, hiking....

2.  I am worried about my health
3.  The way I look depresses me- makes me feel bad about myself
4.  I don't feel comfortable in clothes of any kind
5.  I don't like to/want to look in the mirror

Benefits of becoming Naturally Living Lean

1.  I will be more active
2.  I will be able to do mini marathons, mud runs and obstacle races again
3.  I will be able to hike long distances, explore and go geocaching in some pretty cool places
4.  I will be able to watch my health numbers (blood pressure, weight, cholesterol....) with pride and get them exactly where they need to be
5.  I will feel comfortable in my body and be able to look in the mirror with pride instead of disgust


Assignment 2
I need to get the following items for the course:


1.  A health magazine with pictures of positive healthy people (I can get this off the web)- so CHECK
2.  A 3 ring binder to file printed of the Living Lean Reading Materials and Assignments- CHECK
3.  A vinyl ID holder with a lanyard  (need to get)


Assignment 3
Read the reading material- CHECK


Synopsis of reading material:


1.  In the program I will identify/target the foods and eating patterns that cause me to be overweight
2.  I will learn how to deal with the emotional elements of my urge to eat
3.  The purpose of the Living Lean Program is for you to transform your relationship with food and eating, so that Living Lean and all the benefits that go with it become a natural way of life.