Feb 21st, 2010
by Petra Weiss.
Aaaah, trying to lose weight can be such a frustrating thing to do!!! I keep looking at my weight loss ticker which I so happily installed a year back, and it moves down a notch occasionally, and then it surely moves up again. After Christmas and New Year, I am right back to where I started now. I have to wear my “fat pants” (you know, I am sure everybody who is trying to lose weight has at least one pair of them in their wardrobe – the only pants that are still comfortable after you reach a certain weight, the pants you wear when everything else just feels too tight), and I feel really not good. I don’t want to admit that I might actually have to start buying more pants that size, because I sure will fit back into my size 12 pants, eventually???? 
Yeah dreaming!
The problem is, I think, that the more we think about having to lose weight, the more we think about eating, and the more we seem to crave food and to eat. If we could stop ourselves from thinking about food all the time, and about diets, wouldn’t we all be much happier (and thinner)?
Many, many people who are trying to lose weight are actually stuck in the same rut – the diet yo-yo effect. Losing a few kilos (hooray!!!) and then putting them straight back on. I still tend to step on the scales at least twice a day (yes, I did not end up throwing them out, I should have!), and sometimes I am successful at losing a kilo or two, and then I am so elated that I go straight to the fridge to celebrate! How sick is that!
Emotional eating is the killer of every weight loss plan. No matter how prepared you are, if you are dealing with your emotions with food, then the emotions will take over your sound mind every time. Because they are stronger. A lot of us will have to deal with their emotional issues that make them turn to food, and find something else that will comfort us if things get tough.
Looks like I have not dealt with my emotions yet….
Posted in: My Weight Loss Journey, Uncategorized, Weight Loss Challenges, emotional eating.
Tagged: emotional eating · gaining weight · stuck in a rut · yo-yo effect
Dec 31st, 2009
by Petra Weiss.
I wish you all a great start into a very Happy New Year! May it be happy, healthy and prosperous for all of you, and may it bring you the success in your weight loss that you all deserve!
Now, I am doing something very naughty here, but you know what? We all have to live a little too! I want to give you a recipe of an “out of this world” fabulous dip to be had with bread/chips/vegetables – it is absolutely fantastic and I wanted to share it with you here. It is called “Jack-O-Lantern” dip but it can be used for any occasion. Unfortunately it is not for the faint-hearted (like, it has loads of calories in it), but sometimes a bit of indulging will go a long way. I have made it for the third time within the last 2 weeks and had nothing but raving comments about it. Bon Appetit!
Jack-O-Lantern Dip
Posted in: Announcements, Recipes.
Tagged: Dip · Happy New Year
Dec 22nd, 2009
by Petra Weiss.
I have to admit that after my last post I am just so tired I slacked off everything for a while. I actually allowed myself some down time, because I am always putting this pressure on me to tackle things that need doing ASAP and get everything done on time. This usually keeps me on my toes but also stressed out. And I couldn’t take it any more. I actually had the feeling that even the little daily things that need doing were getting too much for me and made me feel anxious. Maybe I was heading for a depression? Continue reading →
Posted in: Healthy Diet Weight Loss Info, My Weight Loss Journey.
Tagged: healthy diet weight loss · mindfulness · stress · weight loss battle
Nov 14th, 2009
by Petra Weiss.
… and I think a lot of you can relate to that. There are times when everything just seems too much, and your energy runs out. You might have noticed that I haven’t updated my blog much lately, and that’s one of the reasons – life and other commitments just got the better of me. Continue reading →
Posted in: My Weight Loss Journey, Weight Loss Challenges, emotional eating.
Oct 19th, 2009
by Petra Weiss.
Gabriel Method Supplements
It’s been a while, hasn’t it! I have just been run off my feet and didn’t have time to post any more. But today I just wanted to update you all on my progress with the Gabriel Method weight loss. If you have read my earlier posts, I am sure you are keen to know how I am going now! Continue reading →
Posted in: Gabriel Method Weight Loss, My Weight Loss Journey, Uncategorized.
Tagged: gabriel method review · Gabriel Method Weight Loss · healthy diet weight loss · jon gabriel · the gabriel method
Sep 30th, 2009
by Petra Weiss.
Drinking Water And Weight Loss
Some time ago I posted about the benefits of drinking water when trying to achieve a healthy diet weight loss. If you have been in the game of losing weight for a while, this is the one thing that will keep jumping back at you – drinking water and weight loss are very closely connected, and you cannot get around that fact! Continue reading →
Posted in: Drinking Water And Weight Loss.
Tagged: benefits of drinking water · Drinking Water And Weight Loss · water · water and weight loss
Sep 27th, 2009
by Petra Weiss.
- Reading The Gabriel Method
Some of you might have noticed that just recently I have put up the advertisement for The Gabriel Method to the right hand side of my blog. This has got a very special reason (of course!) 
Over the past few months whenever I was surfing the Internet I came across adverts for The Gabriel Method. On and on and on it went, and I was actually getting a bit annoyed by having to look at these adverts all the time. If you have been trying to lose weight and been surfing the net, I am sure you have had the same experience! I never even really looked at the site, I just brushed it off as another one of these diet programs that doesn’t work and is just full of …. something else.
Continue reading →
Posted in: Gabriel Method Weight Loss, Healthy Diet Weight Loss Info, My Weight Loss Journey, Recommended, Weight Loss Strategies.
Tagged: gabriel method · Gabriel Method Weight Loss · the gabriel method
Sep 11th, 2009
by Petra Weiss.
Emotional Eating
It is a matter of fact that emotional eating is one of the biggest factors in our lives that keeps us from losing the weight that we want to lose. Breaking free from emotional eating will essentially mean that we finally can shed the kilos that seem so attached to us – and once we have conquered emotional eating, it can happen quite without effort, too, because there simply is no need to stuff ourselves with comfort food any more, so the weight starts to come off by itself. Continue reading →
Posted in: Binge Eating, My Weight Loss Journey, Weight Loss Challenges, emotional eating.
Aug 29th, 2009
by Petra Weiss.
Really Healthy Dinner Recipe
Yesterday I went out shopping and I splurged on this little salmon steak, because I love salmon and I cook it only once every few months or so (because it is so expensive over here). But when I have it, ooooh I love it!
So, here I was with my salmon steak, trying to come up with a really healthy dinner recipe that would tie in with my healthy diet weight loss.
Well, to be honest I was really proud of what I came up with! I think after eating this my body went into overdrive from having too much good stuff! Continue reading →
Posted in: My Weight Loss Journey, Recipes.
Tagged: healthy diet weight loss · healthy recipe · really healthy dinner recipe · salmon
Aug 23rd, 2009
by Petra Weiss.
Bye Bye Scales
Yes, you heard right – a new aera begins, right here, right now! See, I have been seeing a doctor about every 4 weeks to discuss my attitude towards food, and when I was there a couple of days ago and told her that I literally stand on the scale AT LEAST 2 times a day (morning and night), she was quite shocked and gave me a challenge; she said to simply get rid of them! 
She said to actually throw them out, or give them away to somebody else (!!!), but as I have such a relationship with my scales I decided to just put them in the back corner of our big shed where will be hard to get to them. So, they are gone…. Continue reading →
Posted in: Announcements, My Weight Loss Journey.
Tagged: drinking water · healthy diet weight loss · weight scales
Aug 12th, 2009
by Petra Weiss.
What's cooking?
When it comes to eating “good” stuff I guess we all tend to get a bit lazy sometimes. I mean, yes we should eat maybe a salad for lunch or something like that, but all that preparation in the process can put you off right from the start. At least that’s it with me!
So I am very pleased today to let you know of a salad “recipe” (might not even call it that!) of Low GI Foods (yes, because I still love low GI!) that is super easy to make and tastes great! I actually have it very often, whenever I am – lazy, that is! Continue reading →
Posted in: Low GI Diet, Recipes.
Tagged: low gi · Low GI Diet · low gi foods
Jul 28th, 2009
by Petra Weiss.
Petra in all her glory...
Ok, I am back home in Australia since Monday night, 1am. Completely exhausted, stuffed full with airline food (which can taste bloody nice if eating is pretty much the only thing you can do on a long flight!), happy to be back “home” in Australia, but also very sad to have had to leave my other “home” Germany. That’s one of the pitfalls that’s hit me after I decided to move to another country after growing up somewhere else – whenever I am in Australia, I will miss Germany, and when I am in Germany, I will miss Australia! Torn between two homes – I am sure some of you can relate to that!
Anyway, back to taking stock of my holidays: I am happy to report that even though I went to a lot of festivals and had a lot of yummy German food, the end result is not as shockingly bad as it could have been – only 1.5 kg gained in 4 weeks! I think that’s ok.
So what did I do during my holidays? Continue reading →
Posted in: My Weight Loss Journey, Weight Loss Challenges.
Tagged: holidays and weight loss · weight gain
Jul 21st, 2009
by Petra Weiss.
Health Benefits of Red Wine!
As you might know by now, I am in Germany on holidays. Unfortunately that means all the good and rich food that I was so accustomed to (and loved!) when I was still living here. As a result, my weight is slowly creeping back up again right now. I mean, who can say no to all the goodies you remember from when you were young and can’t get any more now? It would be ridiculous to walk away from them, right? Continue reading →
Posted in: Healthy Foods, My Weight Loss Journey, Weight Loss Challenges.
Jul 11th, 2009
by Petra Weiss.
Ritter Sport Chocolate Shop
As I said before I am on holidays in Germany right now, and the weather has unfortunately not been so great the last few days. So I had to look for something to do with the kids that would be fun and indoors. Well, a good friend of mine suggested a visit in the Ritter Sport Chocolate Factory in Waldenbuch, just a few villages away from where we live – you can have a look how chocolate is made, and then there is a fantastic shop where you can buy all their chocolates for a reduced price. Well, me being a chocoholic – and knowing about the health benefits of chocolate -, that was a suggestion I couldn’t refuse! Continue reading →
Posted in: Healthy Foods, My Weight Loss Journey.
Tagged: Chocolate · Health Benefits Of Chocolate · Ritter Sport Chocolate Factory
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Posted in: Announcements.
Tagged: commentluv · dofollow · keywordluv · top commentator