This is a picture of one serving of food from my new cooking video,
Pot Roast
which is located at DietHobby, under RECIPES,  Mealtime.

I treat dieting as an ongoing, enjoyable hobby.

Some say that Diets don't work,
but it isn't Diets that are ineffective.
What doesn't work is the common approach to dieting
which treats dieting as a temporary fix,
instead of embracing the process of dieting
as a permanent part of one's life.

Below is a quote from an online forum
that describes this common approach.

"Dieting has made me over weight.
Because  I get all excited and motivated about a new diet,
just to not be able to stick to it for more then a couple days at best,
fall off and eat a bunch of junk for then next few days.
And I better eat it all cause I'm starting the next diet on Sunday!
It's a vicious cycle and it'll make you fat!!!"

For me, dieting is every day,
and starting or ending a different food plan (or new diet)
happens end-to-end…without any "Vacation time".
I am accountable for everything I eat, every day,
no matter what food plan, or what specific diet I'm on at the moment.
I record it all in my computer software program, DietPower.

Recording my food into a computer program is my Habit.
I don't have to decide whether or not to do it,
just like I don't have to decide whether to shower
or brush my teeth, or use the toilet.

I don't have to remember all of my food details,
because as soon as I log them into the computer,
I can put them out of my mind.

The more details a diet requires,
the more of your willpower it will sap,
and a diet in which you can't maintain willpower will fail.

My program remembers the most of the details for me,
all I have to do is look at it.
"How many calories have I eaten so far?"
"Have I eaten enough protein?"
"Have I reached my carb quota?"
My data is there,
no matter what specific diet or food plan I choose to use.

The more the way that I eat becomes a habit,
the less I exhaust my willpower through "decision fatigue".
I don't have to spend a lot of time figuring out what to eat
unless I want to, because if I don't already have something in mind,
all I have to do is look at my computer screen
to see a list of my previously selected favorites
and pick one to eat….all of the detailed info is there
and with just a click or two I've easily recorded it all.

Once this has become a Habit,
food issues become SO much easier to deal with.

For those of you who are following my “Ask Grandma” video series

Click : “Friends Who Lie" to see my latest video,

which is located in DietHobby under RESOURCES, Videos, Ask Grandma.

 I see it everywhere.  

Business companies, politicians, religious leaders,
and people of all ages, and walks of life,
all saying that they "want to be different", to stand out from the crowd.

Be to be UNIQUE, yet, at the same time,
be similar enough to others,
to be able to fit in with others. 
Quite a dilemma, but this video has an answer.  
 

This week I posted another new cooking video, Chicken Crepes
which is located at DietHobby, under RECIPES, Mini-Meals

 My DietHobby, YouYube channel,
now has more than 2,300 subscribers.

My current video schedule is:

Every Friday, a new "Ask Grandma" video;
Every Sunday, a new "Recipe" video;
Every Tuesday and Wednesday, are new "Words of Wisdom" videos.  

I'm still a bit overwhelmed at all the work that this website's companion, 
the YouTube DietHobby channel, is taking.
I've been spending hours every single day
planning, and shooting, and editing, and uploading videos;
plus commenting and responding to comments and messages there.

This leaves me less time to write articles here,
so, if you feel you aren't getting enough of me here,
 
Click this link, DietHobby on YouTube, and go there. 

         

It's a scientific fact - something in motion tends to stay in motion.
Momentum is the force or speed of movement;

I have always been fascinated by the principle of inertia.
which is the tendency of a body at rest to remain at rest,
or a body in straight line motion to stay in motion,
unless acted on by an outside force.

Most of us have a propensity to stay where we are
and continue doing what we've been doing.
Yet, it is also true that:
"if we always do what we've always done,
we'll always get what we've always gotten."

Many of us would really like to make positive changes in our lives.
The KEY is: START NOW.

The world is full of people who intend to do the right thing.
They plan to save money, to lose weight, to get in shape,
or to follow some other worthwhile goal.
Yet it never seems to happen.

Some people become paralyzed by their need
to look at things in detail before they begin.
They are afraid of making a mistake
so they wait for the perfect opportunity ..
..which never comes because it doesn't exist.

It's like they are stuck: ready, aim, aim, aim, aim,
..but "fire" never comes.
At some point if we are going to get something done,
we have to begin.

So, my point is…if you know you need to diet,
...by which I mean ---  
to reduce the calories of your food intake --- by whatever manner,
don't wait until Monday,  or until after the Holidays…
just start now.