{"id":512,"date":"2011-07-25T05:09:49","date_gmt":"2011-07-25T09:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondgorgeous\/?p=512"},"modified":"2011-07-25T09:31:16","modified_gmt":"2011-07-25T13:31:16","slug":"lets-find-you-then-find-you-a-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondgorgeous\/2011\/07\/lets-find-you-then-find-you-a-plan.html","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s Find YOU Then Find You a Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Why is it so hard for you to stick to a plan when your friends seem to be having all kinds of success without much drama at all? \u00a0Chances are it isn&#8217;t in your genes, but in your personality.<\/p>\n<p>Personality?\u00a0<strong> Yes, your personality will determine the success or failure of any particular plan. \u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0So we just need to find a plan that fits the person you are.<\/p>\n<p>God didn&#8217;t make us with a cookie cutter. \u00a0Every single person is made with different built-in strengths and weaknesses. \u00a0He also added others to us after our arrival here by our upbringing and by the influences in our lives. \u00a0All these things &#8212; those in your genes and those in your environment &#8212; were planned to make the unique YOU.<\/p>\n<p>So a cookie cutter plan is not going to work for everyone. \u00a0Why try to make everyone fit a plan? \u00a0Better to find a plan to fit each individual. \u00a0That&#8217;s what we are going to be doing in this new series. \u00a0We&#8217;ll look at different personality types and figure out which one you are \u00a0and which plan fits you best.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, there are some things that are true for all of us. \u00a0We all need to eat healthy low to moderate glycemic foods consistently for our bodies to function well. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a title=\"Red Light\/Green Light Eating plan and lists\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondgorgeous\/the-green-lightred-plan-and-food-lists.html\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to read about low glycemic foods and the Green Light\/Red Light eating plan.<\/a>\u00a0We all need to keep an eye on the calories to make sure we aren&#8217;t saving extra fuel in the fat cells. <a title=\"Click here to read about how to control your calories.\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondgorgeous\/2011\/05\/pesky-calories-how-to-control-them-forever.html\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to read about how to control your calories.<\/a>\u00a0We need to get moving and keep moving. \u00a0<a title=\"Walking plan\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondgorgeous\/2011\/05\/a-fitness-plan-you-can-do-forever.html\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to learn about an exercise plan you can actually do from now on.<\/a>\u00a0We need to drink half our body weight in ounces of water. \u00a0There are lots of ways to reach those goals, though.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t fight who you are. \u00a0Work with the personality with which you were gifted from God.\u00a0 Figure out how to use your strengths and set up a safety net to catch yourself when your weaknesses make you fall.<\/p>\n<p>More on this tomorrow &#8212; so tune back in.<\/p>\n<p><em>Eating to live and living for Christ,<\/em><br \/>\nSusan Jordan Brown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why is it so hard for you to stick to a plan when your friends seem to be having all kinds of success without much drama at all? \u00a0Chances are it isn&#8217;t in your genes, but in your personality. 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