{"id":695,"date":"2010-09-07T09:19:51","date_gmt":"2010-09-07T09:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2010\/09\/back-to-normal.html"},"modified":"2010-09-07T09:19:51","modified_gmt":"2010-09-07T09:19:51","slug":"back-to-normal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2010\/09\/back-to-normal.html","title":{"rendered":"Back to Normal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">If you were among those who overate this past weekend, no problem.&nbsp; Just get back to normal, and learn from the experience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Ask yourself what drove you to overeat?&nbsp; Was it because you were with friends and decided to indulge for fun?&nbsp; Friends are important, and being social is great fun.&nbsp; Next time, you might want to consider getting together around an activity, and not have the socializing center around food.&nbsp; Try a bowling party, or a game of croquet, or a great hike or walk in the park or nearby forest or lake area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Was it that you wanted to treat yourself after a long, hard week of work (or summer of heavy labor)?&nbsp; The food tasted really great, and you decided to let it rip? What was it you learned?&nbsp; <b>Please post a comment below.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The point is now that the weekend is over &#8211; time to get back with a normal and sensible food plan.&nbsp; Get back to eating more vegetables, and less meat and breads (less carbs in general).&nbsp; I don&#8217;t mean go on a &#8220;crash&#8221; diet &#8211; that won&#8217;t work and you know it.&nbsp; Skip the desserts this week, and have fruit instead (like unsweetened apple sauce with raisins, or plain yogurt with a spoonful of honey).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">_________<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A lot of readers have joined me on the &#8220;Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer&#8221; journey to find how the ancient Christians connected directly with God.&nbsp; Will you please join us?&nbsp; Register for a free newsletter, and lots of great chants, prayers, meditations and wisdom at <a href=\"www.mysteriesoftheJesusPrayer.com\/mailing.html\"><span class=\"s1\">www.mysteriesoftheJesusPrayer.com\/mailing.html<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you were among those who overate this past weekend, no problem.&nbsp; Just get back to normal, and learn from the experience. 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