{"id":735,"date":"2010-10-19T09:41:28","date_gmt":"2010-10-19T09:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2010\/10\/what-to-do-when-the-bulge-wont.html"},"modified":"2010-10-19T09:41:28","modified_gmt":"2010-10-19T09:41:28","slug":"what-to-do-when-the-bulge-wont","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2010\/10\/what-to-do-when-the-bulge-wont.html","title":{"rendered":"What to Do When the Bulge Won&#8217;t Budge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Trying to lose weight, but the pounds are not dropping?&nbsp; Dieting to get rid of some excess fat, but despite your great efforts, you are not losing weight?&nbsp; Don&#8217;t worry, help is here.&nbsp; Try my tips for weight loss plateaus below.&nbsp; (I&#8217;m in a rhyming mood this morning!)<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Take a close look at the amount of food you&#8217;re eating.&nbsp; Are you simply eating too much again?&nbsp; Consult my book, The Joy of Weight Loss, for suggestions.&nbsp; Also, try the USDA Food Guide at www.mypyramid.gov<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Take a look at the types of food you&#8217;re eating.&nbsp; Are you mostly eating high calorie foods, like meats, dairy, and carbohydrates?<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Write a log of all that you are putting in your mouth.&nbsp; Log the day, time, type of food, amount and your feelings associated with the food, before and after you eat.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Are you getting some physical recreation in everyday?&nbsp; We need to burn off the calories, and we do that by getting up and moving!<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Are you stressed-out?&nbsp; Are you having a difficult time, and using food to comfort yourself?&nbsp; If so, talk about it with friends and family.&nbsp; Meditate for more peace in your life.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Are you spiritually connected?&nbsp; Are you praying regularly, asking God or your Higher Power for help?<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Be honest: how is the weight loss program really going?&nbsp; Did you &#8220;stay on the diet&#8221; only to greatly overeat (or binge, or compulsively overeat) over the weekend?<\/p>\n<p>These are all ideas that you might want to try.&nbsp; The key is to TRY.&nbsp; Don&#8217;t give up.&nbsp; Give away &#8211; give the pounds away in a healthy way.<\/p>\n<p>If these tips are not working in a week&#8217;s time, check with your doctor.&nbsp; Most importantly, check with your physician annually, and especially before you begin a weight loss and exercise program for yourself.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; <\/p>\n<p>I hope you&#8217;ve registered to receive my free newsletters for &#8220;Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer&#8221; my new movie and book coming out next year.&nbsp; Www.mysteriesoftheJesusprayer.com\/mailing.html<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trying to lose weight, but the pounds are not dropping?&nbsp; Dieting to get rid of some excess fat, but despite your great efforts, you are not losing weight?&nbsp; Don&#8217;t worry, help is here.&nbsp; Try my tips for weight loss plateaus below.&nbsp; (I&#8217;m in a rhyming mood this morning!) &#8212; Take a close look at the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":171,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,8,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spiritual-weight-loss","category-weight-loss","category-wellness"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What to Do When the Bulge Won&#039;t Budge - Dr. Norris J. 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