Patti Linn's Blog – February 2010 Archive (6)

Restaurants don’t have to be a dieter’s downfall; they can be a dieter’s dream – if you’re assertive with the wait staff and know how to order. Here are some tricks our Biggest Loser Sarasota Participants can use to avoid some of the common pitfalls of eating out.



Tips for Eating Out

Tell the server: Don’t even bring out the bread. That should be the first request out of your mouth at a restaurant.



Be a pain in ass in a restaurant. Ask them to use Pam, no butter. It’s… Continue

16 out of 20 contestants were at the weigh in last Monday night 2/22. With two more months to go MOST of them are right on track with their weight loss!



Here are their results:



Mike (BLS #10) has a total weight loss for the month of: 13.4 pounds

I've set Mike's weight loss goal at 40 pounds. He has 26.6 pounds to go!



Matt (BLS#7) has a total weight loss for month one: 11.0… Continue

Fear of Change



Fear of change can keep you in a soul-crushing job, a bad relationship, or a physically destructive lifestyle. Ask yourself: Is the devil-you-know approach really good enough for you? Is your life making you happy? If you answered no to either of those questions, WHAT do you have to lose by embracing change?



The truth is, things should be changing — your body is changing, your habits are changing, your attitude is changing. This might be the point where, because… Continue

I hate Girl Scout cookies. Notice I said "the cookies" not the Girl Scouts.



They started just as the first World War ended in Muskogee Oklahoma. That's right, the year of the Russian Revolution, they were peddled in a high school cafeteria. That was just five years after the Girl Scouts themselves got going. The organization is built on the hustle.



I have to admit that during the 1970's I was a… Continue

Have you ever wanted to march across the beach fearlessly in your bathing suit? Or perhaps you've been wanting to wear those super cute workout shorts (ladies) or that tight fitting workout shirt (gentlemen) but don't feel confident enough? Maybe you've been contemplating trying a new workout routine but don't know where to start. Well then ponder this, written by the great American writer Mark Twain:



"Twenty years from now you will be disappointed by the things that you… Continue

Wow!

We are entering week four and the participants are doing great!



But they still have a long way to go!



We had 15 out of the 20 present for weigh-in night Monday, February 8th.



The 15 competitors who weighed in lost of total of 52.1 pounds so far! Great Job!



Competitors who did not make last night's weigh in have 72 hours to get their new weight posted.



Here are the results from… Continue