Yay Canada Great Game

Canada defeats Russia in 2009

Our boys in red rolled over the US team on their home turf 4 to 1. It was nearly a shutout except the missus had to go and say it before the end of the period and then Canada got a penalty and USA went on the power play and scored their only goal of the game. Too little, Too late. Its time to get ready for the Russians this Wednesday evening. It will be a barn burner. I couldn't believe how many Canadians were in Buffalo for the game. The stands looked like a sea of red. Go Canada Go for the Gold.  That's Wednesday evening on TSN.

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In light of all the nasty crap that's being said about our dirty oil, here's an event you should take in courtesy of Lakeland Industry and Community Association (LICA). Dr. Peter Silverstone will be presenting "World's Greenest Oil" Turning the Oil Sands from Black to Green. Mark your calendar for Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 7 p.m. out at Shaw House west of Bonnyville. Here's a poster on the event so you'll have all the info. (Just click on the image to see a larger version)
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Now, keeping in the same vein that I started yesterday I thought maybe a few helpful hints on getting that belt line back in shape might be welcomed so here goes.

3 Bad Diet Mistakes To Avoid At All Cost

Even though there is so much information available about weight loss, the same diet mistakes are being made over and over every day. We are not talking here about little slipups where you ate a slice of pie that was not on the plan, but big mistakes that lead to failure to lose the weight that you want to lose. Understanding these errors can help you develop the attitude that will lead to permanent weight loss for you.

1. The All Or Nothing Attitude

All or nothing dieters will often pick out a complicated diet that is almost impossible for them to maintain. Before beginning, they will search the kitchen for anything that does not fit the plan and throw it in the garbage. They are planning to be the perfect dieter, and so they will be, for one day, three days, seven days or even a couple of weeks. Then, inevitably, something happens that means they cannot keep to the diet one time. Immediately the whole thing is ruined in their eyes and the diet is over. They go to the store and buy all the things that went into the garbage last week and proceed to gain back all the weight that they lost, as fast as possible.

If you are this kind of dieter you need to ask yourself some tough questions. Do you really want to lose weight permanently, or just lose a few pounds so that you can enjoy putting them back on again? The way forward is to make small changes to what you eat so that you have a slow but steady weight loss.

2. The Attitude of Sacrifice

Another common mistake is to view your diet as a period of sacrifice. You do not allow yourself the foods that you enjoy most while you are on your way to your target weight. You may have a great diet plan and be very successful in losing weight, but what happens when you reach your goal? You have not learned to eat 'bad foods' in moderation so as soon as you start, you are likely to go out of control. It is better to include a little of everything in your diet and learn to enjoy it in small quantities. Yes, even chocolate!

3. Goal Failure

Setting achievable goals is vital in any weight loss plan. Goals should be clear, realistic and set out in writing. While you probably do have an ideal weight in your mind, unless you are only very slightly overweight it is probably too distant to be useful. A more useful goal would be to lose two pounds per week for the first five weeks and then one pound per week after that. Some weeks you will lose more and some less, some weeks you may even gain, but if you track your progress on a graph you will see that ups and downs are natural and do not stop you progressing steadily toward your major goal.

If you have been making these mistakes, do not worry. The most important point in dieting as in so many other things is to move on. Learn from your failures as well as your success and do not use a mistake as an excuse for giving up. The only way to achieve your goal permanently is to make a commitment to become a healthier person. Remember that eating normally includes eating more some days and less others. Learn to enjoy food in moderation and you have every chance of avoiding these bad diet mistakes.
Enjoy.

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