About Exercise: Difficult, Yet Rewarding, Changes

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Exercise Exercise Lose Weight With Exercise Workouts Exercises By Muscle Group From Paige Waehner, your Guide to Exercise If you're making lifestyle changes in order to be healthier, lose weight and feel better, it often seems like you have to give up a whole bunch of stuff - That extra glass of wine or your Friday night pizza, for example. And what you get in return isn't always obvious. You may think, "Gee...I skipped that extra glass of wine so I can lose weight at some future and unspecified time. Good for me!" Long pause. "Now what?" Now? You figure out the real challenge - Learning how to reward yourself in a healthy way...and in a way that feels like an actual reward. Think spa treatments, going to a movie, spending time on your favorite hobby or just doing something kind of naughty - Taking a nap in the middle of the afternoon, for example, or leaving all the chores undone and going for a walk. Change is hard. Rewarding yourself makes it so much easier. What's the most difficult, and most rewarding, change you've Today's question was inspired by a client who, while discussing her weakness for butter-flavored popcorn and cheesecake said, "Not that you would know anything about that." "Actually," I responded,... Read more New Step by Step: Get Up and Down From the Floor A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a blog post about getting up and down from the floor and how important it is to be able to master that skill...Read more Search Related Topics:  get up and down from the floor  whole body strength  functional exercise Losing Weight After Pregnancy What's the worst thing you can say to a woman? Actually, there are a lot of bad things you can say to a woman, but most of them have to do with either her weight or her age...Read more 4 Ways to Track Weight Loss Progress "I've been exercising for a long time, but I'm still the same weight. Why haven't I seen any results?" That's a question I hear often, both from my clients and my readers and my response is almost always the same: A scale doesn't tell the whole story...Read more Search Related Topics:  tracking progress  measurements  body fat Related Searches Exercise Routine How Exercise for ABS Exercise Gym Exercise Workout Fitness & Exercise Featured Articles Lower Body Strength and Stability for Older Adults Why You Don't Exercise Menopause and Weight Gain Bodyweight Bootcamp Circuit Create Healthy Habits to Lose Weight Biking to Lose Weight   More from About.com 10 Easy Ways to Look Thinner Don't wait until you've lost those first pounds to make these simple, slimming changes. Read more...> Create a Shared Photo Stream Sharing your photo stream with friends and family is a great way to keep in touch. Read more...> This newsletter is written by: Paige Waehner Exercise Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Exercise newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2012 About.com   Must Reads Exercise Basics Exercise for Beginners Exercise for Weight Loss Weight Loss Success Stories Exercise Gear   Follow me on: Advertisement