Friend of Julie: If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It

Went to my refresher Tuesday and LOVED it! I love her new format on just having the ones that are still following the plan talk. Then asking questions to everyone else. A much more positive approach and encouraging, not so sabotaging to others.

I decided after reading some of the posts on here and on her guest book web page and listening in the refresher on writing this post. In other words, her program works just the way she tells us it does. WHY in the world would you go to the classes, spend all that time and money, and then monkey with her program? If we just do what she tell us to do, it will work!

Meat and vegetables, no potatoes, nothing sweet, treat condiments like condiments, if you are hungry eat. If you are not hungry - don‘t eat. Simple. Basic. Not to many rules-easy!

As my friend Richard Simmons has told me so many times over and over again, "Just do it!"

Richard Simmons and me

This photo was taken 4 years ago, the last time we were able to get together. Phone calls and emails suffice for now. And yes, I know he is a kook! He is the other man in my life! LOL! I love what he does for people-but that is a whole other blog post, now he is working with me to exercise!

Don't think about what you can't have. Just enjoy all the food you can have. All the food that I personally have deprived myself of for years on low calorie, low fat, fat free 'diets', I really enjoy eating now. And if I listen to my body, for the first time in my life, I do know when I am full.

Out of a class of 28 there were 4 or 5 of us still going strong on program. Julie explained about stress and our bodies and how, if you eat sugar willingly, no matter how little or how much, there will be consequences.

Stay away from sugar. I repeat: stay away from sugar. Why mess with something that is proven to work?

I searched for years for a simple, easy ‘diet’ where I could eat and not starve and enjoy food and still loose weight. Guess what? I found it! To good to be true? NO WAY! It is true and we are not starving, we are not deprived. Just do it and get it done. Then do maintenance right and you have won the war! She also explained if we do maintenance right, we will have long term success. If not............

I apologize if I ruffled any feathers with this post. I know we are all different. I know somethings work better for one and not the other. But I also know, from my own experiences, that our minds can justify a lot of stuff.

Please don't give in to a sugar/carb craving. Even if stress is hitting you from all angles. Have that meat ready and waiting. Be prepared. Life is full of stress. We can not get away from it. Some of us have more than others, believe me, I personally know! But don't let your mind justify it. I wish I could remember word for word her talk about stress and how it works on the body and the mind. Stress is a way of life and if we don't learn how to handle it now, by not giving into the sugar/carb, we will remain on this weight roller coaster and won't be able to get off!!

Use this when tempted: I don't wanna want it!

Tap it away - I picture Julie's hand circling around her and as it gets to close she taps it away.

Or I remember Julie's 'mommy voice' as she points to each one of us: "DON'T DO IT!"