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Zip it Up Once A Week

Oct 19, 2011 12:50 pm

I sat next to a foreign exchange student from Germany on a recent flight to NYC. He was on his way home after a year in Minnesota and we had fun talking about all of his takeaways from his year abroad. One comment he made stuck with me. He commented on the how Americans wore sweatpants everywhere they went and that was unacceptable in his country.

This past summer, I went to Paris with my daughter and I also quickly noticed that people in Paris don’t parade about in sweatpants. All the women walking down the streets are wearing tailored trousers, jeans or pants with a zipper. Now, I’m not saying you need to look like you stepped off a fashion runway when you leave the house. After all, I live in spandex and lycra and make a living while wearing active wear. But, clothing choices are often connected to health and one thing I have always done is ZIP up my jeans at least once a week! Here’s why you should do it too!

Marry your jeans.

I know so many women who are married to their scales, when they should be married to their jeans. If you vacillate from triumph to despair depending on those three numbers on the scale, remember that your weight can vary depending on the time of the month, hormones, sodium intake and other factors. A more accurate gauge of how you are managing your weight is to put on and zip up those jeans in your closet. Your jeans could suddenly be baggy (score!); fit as they always have (terrific!); suddenly be snug (red flag!); or you can’t even get them on (alarm bell is ringing for behavior change!).

How do your jeans fit?

Just as I advise people to find out their body composition—ratio of body fat to lean muscle—jeans also can give you a better assessment of how you are doing than your scale does sometimes. Head into your closet and find out how your jeans fit. (Especially if you haven’t worn them in a while.)

What does your appearance say about you?

Don’t get me wrong, I am not talking vanity only; I am talking about your health. You only get one body. How are you treating it? Do you make choices all day long without thinking, telling yourself you will worry about weight gain later? Or do you assess how your decisions will impact your waistline every time you make one? Like it or not, your body constantly gives a first impression of you. Do you like what it is saying?

What does your appearance do to you?

More importantly than what your appearance says to others, what does it do to you? Are you proud of yourself? Do you feel energetic and healthy? Or do you cringe when you are getting dressed and try and hide how you feel under your clothes? If you don’t like what your appearance is going to you, or you feel like the real you hasn’t emerged yet on the outside—decide now to change.

Loose clothes mean loose choices.

Comfortable clothes too often mean your food choices will be too comfortable too. I saw an ad for pajama jeans recently and thought, “Oh, c’mon!” We really don’t need to enable indulgent behavior. How easy do we want to make it for ourselves to overeat? The marketing jargon of these jeans tout comfort and freedom, but at what cost? I will admit to childhood memories of joking around with my sisters after a big holiday meal that we needed to unbutton the top button of our pants since we were so full. However, if you find yourself unbuttoning that top button on a regular basis, it may be time for a little self-awareness!

Snug jeans can mean healthier choices.

If you put on a pair of your jeans and they are little snug, you probably won’t say yes to dessert. If you just consumed a big meal and you are sporting a pair of stretchy, elastic waistband pants, you are more likely to say yes to that dessert because you are comfortable and you don’t have a reminder to make smart choices.

Don’t use clothes as a denial tool.

You can always tell what part of the body people don’t like by what they choose to cover up. Instead of covering up, commit to change. You can decide to make different decisions so you won’t have a body or body part you want to hide. One of the biggest mood boosts resulting from weight loss or staying fit is enjoying getting dressed in the morning. It’s a simple thing, but people beam about loving clothes after getting fit, because that daily activity makes them feel good about their choices and results!

Strive to feel comfortable because you are fit and not comfortable because you are hiding in sweatpants. Don’t let the scale dictate your mood and don’t live your life in a pair of baggy sweatpants. Zip up those jeans once a week! Just think, there’s no hiding in skinny jeans. Why would you want to?

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10/19/2011

Zip it Up Once A Week

Oct 19, 2011 12:50 pm

I sat next to a foreign exchange student from Germany on a recent flight to NYC. He was on his way home after a year in Minnesota and we had fun talking about all of his takeaways from his year abroad. One comment he made stuck with me. He commented on the how Americans wore sweatpants everywhere they went and that was unacceptable in his country.

This past summer, I went to Paris with my daughter and I also quickly noticed that people in Paris don’t parade about in sweatpants. All the women walking down the streets are wearing tailored trousers, jeans or pants with a zipper. Now, I’m not saying you need to look like you stepped off a fashion runway when you leave the house. After all, I live in spandex and lycra and make a living while wearing active wear. But, clothing choices are often connected to health and one thing I have always done is ZIP up my jeans at least once a week! Here’s why you should do it too!

Marry your jeans.

I know so many women who are married to their scales, when they should be married to their jeans. If you vacillate from triumph to despair depending on those three numbers on the scale, remember that your weight can vary depending on the time of the month, hormones, sodium intake and other factors. A more accurate gauge of how you are managing your weight is to put on and zip up those jeans in your closet. Your jeans could suddenly be baggy (score!); fit as they always have (terrific!); suddenly be snug (red flag!); or you can’t even get them on (alarm bell is ringing for behavior change!).

How do your jeans fit?

Just as I advise people to find out their body composition—ratio of body fat to lean muscle—jeans also can give you a better assessment of how you are doing than your scale does sometimes. Head into your closet and find out how your jeans fit. (Especially if you haven’t worn them in a while.)

What does your appearance say about you?

Don’t get me wrong, I am not talking vanity only; I am talking about your health. You only get one body. How are you treating it? Do you make choices all day long without thinking, telling yourself you will worry about weight gain later? Or do you assess how your decisions will impact your waistline every time you make one? Like it or not, your body constantly gives a first impression of you. Do you like what it is saying?

What does your appearance do to you?

More importantly than what your appearance says to others, what does it do to you? Are you proud of yourself? Do you feel energetic and healthy? Or do you cringe when you are getting dressed and try and hide how you feel under your clothes? If you don’t like what your appearance is going to you, or you feel like the real you hasn’t emerged yet on the outside—decide now to change.

Loose clothes mean loose choices.

Comfortable clothes too often mean your food choices will be too comfortable too. I saw an ad for pajama jeans recently and thought, “Oh, c’mon!” We really don’t need to enable indulgent behavior. How easy do we want to make it for ourselves to overeat? The marketing jargon of these jeans tout comfort and freedom, but at what cost? I will admit to childhood memories of joking around with my sisters after a big holiday meal that we needed to unbutton the top button of our pants since we were so full. However, if you find yourself unbuttoning that top button on a regular basis, it may be time for a little self-awareness!

Snug jeans can mean healthier choices.

If you put on a pair of your jeans and they are little snug, you probably won’t say yes to dessert. If you just consumed a big meal and you are sporting a pair of stretchy, elastic waistband pants, you are more likely to say yes to that dessert because you are comfortable and you don’t have a reminder to make smart choices.

Don’t use clothes as a denial tool.

You can always tell what part of the body people don’t like by what they choose to cover up. Instead of covering up, commit to change. You can decide to make different decisions so you won’t have a body or body part you want to hide. One of the biggest mood boosts resulting from weight loss or staying fit is enjoying getting dressed in the morning. It’s a simple thing, but people beam about loving clothes after getting fit, because that daily activity makes them feel good about their choices and results!

Strive to feel comfortable because you are fit and not comfortable because you are hiding in sweatpants. Don’t let the scale dictate your mood and don’t live your life in a pair of baggy sweatpants. Zip up those jeans once a week! Just think, there’s no hiding in skinny jeans. Why would you want to?

RECENT POSTS

10/19/2011

Zip it Up Once A Week

Oct 19, 2011 12:50 pm

I sat next to a foreign exchange student from Germany on a recent flight to NYC. He was on his way home after a year in Minnesota and we had fun talking about all of his takeaways from his year abroad. One comment he made stuck with me. He commented on the how Americans wore sweatpants everywhere they went and that was unacceptable in his country.

This past summer, I went to Paris with my daughter and I also quickly noticed that people in Paris don’t parade about in sweatpants. All the women walking down the streets are wearing tailored trousers, jeans or pants with a zipper. Now, I’m not saying you need to look like you stepped off a fashion runway when you leave the house. After all, I live in spandex and lycra and make a living while wearing active wear. But, clothing choices are often connected to health and one thing I have always done is ZIP up my jeans at least once a week! Here’s why you should do it too!

Marry your jeans.

I know so many women who are married to their scales, when they should be married to their jeans. If you vacillate from triumph to despair depending on those three numbers on the scale, remember that your weight can vary depending on the time of the month, hormones, sodium intake and other factors. A more accurate gauge of how you are managing your weight is to put on and zip up those jeans in your closet. Your jeans could suddenly be baggy (score!); fit as they always have (terrific!); suddenly be snug (red flag!); or you can’t even get them on (alarm bell is ringing for behavior change!).

How do your jeans fit?

Just as I advise people to find out their body composition—ratio of body fat to lean muscle—jeans also can give you a better assessment of how you are doing than your scale does sometimes. Head into your closet and find out how your jeans fit. (Especially if you haven’t worn them in a while.)

What does your appearance say about you?

Don’t get me wrong, I am not talking vanity only; I am talking about your health. You only get one body. How are you treating it? Do you make choices all day long without thinking, telling yourself you will worry about weight gain later? Or do you assess how your decisions will impact your waistline every time you make one? Like it or not, your body constantly gives a first impression of you. Do you like what it is saying?

What does your appearance do to you?

More importantly than what your appearance says to others, what does it do to you? Are you proud of yourself? Do you feel energetic and healthy? Or do you cringe when you are getting dressed and try and hide how you feel under your clothes? If you don’t like what your appearance is going to you, or you feel like the real you hasn’t emerged yet on the outside—decide now to change.

Loose clothes mean loose choices.

Comfortable clothes too often mean your food choices will be too comfortable too. I saw an ad for pajama jeans recently and thought, “Oh, c’mon!” We really don’t need to enable indulgent behavior. How easy do we want to make it for ourselves to overeat? The marketing jargon of these jeans tout comfort and freedom, but at what cost? I will admit to childhood memories of joking around with my sisters after a big holiday meal that we needed to unbutton the top button of our pants since we were so full. However, if you find yourself unbuttoning that top button on a regular basis, it may be time for a little self-awareness!

Snug jeans can mean healthier choices.

If you put on a pair of your jeans and they are little snug, you probably won’t say yes to dessert. If you just consumed a big meal and you are sporting a pair of stretchy, elastic waistband pants, you are more likely to say yes to that dessert because you are comfortable and you don’t have a reminder to make smart choices.

Don’t use clothes as a denial tool.

You can always tell what part of the body people don’t like by what they choose to cover up. Instead of covering up, commit to change. You can decide to make different decisions so you won’t have a body or body part you want to hide. One of the biggest mood boosts resulting from weight loss or staying fit is enjoying getting dressed in the morning. It’s a simple thing, but people beam about loving clothes after getting fit, because that daily activity makes them feel good about their choices and results!

Strive to feel comfortable because you are fit and not comfortable because you are hiding in sweatpants. Don’t let the scale dictate your mood and don’t live your life in a pair of baggy sweatpants. Zip up those jeans once a week! Just think, there’s no hiding in skinny jeans. Why would you want to?

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