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Tag Archives: dietary discipline
Dietary discipline pays off for 89-year-old
I’ve written before about how much I’ve been inspired by my Great Aunt Jokie’s dietary discipline. At 89, she still eats as if her quality of life depends on the choices she makes, and it does. As a Type 2 … Continue reading
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Tagged carbs, diabetes, diabetes avoiding sugar, dietary discipline, insulin intolerance, willpower
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Jokie: The Patron Saint of Patience
I can’t even tell you how many times in the last few weeks, when extra discipline was needed to help me stick to my diet until Saturday rolled around, that I’ve drawn inspiration from a recent visit with Great Aunt … Continue reading
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Tagged diabetes, dietary discipline, patience, Swiss Anabaptists, Swiss dialect
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Willpower by any other name …
… Is much more effective, in my opinion. See, I have a lifelong tendency to think that willpower is something other people can master, but not me. I do better when I come up with a more specific — and … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, weight loss
Tagged cookie cravings, dietary discipline, food logs, food tracking, overeating, willpower
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