To my wonderful family: my husband Gordon, my children Lysanne and Mark, my daughter-in-law Rachel, my mother Babs and my brother Richard and his family, with my love and many thanks for your love, kindness and support.
Contents
The Amazing Power of Visualization
There is a time in every woman’s life when she feels like taking herself in hand; she wants to lose weight, she knows she must exercise, she wants to feel better, have more energy, have more fun, look prettier and enjoy life more. She would like some great new clothes – but not until she has lost the weight that has been creeping up on her over the last few years. She would like to laugh more, have more self-confidence, but the main problem is time. Her life is already so busy she simply hasn’t time to make special food or join an exercise class. Consequently, she feels depressed, frustrated, and out of control – and doesn’t know where to turn.
Does this sound like you? If so, please cheer up, because that is why I have written this book. 10 Minutes in the Morning entails a daily commitment of only 10 minutes a day for 28 days. These 10 minutes will be your most important minutes for the next 28 days. To help you on your way, this 28-day plan contains:
Tips on visualizing and focusing on your goals;
Uplifting and energizing quotes from some of the world’s great motivators;
Instructions on how to make your personal weight-loss planner;
Daily menus containing easy-to-prepare, delicious meals;
Daily exercises, for strengthening, toning and balancing your body;
Beauty and lifestyle tips, to help you look and feel better all over.
By focusing daily on the weight you would like to achieve in 28 days time, and by visualizing yourself each day 10 lbs slimmer – and looking better for it – you will gradually become what you imagined. (To find out how this works, see here. It is important to know that the world is how we see it. In order to feel healthy and positive, and achieve our goals, we need to uplift our spirits daily and concentrate on the good that is and always will be around us. To this end, for each day I have included some uplifting quotes that will help energize and motivate you.
The daily menus cover everything that you are allowed to eat and drink during that day. To help you keep to this, you will learn to make a weight-loss planner that you can always keep to hand. This will act as a reminder of exactly what you can eat – and the correct size portion – and the whole plan will fit in with your work, social and family life.
During the exercises, you will