Alice Greene
America's Healthy Lifestyle Coach
15-year health, fitness and
weight loss success story
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Participate on Your Own – Weekly Guidance
Start anytime and just follow the weekly steps provided here
Week 1: Creating Vision for Best Self & Current Baselines
- Identify what it is you really want for yourself and why that is.
- Create some baseline measurements for yourself before you start
- Do a before photograph, so you have it when you finish the program.
- Get a copy of the book Inspired to Feel Good.
- Read the introduction of the book: pages 3-10.
- Read the blog post and comment on your own experience.
For example: improve food choices, fitness level, blood pressure
To: be role model to kids, live a full life, feel more energized
such as: on a scale of 0-10, what is your current energy level?
or what is your current pain level, stress level, stamina, skin tone?
It is available at our local bookstores as well as on Amazon
You can also order the book HERE and get it autographed.
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Week 2: Setting Goals for Success & Gaining Awareness
- Read Inspired to Feel Good: Section III pages 81-84 and 133-135
- Write down your answers to what is motivating you now.
- Goal for eating healthier this week.
- Goal for being more active this week.
- Read the blog post and comment on your own experience.
Identify what is really motivating you to make changes.
Some motivators will be what you no longer want to tolerate.
Others will be based on what it is you want for yourself.
Each time you eat, notice when it is that you start to feel full.
Don’t judge this. Be curious and simply observe what you notice.
Pick one small activity that stretches you a tiny bit
beyond what you have been doing recently.
No amount is too small. Less is more. You can add in the future.
A good start is 3 days a week, noticing any soreness on off days.
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Week 3: Discovering Satisfaction & Focusing on Positives
- Read Inspired to Feel Good: Section III pages 85-86 and 136-157
- Goal for eating healthier this week.
- Goal for being more active this week.
- Read the blog post and comment on your own experience.
Getting started with fitness goals and eating consciously.
Begin using the Discovery Food Journal – download here
Use one page per day and write down the times you eat.
Do not write down the foods you eat; just the type of meal or snack.
Then put an X on the hunger scale when you start AND stop eating.
Write down any physical feelings you notice or any other thoughts.
Don’t judge your choices or your behaviors.
Be curious, get insights and notice what strategies come to mind.
Consider what worked this past week and how your body felt.
If you can do more, do just a tiny bit more.
Determine how confident you are you will absolutely succeed.
On a scale 0-10 highly confident, what would make your goal a 10?
Don’t overdo it. Start off easy so stay successful and motivated.
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Week 4: Focusing on Awareness & Self-Motivating Goals
- ACKNOWLEDGE LAST WEEK’S SUCCESSES
- READ THE BOOK Inspired to Feel Good
- GOAL FOR EATING HEALTHIER THIS WEEK.
- GOAL FOR BEING MORE ACTIVE THIS WEEK.
- READ THE BLOG POST and comment on your own experience.
What went well in reaching part or all of your fitness goals?
What went well in controlling portions and eating healthier?
What did you learn from what didn’t go so well?
Section II pages 35-43 and Section III pages 86-90
Use the fitness and food journals to stay conscious and on track.
Continue with the Discovery Food Journal – download here
Do not write down the foods you eat; just the type of meal or snack.
Put an X on the hunger scale when you start AND you stop eating.
Notice if you are going too long without food and getting ravenous.
Notice your patterns and when you eat when you are NOT hungry.
Don’t judge your choices or your behaviors. Instead be curious.
Use your insights and observations to create healthier strategies.
Begin using the Fitness Journal – download here
Use one sheet to set your goals for the week.
Determine what activities you will do each day and for how long.
Don’t over do it, and don’t have a fitness goal for all 7 days.
You need at least one day of rest, and more if you are starting.
Set your goals by considering how successful you were last week.
Then if you are ready to do 5-10% more, increase your goal a bit.
Check to see how confident you are in reaching your goals.
On a scale 0-10 highly confident, what would make your goal a 10?
Avoid setting aggressive goals, so you can have success.
When you finish an activity, fill in the minutes and how you feel.
Also put down anything else you want to note in the comment line.
Wait to determine your exertion level. We’ll do that another week.
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Week 5: Learning Balanced Eating for Easy Healthy Choices
- ACKNOWLEDGE LAST WEEK’S SUCCESSES
- READ THE BOOK Inspired to Feel Good
- GOAL FOR EATING HEALTHIER THIS WEEK
- GOAL FOR BEING MORE ACTIVE THIS WEEK
- READ THE BLOG POST and comment on your own experience.
What is working to help you reach your fitness goals?
What went well in controlling portions and eating healthier?
What did you learn from what didn’t go so well?
Section III pages 182-191.
Pick one meal or a type of meal during the week to balance.
Experiment with making the meal more balanced and healthier.
Download chart of foods by category for balancing.
Download chart for balancing foods for type of meals and snacks.
Use the discovery food journal to track hunger and fullness.
Only write down the foods for the meal you are trying to balance.
Download discovery food journal here.
Notice if you are going too long without food and getting ravenous.
Notice your patterns and when you eat when you are NOT hungry.
Don’t judge your choices or your behaviors. Instead be curious.
Use your insights and observations to create healthier strategies.
Notice what is and isn’t working, and how you feel physically.
If you’ve overdone it the past week, scale back your goals a bit.
If you feel good and have been reaching your goals, increase them.
Increase the amount of time or number of days by 5-10% more.
You will increase the intensity in another week or so.
Over doing it leads to injury, a lower immune system or giving up.
Check to see how confident you are in reaching your goals.
On a scale 0-10 highly confident, what would make your goal a 10?
Avoid setting aggressive goals, so you can have success.
Continue to use your fitness journal to set goals and track actuals.
Download fitness journal here
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Week 6: Making Informed & Safe Fitness Choices
- ACKNOWLEDGE LAST WEEK’S SUCCESSES
- READ THE BOOK Inspired to Feel Good
- GOAL FOR EATING HEALTHIER THIS WEEK
- GOAL FOR BEING MORE ACTIVE THIS WEEK
- READ THE BLOG POST and comment on your own experience.
Notice how well you met some or all of your fitness goals?
Notice how well you are balancing foods and eating to satisfaction.
What did you learn from the things that didn’t go so well?
Section III pages 91-95 & 119-122.
Continue tracking your hunger levels when you eat during the day.
Write down what is going on when you find yourself overeating.
Observe what you learn from the times you overeat.
Pick another meal or a type of meal to balance this week.
Experiment with making your meals and snacks more balanced.
Notice what is and isn’t working, and how you feel physically.
Are you ready to do a bit more? If so, increase your goal 5-10%
Continue to use your fitness journal to set goals and track actuals.
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Week 7: Changing Your Mindset About Food
- ACKNOWLEDGE LAST WEEK’S SUCCESSES
- READ THE BOOK Inspired to Feel Good
- GOAL FOR EATING HEALTHIER THIS WEEK
- GOAL FOR BEING MORE ACTIVE THIS WEEK
- READ THE BLOG POST and comment on your own experience.
Reflect on how seldom you overeat or binge.
Recall how often you created a balanced meal and how good it was.
Notice how you stopped eating when you got satisfied.
Think of the times you normally craved carbs, but didn’t this week.
What else went well with your eating or with exercise?
Section III pages 204-207.
Continue tracking your hunger levels when you eat during the day.
Observe what you learn from times when you can’t eat so well.
What insights did you get & what strategies might work next time?
Pick another meal or a type of meal to balance this week.
Experiment with making your meals and snacks more balanced.
Notice what is and isn’t working, and how you feel physically.
Are you ready to do a bit more? If so, increase your goal 5-10%
Continue to use your fitness journal to set goals and track actuals.
Check to see how confident you are in reaching your goals.
On a scale 0-10 highly confident, what would make your goal a 10?
Avoid setting aggressive goals, so you can have success.
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Week 8: Keeping Exercise on Track
- ACKNOWLEDGE LAST WEEK’S SUCCESSES
- READ THE BOOK Inspired to Feel Good
- GOAL FOR EATING HEALTHIER THIS WEEK
- GOAL FOR BEING MORE ACTIVE THIS WEEK
- READ THE BLOG POST and comment on your own experience.
Focus on what went well this week.
Notice how often you managed your portions and didn’t overeat.
Reflect on all the times you picked healthier and satisfying choices.
Recall how good it felt when you met your daily exercise goals.
Observe what you learned when you missed a day or overate.
Section I pages 13-27.
Continue tracking your hunger levels and staying conscious.
Develop new strategies from observing what didn’t go so well.
Experiment with making more of your meals and snacks balanced.
Continue to use your fitness journal to set goals and track actuals.
When setting goals, increase your exertion levels a bit this week.
Track your exertion levels, so you don’t under or overdo it.
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Week 9: Identifying Subconscious Food Triggers
- ACKNOWLEDGE LAST WEEK’S SUCCESSES
- READ THE BOOK Inspired to Feel Good
- GOAL FOR EATING HEALTHIER THIS WEEK
- GOAL FOR BEING MORE ACTIVE THIS WEEK
- READ THE BLOG POST and comment on your own experience.
Focus on what went well this week.
Notice how often you managed your portions and didn’t overeat.
Reflect on all the times you picked healthier and satisfying choices.
Recall how good it felt when you met your daily exercise goals.
Observe what you learned when you missed a day or overate.
Section III pages 95-110.
Continue tracking your hunger levels and staying conscious.
Develop new strategies from observing what didn’t go so well.
Experiment with making more of your meals and snacks balanced.
Continue to use your fitness journal to set goals and track actuals.
When setting goals, increase your exertion levels a bit this week.
Notice what got in the way if you didn’t choose to exercise one day.
What can you learn from this to help you in the future.
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Week 10: Acknowledging & Celebrating Your Successes
- ACKNOWLEDGE LAST WEEK’S SUCCESSES
- READ THE BOOK Inspired to Feel Good
- GOAL FOR EATING HEALTHIER THIS WEEK
- GOAL FOR BEING MORE ACTIVE THIS WEEK
- READ THE BLOG POST and comment on your own experience.
Focus on what went well this week.
Notice what didn’t and what you learned from that.
Section III pages 158-181.
Continue tracking your hunger levels and staying conscious.
If you feel out of control, consider your thoughts and feelings.
What do you learn is really going on?
What needs to be addressed?
Continue to use your fitness journal to set goals and track actuals.
When setting goals, increase your exertion levels a bit this week.
Notice what got in the way if you didn’t choose to exercise one day.
What can you learn from this to help you in the future?
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Week 11: The 4 Tricks to Sticking with Healthy Choices
- ACKNOWLEDGE LAST WEEK’S SUCCESSES
- READ THE BOOK Inspired to Feel Good
- GOAL FOR EATING HEALTHIER THIS WEEK
- GOAL FOR BEING MORE ACTIVE THIS WEEK
- READ THE BLOG POST and comment on your own experience.
Focus on what went well this week.
Notice what didn’t and what you learned from that for next time.
Section III pages 124-125 and 207.
Continue tracking your hunger levels and staying conscious.
Acknowledge all the changes you’ve made with food and eating.
Celebrate by doing something for yourself, like getting a massage.
Continue to use your fitness journal to set goals and track actuals.
Review the progress you’ve made to increase your activity.
Celebrate by trying out a new class or getting a new fitness item.
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Week 11: Preparing Healthy Foods in 5-10 Minutes
- ACKNOWLEDGE LAST WEEK’S SUCCESSES
- READ THE BOOK Inspired to Feel Good
- GOAL FOR EATING HEALTHIER THIS WEEK
- GOAL FOR BEING MORE ACTIVE THIS WEEK
- READ THE BLOG POST and comment on your own experience.
Focus on what went well this week.
Notice what didn’t and what you learned from that for next time.
Section III pages 124-125 and 207.
Continue tracking your hunger levels and staying conscious.
Acknowledge all the changes you’ve made with food and eating.
Celebrate by doing something for yourself, like getting a massage.
Continue to use your fitness journal to set goals and track actuals.
Review the progress you’ve made to increase your activity.
Celebrate by trying out a new class or getting a new fitness item.
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