Planned Positivity

 Today, I'm going to share an unorthodox weight loss plan.  A mostly unintentional weight loss plan, to be exact. It depends largely on a human trait we all share and most of us try to hide.  Laziness.  If you ask around, what you find is that the average person who has gained unwanted weight will tell you the same story as everyone else: they ate junk food. Prepackaged, processed junk. Why? Because it was easy and it was there. Not because they really liked it. Just because it was there.  How to avoid this trap?  Well, duh. Cooking! From scratch.  Consider the humble pizza. Takeout or grocery store pizza is much the same- acquire box, heat, eat. No challenges there.  A pizza from scratch? That's a horse of a different stripe: make the dough, chop the veggies, make the sauce, bake the whole thing.  Now there's a a barrier to entry, no?  Is that pizza really worth all that effort? I don't know about you, but a salad is suddenly sounding a good alternative.  How about gen

 And here we all are. The third week of January, and most of us have fallen off the resolutions bandwagon. I certainly did. What happened? Well, a lot of people made resolutions they didn't want to make. They made resolutions based on what everyone else seemed to be doing- public declarations of the intention to lose weight, get out of debt, be more mindful. Those make wonderful, inspiring Instagram posts.  But what if you happen to like chips in front of the TV more than you like the gym? Guess what's going to come out on top? What if you like your daily six dollar latter more than having a credit card balance of zero? Again, you'll find yourself with a latte in hand making a minimum payment on your card. It's basic human nature.  Quit fighting yourself. If exercise is one of the levels of Hell for you and the thought of going to a gym makes you want to curl up in a ball and hide, DON'T GO.         Really. Don't. Forcing yourself to do things you really hate is