Due to what I will call “technical difficulties” (read: getting back to regular life, taking care of business, and taking care of new clients who have wanted my new pet loss book or a pet loss consultation) I had to take a break from doing these posts on my India trip. Re-entry from being out in . . . → Read More: Jill’s Asian Adventure: Why Would Anyone Go to an Ashram?
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After the snarled midnight traffic of Mumbai, we headed the countryside. Around 2:30 in the morning, I began to recognize the twisting roads, farm houses and ramshackle buildings of our area of Maharashtra. Along the roadside were strange yet familiar signs in curly, whimsical Hindi script. We came around a bend, and I caught my first . . . → Read More: Arriving at the Ashram I caught a night flight from Singapore to India. First surprise upon landing: Mumbai Airport was a sweltering hole last time I was there 10 years ago. Now it’s a gleaming, air-conditioned place on par with any in the world. Second surprise: After we went through Customs, we had to go through airport security again, with . . . → Read More: On to India: the Night Journey Mention the word “discipline” in the same sentence as “eating,” and many people will immediately tune out. No one wants to hear about discipline in terms of losing weight because it conjures up images of deprivation, harshness, and control. But you do yourself a disservice if you view discipline this way. The truth is that it’s the key . . . → Read More: Discipline Reigns Supreme as a Weight Loss Virtue If you want to lose weight and keep it off, you need to bring an Italian sense of vitality into your life and move like an Italian. People get up early in Italy and move throughout the day. Next to their healthy eating habits, the number one reason why Italians are slimmer than Americans is because . . . → Read More: When You Go Walking, So Do the Pounds So, here I’m finally on my way to India. But the adventure continued at Singapore’s Changi Airport, where, as you’ll see in one of the video clips below, I stumbled upon the end of an amazing dance performance in honor of Chinese New Year. Then I ran into two Chinese emperors handing out fortune cookies. (At least . . . → Read More: Meeting Two Chinese “Emperors” at Singapore Airport Mention the word “discipline” in the same sentence as “eating,” and many people will immediately tune out. No one wants to hear about discipline in terms of losing weight because it conjures up images of deprivation, harshness, and control. But you do yourself a disservice if you view discipline this way. The truth is that it’s the key . . . → Read More: High Sugar, High Fat Foods Cause Overeating Singapore is close to the equator, so when you’re out and about, Singapore Tea and Sweets Shop Oscar Wilde said, “I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.” It’s true — you should never travel without some kind of journal for capturing intriguing impressions and special moments. For my Singapore/India trip, my Mom and Dad gave me a 10 Speed Press . . . → Read More: Jill Suggests a Travel Journal In order to let go of junk food and bad eating habits, you need to experience what I call the Rapture of Eating. In other words, you need to relearn how to appreciate the goodness of food. It means the difference between being a glutton or an epicurean. Do you rush through your eating experiences as if . . . → Read More: How to Experience the Rapture of Eating |
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