Category: Today’s Will Power Moment

How and Why to Renew Your Commitment to WellnessToday’s Will Power Moment – 22with Dr. James MeschinoMost people would like to have a better body, look and feel more youthful, be more toned, have less body fat, more endurance, more energy, have more ideal cholesterol, glucose and blood pressure readings or some combination thereof. Setting Read More

Monitor and Track Your ProgressToday’s Will Power Moment – 21with Dr. James MeschinoIn the last Willpower Moment Video, I explained the 4 step process of how best to adopt and guard your wellness habits. I call the process MASS (M-A-S-S, remember Mass-ive action)The 4 steps include:MonitoringAccountabilitySchedule your exercise timeSleep – get enough sleep to make rationale Read More

Guard Your Wellness Habits – the 4 step formulaToday’s Will Power Moment – 20with Dr. James MeschinoYou know it’s hard enough to develop wellness habits – eating healthy, using more rationale in-the-moment snacks and treats, staying faithful to your exercise program, possibly taking certain supplements, getting at least 7 hrs of sleep each night, watching Read More

Wellness Goals: Beware of the Danger of the Finish LineToday’s Will Power Moment – 19with Dr. James MeschinoMany people set out to do big things in their wellness objectives. Starting from an overweight/out of shape condition, they decide to train for and complete a half marathon or a full marathon, 6 months down the road. Read More

Start NowToday’s Will Power Moment – 18with Dr. James MeschinoIt’s very likely that you have wellness activities you are planning to start with one day soon. It may be cutting down on smoking, drinking less alcohol, starting a workout program, cutting out red meat, or ice cream, potato chips, French fries – or whatever weakness Read More

You Need a Daily Wellness ChecklistToday’s Will Power Moment – 17with Dr. James MeschinoVirtually all of the people and patients I have seen over the years who succeed with their wellness intentions on an ongoing basis – and make it look easy – do so, consciously or unconsciously, by having a daily wellness checklist. The same Read More

Wellness Habits Trump Wellness Decision MakingToday’s Will Power Moment – 16with Dr. James MeschinoPeople who consistently adhere to their weight management and wellness goals tend to have one thing in common: they don’t waste a lot of mental energy trying to make wellness decisions each day, but rather have made a simple decision to convert Read More

Your Health Goals Have to be “Your Health Goals”Today’s Will Power Moment – 15with Dr. James MeschinoIn the book “No Name in the Street”, James Baldwin writes, “People pay for what they do, and still more, for what they have ALLOWED themselves to become. And they pay for it, very simply, by the lives they Read More

Absence Does Not Make the Heart Grow FonderToday’s Will Power Moment – 14with Dr. James MeschinoWhen it comes to swearing off fattening or artery-clogging foods, the best strategy for most people is usually total abstinence. Most people, including myself, are not really good at true moderation.Use small, safe indulgences each day to help prevent the Read More

Don’t Plan a Big Bad Food RewardToday’s Will Power Momentwith Dr. James MeschinoMany people make the mistake of rewarding themselves, after they have been so good, with a big and bad food reward. They went to the gym and worked out hard; they are very proud of themselves and now feel entitled to a big, bad Read More