Bea Loozer I just found that I am among those who survived the holiday season without gaining any weight. At Golden Goalies our practice is to weigh in the week before Thanksgiving and compare that weight with weight in early January. The goal, of course, is to not gain weight during the challenging season. Of…
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Clubs & Classes, January 2015
Golden Goalies – meet two special goalies
Bea Loozer Our best guess is that the average duration of a Golden Goalie’s membership is about 15 years. I have seven years of tenure myself, though it doesn’t seem that long. This month let’s take a look at two seasoned goalies that have exceeded that 15 years. Our Liz Myers is moving to Queen…
Clubs & Classes, December 2014
Golden Goalies: ‘Tis the Season
Bea Loozer Celebrating together was great fun at the fall luncheon for members — new, seasoned and previous. Special congratulations to Ruth Newby for being the biggest loser of the half year, with a 24-pound loss. Losing a pound a week is a great achievement and probably the healthiest strategy for long-term loss. In this…
Clubs & Classes, November 2014
Goalies – Don’t blame the victim
Ima Loozer My cousin Bea usually writes this column, but she has let me do it this month. She doesn’t agree with what I am about to say — some of it, anyway. We do agree that it’s never okay to blame the victim. And we do agree that obesity is a huge problem in…
Clubs & Classes, October 2014
Golden Goalies – power to you
Bea Loozer Recently we had a discussion about a particular way we, as Golden Goalies, can empower ourselves. The approach we looked at was that of using affirmations, which are positive statements that we repeat frequently. To be effective, an affirmation is stated in the present tense and is positive, personal and specific. Saying “I…
Clubs & Classes, September 2014
Golden Goalies
Bea Loozer A new illness has been identified and given various names. Sometimes it’s called the sitting disease. I think here in the Sun Lakes area we could refer to it by our favorite chair; call it the recliner disease. No offense intended to those who use a favorite recliner. In fact, I’m writing this…
Clubs & Classes, July 2014
Golden Goalies: How does it work?
Bea Loozer Have you been thinking about joining Golden Goalies? Let me share with you how that works. You just show up on Saturday morning between 7:00-7:30 at Sun Lakes Country Club’s Mirror Room. Not to worry, we’ll make you feel welcome. Alas, you will also be weighed; it’s a starting point. This is also…
Clubs & Classes, June 2014
Golden Goalies: Thick and Thin
Bea Loozer Let’s give credit to Carol White for being the biggest loser of the last half year. She made the decision to take charge of her weight and demonstrated that she can be successful at improving her health. And our other Carol was queen of the month, based on weight loss. Almost everyone in…