Lose weight, feel better and enjoy The Dr. Norris Chumley Satisfied Life in this simple stress-free plan.  No dieting, no intense exercises, no New Year’s Resolutions, no Sassy Water (!) just Common Sense and good health.

Happy New Year!  I’m most excited to share with you the topics of my 30 day program of simplicity and satisfaction this month, as follows.  Try each new simple idea and easy activity and I believe you will notice a change or several changes for the positive in only one month.  You do not need to make drastic changes all at once – simple efforts, slow and steadily, accomplish miracles.  Each day I will completely describe each suggested idea and activity.  Please be sure to return to the Dr. Norris Chumley Satisfied Life blog every day for details.  It’s a great idea to subscribe to my daily e-newsletter, and the RSS feed, too, so you won’t miss anything.  Happy New Year – Happy New You.

1.    Ask God for help; fully accepting and appreciating the grace you are given.
2.    Practice silence before eating.
3.    Move your body for at least 10 minutes every day.
4.    Enjoy one healthy snack per day.
5.    Call your physician or health care provider to schedule an annual checkup.
6.    Make a journal of foods eaten, and activities you’ve done. Look for patterns.
7.    Read a spiritual or religious passage daily.
8.     Confide your problems and worries to a clergy member or trusted friend.
9.    Thank God for everything with each thing you do, and for everything you eat.
10.    Enroll in a yoga or dance class.
11.    Eat something every 2 hours.
12.    Take time to identify your true needs.
13.    Help a person in need.
14.    If you are hungry after 8pm, have some unsweetened applesauce.
15.    Get financial counseling and make a budget.
16.    Instead of carbohydrates, have some fresh fruit.
17.    Try Stevia extract instead of sugar.
18.    Take 10 minutes for meditation.
19.    Drink a cup of hot herbal tea after dinner, to help you not eat before bed.
20.    If you have cereal for breakfast, have only 1 cup.
21.    Purchase a really fun dance or yoga video, and do it.
22.    Go on a “date” with your spouse, partner or new online friend. (try Beliefnet’s Soul Mate online dating service.)
23.    Snack on hummus with carrots, cherry tomatoes, peppers or green beans.
24.    Contact a long lost friend.
25.    Go to a movie and get your mind off problems for a few hours.
26.    When dining out at a restaurant, immediately cut the portion in half and ask the server to put it in a take-out container for your lunch tomorrow.
27.    Cut portion sizes in half at home.
28.    Eat very slowly, chewing each bite 15 times.
29.    Make a list of your accomplishments and post them on the refrigerator.
30.    Keep God at the center of your life through constant prayer and daily worship.

Of course, after the 30 days, God will still be with you and so will I.  We’ll keep things simple and joyous so we all can enjoy a satisfied life, in balance and full of the best God offers.

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