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Wednesday, December 6, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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WILLPOWER: It’s OK to indulge a little on yourself
— Continued from page 20 —
at Alpaca Country
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70397 Buckhorn Rd., Terrebonne
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November 24 - December 17
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Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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How do you remain on the straight edge and
not fill yourself up with pie, cookies, and fon-
due? Adjust expectations, avoid radicalism, and
accept that schedules will have to adjust. Falling
off the cart doesn’t have to happen, and keeping
in touch with the overall goal will be important.
Don’t try to eliminate your favorite foods.
Instead, regulate them to a much smaller
amount or, pick a few favorites. When trying to
eliminate everything, especially when so many
other friends, family, and coworkers are enjoy-
ing them can be a huge drain on willpower.
Plus, explaining to grandma why you aren’t
eating her pie is never an easy task.
Just show up. With holiday travel, family
being around, or expectations of time away
from the gym can be overbearing. A simple tip
can be to just do something. Any workout, no
matter how brief, is better than no workout. A
walk before family is up is great, not only for a
light workout, but can also provide a moment
of solitude and mental respite from family time.
Keep your intentions pure. Stay in touch
with why you choose to eat well and exercise
the other 11 months out of the year. Likely it
is because of the good feeling, the energy, and
the general wellness it provides. Not to say that
enjoying a gluttonous family gathering doesn’t
provide some good feelings, but this often
leads to shame and resentment in later weeks.
A strong connection to long-term goals — and
a dose of self-compassion — will lead to better
motivation to stick with it for the long haul.
The holidays don’t have to unravel all the
progress we have made in changing our habits
and continuing a healthy lifestyle. Willpower
won’t be anyone’s savior. Just acknowledge
that it’s OK to indulge, use spare time for
short workouts, and mixing awareness with
self-compassion are tools one can employ to
beat the willpower trap and continue to thrive
through the holiday season.
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She Soars Psychiatry
Taking care of yourself is crucial through the often stress-
ful and challenging holiday season.
She Soars Psychiatry offers Sisters a comprehensive,
broad-based and functional approach to restoring emotional
wellness. Audry Van Houweling has experience treating a
wide range of mental-health conditions including helping
clients work through issues that can become more intense
during the holiday season.
She’s focused on a functional, compassionate, personal
approach that gets at root causes, not just symptoms.
Functional medicine appreciates inter-connections and
strives to tell the whole story of what a client is experiencing.
She Soars Psychiatry offers an affordable concierge program to put her services well within
reach of Sisters families who need them. Membership options include three months or six ses-
sion; six months or 12 sessions; 12 months or 24 sessions. Sessions are transferrable to other
family members. And unused sessions per month roll over and can be used later.
3 Sisters and Cook Contracting LL C
Ed Cook is very particular about what he does.
He brings a lifelong commitment to quality work to
Sisters as 3 Sisters and Cook Contracting.
Specializing in modest-sized construction and
painting projects, Cook is serious about his com-
mitment to quality, and he’s not willing to cut cor-
ners or cheap-out. He’s not the bargain-basement
guy — he prides himself on a job well done, built to
last. And that offers the best value in the long run.
“I’ve never cut corners and I never will,” he said.
“To give a good product, you’ve got to use good
materials. I want to sell the best product I can at
the fairest price I can deliver to them.”
Whether it’s a remodel or restoration project or a top-quality painting job you are looking
for, 3 Sisters and Cook Contracting offers responsive service and excellent work that will bring
you years of satisfaction.