"Decisions determine destiny". That is a quote I heard in conference and it applies to so many things in our lives. Your destiny IS your decision. Your weight and fitness level is YOUR choice. No one can gain or lose weight for you. Although there can be people in your life that can encourage or discourage you, in the end it is your decision. Now is the time to decide how bad you want this weight lose and how much effort you are willing to put into it to getting there. So lets set ourselves up for success. The good decisions we make ahead of time can really help out when it comes to staying on track.
First lets work on food decisions. Eating right can be a stress if you wait until it is time to eat to decide what you are going to eat. One of the biggest things that can help in this area is making a meal plan. This could take a few min or even a hour at first but it can make all the difference when you are desperately searching for something to eat at 3:oo in the afternoon and all you can find is cookies. So write down what you will eat for breakfast, am snack, lunch, pm snack, and dinner. It can be for 2 to 3 days or 1 to 2 weeks. Count the calories in advance, then go buy what you will need. Having the healthy food on hand is HUGE! Then there is no questions, no thinking and less chance to make a wrong decision. You can have the eggs boiled, chicken defrosted, veggies on hand or a healthy packed lunch with just a little planning. You will find that you don't have to reinvent the plan every time. You will know what the calorie count is on your staple meals and snacks and can plug in the those meal choices easily. That is also handy when something comes up that you need to adjust for.
The next step is to plan out your workouts. If you are working on a training plan print it out and keep it handy. If you do not have a training plan write out your own. Then, with plan in hand, don't forget strength traingin, write on your calender what you are going to do each day for the next few weeks. Make a specific time and plan it into your schedule. For instance you might write down that you are going to jog on Monday and lift weights on Tuesday. Decide what time you will do that and keep that time open for your workout. You must make time and fallow through to be successful.
Now, life does happen and there will be things come up that you will have to be flexible for, but just move things around a bit and keep right on going. Changes don't mean you have failed or that you have to give up. Adjust and move forward!
So plan your meals and workouts!!! Decide your destiny! You can do this!
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