I'm ready! Are you?

Well, with quote from yesterday fresh in my mind I will get honest with you :)  I hadn't been doing as well as I should in the eating healthy of portion control department the last few months.  I hadn't been able to workout and that has added to my poor attitude and excuses of over eating and just plain rebellion when it comes to weigh loss.    I know I'm not the only one that ever feels like this so....... I'm just going to be honest.  I had let the stress of life and inability to workout like I want to drag me down.  Sometimes I feel like "Oh, who cares anyway" or "Well you ate a cup cake, you better just eat 20 of them." and "Everyone else is ordering a blizzard!".   I had not been losing weight and in fact had gained because I had given up.  We all have times when we feel like giving up and when we feel like the sacrifice of eating healthy isn't worth it.  So, how do we address these feeling?  How do we get back on track?  How do we get past the excuses and keep moving forward?
Well honestly there is no secret fix all but it is a personal choice . YOU can do ANYTHING you put your mind to.  I promise you that.  Sometimes it might not be in the exact way you wanted things to go but you CAN do it.  You WILL have ups and downs.  You WILL have hard days or weeks or months.  You will have times of doubt.  BUT, you can do it.  You just have to decide it is THAT important to you.  So I ask you,  How important is it to you to be healthier?  How bad do you want to be able to play and run with your kids?  How bad do you want to feel as good as you can?  How bad do you want to look in the minor and be proud of what you see? 
If you are feeling an excitement or burning or emotional about those question are you are ready to really do what it takes to set and meet your goals?

I am ready! 

 

Are you?

 





I think most of you are.  So lets go over this again.  If you haven't already, let's set a realistic goal for the next 4 weeks.  A good realistic goal is -1 to -2 lbs a week.  Some of you might need to make goals that are measurable in different ways like inches lost, the way cloths fit, days kept on track with eating or workouts done .  Some will be getting stronger and fitter but not see such a huge change on the scale and that is ok too.  Some of you are just getting started and might be able to loss more and some, like me, had over eaten for 2 weeks and might see a huge drop just from getting back on track.  So write down your goal. If you need help let me know.

4 weeks  -8 lbs is mine.

Now, what are we going to do to get there?  Workout plan, eating plan.

Let's start with workout first.  EVERYDAY you need at least 20 min of a workout that gets your heart going.  The more you do the faster you will see results but we don't want o over do and hurt ourselves.  Set a time each day and make it a priority.  Write down what you will do or what you did and keep track.  I want to see your list :). 

Next is eating.  Recommit to your calorie count and eating whole foods.  THIS IS KEY!!!!!  Write down everything you eat and really be strict on your self for right now. 

I could go on all day with this but I leave some for the next few days to come.  Let's do this!!!

Perspective

"A change of perspective can change everything."

Some times it takes looking at things in a different way to get things going.

Heading in the right direction

As far as weight loss goes all weeks are not created equal. Even if you put your best efforts out every week there are other factors that can effect your weight loss along the way. Hormones, illness, traveling, stress, drinking alot of water before you weight in :) and on and on, BUT if you are putting your BEST EFFORTS out every week you will keep heading in the right direction. You might have a big loss one week and not lose any the next. You also might gain 1 lb one week then head into the biggest loss you have ever had(-4 lbs), just to jump back up a pound the next week. If you think about the long run you are headed in the right direction. Ideally we want to have consistent losses but sometimes your body takes some time to adjust to the changes despite your hours and hours of hard work. That is called a plateau. That can be a clue you need to up your efforts. The most important thing is to stay on track. Don't fall in to old habits of nibbling here or there. Push your self harder on your workouts. Make sure you are counting those calories. See your progress and Know you are doing well. Slow and steady not only win the race but in the long run is healthier and gives you a better chance of really making a life long change for the better. You are all going well! KEEP IT UP!!!