Acknowledg your successes!!!

For most people the day you go on a "diet" you start wanting everything you have restricted from yourself, dreading the workouts and scolding yourself for every bad decision made that day. If we go over on calories one day, we think we have failed. If we don't workout one day, we think we have failed. If we don't lose weight one week, we think we have failed. We start cutting ourselves down before we even get started. I want you to think for a second. Who wants us to feel like we have failed, aren't good enough, can't do it or should give up? These are not thoughts coming from our Heavenly Father. He wants you to be healthy, successful and happy and can help you get there.

So lets start acknowledging our successes!

Today I had a break through. As I went out to move my car, I found a snack from one of my kids baseball games last night. It was a chocolate, rice crispy and carmel thing that you can buy in boxes of 10. I like those.:) It was just sitting there in the package, on the seat, with no one around. No one would know if I ate it. So what did I do? Walked in the house while unwrapping it....... still no one around. I pulled it into 2 pieces and .......called the 2 boys in and gave it to them. SCORE!!! One step in the right direction! I later went to the store. As I was unloading the groceries at home I see the fruit role up that Chase was just eating sitting there. My first thoughts were to eat it as fast as I could, after washing it off of course. :) I picked it up and walked in the house...... and throw it in the garbage. SCORE!!!!! Now that may seem silly to you but I really like fruit role ups. :) Now the question is did I have a perfect day counting calories and only eating the healthiest foods in the world. No, but I made at least 2 great choices that I wouldn't have made a few months ago. I really felt GREAT for not putting those things in my mouth! This is the feeling we are going for!!! What did you do RIGHT today? What choice did you think about and go with the healthier option? When did you not feel like working out and did it anyway? Count your successes up! See where you did a great job and say to yourself "GOOD JOB!!!" If you need to make a chart and give your self a sticker or check mark for good choices. I'm not kidding! You are all doing great so Acknowledge your successes and keep up the good work!!!

Hold Strong

The week is almost over.  How have you done?  Many of us tend to have a great first half of the week with dedication and motivation and then let it slide when we get to the second half.  Maybe you didn't eat your best yesterday or you are going to have a busy day today and tomorrow.  Don't give up on the end of the week!  Even if you slipped up on the calories or missed a workout, do better TODAY!  Get your calories on track TODAY!  Many times we have one slip up and give up all together.  We are human.  Everyone is.  No one is perfect on workouts and eating with in our calories.  So don't give in.  Hold strong clear through to the end of the week.  Forget the mistakes and move forward to a healthier you. You can do it!
Tomorrow is weigh in day.

Assess yourself

I know many of you have talked to me along the way about being frustrated the scale wasn't moving after so much hard work.  This article has some great thoughts on how to measure your improvement. 
http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/wellness_articles.asp?id=1358