I'll start off by telling you my latest accomplishments. I weighed in today and have lost another 2.2 pounds since last week putting me at 168.2! This is the first time since my freshman year of college that I've been in the 160s. I also moved up another belt hole! I now am on the 2nd hole :) Only 1 more to go before I need to start looking for a new belt! I am hoping for next week to drop another 1.2 pounds to put me at 167 which is the 30 pound mark!! It is a great accomplishment, but there is still much work to be done because even once I get there I still have 22 more pounds to go to get to my goal weight of 145.
The number one thing that I have noticed about other people's journeys is this: lack of commitment. If you want drastic results, you have to take drastic measures and stick to it! I hear people saying how they want to lose weight, in addition to any number of other goals, but they are not willing to take the necessary steps to attain their goals. A goal is a wish that you are actively pursuing. If you aren't ACTIVELY going after something, then it remains nothing more than a wish. There are two main obstacles that I have seen are getting in many people's way and I want to confront them head on: 1.) Making excuses, 2.) Rationalizing. I'll attack the excuses first, since it is more common.
You want to achieve your goal? Stop making excuses! Everyone is busy. Everyone has other people in their lives that may not be the most supportive. Everyone would like an easy button. News flash! There is no easy button. "It's too hot/cold outside to go for a walk or run." Ok, then go to a gym where there is AC/heat, or even go to a mall and walk the inside perimeter. "I have two kids." Ok then tell your husband/wife to get off their tail and watch the kids while you work out for an hour. I think they can manage. Or better yet, join a gym that has a babysitting service (like American FAMILY) and work out WITH your husband/wife. I guarantee you if you go to a gym and ask everyone who is working out what they currently have on their plate, you would be surprised at how much people are juggling and still make time to work out. (Key words: MAKE TIME) Someone busier than you is working out right now. Right now. As you read this, someone is working out. Otherwise many gyms wouldn't be open 24/7. Come on people! Stop the excuses. Go ahead and run them by me if you want. I'll find an alternative for you. Stop saying "I can't." You can, you are just choosing not to.
Rationalizing is probably even more dangerous than making excuses because you're believing your own lies. (Read: rationa-LIE-ze) For example, you sit down and eat a bag of fat and salt (aka potato chips) and then you tell yourself, "it is ok for me to eat this fat and salt because I'll go for a walk later." WRONG. Eating bad is eating bad no matter how much work you put in at a gym. So you go to Zumba class for an hour and then you go home and chow down on a bowl of chocolate icecream and you tell yourself, "it's ok because I just had a great workout." WRONG. Same premise. What you put in your body is 80% of the weight-loss battle. Exercise is the 20% that makes your body run more like a well-oiled machine. You lose weight in the kitchen. You get fit in the gym. There is also the opposite rationalization in that you eat well all day and then go to the gym and only work out half way. Bad idea. Don't cancel out your great eating day by skimping at the gym. Make yourself proud. Eat well and then work out just as hard as you would if you sat down in front of the tv and drank a cup of sugar and carbs (aka pretty much anything at Starbucks). Stop telling yourself "it's ok," because most of the time, it's not. If you mess up, you mess up. Own up to it and make it right. Stop telling yourself that it's ok to be fat, lazy, and whiney, because it's not! You're not doing yourself any favors when you're telling yourself these things, so cut it out.
If you have a question about if something is an excuse, shoot me a line and I'll let you know, because it probably is and I can help you figure out an alternative. And when you hear your inner voice saying "it's ok if I do this," give me a buzz and I'll tell you that it's NOT ok. I'm here to help you all reach your goals as much as I know that you support me in mine. My number is 804-677-9358 if you need it. Don't be afraid to use it!
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