Monday, March 31, 2008

7 Days To a Brand New You

I wish I could take credit for this article… but alas, I do not write for .  But I totally had to share it with you.  This is for the beginners who need to get on the right track - or for those of us who have gotten off the track and need to get back on

You look in the mirror one day and everything is wrong. Your hair, your teeth, your skin, your shape. Especially your shape.

So you write a long list, and you make a pact with yourself that tomorrow you’ll start a new whiz-bang weight-loss and life-changing plan. According to your calculations, you will be trim, taut and irresistible in three months.

Three weeks down the road, things are worse. What went wrong? Basically, you fell victim to the “END” (Everything Now Dilemma).

With END you have so much on your mind at once that you get confused, you forget a thing or two, you get rattled and then you give up. When you take one thing at a time, your chances for success get much better. Here’s a seven-step plan that will help you to take it day by day.

This is as simple as the days of the week because that’s how it works: seven days, seven steps. Each day you add one thing, so that by the end of the week you are juggling seven balls without dropping one. Here’s how:

Monday
Back to work or school. Resolve that all you will do differently today will be to make sure to eat two or more pieces of fresh fruit. Any time, any way.

Tuesday
Today you will set some goals. Plan where you would like to be by the end of the month, then the end of the year—both in your private and personal lives. Write these goals in your diary or stick them where you’ll see them.

Wednesday
Water day. Eat that fruit, keep your goals in mind and drink six or more glasses of water. Add variety with a squeeze of lemon or lime juice. Or sip on herbal tea if you prefer.

Thursday
Add in some exercise. Go for a (20- to 30-minute) walk. Walk in the park, around your neighborhood or head for the mall and do some fast-paced window shopping...but don’t forget the fruit, the water and to review your goals.

Friday
Fruit, walk, water, goals ... it’s getting easier. So this is the day you give your diet a spring cleaning. Eliminate foods that are not helping you stay trim and healthy. You know what they are.

Saturday
Pay day. Well done! You’re still drinking plenty of water, including fresh fruit in your diet, exercising, eating well and generally staying on track with your life. Spoil yourself with a special treat. Go on, you deserve it. Have some frozen yogurt for dessert, take in that new movie, or plan a weekend away.

Sunday
Traditionally a day of rest. And you can rest, too, since relaxation is key to maintaining control over your new healthy regimen. Take time to lie in a hammock and gaze at the clouds. Put on a facial mask, take a long, luxurious bubble bath, read a book or play with your pet.

Now that wasn’t so hard, was it? By the end of just one week you are happier, brighter, healthier and ready to keep going—because you know it takes just three weeks to create a habit. Except you will have created seven by then.

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Saturday, March 29, 2008

Weekend Motivation

I am choosing to post a video that I watched on Thursday. It made me cry like a baby for the entire 5 minutes and 38 seconds of it. This video is motivation summed up as beautifully as I can possibly imagine it. If you do nothing else this weekend, take the 5 and a half minutes to watch it. And remember that you can do anything that you set your mind to do. Have a great weekend everyone.

Friday, March 28, 2008

Weigh-In Friday!

Hope you all have been doing well on your healthier eating and exercise!! You have been so quiet around here lately!!  Come out come out wherever you are and make sure you weigh-in today!

As for me, I lost 2.8 pounds this week! Normally I would wooohooo, but I still haven’t loss the entire 7 that I gained 2 weeks ago!  So, basically I’m losing to break even which always sucks honestly.  It’s interesting to see how one week of going out and having fun can totally screw with my weight loss for probably close to a month, but it does… and it isn’t good! 

I wasn’t going to mention this, but I think I’m going to…

I got a letter yesterday from a member that joined a long time ago who shall remain nameless, who basically called it and I quote “laughable” that I am a writer for a weight loss blog when I can’t seem to lose weight.  She basically attributed our low comments on the fact that I personally should not have a weight loss blog until I actually learn how to loss weight myself.  Now here is my reply to that:

I am not hear to “teach” anyone to lose weight.  Sure, we post helpful hints that we find along the way, and sure, we try to inform you on the right way to lose weight… but teach?  Hardly!  Weight loss is a struggle - there are ups and downs.  Sure I’m not always perfect, and you won’t always be perfect.  Am I committed?  Yes.  Do I have issues with being committed? Yes.  Will I lose the weight?  Yes - but this is why I am part of this blog.  Some people are very dedicated and can just put their mind to something and do it (Shelah, lol) but others like me struggle with right and wrong eating and motivation.  That is what this blog is all - we all will follow different paths, but those of us who stick with it will reach our goal of weight loss.  It may take some of us longer, but that doesn’t mean we should give up if we don’t succeed.  So, the moral of this story, we started this blog as a place to bitch, moan, groan, and high five each other when we have a weight loss, and when we don’t.  I just hope to impart a little wisdom along my own journey, and learn as much from you all as I do on my own.  That is it, nothing more.  So, if you think that this blog is about getting expert teachings from a weight loss guru then you best head somewhere else - because this is reality, and sometimes in my case, reality is a struggle to lose weight. 

With that being said, I want to see your weights drop this week - c’mon ladies - WE CAN DO IT!!