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Something to Think About: I have never let my schooling interfere with my education. ~ Mark Twain
Get Active
Get active! Join a gym, take pilates, soggy jogging class, a dance class, or join a walking club. Find someone to be your exercise buddy, get into a routine. Do this everyday at least 15 to 20 minutes at the same time everyday. It clears the head, gets the body in shape, speeds the weight loss process, and helps get rid of negative energy. As a matter of fact it gives you more energy. If you are trying to loss weight check in with a weight loss counselor. If you need more help find a good life coach. Make sure you check in with people at least two to three times a week. Oh, make sure enjoy the ride.
Personally, I enjoy working with a buddy. The idea of having someone that I have to be accountable to just seems to keep me on track. While working in the area of weight loss and personal training I encounter many different personalities. Some of these individuals required one on one time every day, others required that I meet with them two or three times a week. Some individuals were in need of two a days. I would meet them at the office and then follow up with house calls. I would check cupboards, make grocery lists, suggest getting rid of some foods, exercise with them and help them clean up their life. It really does come down to what your needs are. And you really are the only one that can make that decision.
The tough part is facing truth and asking your self what is it that I really want? Do I really want to change? Why do I want to change? How am I going to change? The thing is your really have to want it for you and know what it is you are getting out of it. If you have no desire to change you will not. Perhaps you are not ready. You think you are ready, but you are not. Get honest with yourself!
Something to Think About: If you really want to do something, you'll find a way. If you don't you'll find an excuse. ~ Jim Rohn
Tips to help you get started:
Email, fax or turn in your diary daily or bi-weekly to a friend, buddy, your personal weight loss coach or life coach. I also suggest that you write your weight down daily and your goal weight. This gives you a visual. Many of the top weight loss companies use this technique. Some make keep bar graphs, others use line graphs or pie charts. The important thing is that you see chart your successes. Another thing do not cheat if the scale goes up. If you gain weight chart it. I cannot emphasize how important it is to be honest. This is also true when recording daily foods and drinks. If you are reluctant about being honest with yourself you are only setting yourself up for failure and heartache. Keeping accurate and honest reflections and records help you to achieve your goals. It also enables you to never lose sight of what it is you desire to accomplish.
Believing is achieving, losing weight is no more difficult than getting up and going to work everyday. It is not a deprivation, but a challenge and I shall help you meet that challenge with excitement and diligence.
Let's enjoy the ride! ~ LPS
Create a Change . . . Embrace the Now! Embrace the fact that you are about to change the way you live and get excited about that! Realize this is a lifestyle change. Realize in order to succeed you must change the entire you. This does not mean you have to change you from the old you, but improve what is positive and get rid of what is negative in your life. You will be making physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual changes and by doing so shall achieve ultimate success. You may also encounter situations that make you uncomfortable, require unspoken truths, and cutting ties from those that continue to create negativism. Realize you are not in this life to change others, but to accept them. Realize you are not required to change, because of them, but because of you. Know that you are seeking your authentic truth and by doing so you must reconnect with that individual of innocence that once looked at the world in wonder and curiosity without judgment and just with acceptance. It is my belief that that individual is part of us and longs to be free to embrace the true self. The change is within you. You just have to want it.
Realize the journey will not be easy. Realize the journey may at times get bumpy. Realize you CAN do it!!!! Decide to make a commitment. Write it down; make it happen (write physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual goals down daily). Be specific. Make mini goals. Expect not to be perfect. Expect it's going to take time, after all it took how long to put it on. Don't leave room for self-doubt, even when you feel the world is against you. Surround yourself with positive, uplifting people. Refuse to speak negatively. Refuse to listen to negative talk.
Do mirror talk, three times a day. Tell yourself something like this. I am slim and beautiful and worthy of being loved, say this six times. Okay, you do not have to say it exactly six times, several times will do. You got the idea! Make sure when doing this exercise you are smiling and project a positive demeanor. The first couple days you do this you'll feel strange, but you'll get over it. Trust me, the day will come that you start believing! Why? Because you are beautiful, thin, smart, and talented, that's why. Success is the only option!!!!! You must believe this. You must create this reality.
Relaxing and pampering yourself are essential to your success. When you feel good about yourself life is simply better. Knowing that feeling good can be difficult at times, I suggest you follow some of my favorite strategies. Even though some may seem cliché give them a try. I know they work. I would not suggest that you do anything that I haven' tried myself or have witnessed. When you get to the back of the book, you will find lesson plans and many personal stories that illustrate strategies and techniques that should help you gain more confidence.
Suggestive Strategies:
* Take a bath, put some music on and drink your ice water or herbal tea.
* Give yourself a facial.
* Meditate daily.
* Relax and enjoy the view.
* Read your daily affirmations or mantras.
* Create your own affirmations.
* Resolve to do something good for yourself.
* Do a random act of kindness.
* Clean your closets.
* Believe in yourself!
* Read a book.
* Brush your teeth when you are hungry.
* Chew gum when preparing meals.
* Take a walk to reduce stress.
* Talk yourself into being in a good mood.
