So here's what I've been thinking about as of late.
There is this amazing women at my church, who also goes to the Y, and has lost alot of weight. I am so extremely proud of her, she probably doesn't even know it (well, she does now ;) And I wish for everyone to have her enthusiasm, her desire, her determination, her fighting spirit! Because truely that's what it takes. She told me she went through about a 6week plateau when she didn't lose anything. 6 WEEKS! It was discouraging for her, but she kept on. She continued eating right, she continued working out and all of a sudden the pounds starting falling off. She - looks - great! How did she do it? How is she still doing it? She is determined people! She didn't eat her way through the frustration. She pushed. She put on her fighting gloves, she stepped into the ring and is not going to leave until she is successful.
You must go into this "weight loss thing" with determination and thick skin. You're gonna be knocked down. You're gonna be set back. But you don't give it a second thought, you don't give yourself any other options! "FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION" You may think it is. You may even have already told yourself you can't do it. So when you half-heartedly decide you're gonna try again, you're not fully committed. You've already decided you can't do it. So, obviously YOU'RE NOT going to.
I wish my friend can you tell exactly what's been going through her head. If it's anything like what happened to me it was a combination of daily, even hourly, decisions. To eat, or not to eat....to eat THIS or THAT. You have to eat clean-make healthy food choices. You have to eat hungry! NOT out of boredom, frustration, fatigue. You have to constantly talk yourself OUT of falling into those unhealthy habits. When you are tired or you are upset or you are craving that bad food you know you shouldn't eat, you have to say to youself over and over again, "don't eat it, don't eat it, don't eat it" or "it's not worth it, it's not worth it, it's not worth it" or even better - "I don't WANT it, I don't WANT it, I don't WANT it" or "I will only eat healthy, I will only eat healthy, I will only eat healthy" When you are filling your head with positive thoughts, encouraging thoughts that are geared toward your goal, your head can't be filled with temptation or negative thoughts & feelings.
A Positive Mind Anticipates Happiness, Joy, Health & Success
You must fill your head with positive thoughts. You must learn to manage your emotions, control your impulsivity, and build your will power. The good news is that will power is a skill, a learned behavior. Therefore it can be Strengthened!
But you have to want it! And I mean really WANT IT! You don't just wake up and say, "this is gonna be a good day" and then the first thing that goes wrong you give in. You have to want it so bad that even when something goes wrong you overcome. You work through the issue. You talk yourself through it, in a positive way. If you can't talk yourself through it, then you talk with someone. Someone who can help you through it. It could be a friend, a spouse, even a professional counselor. Sometimes that really is what it takes. Sometimes it's an emotional barrier that you need help breaking through. I'm not naive to think that positive self talk is easy for everyone. But it is a skill! It's a habit, just like your bad eating habits. You can break it...let me say that again, you CAN break it...you CAN...YOU CAN...YOU CAN!!! It's good news!! It's really good news! I mean that for each and every one of you. It's just a matter of how much you want it. And for some of you, it's a matter of putting yourself first...your emotional health must be healthy in order for your physical health to be healthy.
Break the cycle people!
Be Positive!
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Be Happy!
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Be Healthy!
