Knowing Your Limits

Today I am going to overcome a stop sign. I am going to push my body more and know I can do it. I want to achieve my goals and to do that I need to push against my stop sign and keep going. I need to do this to take my weight loss journey to the next step.
So here is my plan. I keep thinking that I am hungry. I am going to post a sign on the fridge saying HALT! I am going to measure everything and stay in portion control. I am going to plan out my meals this morning to keep in my calorie range. I am going to drink my water. I am not going to eat after 7:00 this evening, I don't need to, I am just stressed!
I am going to do this!

Where does your motivation com from?

So I have been thinking a lot about motivation lately. Where does your motivation come from? Where do you pull it from? What helps you succeed in all that you do? I love to read motivating quotes and reflect on them(I know big surprise there). But other than that how can I stick to my goals? How can I reach my goals? What is different this time than that last, and the one before that?

How many diets have I been on? How many times have I lost the weight? How many times have I put it back on? How is this time going to be different? Very easy! I am making a life style change. That means, eating right. Getting rid of temptation in my house. My next step once i have that one under control is to stop eating after 7:00 in the evening. That is a biggie. Finally eating smaller, more frequent meals.

Eating is only one step. I now have to worry about adding in exercise. That is easier said than done. If I get on a roll and go, then I feel great and I do it, but when I give up or have to miss a day for what ever reason that maybe, that is the hard part. How can I keep myself accountable? Friends. Online friends. My in person friends. This blog. I know that I have to look at my friends when I don't show up to work out and say, sorry I could not be there and give them a good reason why I could not be there. I hate doing that.

So my motivation that I need right now is strong friends that will hold me accountable for all that I do. Ones that are going to question when I am not there and ones that will make me think twice so that I show up even on the days I just don't want to get out of bed!!

Motivational Moment 1-5-08

If the world seems cold to you, kindle fire to warm it.

- Lucy Larcom, hymnist

How many times do we feel that the world is against us? That we are fighting for nothing? That we will never reach our goals? That everyone and everything is against us? This is common, we all have those days, and while I truly believe it is o.k. to have those moments, it is not something that we need to continue with.

Once we have those moments, we need to realize that we are having them and move on. Get back up. When we loose motivation, then find it from with in to get the motivation once again. We can't rely on others all the time to keep ourselves going. We need to start the fire ourselves at times and motivate ourselves!!!

You can do it, start the fire in your life and start motivating yourself today!

Getting Back on Track

So I decided that I would take off during Christmas and New Years because of travel and going to people's house. I know that I was not completely done with the lifestyle change and I would be tempted and would probably not be able to stick with everything. I was right, so right. I could not stick to it. I gained some weight. I stuck to exercising, but that was about it. I feel terrible that I gained weight, I feel terrible that I could not stick to eating right. I tried so hard, but I have not got to a good lifestyle change just yet. I know it will take time. I want to loose the weight. I am so scared that health reasons I might not be there to see my children grow up. I am so scared that I will not be there to see them make some major milestones. I have to make this happen. Sometimes I don't think that I can do it but I know that I can if I put my mind to it. I will do it. I will lose the weight.

So Today is the day to get my butt back in gear and do it!!! I will do it.... I will watch what I eat. I will eat right. I will loose the weight! Today is the first day of the rest of my life!