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 12-24-07

I love doing these, a great way to start off my day, on a positive note!!! These are great inspiration for me!!

To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it.

- Mother Teresa, missionary


We can work out and work out, we can run around, we can do so much for everyone, we can volunteer, but unless we do something that will allow us to continue burning then we will fall flat. What do I mean by that? Simple. If we give of ourselves all the time, but don't take for ourself then we will burn out way before we should. If we work out and work out, and eat right all the time, deny ourself what we want, again we will burn out and stop, fail when we should succeed!

We can give and we should give it is great for our self esteem and for our soul, but sometimes we need to give to ourself! Reward ourself. If you love chocolate, than eat it, in moderation. If you volunteer, do something for yourself like take a bath, or take a break. If you donate your time and money, do something nice for yourself once in a while.

IF you work out all the time, eat well all the time, great for you. If you miss it one day don't get hard on yourself, just know you needed a break and get back on the horse the next day.

I know that I am not the best at this but I need to remember that I can do this!!!!

How Tupperware has changed my weight loss journey

Yes I am going to start off saying I am a Tupperware consultant, but that is not why I am writing this. Yes I love to make money, but I am a consultant because I love the product and it saves me money. It is much easier to eat well when you have food that is good for you around and easy to get to. If you have to work to get it, you will over look that it is there, and go for the chips, and cookies, they are much easier to get to and to eat, expecially on the run. But if you have good food at easy reach something happens, you go for the good food, the fruits and the vegetables. You are eating better and you will loose the weight.

Tupperware has changed my life. The fridge smart is amazing. I keep fruits and vegetables in the house again. I am the only person who eats them, so before buying them, they would go bad before I had the chance to eat them. But I can keep them fresher longer. I have the baby carrots for 4 - 6 weeks and they are still good. I can eat good portions quickly and easily. I am not worried about them going bad either

Modular Mates - hello. There are so many benefits to have modular mates in your house, from the fact that they are air tight and water tight, they keep your food fresh for long time. I can bake easily because I have everything at my finger tips, easy to see, and it is good. Having an organized kitchen just makes you feel wonderful!

The Heat 'N Serve and Rock 'N Serve lines are great to use. I can easily microwave my left overs, and I can store food that i prepare in bulk easily. Left overs are now welcome in my house, because I know I have a healthy lu

Rewards

They say it is important to reward consistency not results. At first that is a hard thing for me to grasp. How do you do that? How do you reward consistency. How do I do that. I am not sure some times. It is so exciting when you hit a goal, you want to celebrate. But when you are consistent, but you are not hitting your goals, it seems wrong to reward yourself.

So I have subscribed that it is important to reward consistency, so I am now going to do that. I am excited to say that I have been doing my life change for almost 2 months and I have lost 10 lbs. That is great numbers. I am doing what I never though I would do. I know that with time and energy I will be able to continue with my goals and I will achieve them.

So what would make a good reward? That is a great question for me. What will work for me? Should I reward with food? I don't think so. Food is not a great reward, because why throw off everything that you have been working for? Not that one day will throw it off, but if you are working so hard for results why add more empty calories that you are not needing. So after much thought I have decided my rewards. Taking time to do things for myself, such as a hair appointment, reiki, massage. These are my rewards.

So today I rewarded myself by getting my hair done. 2 hours of me time. It was wonderful. I highly suggest that you reward yourself, for keeping with the program. Getting things done and doing it the right way!

Meditation

I have decided to try something new, meditation. It is a great way for me to clear my mind of all of the bad things, the negative energy, of everything that is buzzing through it, making me go crazy. I did it before my class last night and I felt it went wonderfully. I did it before going to bed. I took a 15 min shower, put on lotion, and sat in a dark room and quietly meditated for 15 min before going to bed. I fell asleep so quickly and restfully. I felt great. I woke up relaxed and feeling great. I really believe that it has helped me stay positive today. I am able to deal with Tyler better when I do it. I get frustrated, and take 5 min to meditate. It clears my mind and helps me to feel in control. I highly recommend if your mind is clogged, and you are going crazy to try it. It is a great tool to use to help control your mind.

The thing to remember that in the weight loss battle 90% of keeping up with what you are doing and keeping the scale going down is believing you can do. You need to clear you mind of all of the negative energy. You need to know in your head and your heart you can do it, and do it! Meditation is a great way to clear your mind of all of the clutter that you accumulate through out the day. It will help you focus and know you can do it!

Taking Steps

So I have hit a plateau. I am unable to get past the 234 lbs. I have been going between 234 - 235. So now what do I do? How do you get past the plateau when you hit it? I have no clue. Here is what I am planning on doing. I am going to try something that does not make any sense to me, but I will try it anyways. I am a proud member of Curves. I love working out there. They have a 6 week challenge, so I am doing my own version of that.
The third phase to loosing weight is this
"Overview
Phase III is not really a diet. It is mostly eating. The objective is to raise metabolism back to pre-diet levels without regaining the weight you lost. The first few pounds that you lose when you diet are water weight. Your body dehydrates as it accesses stored energy, and it rehydrates when you begin to eat again.

Establish a low weight and a high weight that allows for a water weight fluctuation and a small amount of body fat.

If you want to raise your metabolism up to 2500 calories, you should begin to eat 2500 calories each day. If 2000 calories is a reasonable goal, then you must begin to eat 2000 calories each day.

After dieting for weeks, your daily metabolic rate may be as low as 1600 calories. You should expect to gain weight when you eat at least 2500 calories per day."

To read more check out Curvescomplete.com

I think that I am willing to try anything to loose the weight. I am going to do this. So here is what I am going to do:

1. For the next 3 days I am going to increase my calories to 25o0 to 2800 a day.
   
2. The next 2 days after that I will be lowering back down to 1800 to 2000 calories.

I hope that this will help to boost my metabolism and help me loose the weight. I am going to eat the right things, and make sure that I loose the weight. I am crossing my fingers that this will work..... I am going to continue with my water and working out. Wish me luck