"So it's the end of week two! I'm still in the game! I definitely have seen an improvement in my everyday eating choices! I can honestly say majority of my day and week have been great. I've had a few obstacles to get through. It is always easy to succumb to those tempting foods but I have been strong in saying no or saving it for another day! I've lost a little over 5 pounds. So I'm doing something right. Also, I feel better about me! I feel like when I get to the gym and eat well my overall out look of the day is positive and I have much more of energy and I'm more motivated in my day to day goals. It has been hard and I know it will go up and down like a Rollercoaster. No matter what, I'm still in it to win it! I know I'm not going to make my goal in 30 days, that would be an unrealistic goal. What I'm hoping to achieve in 30 days is to lose closer to 8-10 pounds and establish a routine in this new lifestyle of mine. In hopes in a few months I can report that I'm losing weight but gaining a new way of life that involves being active, eating healthy and enjoying those special treats too! I also want to share with my family and friends that have seen me in this battle with myself that I worked so hard and I believed in myself even when some of them didn't. Losing weight is one of the hardest things in my life I've done cause I have to do it on my own. No one can do it for me or make it happen. It takes me and only me! I'm OK with that cause I'm going to win this time!"
- SuperMom
The most important points:
"...when I get to the gym and eat well my overall out look of the day is positive and I have much more of energy and I'm more motivated in my day to day goals" - Look at that, POSITIVE, NON-WEIGHT RELATED RESULTS!
" I know it will go up and down like a Rollercoaster" - That number on your scale is susceptible to many, many variables. Too much sodium the night before, not enough water the day before, time of the month, worked out the day before, coming down with the flu. The list goes on and on. Keep these things in mind, remember that your relationship with the scale is nothing more than your body's relationship with gravity. It doesn't need to affect your day. If you feel your day is ruined by getting on a scale, THAN DON'T! This was by far one of the healthiest choices I made in my life. I lived by the scale, worshipped the scale, and when I failed it, my day was tainted. Than one day I saw my little daughter (who is amazing) get on the scale and sigh (copying her mother), and I said, "no more". She will not be going down that same road because of me. The scale is a tool for occasional use. Nothing more.
" 8-10 pounds " - A healthy weight loss is 2 lbs a week. The initial start of a healthy diet may yield a larger amount for the first two weeks depending on how great of a shift is being made. SuperMom picked a realistic number that if she works hard, should be attainable.
" No one can do it for me or make it happen. It takes me and only me!' - This is SuperMom establishing and practicing her INTERNAL MOTIVATION!!!! This, I feel, is the greatest habit she has gained so far!
POSITIVE THOUGHTS AND MANTRAS LEAD TO POSITIVE RESULTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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