So read chapter 4 in my book Reshaping it All by Candace Cameron Bure. If you can find it, get it! It really does put some things into perspective! I'm going to try to share snipits as I get them!
The challenge today was this:
Do you have a recipe for success? Have you carefully considered your weight-loss goal and detailed the means you'll take in getting there? If you haven't taken that important step, I urge you to grab a pen and paper--a journal if you have one--and answer the three following questions in detail:
1. What is the goal you hope to attain? (Weight loss, better health, release from the bondage of food, more energy, a fitness routins, etc.) Without a specific goal in mind, it's nearly impossibl to attain it. Be specific. If you want to lose weight, decide how much you hope to lose and when you want to reach this goal. Knowing how much you want to lose will be the measuring stick to the time and effort required to lose the extra pounds. It will also measure the lifestyle changes required to maintaining the loss.
2. What do you hope to gain by reaching this goal? (I'll feel younger, gain respect, feel accepted, look beautiful, etc.) Answer honestly; and don't worry, no one but you will peek at your answer. By looking at the emotion behind the goal, you may also discover your drive. Hopefully theis step of selfanalysis will give you a deeper understanding of yourself. If could prompt you to choose a direction you've never considered before. If the answer is "to be skinny," then go one step further and ask what being skinny would mean to you. Our reasons tend to shift over time, and therefore it's an interesting exercise to evaluate where you are today.
3. What is the cost? What is it going to take to make this change? Will you do the legwork it takes to reach this goal? If you want to lose weight, carefully map out the plan, listing the life changes you'll make to get you there. If drinking more water is important, then also list it here. If you want more energy, you will need to be eating well and exercising regularly. Be specific, listing things you need to eliminate as well as changes you need to elminiate as well as changes you need to incorporate. It might be that you are taking things slow, making one change per week, or it could be that you need to make several changes now.
My personal thought..not Candace's thought: Be realistic in your goals. Don't make a weight loss goal of Biggest Loser type...it is not normal to loose 7-12 pounds week after week....the average and safest weight loss is 1-2 pounds per week.
Quote for today: The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable ones then starting on the first one. Mark Twain
Keep on keeping on!!!
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