30th September 2016
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin
doing. Walt Disney
Just make a start!
Stop over thinking it, yesterday I talked about 12 weeks to make a
difference, just in case you need reminding;
It takes It takes 4 weeks for you to notice
a change
It takes 8 weeks for your friends to notice
It takes 12 weeks for the rest of the world to notice
It takes one day to decide that you are enough
Give it 12 weeks, don't quit!
Don't overcomplicate things, if you know you're overeating,
you don't need to go out and buy special food, the one thing that will make the
biggest difference right now is eating less.
You don't need superfoods, or special ingredients, yes we both know
there's more to it than just eating less but it's a great place to start.
So now I've got your attention, what else can you do, you
could actually eat more, now I'm contradicting myself, but you can eat more of
the good stuff, more fruit and vegetables will fill you up and stop you wanting
to eat more of the not so good stuff!
I started yesterday, I know I'm going to find it hard but if
I don't start I'll never get back to it, eating healthy is one thing but I want
to lose some weight too, I thought about my why's and now I can move towards
them. Having seen my reflection in the
shop windows on Wednesday after having a conversation with a member on Tuesday
when she said, "I've got that dress, but I had to take the 12 back and get
the 10 because they come up big don't they!" and I said, "Erm, no
they don't, I wasn't wearing a 10 or a 12!" Anyway, after a chat with a leader and
getting it straight in my head, I decided yesterday I would add a 30 minute
walk into yesterday to prove I can add 30 minute walk into every day because Thursdays
are my busiest and I did.
I realised yesterday when I was chatting to a member we
don't have to 'find' or 'make' the time to do things, the time is already
there, we all get 24 hours in a day, what we need to do is 'take' the time and
realise we're worth it, after all this is our lives we're living, don't be
giving all your time to other people and things and neglecting yourself.
I made it through my first day of my 12 week challenge, I
invited my members to join me and I'm thrilled to say the uptake and enthusiasm
was staggering, Christmas day is 12 weeks on Saturday so it's perfect timing,
but you can start the 12 week challenge at anytime, I always say to a new
member, give us 12 weeks to make a difference.
I detoxified my house a little yesterday and got rid of the
junk foods that I know I'm susceptible too, I gave them away. If you're excuse right now is "I haven't
got the willpower" then remember you only need willpower if you're being
tempted to overeat, if you're not then you won't eat the junk, so you won't
need any willpower. You can't eat what
isn't there - sort your surroundings! I
didn't want to find myself stuffing a Wispa or a bar of Cadbury's don't my
neck, so I gave them away to a neighbour about to leave for work
yesterday. Yes we have to have some
treats in the house for mom, but she has the ones I can live without, we've
compromised, if she wants something I like, we just buy her the one when she
wants to eat it, then I'm not tempted.
I haven't been shopping so I made use of what I had, cooked
gammon joint in slow cooker with carrots and onions had it with parsley sauce
and mash, realised I'm not a fan of parsley sauce. Brekkie was egg on toast with cherry tomatoes
and for tea I had a ham toastie with my packet of pork crunch that a member
treats me to every week. Usually I'd
have mindlessly eaten them in-between weighing members at the scales and not
really giving them any attention, last night they were eaten from a plate as
part of my meal and I was full once I'd finished!
I really fancy a jacket potato, I don't eat them very often
but I need it on my menu for sure! I
need to have a sort through my cupboards too so I know what I have to eat. Trying to decide whether to do an online shop
(got a coupon ain't I!) or just write a list of the things I need and go to the
supermarket. Decisions,
decisions... But first a cuppa, nearly
finished my pint of water.
Today what are you going to do to
help you BeYOUtiful? I'm going to fit in
another 30 minute walk and eat wisely.
Now is a good time! If not now - when?
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