18th April 2018
It always seems impossible until it is done.
Restarting! I heard
that a few times yesterday, but how about instead of thinking of it as
restarting we see it as resetting.
Anyone who has a SKY box has at some point had to reboot the system
because it’s stopped working, any gardeners out there know that plants in pots
needs repotting at some point or they become pot bound. Nothing I can think of works perfectly all
the time including us, so now and again we need to reset, reboot, whatever you
want to call it. Whatever you call it,
don’t see it as a bad thing, it’s a positive because you care enough to have
another go, you’re not giving up on yourself which means you’re awesome.
How? What needs to be
done to make that reset work? Firstly
evaluate your situation, assess both your past and your present situation, this
is key to setting new goals that are personalised to you. What’s worked before? What didn’t?
What do you want to achieve? What
can you improve on?
Make sure your goals are SMARTER, most people have heard of
the SMART system when it comes to goals but I like to be SMARTER;
S – Specific - If
you’re specific about your goals you have a greater chance of achieving them.
M – Measureable -
how much do you want to lose, how do you want to feel, how many dress sizes do
you want to drop.
A – Achievable –
what can you realistically lose, how can you achieve these goals.
R – Realistic – a
stone in a day isn’t realistic, but a pound a week is.
T – Timely – what
can you do this week, what can you do by next month.
E –
Enthusiastically & Enjoyable – approach these goals with enthusiasm, enjoy
the journey, you’re more likely to achieve them.
R – Reward, Re-evaluate,
Reassess & Reassure – Reward yourself for every major milestone, not with
food (you’re not a dog!) find ways to reward yourself that you enjoy that makes
you realise there’s more to like that eating and drinking. Rewarding yourself will help reinforce
positive actions you’ve taken so you can continue doing it. If you’re falling behind on your goal
targets, re-evaluate, reassess and reassure yourself it’s all going to be okay.
Write it all down, your goals to get it clear in your mind
what you want to achieve and keep a record of your journey, where weight loss
is concerned, your tracker / journal / app really do help keep you focused.
Break it down, having stones to lose can be truly
overwhelming, heck having half a stone to lose if you’re struggling can be
intimidating, so break it down into small and management steps to overcome the
overwhelm. This for me right now would
mean wanting to lose a couple of pounds a month, so I don’t have to lose every
month. I gained this week, 1.5lb, not
surprised after my visitors and the chaos of last week, I’m still 1lb down on
the month, I’ll take that, so if I can lose another pound and keep the two off
over the month, that’ll do me and it doesn’t make me feel so overwhelmed about
it all.
We all need to hold ourselves accountable by maintaining
focus and discipline, this is where meetings become invaluable, get your
backside to your meeting no matter what kind of week you’ve had. Remember if the thought of stepping on the
scales is really terrifying one week, you can tell your coach to put you
through as a “No weigh in” so you still get the meeting discussion, just not
the terror of the scales, but remember it’s just a tool that doesn’t measure
your BeYOUtiful or Awesomeness.
Develop good habits is key, it makes it easier for you to
accomplish your goals on a regular basis, think about the habits that you
already have, the ones you know would help.
Start with the bad habits you have, so I’ve started eating a couple of my
mom’s biscuits at night, that needs to stop so I need to find another habit to
replace it with! Ah fruit, get me some
cherries or grapes maybe, then have a bowl of them by the side of me.
Anyway, that’s me for today, I’ve got lots of bins to put out
as it’s ‘all bins’ day, rock and roll lifestyle going on here. I almost made it through my day yesterday,
omelette for breakfast, chicken dinner, then 2 custard creams for tea! Here’s to a better result today.
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