Has this ever happened in your life? I know it has in mine!
The scale doesn't cooperate...
The co workers want to eat out and you can't say no because the boss is going...
One beer turns into one beer too many...
The 24 hours that were there turned into not so many...
It's just a tough day, week, month...
So the going is getting tough. Remember not to focus too much on the past. The past is behind us. We are looking forward.
Here are 10 tips I focus on when I'm trying to regain my focus:
1. Focus on today! Focus on what you can control right now. I don't know about you, but I can only handle focusing on what is happening right now. Even focusing on the whole day seems like a lot. So take a moment and focus on just what is happening right in this instance.
2. Try to release the stress and tension. This isn't helping you focus. Take a brisk walk. Exercise. Go hit a few tennis balls. Get a massage.
3. Reach out for support. Beachbody coaches provide FREE personal support to help you get back on track. This type of support is invaluable for me. My Beachbody coach is amazing and I could not do this without her. It's one of the reasons I became a Beachbody coach. So I could help others struggling through the same things I am. If you are not ready to connect with a Beachbody coach, connect with a friend. Surround yourself with positive people who are there to support you.
4. Hold on to hope and gratitude. Be hopeful that you will pull through this challenging time. Be grateful for the victories you have already achieved.
5. Comfort and care for yourself. Take the time to take care of you! If you need 15 minutes away from everybody, take that time. Read a book, close your eyes, take a nap, grab a cup of coffee. Whatever you need to do to comfort yourself. Do it! (But don't use FOOD!)
6. Know that this struggle is temporary. No matter what the struggle is, it will hellp you grow and learn. It is also just temporary.
7. Let go of what you cannot control. Just like #1 says to focus on what you can control, do the opposite with the things you cannot control. You probably cannot control where a group of co workers go for dinner. You express an opinion, but you don't have the ultimate say so. BUT you can control what goes in your mouth! Drink one beer if you must. Drink only water! Don't touch the chips at a Mexican restaraunt. But let go of the things out of your control.
8. Commit to a goal. What do you want to achieve today? Tomorrow? This week? This month? This year? Think of what you want to achieve and then commit to it! It won't happen if you don't commit.
9. Lean on faith. God has given you a beautiful body and He wants you to take care of it. BUT He loves you no matter what. Even if you trip up for a night and gobble down a whole tub of ice cream. He still loves you but lean on the fact that He wants you to take care of your body.
10. Allow yourself to dream. This is my favorite one. My husband and I settled on the dates for our Hawaiian vacation today. We leave July 18. I am dreaming of a sexy me lounging on the beach with a 90 lb weight loss under my belt. Guess what? It's not only a dream but a goal! I can most definitely do it. It will take a LOT of hard work, but the dream is taking shape.
Take each of these and ponder what they mean to you during the tough times. You can do this! Make a goal, lean on people for support, dream! You are a beautiful person!
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Friday, July 27, 2012
Saturday, July 21, 2012
My Story... Out in the Open
This was really hard to write, and post. But I've been challenged to step out of my comfort zone... so here it is:
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I am a traveling corporate trainer. I am on the road about 40-46 weeks out of the year. I train 8 hours a day, standing on my feet, and then provide support for 8-15 hours a day during a go live process. We do one of those a month. I was tired of feeling like I was exhausted at the end of the day with no energy during the day. I made a few changes in my life. I hope to encourage you to do the same and make some small changes that will have a huge impact!
My journey began about 15 years ago. I was about 10 pounds overweight at about 150 and my parents did not want that to escalate. So they really honed in on my eating habits and tried to keep the junk away from me as much as possible. Unfortunately, I still found ways to eat it. Instead of toning up and losing the 10 pounds, I just continued to gain weight. When I left for college, I did not gain the Freshman 15; instead, I gained more like the Freshman out of control 50 pounds. As I look back on it now, I can just picture myself wolfing down the fast food and cafeteria food like it was the last thing I was ever going to eat. Not a good feeling now.
I dated a little bit and dating always made me want to lose a little weight but I didn't know how. So I just kept eating. I eventually pushed past the 220- pound mark and all I was wearing were sweat pants or pajamas out in public. It was disgusting. I was about 230 when Mike and I got married and from there, I started to control my eating a little bit more but I still did not understand what good eating habits were. I had a job where I sat all day long and then I would go home and sit some more. I was rarely active, and it does not help that my hobbies involved sitting too. When we moved to Washington State five years ago, I was about 270 and I still continued to gain weight. When I met my good friend, and personal trainer, I was weighing 280. The heaviest I had ever been in my life. I was still feeling gross. But she helped me find a place in my heart and mind where I could accept who I was at the time, but with the knowledge that I was working to change it. I bought great clothes (just a few) and felt so much better about myself. This allowed me to concentrate on losing some serious weight. My friend helped me lose 30 pounds so I was back down to 250. I felt so good about myself.
Then the scale stopped moving. I got frustrated with myself, and stopped the healthy eating habits. I even stopped talking to my friend for a time who had helped me so much. When we reconnected about six months later, I had gained at least 15 pounds of that 30 back. So I was back up to about 265. I was going through a time where I just didn't care. I didn't care that I was overweight. I didn't care what I ate. I just ate and ate and ate.
When Mike and I moved to Louisville in July 2011, I weight in at about 270 again. I was traveling more with my new job and I kept telling myself that the traveling was what got me. I couldn't find the time or the money or the creativity to eat healthy on the road. All excuses.
Then, one day, in February 2012, I snapped. I was on the road the previous week like always, and I came home. Mike wanted to go and do something... don't remember what it was... tennis or a walk or just shopping. I was sleeping 11 to 12 hours and waking up not rested. And I would waste my two days home a week in bed and being lazy. All of a sudden something clicked inside me.
I weighed myself and to my dismay, I saw the number 290 flash across the screen. WHAT??? That had to be wrong. I stepped off the scale and re-weighed myself. Yup, there it was... 290. My heaviest I had ever been and VERY quickly approaching 300 pounds. I was only 10 pounds away!! I was obese and I hated it.
I called my friend who had helped me lose the 30 pounds three years before, almost in tears. I begged for her help. I told her I didn't know what to do but I needed to do it and FAST. I was 30 years old and almost 300 pounds. I was so ashamed that I had let myself get so out of control.
She had introduced me to Beachbody and the power of Shakeology a year before that but I was not ready to hear her. In February, I was. I didn't care what it took. I was ready. So March 1, I started drinking Shakeology. I replaced one meal with a shake. And it was so good. My cravings were limited, and I was feeling more energetic. Now, when I went home, I was no longer sleeping 12 hours a night and not feeling rested. I was sleeping 7 to 8 hours a night and waking up so energetic!!!! What a difference.
On April 4, I started Chalean Extreme. It is a combination of strength training and cardio and it's a workout I can do in the comfort of my own home. Wow! Building muscle helps me so much!!!!
I've also started eating cleaner, less processed food. I'm feeling so much better and as of July 2012, I'm down 22.5 pounds!!!!! It's a SLOW process, but this time, I'm NOT giving up. I have come too far to stop now.
What is on these pages is a story of me. I'm a work in progress. I'm in the middle of a drastic lifestyle change and this page is how I document all of it. I'm so excited that you've read my story and I hope it has encouraged you to let you know it is NOT TOO LATE. I'm so happy with where I am now, and even more thrilled with where I am going.
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I am a traveling corporate trainer. I am on the road about 40-46 weeks out of the year. I train 8 hours a day, standing on my feet, and then provide support for 8-15 hours a day during a go live process. We do one of those a month. I was tired of feeling like I was exhausted at the end of the day with no energy during the day. I made a few changes in my life. I hope to encourage you to do the same and make some small changes that will have a huge impact!
My journey began about 15 years ago. I was about 10 pounds overweight at about 150 and my parents did not want that to escalate. So they really honed in on my eating habits and tried to keep the junk away from me as much as possible. Unfortunately, I still found ways to eat it. Instead of toning up and losing the 10 pounds, I just continued to gain weight. When I left for college, I did not gain the Freshman 15; instead, I gained more like the Freshman out of control 50 pounds. As I look back on it now, I can just picture myself wolfing down the fast food and cafeteria food like it was the last thing I was ever going to eat. Not a good feeling now.
I dated a little bit and dating always made me want to lose a little weight but I didn't know how. So I just kept eating. I eventually pushed past the 220- pound mark and all I was wearing were sweat pants or pajamas out in public. It was disgusting. I was about 230 when Mike and I got married and from there, I started to control my eating a little bit more but I still did not understand what good eating habits were. I had a job where I sat all day long and then I would go home and sit some more. I was rarely active, and it does not help that my hobbies involved sitting too. When we moved to Washington State five years ago, I was about 270 and I still continued to gain weight. When I met my good friend, and personal trainer, I was weighing 280. The heaviest I had ever been in my life. I was still feeling gross. But she helped me find a place in my heart and mind where I could accept who I was at the time, but with the knowledge that I was working to change it. I bought great clothes (just a few) and felt so much better about myself. This allowed me to concentrate on losing some serious weight. My friend helped me lose 30 pounds so I was back down to 250. I felt so good about myself.
Then the scale stopped moving. I got frustrated with myself, and stopped the healthy eating habits. I even stopped talking to my friend for a time who had helped me so much. When we reconnected about six months later, I had gained at least 15 pounds of that 30 back. So I was back up to about 265. I was going through a time where I just didn't care. I didn't care that I was overweight. I didn't care what I ate. I just ate and ate and ate.
When Mike and I moved to Louisville in July 2011, I weight in at about 270 again. I was traveling more with my new job and I kept telling myself that the traveling was what got me. I couldn't find the time or the money or the creativity to eat healthy on the road. All excuses.
Then, one day, in February 2012, I snapped. I was on the road the previous week like always, and I came home. Mike wanted to go and do something... don't remember what it was... tennis or a walk or just shopping. I was sleeping 11 to 12 hours and waking up not rested. And I would waste my two days home a week in bed and being lazy. All of a sudden something clicked inside me.
I weighed myself and to my dismay, I saw the number 290 flash across the screen. WHAT??? That had to be wrong. I stepped off the scale and re-weighed myself. Yup, there it was... 290. My heaviest I had ever been and VERY quickly approaching 300 pounds. I was only 10 pounds away!! I was obese and I hated it.
I called my friend who had helped me lose the 30 pounds three years before, almost in tears. I begged for her help. I told her I didn't know what to do but I needed to do it and FAST. I was 30 years old and almost 300 pounds. I was so ashamed that I had let myself get so out of control.
She had introduced me to Beachbody and the power of Shakeology a year before that but I was not ready to hear her. In February, I was. I didn't care what it took. I was ready. So March 1, I started drinking Shakeology. I replaced one meal with a shake. And it was so good. My cravings were limited, and I was feeling more energetic. Now, when I went home, I was no longer sleeping 12 hours a night and not feeling rested. I was sleeping 7 to 8 hours a night and waking up so energetic!!!! What a difference.
On April 4, I started Chalean Extreme. It is a combination of strength training and cardio and it's a workout I can do in the comfort of my own home. Wow! Building muscle helps me so much!!!!
I've also started eating cleaner, less processed food. I'm feeling so much better and as of July 2012, I'm down 22.5 pounds!!!!! It's a SLOW process, but this time, I'm NOT giving up. I have come too far to stop now.
What is on these pages is a story of me. I'm a work in progress. I'm in the middle of a drastic lifestyle change and this page is how I document all of it. I'm so excited that you've read my story and I hope it has encouraged you to let you know it is NOT TOO LATE. I'm so happy with where I am now, and even more thrilled with where I am going.
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Setbacks in Success
I wrote a blog a few weeks ago about measuring success. It's not always based on the scale and you should see victories in other places.
Today I want to talk about what happens when you don't succeed, miss out on some goals, and you have setbacks in success.
Here are some of my thoughts. I encourage you to post in a comment below some additional thoughts you may have as well.
1. FORGET THE PAST.
And your future self thank you.
My biggest setback occured about four years ago. I lost 30 pounds with the help of a friend. For about four weeks, I did not see the scale move at all. It was frustrating and discouraging. And I gave up. Not my finest moment. Then I fell into a cycle of "I don't care what I eat." And I gained back the 30 pounds.... PLUS an additional 10. That is a HUGE setback and one I am not proud of at all. BUT, I learned from that. I learned that sometimes the scale does not move but there are other things to be proud of. I also learned that how I felt then is NOT something I ever want to experience again. The despair was a horrible feeling. I felt lost and then when I saw the scale at my heaviest back in February, it clicked. I needed to try again. And this time, I am not giving up. I've since lost 22 1/2 pounds. I have 17 1/2 more pounds to go before I lose what I gained back. But it's my setback weight I'm losing. After that, I'm going to start fresh and really push those eating habits and push my limits with working out.
As usual, I am ending my post with a CHALLENGE!!!!! This one might be easy for some but difficult for others.
Don't purposely suffer through setbacks. But understand them and use them as a learning experience!!
DO NOT GIVE UP!!!!!!
Today I want to talk about what happens when you don't succeed, miss out on some goals, and you have setbacks in success.
Here are some of my thoughts. I encourage you to post in a comment below some additional thoughts you may have as well.
1. FORGET THE PAST.
You cannot change what you did a year ago; you cannot change what you did five minutes ago. The choices you made then are GONE and done with.
2. You have the power to make sure the mistakes of yesterday are not repeated in the actions of today. You have the power of choice. Choose the strawberry over the licorice. I promise you will start to see great results when you CHOOSE to make the right decisions.
3. The future is in your hands. When you choose to forgo the huge dish of ice cream and instead choose cut up fruit with Greek yogurt, you are defining your future self.
And your future self thank you.
4. One of the biggest ways to overcome a setback is to determine why the setback happened in the first place so you can make sure it doesn't happen again!!
5. The last thing I want you to remember is that the setbacks you experience have the power to push you forward if you choose to learn from them. 
My biggest setback occured about four years ago. I lost 30 pounds with the help of a friend. For about four weeks, I did not see the scale move at all. It was frustrating and discouraging. And I gave up. Not my finest moment. Then I fell into a cycle of "I don't care what I eat." And I gained back the 30 pounds.... PLUS an additional 10. That is a HUGE setback and one I am not proud of at all. BUT, I learned from that. I learned that sometimes the scale does not move but there are other things to be proud of. I also learned that how I felt then is NOT something I ever want to experience again. The despair was a horrible feeling. I felt lost and then when I saw the scale at my heaviest back in February, it clicked. I needed to try again. And this time, I am not giving up. I've since lost 22 1/2 pounds. I have 17 1/2 more pounds to go before I lose what I gained back. But it's my setback weight I'm losing. After that, I'm going to start fresh and really push those eating habits and push my limits with working out.
As usual, I am ending my post with a CHALLENGE!!!!! This one might be easy for some but difficult for others.
Don't purposely suffer through setbacks. But understand them and use them as a learning experience!!
DO NOT GIVE UP!!!!!!
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