I am 226 lbs at 5'8", and should weigh somewhere between 125-160 to be considered healthy. (This is based on BMI) So my goal is 140-150 lbs. Right now I am a size 18 and want to be a size 11/12 (I want to lose 7 sizes)
It's quite an undertaking. I mean I have lost weight before and then just gained it back. What I am really looking to do is to change my life style. I want to be a healthier person for myself, my husband, and our future kids. I want to have energy to do what I have to do and then some. I want to be able to live life not just coast through it feeling exhausted all of the time.
So this week I am going to take some time to get focused, make a plan and get organized. One of the things I need to do is to define why I need to begin this lifestyle change. Not only to clarify it for myself, but to define it for you guys (the ones out there that feel the same way). At some point we all have to sit down and decide to do this if we are unhealthy, otherwise we just continue down the wrong path getting worse everyday. So here I want to go through the steps of defining this process....so that it may help.
Understand why you want to or need to begin a diet or lifestyle change. Make a list of all the things you want to change and why you want to change them.
1. I want to sleep soundly. (get really good, I didn't turn over all night kinda sleep)
2. I want to wake up refreshed and ready to start my day with a workout.
3. I want to get to the place where after I workout I feel like I have accomplished something (for myself).
4. I want to take care of myself. (I work 24-7 and need some healthy me time).
5. I want to be able to feel comfortable in my own skin. (to be able to physically do things easier)
6. I want to be able to wear stylish clothes. (not just the baggy stuff that is comfortable)
7. I want to be able to play with the pups and not feel drained. (and in the future play with my kids)
8. I want my skin to clear up. (I have awful adult acne that is definitely stress and food related)
9. I want to feel happier and healthier all around. (I need a mood boost)
10. I want to help others and inspire them to get healthy too.
There are so many things I could add to this list. The Reasons to Lose Weight can go on and on...BUT, what is the one reason that will tip the scales in the RIGHT direction? I keep looking for that one thing that will make me want this more.
The trick is that we have to be our own cheer leader and believe in ourselves first. We have to believe deep in our hearts that we will do it and not fail. Period. Then we need to kick our selves into high gear and JUST DO IT (I mean Nike knew what they were doing with that one).
You can't think about it or reason out of it. You can't think of all the lazy things you could do instead. You have to push all of that aside and just get up and do it. No thinking. Every day for a month and then you have a habit.
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