Wednesday, October 16, 2013

The Top 12 Truths about Losing Weight

1. You can't just say you want to lose weight, you have to get on a scale, get that number, subtract the number you want to get rid of, and make that your goal, and set a date.
2. You have to go to your kitchen and overhaul everything that does not support that final number above. This includes limiting some friendships that may not understand your path.
3. You have to find a workout that you WILL do, not one you will dissect and tear apart and then say it doesn't work. The one that works, is the one you will do. 
4. You will have to follow a nutrition plan that will likely be different from what you have been doing. It will take discipline, effort and courage. It will take adjusting and you will have some withdrawal moments.
5. There will be massively hard days. Regroup, focus on your goal number and fight through it; you will get stronger.
6. There will be emotional days. Anger, frustration, hurt, tiredness.... Workout through those. Your future energy will pay you back tenfold, and make those future emotional days a little easier.
7. There will be days you want to completely give up. Don't. It's not worth it. And you wouldn't be restarting over now, if you didn't last time.
8. There will be days that you'll look at really fit people and get mad you're not there yet. That's okay, they do it to.
9. There will be days you want crap food, drive thru food, sugar, chips, and adult beverages, YOU are NO DIFFERENT than anyone else getting fit, they want it too.
10. There will be days you look in the mirror and see no change, keep going. Someone will compliment you when you least expect it.
11. There will be days you wonder why you gave up your favorite things for this healthy life.
12. Then... there will be a day, when your favorite things will be working out, eating healthy, wanting less junk, buying smaller clothes, and being happy for no reason at all.
Health recovery takes time, but in the end you will thank and love yourself a million times over.
I speak from tons of personal experience...

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