Hold yourself accountable.
I think that is a huge part of any weight loss journey. It’s
hard to hear but you have to get serious about it, and get hard on yourself at
times. At least that has been one of the “secrets” to my success.
I feel like (and I know) it’s easy to just tell yourself I’ll
start tomorrow or I don’t have to journal that piece of candy, or I’m too tired
to workout (I’ve been using that last one a little too much lately… guilty!) You
need to tell yourself “I AM going to stay on track today” or even a smaller
goal like “ I AM going to journal what I eat, even if it isn’t ‘good’” or “I AM
going to have an extra fruit or veggie.”
Say that to yourself and do it!
I’m not going to lie,
it’s going to be hard but you can do it, it will get easier and become second
nature. Although some days or weeks it
will be hard again, but you just need to keep pushing yourself. The results of
becoming healthier and losing weight is amazing, I feel wonderful physically
and mentally. Those feelings start after
only a few pounds! It’s a great, empowering feeling to know that you can do
this, you are in charge of yourself, and are making healthy decisions for
yourself.
Something that has been very helpful for me is journaling
what I eat. Since I do weight watchers I keep track of my daily points, and
weekly points in a notebook. I also keep track of how much water, fruits and
veggies I’ve had and how much exercise I’ve done. Whenever I eat or drink something I track it!
Then I know how many points I’ve used and how much I have left for the day. For
me this stops mindless eating.
my journal
Another way that has helped is holding yourself accountable
by talking with friends and family about your journey. If you tell someone you
are going to work out later you are much more likely to actually work out. At
least for me I don’t want to let people down, I want to prove to people that
you can do this and that it’s not that hard (well not all of the time) and that
I am actually doing this and will do this.
Part of the reason I have this blog is that it holds me accountable; I
know it doesn’t get a ton of views and I only have a few followers but that is
enough to keep me accountable. I have come so far and hopefully I am inspiring
others to become healthier, I can’t just
take a “break” from my weight watchers plan and eat whatever I want, if I did
that I feel like I’d be letting myself down and you. I’m not going to lie and say I eat perfectly
all of the time, I don’t, and I eat in moderation. Sometimes I eat things that
are not that healthy for me but when I do I always track it and write it down.
I know it’s the holiday season, it’s hard to stay on track
or to get started, and a lot of people say well I’ll just give up and start
over in the New Year. How many times have you said that? I know I used to say
that all of the time. Why not start now? Looking back I wish I had started this
a long time ago, I didn’t because I think I was too afraid to try and fail.
Well I feel like you can’t fail if you are trying.
Take it one day at a time, one meal at a time… one craving
at a time. You can do this, trust me if I can do this YOU can do it!
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