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Are you struggling to manage your weight? Read on to see if my knowledge, successes and failures can help you. Please comment and pass along to anyone who you think could benefit from this Blog. Be Healthy!



Tuesday, September 22, 2015

What is Success Exactly?

Last post was about finding victories.  These victories are the small and large battles that help to forge the longterm attainment of our health goals.

Success, for me, is partially associated with longterm habits.  My weight has been the same for about the last week, but I feel more comfortable with my habits.  I don't feel like each food choice is quite the struggle that it had been previously.  I feel good about that.  Small battles will lead to larger victories and overall success!  If you are not feeling positive about being in control, then success may be fleeting.

209.2

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Find Victories

As I look for consistency and habit (re)formation, I am trying to account for any small victory.  Pschologists would tell us, that small success breeds more success.  You hear all the time in articles and stories about weightloss triumphs that once the individual created a habit they don't want to go back.

I have to say that I have lived that truth.  There are food/drink items that I thought I would never give up.  maybe a habit that I thought that I couldn't kick.  Currently, I rarely drink any soda or eat at a fast food joint.  Years ago, Diet Cola, and worse, a late night fast food venture was very common.

Health begets health.  Those who run tend to have more success trying to quit smoking.  Find small wins and keep building.  The past 2 days, though a very small sample size, have been good.  Weight is down and I feel better.  Now let's keep it going.

209.0

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Struggles Mar the Pathway, but the Solution is Reachable

I have struggled continuing my habits.  I have seen it in myself and many others; you let down your guard and think that a day or two or even a week of being lax won't have a great impact on your weight or success of reaching your goals.  Well the weight part might be correct, you would have to eat terribly for a handful of days to do some real long term damage to your weight. 

However, neglecting your habits in the short-term could really damage your ability to reach your goals or maintain your progress.

This is where I currently am.  I am struggling to continue the consistent work that I did in May, June and July.  In August, I didn't worry about the details as much and ate out more and allowed myself some fast food and more treats than usual.  Unfortunately, that short term change has derailed my consistency enough that I am having a hard time doing what I did just 2 months ago.

The struggle is real.  Hold tightly to your healthy habits.  If you waver, get back on track asap.  Don't keep the perpetual lie of "I do it tomorrow".  Tomorrow seems to never come. 

Thursday, September 3, 2015

Tipping Point

Last week, my post was about getting back in the habit and re-focusing (which a lot of my posts are about).  I spent the end of August enjoying things that I wouldn't want on my diet or as a habit.  Eating fast food or late at night helped me get up to 211.2.  After just a couple of days of good healthy choices, I am back down to 207.6.  I am having to do a little internal fighting, but for the most part the healthy choices are coming easily.

What can you do?  And more importantly, what are you willing to do?  Change can happen and will happen.  The next step is to make those changes as permanate as possible.  We can do it.

Create a goal or goals and then make a plan of action to get you there.  My goal is to get to 185  which would put me at about 12% body fat.  I have not been there since pre-pubesence.  My general plan is to balance my time, plan meals, pack lunches, be more active, schedule exercise times, get good sleep, and improve my spiritual walk.

Here we go! 207.6