Here she is!
Hello! I am excited to write for you! I've started the new year with motivation to lose weight and change my lifestyle! Of course, motivation leaves quickly, life takes over, the schedule gets packed and suddenly I find myself back into the old habits I wanted to get out of in the first place! But, this year I feel a bit different. I've had moments of serious fear about my health and well being. I've had friends say a few shocking things that woke me up and made me realize if not for anyone, for my kids!! My husband and I found pictures of ourselves from 12 years ago and we don't recognize ourselves!
We've been here before though. Many times! What will make this time different? How do we stay motivated and not fall into our old ways again? Before, we never really had a plan or a way to get started. You can say we just went cold turkey. Clearly that has never worked!
So, this time, we have a plan. We have seriously sat and written out our goals, recipes, grocery lists, likes and dislikes, wants and desires and are excited about our journey.
That's where my post comes in. In the past, I've always known in my head how to lose weight and what to change. I've just never made out a plan and executed it to stay focused and complete the mission though and have always failed! Birthday parties, school events, work breakfasts, things start adding up and excuses pour on! This time, we have to stick to our plan!!!
Having a plan this time around has already helped in just two days! Our plan is plastered on our front door, in the car, on the fridge! We are ready to get this done!
Here are our top tips for losing weight and changing our lifestyle! I hope it helps someone else!!
#1 Be Prepared
Before you start Day 1, take a trip to the grocery store and stock up on fruits, veggies, meats, nuts, and eggs. Then, go home and chop up veggies for the week if you can. This makes it much easier to grab a snack when you’re hungry, without being tempted to cheat.
#2 Find Your Go To Favorite!
I have stocked up on all the things I know I like! That way I always have something on hand and I am not tempted to fail! Keep things in your purse, in your car, at work and even bring into restaurants!
#3 Go Into Your Plan With the Mindset You Will Succeed
If you begin the plan whining that there’s no way you’ll make it through, you probably won’t. I decided at the beginning that I was just going to do this. If one day you mess up, pick up the next day and start again! Find support and surround yourself with winners!!!
#4 Look for a Variety of Recipes
With the lovely WWW, there’s no reason you can’t find TONS of amazing recipes that fit in your plan. Seriously, just google it. Get on Pinterest. If you try to eat scrambled eggs with no-preservative sausage every single morning for 30 days, you will get bored and you’ll probably not finish.
#5 Don't Stop
Now that you have a plan, don't stop! For me, its a constant reminder. Daily, every morning I have to tell myself today is going to be better. After the first two or three weeks, your body will adjust and you will start to feel amazing! It'll be terribly hard, but once the junk is out of your body, you will stop feeling like junk! And your motivation will be to "keep going"!!!
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