I'm working very hard on affirmations that have to do with 'who' I am and not necessarily my body and what I look like.

For example, last night I was uploading Halloween pictures to my FB page and I had that 'ugh, I look horrible and should really not post these pics of myself' - Immediately I redirected. I'm an awesome person, my nieces and nephews had a blast trick or treating with me - in the 'moment' of the picture I was happy, smiling and having a great time. None of those things were mitigated in the least by my weight. So why would I allow my reflection on that moment to become clouded by the way I look?

I have it under my name - Stick like glue!!

It's kind of funny (being sarcastic here) that the more I stick like glue to my plan, the more I lose. I feel very lucky to have found a plan that suits me so well, that I find easy to stick to and that gets me great results. But the bottom line is that I still have to stay OP if I want to keep seeing those results. So every day, I remind myelf of how good it feels to see a loss on the scale and get to change my ticker on my WI days, and how it feels much better than the temporary enjoyment of eating something off plan.

Some days I struggle to get my butt to the gym but these 2 lines always help me:

Nobody ever says I wish I did not exercise today...

One more hour of sleep is not that much....

I like to keep it simple and short with myself. Every day when I don't feel like eating right or working out I tell myself simply "I can do this". Short, sweet and straight to the point :)

I remind myself that when I am older, I want to be able to be independent.

I want to be able to get off the floor if I get down to pick something up.

I want to be able to lift moderately heavy things (like a gallon of water, a grandchild or a heavy pot of soup).

I don't want to spend my retirement income on the healthcare costs of type II diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol or high blood pressure.

I don't want to look back when I am 70 or 80 or 90 and think, "I wish I'd taken better care of my body."

when I look in the mirror, I try to see past all the imperfections and focus solely on the good, I see past the imperfections into the future (ideal body) . I let myself understand though fitness and obesity are polar opposites and seem almost possible presently, I will get there with time :)

I like that one! I'll be using that to stay away from my kids' Halloween buckets . . .


Those are awesome too. I see my mother and mother-in-law with my kids and they just don't have the energy they should at their age. They are only mid-50's.

These are all great and gave me a shot of inspiration that I needed today. Thanks all!

When I get into hostile territory (places with food) I chant to myself out loud, "I don't eat crap. I don't eat crap." - seriously I do this. Then I pull out my laminated index card that reads...

"Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no sugar. Keep intake levels that will support exercise, but not body fat." --Crossfit

It works every time.

one step at a time. (or one foot in front of the other if i'm running)