So Today was supposed to be day 3 of my sibling challenge. The sad news is I like most of you have contracted the dreaded cold. I have been dead to the world for the past 2 days. Today is the first night I have felt human and able to get some sort of exercise in. I had to settle with my co-ed volleyball game and had to pass on the hardcore stuff. Hopefully I will be able to resume the challenge tomorrow. So this hurts the results a little bit.
I have only done the exercises once. Let me tell you they are MUCH harder than they look on paper. My brother said that my lungs and muscles will burn long after I'm done. Didn't believe him but I should have because I was huffin and puffin for a good 20 minuets afterwards. I truly believe that when I can do them every night for 2 weeks I will see some great results.
Don't give up on me, my pretend people I think are reading.. Happy Dropin'!
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Sunday, January 22, 2012
2 Week Sibling Challenge
My big brother called me yesterday with a challenge. He got a few tips from some guys at his gym to slim the fat off his midsection. First of all, can I say that this big brother has never had a weight issue like my other brother and myself. He has always been in GREAT shape and has had the ability to tone up and lose weight with no problem. I envy him really. Although I think he's pretty spectacular I suppose we are our worst critics right?
Anyway, he calls me up saying that the tips the dudes gave him at the gym were amazing and that I should try it. He tells me that if I do these activities the right way EVERYDAY for 2 weeks, that my spare tire will get noticeably smaller. So here is My Weeks Focus: The 2 week Sibling Challenge.
Now this particular set of work outs has an official name. I will share this name and exercises with you after my 2 weeks are up. My brother also asked if I would post before and after pics.. gulp. So here I am before the challenge. I will even put my measurement on here just in case I'm not self-conscious enough. However, I feel the only way I will change anything about myself is I have to be real and honest. And I can't get anymore honest that publicly posting my pic and size to the world. I did it in my first post too. lets just hope something is a little smaller....
Weight:151
Waist:31
Hips:36
Thighs:24
Arms:12
Spare Tire(I measured the biggest part, right around my love handles and belly button) 34
Next can I just say that I went back to my very first post to check my measurements and I am happy to say, although I have fluctuated between 8 pounds and from that day to this I have only lost 2 pounds my waist, hips and arms have all gotten smaller. Sometimes weight doesn't really matter :) I am really excited. PLEASE measure yourself. Record it so you can use it as a reference! Just when you feel like you haven't gained any ground or are backtracking, check up on it and reference it. You may be pleasantly surprised like I am this morning, and this has only motivated me to keep going!!!
So there you have it folks. my 2 weeks starts today. I will try to post my progress and any tips or advice that I learn along the way. Here's to making the spare tire deflate! Happy Dropin'
Anyway, he calls me up saying that the tips the dudes gave him at the gym were amazing and that I should try it. He tells me that if I do these activities the right way EVERYDAY for 2 weeks, that my spare tire will get noticeably smaller. So here is My Weeks Focus: The 2 week Sibling Challenge.
Now this particular set of work outs has an official name. I will share this name and exercises with you after my 2 weeks are up. My brother also asked if I would post before and after pics.. gulp. So here I am before the challenge. I will even put my measurement on here just in case I'm not self-conscious enough. However, I feel the only way I will change anything about myself is I have to be real and honest. And I can't get anymore honest that publicly posting my pic and size to the world. I did it in my first post too. lets just hope something is a little smaller....
Weight:151
Waist:31
Hips:36
Thighs:24
Arms:12
Spare Tire(I measured the biggest part, right around my love handles and belly button) 34
Next can I just say that I went back to my very first post to check my measurements and I am happy to say, although I have fluctuated between 8 pounds and from that day to this I have only lost 2 pounds my waist, hips and arms have all gotten smaller. Sometimes weight doesn't really matter :) I am really excited. PLEASE measure yourself. Record it so you can use it as a reference! Just when you feel like you haven't gained any ground or are backtracking, check up on it and reference it. You may be pleasantly surprised like I am this morning, and this has only motivated me to keep going!!!
So there you have it folks. my 2 weeks starts today. I will try to post my progress and any tips or advice that I learn along the way. Here's to making the spare tire deflate! Happy Dropin'
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Turn your C into a T
How are you sitting right now? Think about it... are your shoulders rounded to the front? Is you belly hanging over the top of your pants? Are you slouching on your desk just zoning into the computer screen? Does your back make more of a C shape rather than a T shape? This week a thought has slowly crept into my mind and has really called forth my attention, and so thus I feel the need to address it. POSTURE! Such a simple word really. When most of us hear the word we may think of long ago girls balancing books on their head, or prim and proper gals eating lunch with fine silver. The truth is POSTURE is way more important than a social status or training tool, it is VITAL to our overall body performance in daily activities.
Activity:
Keep sitting slouched over ( I know you were because we all do!) now I want you to take a deep breath in through your nose and sit up as straight as you can. Pretend someone is pulling a string from the top of your head. Raise your shoulders to your ears and try to imagine picking up your shoulder blades and placing them directly over your hips and down your back. Notice how your chest rises and your tummy sinks in a little? POSTURE. INSTANT TUMMY SLIM!!! who doesn't want that?
I took a yoga class this morning and really the whole time the teacher kept drilling into our heads, "keep your shoulders relaxed, back straight and shoulder blades down". In my new found love of spinning, the teacher again " shoulders relaxed, back straight and shoulder blades down". same in all my gym classes really. If you really think about it, when you are working out and you sit straighter it makes that exercise a little harder doesn't it? So why if in the gym it is so important, why not in our day to day lives? IT IS! I clean homes for a living and I am usually on the floor, hands and knees scrubbing. I find myself out of breath easily and by the end of the day my back is screaming at me. Lately I have really been trying to focus on my posture and wouldn't you know it I was breathing better and started to have sore upper back and tummy muscles! A work out just making sure my posture was correct!
On top of the workout aspect, correct posture is an instant slimmer.
Activity:
Stand in front of your mirror and completely relax. if you have been practicing slouching (guilty), then you'll notice your shoulders roll forward and your back fold a little, and whelp, there's that belly......ugh. Now try the posture activity in the beginning of this monstrous post. Ah Ha, notice how the tummy flattens a little and you looks slimmer, taller, and lets face it ladies the girls look happier!
Something so simple can be a work out all its own and no one will even know your doing it! If your posture is up your chin and your confidence will be up to. Try it for a day, you will notice a difference. I will leave you with a few exercises I learned on The Revolution show today. Ways to improve upper body posture and tone up. tell me what you think and how posture affects your life. Thanks for reading and Happy Dropin'!
Exercise #1:
Stand with your feet hip distance appart. Bend at the waist so your back is flat, tummy pulled in tight. open your arms, really squeezing the shoulder blades together. Hold for 5 seconds and release. do 10-15 reps. make it harder by adding weights. This will work your upper back to help hold your shoulders back.
Exercise #2:
Lay flat on the floor with knees bent, feet flat on the floor. With some weight (howver much you can take), raise you arms directly above your head. Bending at the elbow, lower your hands to the ground and raise your hands back to the ceiling. this will work your triceps and upper back. do 10-15 reps.
Exercise #3:
Lay face down on the floor with arms stretched out infront of you. raise your arms, head and legs, leaving only your tummy touching the floor. Hold this postition for 10 seconds and slowly lower back to the ground. Do 10-15 reps. This will work your arms, upper back and lower back.
Activity:
Keep sitting slouched over ( I know you were because we all do!) now I want you to take a deep breath in through your nose and sit up as straight as you can. Pretend someone is pulling a string from the top of your head. Raise your shoulders to your ears and try to imagine picking up your shoulder blades and placing them directly over your hips and down your back. Notice how your chest rises and your tummy sinks in a little? POSTURE. INSTANT TUMMY SLIM!!! who doesn't want that?
I took a yoga class this morning and really the whole time the teacher kept drilling into our heads, "keep your shoulders relaxed, back straight and shoulder blades down". In my new found love of spinning, the teacher again " shoulders relaxed, back straight and shoulder blades down". same in all my gym classes really. If you really think about it, when you are working out and you sit straighter it makes that exercise a little harder doesn't it? So why if in the gym it is so important, why not in our day to day lives? IT IS! I clean homes for a living and I am usually on the floor, hands and knees scrubbing. I find myself out of breath easily and by the end of the day my back is screaming at me. Lately I have really been trying to focus on my posture and wouldn't you know it I was breathing better and started to have sore upper back and tummy muscles! A work out just making sure my posture was correct!
On top of the workout aspect, correct posture is an instant slimmer.
Activity:
Stand in front of your mirror and completely relax. if you have been practicing slouching (guilty), then you'll notice your shoulders roll forward and your back fold a little, and whelp, there's that belly......ugh. Now try the posture activity in the beginning of this monstrous post. Ah Ha, notice how the tummy flattens a little and you looks slimmer, taller, and lets face it ladies the girls look happier!
Something so simple can be a work out all its own and no one will even know your doing it! If your posture is up your chin and your confidence will be up to. Try it for a day, you will notice a difference. I will leave you with a few exercises I learned on The Revolution show today. Ways to improve upper body posture and tone up. tell me what you think and how posture affects your life. Thanks for reading and Happy Dropin'!
Exercise #1:
Stand with your feet hip distance appart. Bend at the waist so your back is flat, tummy pulled in tight. open your arms, really squeezing the shoulder blades together. Hold for 5 seconds and release. do 10-15 reps. make it harder by adding weights. This will work your upper back to help hold your shoulders back.
Exercise #2:
Lay flat on the floor with knees bent, feet flat on the floor. With some weight (howver much you can take), raise you arms directly above your head. Bending at the elbow, lower your hands to the ground and raise your hands back to the ceiling. this will work your triceps and upper back. do 10-15 reps.
Exercise #3:
Lay face down on the floor with arms stretched out infront of you. raise your arms, head and legs, leaving only your tummy touching the floor. Hold this postition for 10 seconds and slowly lower back to the ground. Do 10-15 reps. This will work your arms, upper back and lower back.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
This weeks focus
Last week I mentioned taking a healthier life in baby steps. Last week I tried to focus on Time Management. I just wanted to make sure that whatever else happened, I made it to the gym. I am happy to report that I went 4 out of 7 days! 2 of the other days I still got a work out but it was playing co-ed volleyball and a ladies event at my church.
This week I would like to focus on water intake. Sometimes I am great at drinking water, and others its like I am lucky to get in 2 cups of anything into my system. Water is essential to any ones daily life. Its the purest form of hydration that God has granted us with, and unless you are trying to be stupid and drink 25 gallons in 1 hour, you can have as much of it as you want!
At my Church's ladies night, my very good friend led the devo and she gave a really helpful idea. Carry water with you everywhere! Take it with you when you are running your errands, or going to work. If you are sipping on water then you will be less likely to stop and get a coffee or soda. Or even go through the drive through for Sonic Mozzarella sticks.. ( my weakness). We have heard it time and time again that a lot of times your body mistakes hunger for thirst. So if you think your getting a snack wave, drink a glass of water and wait 15 minuets. If you are still hungry afterward have a light snack. If its sweets you crave grab those Crystal Light packets. They are 0 calories and will satisfy your sweet tooth!
Another quick idea. My Dad told me this years ago and I just recently tried it. Buy plain non fat yogurt, take the serving amount and add just a sprinkle or two of Crystal Light. (to taste). Very low calorie, and will be a sweet healthy snack. Plus plain yogurt is way cheaper than that flavored stuff! Cut up your own fruit to throw in there too!
WATER! drink it! My focus this week to add to time management is WATER! I challenge you to join me in taking small steps. Whats your focus going to be this week? Happy Dropin'!
This week I would like to focus on water intake. Sometimes I am great at drinking water, and others its like I am lucky to get in 2 cups of anything into my system. Water is essential to any ones daily life. Its the purest form of hydration that God has granted us with, and unless you are trying to be stupid and drink 25 gallons in 1 hour, you can have as much of it as you want!
At my Church's ladies night, my very good friend led the devo and she gave a really helpful idea. Carry water with you everywhere! Take it with you when you are running your errands, or going to work. If you are sipping on water then you will be less likely to stop and get a coffee or soda. Or even go through the drive through for Sonic Mozzarella sticks.. ( my weakness). We have heard it time and time again that a lot of times your body mistakes hunger for thirst. So if you think your getting a snack wave, drink a glass of water and wait 15 minuets. If you are still hungry afterward have a light snack. If its sweets you crave grab those Crystal Light packets. They are 0 calories and will satisfy your sweet tooth!
Another quick idea. My Dad told me this years ago and I just recently tried it. Buy plain non fat yogurt, take the serving amount and add just a sprinkle or two of Crystal Light. (to taste). Very low calorie, and will be a sweet healthy snack. Plus plain yogurt is way cheaper than that flavored stuff! Cut up your own fruit to throw in there too!
WATER! drink it! My focus this week to add to time management is WATER! I challenge you to join me in taking small steps. Whats your focus going to be this week? Happy Dropin'!
Monday, January 16, 2012
Short and Sweet.
Last week I tried a few new classes at my local gym. I had tried a spin class before, YEARS ago and though I'd never go back. Only because I was more bruised than sore and needed to carry a doughnut with me everywhere :) But after a while, and with a little Biggest Loser help, my curiosity grew until I finally hopped on that bike last Tuesday. Walking was near impossible Thursday but that was due to extremely sore muscles, not bruising. I really liked the class but thought I should go one more time to see if it was really for me. So I got up Saturday and went to the 8am class. I say all that to say, I'm Hooked! I love it. I love the muscle groups it works and it really is an all over body workout! Plus this class the only light is a black light at the front of the room, and you take it at your own speed. No one is paying attention to you and you can zone out in your own world and push yourself.
A few years ago, my Mom brought me her old bike and got a nice tune up for me for my birthday. I know there are great trails around here to ride, but I just never do it. I felt silly I guess. But this spin class has really motivated me to make an effort to get out this spring. I realized I have friends that like to ride, and there are just as many bike races as 5K's.
The point of this blog is to say, try something new. Step out of the box. You may find what you have been looking for this whole time, and something that will really speak to you and something that you really enjoy. Shake it up! We can get bored running only on the treadmill and doing our weight sets. We are creatures of habit. but mix it up, try a new class, or search for groups in your area. It may be just the thing you need to get you back on the right path, and really enjoy it this time! Happy Dropin'!
A few years ago, my Mom brought me her old bike and got a nice tune up for me for my birthday. I know there are great trails around here to ride, but I just never do it. I felt silly I guess. But this spin class has really motivated me to make an effort to get out this spring. I realized I have friends that like to ride, and there are just as many bike races as 5K's.
The point of this blog is to say, try something new. Step out of the box. You may find what you have been looking for this whole time, and something that will really speak to you and something that you really enjoy. Shake it up! We can get bored running only on the treadmill and doing our weight sets. We are creatures of habit. but mix it up, try a new class, or search for groups in your area. It may be just the thing you need to get you back on the right path, and really enjoy it this time! Happy Dropin'!
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Painful Encouragement
OK, after thinking about it for a few days, I would like to briefly touch on my last blog. I feel I may have implied something that I didn't mean. I meant, Don't use books or other peoples ideas or opinions to tell you how fast you should be doing something, or what it will take to make you or your family happy. Books are useful tools of information. Use them at your discretion, but the minuet you start doubting yourself because of it, I recommend you stop and look at the bigger picture.. Okay? I feel better :)
Now, This week has been AMAZING so far. First of all, I applied to CBS to participate in a little reality show you may have heard of.. SURVIVOR! I highly doubt that I will even get a call back, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed because that would be awesome! And GREAT motivation to get in shape. Not so I can wear next to nothing like most of the girls on that show. But so I can survive without dying, and actually hold my own in the challenges :)
Second, I have gone to the gym 3 times this week, all new experiences. Monday I tried a PliYo class. (Pilate's meets Yoga). I have never tried either so I was excited. Truthfully I left the class with my muscles burning, but utterly relaxed! I LOVED it. It was such a suttle way to burn calories and tone muscle, I can see why both of those are fads right now. I have put the 6:30 class in my calendar for the rest of the year, for sure! Tuesday I tried a spinning class. I have only done this one other time, and it was about 4 years ago. If any of you have ever taken a spinning class without riding bikes on a normal basis, you will know what I mean when I say that it was hard to sit for a few days without wincing ( and not because of sore muscles).The only thing that got me through this class what closing my eyes and picturing myself on the set of survivor! HA. Again, I have put the 5:30 Tuesday class on my schedule for the next year. Wednesday I was entirely sore. Legs burned all morning, but wait I went to my FAVORITE step class at 9:30. by the end of class I could hardly walk. My legs were a shaky mess for the rest of the day. Today is no better. I woke up every time I had to even move last night to really focus to get my body to budge. Needless to say with a cup of coffee and a few Bayer's, I was somewhat normal and almost ready to work. I still can't stand or sit without holding my breath.
The point of this is, I'm moving in the right direction! I have decided that I will just take one day at a time, not stress about doing everything all at once. This week was about Time Management, meaning get my flabby rear into that gym! Who knows what my goal will be next week. That isn't coming for 4 more days. I am focusing on this week and so far I am pretty proud of myself. Even if my body is a painful mush, it just means that I am holding to my weekly goal!
I know that you need to eat right and exercise to see results. But for me, I'm going to try just getting the ball rolling on one, and see if the other will follow. I have already made better decisions with my eating without really stressing about it. not saying its going to work right off the bat, but I have given up or failed at most all my other attempts, at least I won't be out of anything trying this. What are your tricks of the trade? Any advice or tips you can share with the average mom trying to drop a few pounds? Good luck to all of you out there trying to live a healthier life, whether its in the weight, mind or soul. There is a finish like out there, it just takes one step in front of the other to get there. Hows your race going to Dropin' that Poundage?
On a final note, Some friends of ours and us went in on a little farm venture and bought some Nigerian Dwarf Goats. We bought 2 girls and 1 boy. Pilgrim, Princess, and Zeus.. As of yesterday we have expanded our beloved herd to 5! Pilgrim gave birth to 2 healthy twin girls (yet to be named) yesterday afternoon. I leave you with a little ray of God's miracle that astounds me everyday! we are a blessed people ya'll!
Now, This week has been AMAZING so far. First of all, I applied to CBS to participate in a little reality show you may have heard of.. SURVIVOR! I highly doubt that I will even get a call back, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed because that would be awesome! And GREAT motivation to get in shape. Not so I can wear next to nothing like most of the girls on that show. But so I can survive without dying, and actually hold my own in the challenges :)
Second, I have gone to the gym 3 times this week, all new experiences. Monday I tried a PliYo class. (Pilate's meets Yoga). I have never tried either so I was excited. Truthfully I left the class with my muscles burning, but utterly relaxed! I LOVED it. It was such a suttle way to burn calories and tone muscle, I can see why both of those are fads right now. I have put the 6:30 class in my calendar for the rest of the year, for sure! Tuesday I tried a spinning class. I have only done this one other time, and it was about 4 years ago. If any of you have ever taken a spinning class without riding bikes on a normal basis, you will know what I mean when I say that it was hard to sit for a few days without wincing ( and not because of sore muscles).The only thing that got me through this class what closing my eyes and picturing myself on the set of survivor! HA. Again, I have put the 5:30 Tuesday class on my schedule for the next year. Wednesday I was entirely sore. Legs burned all morning, but wait I went to my FAVORITE step class at 9:30. by the end of class I could hardly walk. My legs were a shaky mess for the rest of the day. Today is no better. I woke up every time I had to even move last night to really focus to get my body to budge. Needless to say with a cup of coffee and a few Bayer's, I was somewhat normal and almost ready to work. I still can't stand or sit without holding my breath.
The point of this is, I'm moving in the right direction! I have decided that I will just take one day at a time, not stress about doing everything all at once. This week was about Time Management, meaning get my flabby rear into that gym! Who knows what my goal will be next week. That isn't coming for 4 more days. I am focusing on this week and so far I am pretty proud of myself. Even if my body is a painful mush, it just means that I am holding to my weekly goal!
I know that you need to eat right and exercise to see results. But for me, I'm going to try just getting the ball rolling on one, and see if the other will follow. I have already made better decisions with my eating without really stressing about it. not saying its going to work right off the bat, but I have given up or failed at most all my other attempts, at least I won't be out of anything trying this. What are your tricks of the trade? Any advice or tips you can share with the average mom trying to drop a few pounds? Good luck to all of you out there trying to live a healthier life, whether its in the weight, mind or soul. There is a finish like out there, it just takes one step in front of the other to get there. Hows your race going to Dropin' that Poundage?
On a final note, Some friends of ours and us went in on a little farm venture and bought some Nigerian Dwarf Goats. We bought 2 girls and 1 boy. Pilgrim, Princess, and Zeus.. As of yesterday we have expanded our beloved herd to 5! Pilgrim gave birth to 2 healthy twin girls (yet to be named) yesterday afternoon. I leave you with a little ray of God's miracle that astounds me everyday! we are a blessed people ya'll!
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Oberservations and Revelations...
I took my son to the park yesterday. It was 60 degrees in early January so EVERYONE was there. All the benches were full, so I of course asked to share a bench with 3 other moms. I did not include myself in their conversation, but I did over hear what they were talking about. One mom told the other 2 that she was recommended to a book, something about " The top 100 things every kids should do and have". She then continues to explain some examples to her friends. ' Enjoy nature. Take them out and have them start a collection of sea shells, leafs, etc.' " I have done almost everything in the book with my kids, and they don't seem to care about any of it. I don't understand" she says. Her friends tell her that she should really sound excited and maybe 'pretend' to do it with them, in a way to encourage them. As they continued talking, I just thought to myself. "Why would any parent need a book to tell them the top 100 things their kids needs to be happy. You shouldn't enforce someone elses idea of happiness on your kids just because a book says it will work."
A while later, while pushing my son on the swing ( his FAVORITE past time) a Mom walks over to her 2 boys who are about my sons age, 4 and tells them shes ready to go. the kids beg to stay at the park. " We like playing here" they say. " Well I'm ready to go, why don't we go home and you can ride your new 4-wheelers you got for Christmas?" the boys want to stay. "why don't we go home and you can ride your new electric scooters you got for Christmas?" " We just want to stay here Mom." This had me thinking as well. Kids like it simple. PERIOD. They are so easy to please. It's US who train them to be lazy with video games and T.V. We teach them to be greedy with expensive things. I still remember when my daughter was 3, she had so much loot for Christmas. My mother in law received a large box with her gift inside, and once that box was emptied, my daughter had no interest in opening anymore of her gifts, she just wanted to play inside the box. SIMPLE.
We are creatures created for simplicity. Why then, do we complicate things with other peoples ideas and gadgets to make it "easier"? when really all it does is make us struggle and feel like we are failing? I'm not innocent to this either. I have books on weight-loss, organization, potty-training, being a good mom, so on and so forth. But when I read those books, all it does is make me feel like I am doing something wrong because I'm not doing it in the way the author says is right. Make your own decisions about what works for you. Work at your own pace. Society already tells us what the ideal body image is, how much money you need to make in order to truly live a "happy and fulfilled" life. Put all of that out of your mind. If you try to live up to someone elses standards, and work on their timeline, you are almost set up to fail.
This may sound a bit hypocritical , seeing as this blog was started by me doing a 30 day weight-loss program. However, I defend my case by stating that almost all of my weight is back simply on the fact that I didn't finish. I can't deny that I didn't see results, I did. You most defiantly will see results in almost any aspect, however what do you do when that program or book ends? My friend told me last night that its a mind set. You have to have your mind set on it, otherwise its just another failing trend. (New Years Resolution????) Life changes aren't a trending fad. That's why its a CHANGE.
Set your own pace. Set your own boundaries. Set your mind on what YOU want to accomplish. And get there! I am trying hard to set my mind on 1 change at a time. Right now.... Time Management. Everything else will fall in to place as time goes on.
A while later, while pushing my son on the swing ( his FAVORITE past time) a Mom walks over to her 2 boys who are about my sons age, 4 and tells them shes ready to go. the kids beg to stay at the park. " We like playing here" they say. " Well I'm ready to go, why don't we go home and you can ride your new 4-wheelers you got for Christmas?" the boys want to stay. "why don't we go home and you can ride your new electric scooters you got for Christmas?" " We just want to stay here Mom." This had me thinking as well. Kids like it simple. PERIOD. They are so easy to please. It's US who train them to be lazy with video games and T.V. We teach them to be greedy with expensive things. I still remember when my daughter was 3, she had so much loot for Christmas. My mother in law received a large box with her gift inside, and once that box was emptied, my daughter had no interest in opening anymore of her gifts, she just wanted to play inside the box. SIMPLE.
We are creatures created for simplicity. Why then, do we complicate things with other peoples ideas and gadgets to make it "easier"? when really all it does is make us struggle and feel like we are failing? I'm not innocent to this either. I have books on weight-loss, organization, potty-training, being a good mom, so on and so forth. But when I read those books, all it does is make me feel like I am doing something wrong because I'm not doing it in the way the author says is right. Make your own decisions about what works for you. Work at your own pace. Society already tells us what the ideal body image is, how much money you need to make in order to truly live a "happy and fulfilled" life. Put all of that out of your mind. If you try to live up to someone elses standards, and work on their timeline, you are almost set up to fail.
This may sound a bit hypocritical , seeing as this blog was started by me doing a 30 day weight-loss program. However, I defend my case by stating that almost all of my weight is back simply on the fact that I didn't finish. I can't deny that I didn't see results, I did. You most defiantly will see results in almost any aspect, however what do you do when that program or book ends? My friend told me last night that its a mind set. You have to have your mind set on it, otherwise its just another failing trend. (New Years Resolution????) Life changes aren't a trending fad. That's why its a CHANGE.
Set your own pace. Set your own boundaries. Set your mind on what YOU want to accomplish. And get there! I am trying hard to set my mind on 1 change at a time. Right now.... Time Management. Everything else will fall in to place as time goes on.
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