's motd Saturday November 13, 2010

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7 QUESTIONS

Saturday, 13 November 2010

So how's your Saturday going?

Yesterday, during our discussion about childhood

obesity, we also talked about the importance of having

a healthy breakfast. So, did you have a healthy

breakfast this morning? I sure hope you did.

Now tell me, how did this week treat your waistline?

Did you lose weight? How much...a pound? A

pound-and-a-half? Or was this not a

successful weight-loss week for you? Well, if that's

the case, how's about we change that for next week?

Here's how.

I have seven questions

for you to answer today. And if you can answer them

all with a YES, I think you'll be motivated

to do better next week with your weight-loss efforts.

And if you did lose weight this week,

answering yes to these questions will help sharpen

your weight-loss focus for next week. Ready for my

questions? Okay, let's go!

1. Are you ready to make a long term lifestyle

change to meet your weight-loss goal? Now

you'll notice, I used the phrase...long term.

And you know what that means...forever. You

have to eat healthy and exercise daily to

lose the weight and keep it off. And you have to do

it...for life. (I know, keeping it off can

be a little tough but...you can do it!)

2. Do you finally realize

that there're no "quick and easy" ways to lose

weight? Do you accept the fact that you have

to stay on a healthy food program and not try anything

crazy to lose weight?

3. Are you ready to get serious about changing

the way you eat? Yesterday, we also talked

about the importance of teaching our children good

eating habits early in their lives. Well

remember, you're not a child anymore. You're an adult

now. And once you change your eating habits, for the

better, you will see the numbers on your scale...go

down.

4. Are you motivated to workout everyday?

You know what I always say. You eat everyday

and you have to work off those calories you

consume everyday, too. Hey, you've gotta pay

the "sweatin' piper!"

5. Do you have a support

system? Do you have family and friends to help

keep you motivated? Oh, it's all about support. It's

good to have your own support, (inside you), but it

also helps the process of losing weight if you have

people in your life who love, support and are there

for you everyday.

6. Do you journal your weight-loss efforts?

Do you write in your journal each day the foods you

ate, the kind of exercise you did and how long you

worked out? Do you keep a log of your weigh-ins to

see how well you're doing? And finally...

7. Are you willing to forgive yourself for all of

the times you tried to lose weight in the past?

And are you ready to forgive those who hurt, offended

you or made nasty remarks about your weight over the

years?

Okay, if you can answer YES

to the above seven questions, (and I know I asked a

few more), then I'd say you're ready for your

challenge and the journey to the all NEW YOU.

Now it's important to remember, answering yes to only

some of those questions just won't do. Uh-uh.

You need to be able to answer yes...to all of

them.

By the way, I want to keep reminding you that the

holidays are upon us. You have to be strong enough to

face them. So right now, on this Saturday, I want you

to get motivated and committed. And I don't want you

to start tomorrow, after a big Saturday night

dinner...I want you to start now!

Love,