So I just watched Oprah today and she had a man on that weighed over 1,000lbs lost over 700lbs and GAINED IT ALL BACK!! My heart broke but to listen to him and his outlook on life made me feel better and what I really got from this is something that I tell people all the time and I'm going to tell you right now…..There is NO FINISH LINE HERE!!!! That is the biggest and toughest pill to swallow when you embark on this new lifestyle of losing weight and getting healthy. I tell people that you are making a lifestyle change not changing things temporarily until you have reached your “goal”. And don't get me started about goals. This guy today on Oprah, Michael said that he wanted to get below 200lbs and when he reached 198lbs, he went out to celebrate by binging on hotdogs and french fries. So many people get so focused on the end result that as soon as they have practically killed themselves to get there, some number in their head, they have nothing else to motivate them and then all of a sudden the weight starts creeping back on. Kirstie Alley was also on the show today and she said that after she was done with her contract with Jenny Craig, there was no one making her accountable, no one making her weigh in and she digressed. So many people fall into this same trap so what I'm begging everyone that is reading this to do is look at is differently today. You are getting healthy. You are getting back on track. You are taking charge of your life. You are making lifestyle changes and divorcing yourself from the bad habits that made you unhealthy and overweight and it is a DAY to DAY thought pattern. Oprah said that she can't believe that she is still talking about her weight but I'm here to say that of course you and millions of us out there that struggle will always have this be a part of your thought patterns. It is something that we all have to look at forever and learn how to live and cope with it….and guess what??? It can be done. It is up to you to take charge and look at every day like a new day. What are you going to do for yourself today? How are you going to take care of yourself? Make better food choices today. Love yourself. Respect your body and care for it because it is the only one you have got. Stop focusing on what you don't have and think about what you do have to work with. Take a stand today and say to yourself, “I'm going to make this change and I'm going to start today because this is my life and I WILL make the best out of it!!” I'm READY!!!
Also remember, I am here for you and will do whatever I can to help you and guide you but you have to help me to. You have to show me and most of all you, your commitment to your own life….it is time to say, ENOUGH!! I want my life back!! It is mine!!