The Little Engine That Could, Loses Weight!

"I think I can, I think I can, I really think I can. 

And I can do most anything if I just think I can!" 

Positive thinking is a habit of which can be learned.  Do you talk to yourself in a destructive manner every time you make and error or eat a potato chip? This habit will destroy anyones dreams.  

Through your "30 Days To Start A Diet"  you need to be particularly careful of this habit and start to break it.  I have never seen anyone succeed on a diet by beating themselves up at every flaw. Or succeed at  anything,  for that matter.   How can you take care of someone you are always criticizing?  You cannot think, that when your weight is gone, you will be happy. Until then, you do not deserve it.  You just hooked another train to your already tired little engine. 

Olympic Skaters think much differently than you do.  They have fallen hundreds of thousands of times. They get up, and try again.  They win or they learn. That is how they make their way to the podium. One day at a time.

One Day At A Time…CHOOSE HAPPINESS!

What choices have I been making to choose happiness? I choose to keep logging and tracking on My Fat Secret, cooking healthy, eating healthy, sharing my pain or happiness with others and allow them to so the same.

I choose to set time for myself every day where I can organize my affairs, and help ward off stressful situations. I also try to spend time with myself in ways that will feed my spirit, not just keep myself entertained until I go to bed. 

I give to service to others, but remember that I need to take care of myself, for when I am not strong; I have no strength to give.

One Day at a Time….

New No Excuses Mantras…..

I Am Not A Dog….I don't reward myself with food!  (My Personal Favorite!)

Old Excuse: “If I deprive myself now, I’ll just eat more later”

New Mantra: “I’m making a choice, not a sacrifice.”

Old Excuse: “I deserve a treat after the kind of day I’ve had”

New Mantra: “I deserve kindness, not calories.”

Old Excuse:”It’s a special occasion.”

New Mantra: “Special doesn’t mean stuffed.”

Old Excuse: “I need to listen to my body, and it wants ice cream.”

New Mantra: “What I want isn’t necessarily what I need.”

Old Excuse: “I’ve been really good lately.”

New Mantra: “I’ve been feeling really good lately, and I want to keep it that way.”

Old Excuse: “I’ll work it off later.”

New Mantra: “I’ll work out now and treat myself later.”

Mantra To Live By: "Strive for Consistency…Not Perfection."

Any others out there? Please post!