Hey There!
Another 2 LBS down this week! I'll take 2 LBS a week progress!
Last week was a long one, but a good one. I was not perfect in my goals, but the foundational changes that I have made to my diet and lifestyle are continuing to pay off. (It's about Progress not Perfection).
We have been told forever that for most of us, losing weight can be broken down to calorie reduction and increased movement.
Eat fewer calories and move more.
This is a concept that we all know and it is a simple one. Simple but not easy. Many things in life are simple but not easy. Losing weight is simple but it can be rather difficult. Not difficult to understand, there are really just two main concepts after all, but it can often be very difficult to execute and maintain. A successful person needs to adapt and create and discover different strategies so that staying on the right path becomes and stays FUN and INTERESTING.
I don't know about all of you, but it is not likely that I will maintain any behavior over time that is is not fun and is boring. I need to be enjoying myself, be engaged and have more than just good intentions.
An an example of one of the ways I am keeping things interesting and exploring new strategies is a few days ago I started taking doTERRA's Slim & Sassy Metabolic Blend. I have been putting a few drops in a glass of water in the morning, noon and night. It is said, and I have noticed it working even in the short time I have been using it, to help manage hunger, to calm your stomach and elevate your mood. I have been using essential oils for over a year for different things, but this is the first time I have tried utilizing Slim & Sassy.
I am learning a lot about essential oils recently and getting really excited about them. If you want more specifics about my experiences with essentials oils or are curious about them and want to try any, I would love to share a sample with you. You can contact me at onehundredinthreesixtyfive@gmail.com and we can start a conversation and I could help answer any questions you might have. My knowledge base is growing and my wife's understanding of essential oils is profound.
Have a great week!
Scuba
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Monday, April 13, 2015
Day 107 of 103in365 *Round 3* 34/103
Hey There!
Better news than last week! I am down 3 LBS! Sweet! Back on track!
I thought a lot this week about what I would do differently than I had been doing the past 2 weeks when I was not moving forward.
Do the same thing you always do, and get the same results you always get! If you want something different, you have to do something different!
I know better, but I was doing something that does not make any sense. I was identifying my most significant current barrier, after dinner eating, and trying to stop doing this without replacing it with something healthier.
We all know that this is a losing formula. If you eat cheeseburgers every day and you suddenly stop eating cheeseburgers, you have yourself a cheeseburger sized hole right there. If you don't replace it with something healthy, you know what fits really well and easily in that hole? You got it, Cheeseburgers, and you are off the wagon faster than you can say "Did anyone get the number of that truck?"
I have been attempting to slow or stop my after dinner "snacking" and not replacing it with anything, so that did not work. I was eating as much as normal.
This week I did something different so I could get something different. This week I drank a herbal or decaffeinated tea at 8:00 p.m. Just about every night this week, I made myself a cup of tea and curled up with something else to do to so that it became a bit of an event, and that really worked. Most nights this week, I did not eat anything after dinner. I feel like this is the main reason I lost 3 LBS this week.
I am still walking a lot and generally doing really good, so some attention to this current barrier really went a long way this week.
Take away for this week: Don't forget to replace an undesirable habit with something healthy or you will most likely not have the success you are seeking. Also, make sure you are making the time to follow through on your goals because the road to failure is paved with good intentions.
Have a great week!
Scuba
Better news than last week! I am down 3 LBS! Sweet! Back on track!
I thought a lot this week about what I would do differently than I had been doing the past 2 weeks when I was not moving forward.
Do the same thing you always do, and get the same results you always get! If you want something different, you have to do something different!
I know better, but I was doing something that does not make any sense. I was identifying my most significant current barrier, after dinner eating, and trying to stop doing this without replacing it with something healthier.
We all know that this is a losing formula. If you eat cheeseburgers every day and you suddenly stop eating cheeseburgers, you have yourself a cheeseburger sized hole right there. If you don't replace it with something healthy, you know what fits really well and easily in that hole? You got it, Cheeseburgers, and you are off the wagon faster than you can say "Did anyone get the number of that truck?"
I have been attempting to slow or stop my after dinner "snacking" and not replacing it with anything, so that did not work. I was eating as much as normal.
This week I did something different so I could get something different. This week I drank a herbal or decaffeinated tea at 8:00 p.m. Just about every night this week, I made myself a cup of tea and curled up with something else to do to so that it became a bit of an event, and that really worked. Most nights this week, I did not eat anything after dinner. I feel like this is the main reason I lost 3 LBS this week.
I am still walking a lot and generally doing really good, so some attention to this current barrier really went a long way this week.
Take away for this week: Don't forget to replace an undesirable habit with something healthy or you will most likely not have the success you are seeking. Also, make sure you are making the time to follow through on your goals because the road to failure is paved with good intentions.
Have a great week!
Scuba
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Day 102 of 103in365 *Round 3* 31/103
Hey There!
I gained a lb this past week. I think that this happened because, in part, I got a bit lazy and did not manage my late night eating.
That late night eating is my Achilles heel. I am doing better with that this week so far and I am getting off the couch and walking more frequently than last week.
I'll let you know how it goes.
Have a great week!
Scuba
I gained a lb this past week. I think that this happened because, in part, I got a bit lazy and did not manage my late night eating.
That late night eating is my Achilles heel. I am doing better with that this week so far and I am getting off the couch and walking more frequently than last week.
I'll let you know how it goes.
Have a great week!
Scuba
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