Have you put your life on hold until you lose weight? Do you tell yourself that after you lose weight you’ll apply for a better job, you’ll work on being more social, and you’ll try (fill in the blank - canoeing, biking, swimming, hiking, etc.)? Well, right now, as you read this text, this is [...]
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It’s easy to become overwhelmed with your weight loss goals, whether you need to drop 100 lbs to reach a healthy weight, or 30 lbs. Besides the feeling of overwhelm when beginning the process of weight loss, change in itself is a challenge for many people. When you want to lose weight (in a healthy [...]
Today I offer you a simple exercise you can do to keep yourself motivated and focused. Although simple, it will take some thought.
Get a pack of 3×5 cards, and number one of them 1 - 5. On this card, write down your top 5 reasons that you wish to lose weight and get fit. You [...]
If you have more than a few pounds to lose, the task of starting an exercise and weight loss program could seem daunting. You may feel that your goal weight is so far away, that it could just take too long to reach it. There is a bit of self-sabotage in this way of thinking, [...]
“Knowing specifically what you want is much different than knowing what you don’t want.”
“When you only know what you don’t want, your intentions aren’t focused.”
“A set of specific goals is much easier to achieve than a vague end goal.”
These quotes are taken directly from an article I found written by John Wesley titled “You Aren’t [...]



