"I will lose 80 lbs. by the first week of June", I wrote in 2004. I didn't. I gained weight that year. That was the year of my son's high school graduation.
"I will lose 100 lbs. by May 1st of this year" I wrote on January 1st, 2008. I didn't. I lost 12. That was the year of my son's college graduation and I still wince when I look at the few photos of me on that joyful day.
In March of 2009 I wrote. "I am going to reclaim myself. I have 100 lbs. to lose. I am going to lose 5 lbs. this month. I am going to begin to walk again. I will do this." I lost 18 lbs. that month, I believe. I began to walk 1/4 mile around the local high school track and was darn proud of doing it. After the first five pounds were lost, and then the next five pounds, I celebrated 10 lbs. here on the blog. And then the next ten pounds. And then the next five when I hit 25 lbs. gone. The small changes, the small goals, the rewards for small achievements gained worked for me. I believe they will work for you, too, friends!
Whatever your weight, health, or fitness goal is... I know you can achieve it this coming year if you believe in yourself and go for your goal by making small, sustainable changes and setting realistic milestones. : )
If you need help along the way staying the course, I'm only a tweet away and MeYouHealth has a great community of support at their Daily Challenge site and on Facebook. I joined the Daily Challenge community a year ago and have loved the small daily positive suggestions in my life. They're all about small actions making to attain big changes in the long run! :)
Happy New Year and New YOU, my friends!
Dream ~ Believe ~ Achieve!
Jan /
HealthyLoserGal
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