OK, so this is my first real journal entry about my progress toward my goal to achieve 10kg weight loss by Christmas 2007. This all started on Tuesday after watching the show "Swans". Now I personally don't believe in the amount of plastic surgery that goes on to help these women turn from ugly ducklings into swans....but, I have to admit each time I watch the program I'm left in tears as you see the amazing transformation physically, mentally and emotionally that these ladies go through. I think I admire all the work they go through at the gym and in their eating and just healing from the surgeries. And they look absolutely gorgeous at the end of the process.
So after one of these programs, I had a think and recognised yet again, that incling at the back of my mind that something needs to change. Now I'm not going out and getting any plastic surgery, but I do want to make some changes in my appearance. I really want to be that swan! I want to be the best person I can be. I'm not talking unrealistic stuff, just lose some excess weight, get a little fitter and take care of my appearance a little more.
So I ended up writing down a list of goals, outlining what I really wanted and when I wanted to achieve my goal by. I won't go into that again as I already put it in my previous post. I think the two things that really hit home were the results I know I will receive if I stick with this. Increased confidence, energy, feeling strong in my personality and finding purpose in life. I read just today the great saying "nothing taste's better than feeling slim". It's true and I want that feeling to stay with me for a lifetime.
The title of my blog is "Think, eat and move toward Sucess". OK, I admit it... I stole that slogan from Weight Watchers. And I love it, it's sooo true. I know the only way I'm going to achieve lasting sucess is if I change my thinking and change my negative behaviours toward eating and exercise.
To help me kick start the positive "thinking" process, I've just started a little book called "Succeed with Me" by Selwa Anthony with Jimmy Thomson. So far it's a gem. I'm absolutely loving it. So I'm sure you'll get some quotes from that book over the next few posts.
In regards to "eating", I realised a couple of months ago that I have an addiction to sugar!!! So one of my eating goals is to reduce the number of sugary snacks I tend to munch on between meals (or instead of a meal if I'm being super lazy!!) and especially at night when I'm feeling a bit bored. Generally, I do eat fairly healthy meals but I guess I'll get a better picture as I start to record exactly how much I'm putting into my mouth!!
Finally, the "move" word relates to exercise. I know this is one that I've struggled with in the past because I've developed an attitude toward exercise. So it's going to take a bit of changing my mind in order to change my behaviour. In the past I have thought "I hate exercise" and "I hate sweating" and "I hate the gym" and "I don't like being in pain or putting in soooo much effort". I've started to realise this was my thinking and have been trying to change that by saying to myself that I don't have to go to the gym, I can choose to do anything that gets me moving such as salsa dancing, and taking a walk down by the river or going shopping and walking around for a couple of hours.
Anyway, that's all I want to say for now. I'll be back again soon with another progress report.
Cheers
Kirsty
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