New Week, New Attitude!

Thank god it's Monday!

There is something I never thought I would say, but it's true this week. Slimgenics starts it's weeks on Monday, and that means I've begun a new week. I can start fresh and get back on track. I went totally off plan over the weekend, got it all out of my system and am not ready to rock this program. I'm newly motivated and ready to go. No more sneaky snacking for this girl!

For those of you that are on Slimgenics and read my blog, I thought I would share one of my go to recipies for a yummy morning pick-me-up.

One cup of cold coffee
One cup of skim milk\
One package of Slimgenics Chocolate Pudding/Shake Thermosnack.
3-4 ice cubes

Mix it all together, shake it up and enjoy!

Don't Change the Plan

...let the plan change you!

That, is the lesson I learned this week. Speaking of week, I was a very, very, very weak willed person this week. I at everything in sight and then some, and more than I care to admit was not on plan.

Trust me, don't do this to yourself. The plan works if you let it. Vending machines are brutally evil when it's "that time of the month", and I have to start leaving my walet in the car.

I'm ashamed of myself, and the only person I have to blame is me. I suppose everyone has setbacks. I just have to pick myself up by the bootstraps, take off the feedbag and get back to basics!

I have lost nearly 40 pounds, I can and I will do this.

I even have new motivation - a beach vacation with my honey!

Look out Key West, I'm on my way!

Sweet baby Jesus, I have lost my mojo…

I am in severe need of a motivation infusion, an IV drip of pep, a mainline of energy, something to get me out of this slump. I think it must have something to do with the weather in conjunction with the after effects of the flu, but all I want to do is lay down some where with a warm blanket and snooze. I don’t even want to participate in my normal “veg out” activities like reading, knitting/crocheting or watching the boob tube. I didn’t even feel like writing today, but didn’t want to disappoint my loyal readers.

Some thing somewhere has got to give. I need to push past this block, swallow my hubris (along with my water, veggies and supplements) and get to crackin’. I was on a roll that has coasted to a stop. Won’t someone please give me a little push to help me get my momentum back?

Motivation

Motivation is the key to achieving any goal in life. The trouble is that I have a hard time staying motivated. I'm lazy and I admit that, it's a barrier that I have to work toward breaking down so that I can move ahead.

For fifteen odd years, my motivation has simply been "to loose weight". I never asked myself why I wanted/needed/should loose the weight, I just told myself that I had to and that was that. One thing I have learned on this as yet relatively unproductive journey, is that without proper motivation, I WILL fail.

So now, at the start of this new path, I ask myself what my motivation for loosing weight is. This is what I came up with so far:

I want to have more energy
I want to use that energy to live a more active lifestyle
I want to like what I see when I look in the mirror
I want to stop hiding behind things whenever someone takes my picture
I want to get pregnant (sounds counter intuitive doesn’t it?)
I want to be able to play with my kids
I want to walk up the stairs without having to catch my breath at the top
I want to shop in the Misses department, not the Women’s and have cute clothes
I want to make other men jealous of my husband’s hot wife
I want to ride a rollercoaster without feeling squished
I want to ride an airplane without a seatbelt extender
I want to wear a bathing suit in public without embarrassing myself
I want my friends to say “Wow, you look great!”
I want my friends and family to no longer be embarrassed by being seen with me in public

I am motivated, I can do this, I will do this!