Knocked off...

Ha! I started my exercise program 3 days after my last post. I was doing the Power 90 program as I expected. Everything was going as planned. Then a wrench came and knocked me off of my plan. I am now just recovered enough to get back on track. It is amazing how no matter how well you may plan, obstacles still happen. So, I ask, what are you going to do about it?

Success with any change needs to involve success in spite of obstacles. So many people fall victim to an obstacle (illness, schedule change, or brownie sundae) and call it quits. Life is full of the obstacles. When you conquer each one, that is when the victory is so sweet.

I remember when I was actively maintaining a weight loss program. I found that obstacles were presented every day. The wonderful thing was that they became easier to deal with the more that I was able to succeed with the previous one. I know that you might be thinking that it would be the opposite, but it truly wasn't. The more that I said, "No, thanks" the easier it was to say it again. I didn't have the excuse "oh, I've been good...I deserve it." I thought, "I've been good, why ruin that now?!" I truly worked for me.

I am reading Judith Beck's The Beck Diet Solution. It is about taking the seeminly "unconscious" and making it a conscious decision. It starts off with a quiz for how you react to food and emotions. It really opened my eyes to see how much I rationalize in my life. My little rationalizations have kept me where I am physically, financially and mentally. I know that if I make the choice to work through this unresourceful habit, I will succeed in EVERY aspect of my life. Wow! That's big!!