I just want a CUP CAKE!

I am officially on week three of my new lifestyle change! I have been losing weight which is awesome, a total of 13 pounds to be exact, and it feels great. I haven't noticed an extreme difference in my appearance, but my clothes fit a lot better, and some of them not at all. But even though I see the numbers dropping and I am feeling encouraged about my everyday achievements, I still can't help but crave a cup cake. How silly, right?! To be sensitive to all readers, lets just say, "It's that time of month," and I would kill for a bite of sugary goodness, badness(?). Even though I desperately want to sink my teeth into a fluffy cup cake, I haven't! We call that discipline!


 I have always had a hard time sticking to a diet plan or food program, until now. I feel like I have been earning back my respect and the confidence I have in my ability to be dedicated and to accomplish my goals. I have not cheated, splurged, indulged or gone off track. For me, that is HUGE! It reminds myself that I seriously can do this how lifestyle change. I notice myself caring less about the number on the scale, and more about making a commitment to live different. The weight I lose is just a reference point of whether or not I am staying on track. I am not obsessed, for the first time, with trying to be skinny. I am not striving for the ideal body, but I am striving to look and feel the best I have ever felt! That is something I can be proud of!

Post Suggestion: We're all going to crave our favorite foods at some point, so instead of giving in every time, focus your attention on your goals. So far, every time I have wanted to cheat by eating a cup cake, I have reminded myself that eating that will only satisfy me temporarily, but it will set me back from my goals for much longer. 

Enjoy your life right now, so you don't look back and feel like you've missed out 
Sheena

Learn To Love The Process

As I start this new lifestyle change, I am reminded that it is a process. A long extended, much needed, putting in hard work kinda process. I really want things to be different in my life. Although, for quit awhile, I wasn't willing to put in the work to get the results. But I suppose I am at a different place in life now. 

I don't want to make any more excuses for why I haven't or why I can't accomplish the physical goals I have set before me. I just want to achieve what is best for me & to do it well. So I will learn to love the process of working hard, creating new habits, exercising consistently, understanding discipline, and changing old ways of thinking. My desire is to become the healthiest I have been in my life & to feel the best and look the best that I can. Not for anyone... but me! 

 

I did want to mention that although I am passionate and excited to see my goals accomplished, if I were totally honest...  I am scared. Actually, I feel like I am terrified to mess up and to fail. I have such a high standard for myself and I look at a lifestyle change as a giant I haven't been able to conquer. So, bare with me while I am transparent with you, and while I express the battles I am trying to win!


Post Suggestion: Make a hot or iced cup of green tea! It will speed up your metabolism, and give you energy. If you don't put in any additives like sugar or creamer, you'll be better off! It will allow you to stick to your goals while still enjoying something to drink, other then water! So keep then green tea clean and drink up!

Keep A Passion For Life

Sheena