January 1st is almost here and it will be gone. The day will pass as quickly as any other day. On December 31 at 11:59 an important fact is constant: TIME DOES NOT WAIT FOR ANYONE. If you’re like millions of Americans across the country, you’ll make New Year’s Resolutions that you promise to keep. You will even say an extra special prayer this year to make this year different!
Your New Year’s resolution may be to pay off debt, spend more time with your family, get organized, get rid of clutter, and last but not least, LOSE WEIGHT. I’m a lifestyle coach, you knew one was coming. What makes this year different from 2006 or 2012?
What happens during the course of the year, that you continue to make the same New Year’s Resolution every year? What if you finally kept the same New Year’s Resolution and actually lost weight? I could move forward with another important resolution. My goal for you and every reader is for you to exceed your healthy living goals. How do we do that?
An emotional eater consumes food to replace a void that needs to be filled. The emotion can range from feeling alone, boredom, escape from reality, stress, confrontation, rejection, abandonment or anxiety. The key to controlling why you eat is to identify why you are an emotional eater. In order to identify why you might eat to deal with an emotion, we’ll list typical issues where we sometimes use food to deal with that emotion.
STEP 1. YOU MUST BE DELIVERED.
For me my liberation was to give everything in my life to God. I got tired of trying to be pushy about my career and dating. Yes, I am still single and waiting patiently for the Lord. The liberation for you can be changing your attitude to a positive attitude. What do you say to yourself during the day? What is your inner dialogue made of? we all do it. I did and started listening to myself. When you are alone with your thoughts and in a conversation, what do you find yourself saying:
“Things never go my way!” “I can never do anything right”, “I’m so stupid”
“I have the worst luck”, “Everyone in my family is overweight!”
Thoughts and words are very powerful. There is a saying that I hate to hear parents say about their children. It sounds nice to say, but it’s a self-fulfilling prophecy. Have you ever heard someone refer to a child and say, “He’s so BAD!”? From the moment the child begins to understand, and children are much smarter than we give them credit for, he continues to hear his mother say those words. So when a 5-16 year old continues to listen to “He’s So Bad” for 9 years. When he really is a great kid he has been conditioned by his mother or father to be bad.
When he starts getting into fights and ends up in detention or jail, we wonder what happened. That was what happened. He listened to “HE IS SO BAD” for 9 years he thought I AM. I gave this example to show that what we say and what we say to ourselves is just as powerful. So make a mental note of what you say to yourself and if it’s not positive, start surrounding yourself with positive friends, music and people.
STEP 2: WISH
Many people set goals, but lack the desire to do the work that is needed. Losing weight and implementing a healthy lifestyle is not just about how it looks. It’s about how you feel. It’s about the work ethic it instills in you to reach your fitness goals, as well as any other goals you may have for yourself. If you don’t have the desire to work hard and hit your weekly fitness goals, stick with your old clothes. Because exercising and losing weight has to be a desire to change your life.
STEP 3: DECISION
Make a decision that this is the last time you won’t reach your fitness goals. If you’re not meeting your fitness goals, ask yourself what other goals you’ve set for yourself that you’re not meeting. I guarantee that if your health and fitness goals are not being met, there are other areas of your life that are suffering as well. Make the decision to move forward with your goal. Decide to set realistic fitness goals. 2 pounds a week is a realistic goal. It may not sound like much, but add those 2 pounds a week and you’ve lost 8 pounds a month.