Tonight, Jan drew upon the wisdom of Jack Canfield, the “author” of the ubiquitous Chicken Soup for the Whatever Soul books, by adapting his 10 Steps to Success to our WeightWatchers journey.
- Acknowledge and appreciate your positive past.
- You may have been on the diet roller coaster in the past. Think of it this way, you didn’t fail X number of times, you learned how NOT to do it X number of times.
- Use positive self talk.
- Calling yourself a fat tub o’goo when you eat a pint of Ben & Jerry’s is not a winning strategy.
- Acknowledge and build on your strengths.
- I’m really good at not sticking to things… ok, that’s not a good example.
- Clarify your vision and your purpose.
- I’ve said it before, a monumental weight loss effort will fall flat so long as you keep trying to be ‘noble’. Stop trying to lose weight for your kids or your spouse or for those jackasses at the high school reunion, do it for yourself! Until you get selfish you will lose your resolve. At the end of the day, the person you care most about is the one that stares at you in the mirror when you’re shaving.
- Set measurable goals and objectives.
- If I had ruminated too long on the 160+ lbs. I had to lose, it would have seemed like I was saying that I am going out to my driveway and lift the Explorer above my head. Insurmountable goals will remain just that, insurmountable. Break your goals down into small, significant portions and step-by-step you will lift that SUV!
- Visualize and affirm your goals and objectives.
- The way this has worked for me, I buy clothes that are a size or two too small. The goal is visualized when the smaller pair of pants sits on the shelf and mocks me. The goal is affirmed when I snap those bad boys upon my shrinking waist.
- Take action
- Those assholes that sit in their cars, blocking up the parking lot waiting for a ‘good’ parking space are going to continue having enormous a$$es unless they park a little further out and shag their rumps into the building. And they will take joy in walking past the aforementioned assholes. Turn off the TV, step away from the computer and move rapidly in a sustained fashion.
- Respond to feedback.
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Thank-you very much!
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- Persevere
- Pain is weakness leaving the body!
- Celebrate your success
- I am wearing the smallest size of jeans I have worn in almost 20 years. How cool is that?!?
Anton, A drum roll if you please…
Starting Weight (Dec. 22, 2006): 392 lbs.
Starting BMI: 51.7
Weight Last Week (Feb. 19, 2008): 310.6 lbs.
Weight Today (Feb. 26, 2008): 309 lbs.
Current BMI: 40.8
Weight Change This Week: -1.6 lbs.
Total Weight Lost: -83 lbs.
NEXT GOAL: Less than 40 on the BMI! (7 lbs. to go)
Do… or Do Not… there is no TRY. –Master Yoda
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Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment, Mike.
I can appreciate the financial crunch, but when you say you are “doing my own thing”; are you working the program with her or are you following something else?
btw… nice blog at strongbodies.net… if you interested in being a contributor here, let me know.
My wife has had great success with weight watchers in the past. I did it with her last year to support her. Now she goes to the meetings with her dad. We are trying to save money, so I am doing my own thing.
Good going! And good goal!
My next is under 35 on the BMI. But I was once over 40 BMI myself!
That was a good post… particularly the part where you realized that one might need to be selfish and do it for yourself, not others!
Congrats on those smaller jeans!