One of the biggest questions about weight loss is, ” How do I lose and keep it off?”
However, losing weight is an ongoing journey; from experience, I know it takes time, courage, commitment, and consistency. Since Spring is right around the corner, I want to share a few tips of encouragement to help you or someone you know get started and accomplish your goals.
I’m excited that you have taken the first step to a better you. I look forward to sharing some great tips from my journey to help you be a better you.
Let me be honest: I am most excited and looking forward to the Spring weather.
Yes, I enjoy the warmer weather, but without bragging, I am super happy about my weight loss transformation. And yes, I said it correctly: transformation because that happened to me, a total life transformation—starting with a made-up mind to lose weight no matter what I needed. I remember the struggles, the doubts, and the moments of wanting to give up. But I also remember the victories, the small wins that kept me going.
Mainly because I have achieved such a significant weight loss, and the journey continues. No, I’m not bragging about myself, but my weight loss journey has been and continues to be phenomenal. It’s not every day I get to lose 100lbs, and yes, keep it off. And while I’m hugely impressed with the weight loss, I can’t leave out the other great benefits I’ve gained since losing weight.
For example, I’ve gained strength, muscle tone, and a significant increase in energy. I feel great, and I continue to enjoy working out. So, my goal today is twenty pounds to go, and that’s amazing. Thus, I’m sharing this because I know Spring is just around the corner, and Summer will soon follow.
I want to encourage you or someone you may know about starting their weight loss journey or any other goal. So, if it’s you and you want to know what I did to start on my weight loss journey, lose the weight, keep it off, and gain new energy levels, then keep reading. And if it’s not for you, share it with someone you know who needs a little encouragement with their journey.
From experience, we often know we want to lose weight. And we understand we must get healthy, fit, and get in shape. But sometimes, the biggest struggle is moving over to doing something about it. Before starting the next trending diet, find two key factors that helped me lose weight. Commitment and Consistency!
Commitment: The first step is to decide on the obligation to change. We owe it to ourselves. If you have the desire and want to do something different, then take the first step and decide that today is a special day for a change. Let today be the day to start, not tomorrow, not next week, not next month, but today.
Make a mental declaration and follow through with your thoughts to produce the results. Often, we desire to lose weight, get healthy, and get in shape. We set goals and may even start with our salads and thirty minutes on the treadmill. Soon after, we get tired, discouraged, and lose focus, and then we give up or give in, and the cycle continues. But remember, it’s your commitment that will break this cycle. You are in control of your journey.
Well, it was right before my youngest daughter was born. Those last few weeks before she arrived were hectic. Wow, I remember weighing nearly 300 lbs; my back was hurting. It wasn’t easy to fall asleep.
I couldn’t sleep comfortably, and I was ready for delivery. We often pray about the “big things,” but we forget God cares about us thoroughly, not just the “big things” but everything. If it’s an issue for us, we should pray about it.
So, that’s what I did. I asked the Lord for the strength to get through the birth. And gratefully I did; here I was, over forty and giving birth. What a great joy of blessing! I told myself that once I made it through to my post-partum check-up, then that was it. I was going to commit to getting healthy and losing weight.
So, whatever your goal is, whether it’s to lose weight or write a book, do it. But before you begin on your journey, choose to commit.
Start your journey, commit to change, go for it, do the work, and don’t stop until you reach your destination. Keep your mindset on the end goal, the accomplishment, and the victory. It’s not about the speed; it’s about the results. Some days will go faster than others, but don’t stop; keep going.
Consistency: Once we’ve decided and gotten serious about our commitment, we move toward our goal and the results we want to see. We have to stay consistent in the process to see the results we want.
Staying with it made all the difference for me. When I first started intermittent fasting, I didn’t know if it would work. But what I did know was I was going to continue with whatever did work and yield results. Since I began to see satisfactory results, my goal was to continue with it and keep going. And I’m still doing it today.
I incorporated working out, and I continue to change or make any modifications to my program so I can continue to see the results I want. Don’t get confused by the word program. Because I’m not on any fancy or expensive program, and yes, I call it “my program” because it includes what works for me.
The best plan for me is “the plan,” the method that works for me. I continue to see consistent results in intermittent fasting and exercise. Since these are among the things that bring the most results, it’s what works for me.
Understandably, my method or program might not work for everyone, but it works wonders for me and, notably, many others.
So, first things first, commit. After you commit to making the change, get busy producing results for yourself. Once you find what works for you, no matter what, stay with it. However, of course, be flexible and make modifications to yield better results as you see fit.
But remember, it is not how fast you get there; it’s about really getting there and making the change. The purpose is to get the results. And every step you take towards your goal, no matter how small, is a victory worth celebrating.
Acknowledge these victories; they are the stepping stones to your ultimate success.
