The first was that I was reminded about how important it is to be healthy. One of my customers had a stroke at age 41. That is my sister’s age. Our grandfather died of a stroke in his 50’s. It was a good reminder as to why I am doing Body for Life.
The second was that another customer complimented both me and SB. I was walking down a hallway and asked how she was doing seeing a brace on her leg. She replied, that it was not as good and SB and I were doing.
Weird to think that a week in, I am already seeing results. I have a shirt that is by a compny known for making their sizes small. Well this shirt is a 2X (I almost cried when it fit right in the dressing room, the 1X was a little too tight in the arms and bust area.) , but today when I wore it, it was almost floating off of me it seemed. YAY!!
Take a piece of paper and fold it in thirds.
On the top third, write “12 Week Goals”. Write out five specific goals you will achieve over the course of your 12-week program. Make sure you define and state your wish, as well as setting a deadline. (I.e., Within 12 weeks, I will lose 15 pounds of bodyfat.) This transforms your dreams into goals. Be sure to look at them frequently — I do first thing in the morning, and last thing at night, if not more frequently.
On the middle third, write “Reasons” and put three reasons you decided to achieve your 12 week goals. What do you WANT. DO you want to be healthy? Do you want to look good? Feel great? Be an inspiration to others? Be sure to read you reasons when you remind yourself of your goals. It helps shape actions into patterns.
On the lower third, write “Transforming Patterns of Action” and write 3 patterns of action you need to change in order to achieve your goals. You know, the “Old Pattern/New Pattern” routine. What have you been doing that hasn’t worked for you up to this point? How can you change that negative into a positive? Do yo need to eat less junk? Do you need to exercise? Do you need to have faith in yourself? Maybe you don’t love yourself as much as you should, and one of your transforming patterns of action is to carve out a certain amount of time as “me time”, where regardless of activities (life-or-death situations don’t apply here, folks), you will take that time just for you; be it to meditate, have a bubble bath, a serene walk in nature, or even sit quietly and read.
Transformation begins on the inside. You have to reinvent yourself from within.
Tomorrow I’ll talk about the Positive Mindset that Bill Phillips discusses in the Body for Life program.
(This information is also available in the Success Journal, where Bill discusses, in greater detail, the points I’ve touched on.)
You can do it!
