"Let Nothing Stop You!"

I'm a Tower of Power fan, shows my age a bit, but I can't help thinking about one of my favorite songs this morning..."Ain't nothing stopping us now."

What's stopping YOU right now at this very moment from losing weight and looking the best you can?

We are looking at tools to keep motivation fresh and alive! Motivation has to be a priority if you want to achieve your goals. I've got another tool for you to pull out and use as you strive to reach your goal weight and live your best life.

4. Write down everything that's stopping you from reaching your weight loss goal and then beside each thing that's stopping you, make a plan to eliminate the problem.


You may write down:

"I don't have time to lose weight" and a solution to that problem would be to make time by spending 30 minutes exercising instead of watching TV or exercise for 30
minutes while watching TV.

"I eat too much and I can't control my cravings" and a solution to that would be to eat ALL the food on your nutritional plan every day to provide you with the nutrients you need to combat cravings.

"My head's just not into it" and a solution to that is to use the tools you have, and spend time on your head! Make the time to get alone with yourself and use the valuable tools you've received to change your thinking. You have complete control over your thoughts. Eliminate stinkin' thinkin'!


Write down whatever it is that is stopping you from losing weight and then eliminate it! You have a problem? You also have a solution! Let nothing stop you!

How bad do you want to be at goal weight? What's keeping you from having what you want? Use this tool and you'll be singing..."Ain't nothing stopping me now!"

Always encouraging you,
Letha

"Make a Bet With Yourself"

I'm not a betting woman, but this is a fun way to increase motivation! We are looking at 10 ways to keep motivation alive. We've looked at a couple of tools in the last two weeks, today we'll look at yet another fun way to kick up your motivation to lose weight!

3. Make a bet with yourself or someone else!

What would happen to your resolve if you walked into the next office at work with $100 bill and "bet" your co-worker that you will lose 20 pounds in 10 weeks? If you don't do it, they keep the money, when you accomplish the goal, they give it back!!
I can tell you what would happen...you'd do it!!

How inspired would you be if you told your children that you were going to walk every day for the next 60 days...if you didn't follow through they could dye your hair blue! (that one is a little outrageous, but I bet you'd follow through)

The more extreme the bet is or the more you have to lose, the greater chance you'll actually reach your weight loss goal and think about like this...

If there was a chance you could lose your house, your car and all your money if you did not lose 50 pounds in 10 months (which is a reasonable amount of time) then you'll probably end up losing 50 pounds in 7 months or less!

How outrageous can you be? What kind of "bet" will inspire you? Who would you make a bet with that would get you to make a DECISION once and for all?

You can start today. Bet someone today. Keep motivation alive, that's what people do who accomplish great things!!

Always encouraging you,
Letha

"If I Do" and "If I Don't"

It's all abut the motivation! So this week we are going to look at another tool to keep motivation alive! I believe strongly in using pain and pleasure to motivate us to change. This is another way to look at it, another way to think about it. Our second tool in our tool box;

2. Play the "If I Do" and the "If I don't game"


Here's how you play the "If I Do" and the "If I don't game."

You're going to take 2 sheets of paper and on the top of 1 sheet of paper you're going to write:

"These are all the GOOD things that will start happening to me tomorrow, next week, next month, next year, or even 2,5, or 10 years from now if I DO take action now to lose weight."

Then you'll fill up that sheet with every single GOOD thing you can imagine that will happen in the near & distant future If You DO take action now to lose weight!

Spend time here. Be creative. Think of things about your physical, emotional and spiritual life that will be GOOD if you DO take action now to lose your weight. Don't forget to think about your family, your friends, your work. All the things that you are involved in will be affected by your weight loss!


Now take your second piece of paper and write:

"These are all the bad things that will start happening to me tomorrow, next week, next month, next year, or even 2,5, or 10 years from now if I DON'T take action now to lose weight."

Then you'll fill up that sheet with every single BAD thing you can imagine that will happen in the near & distant future If you DON'T take action now to lose weight.

Spend time here. Be creative. Think of things about your physical, emotional and spiritual life that will be BAD if you DO NOT take action now to lose your weight. Don't forget to think about your family, your friends, your work. All the things that you are involved in will be affected by your choice to NOT lose weight.

This will be a powerful tool of motivation when you sit and "play this game," however the key to keeping motivation alive is to refer back to it often. Put it somewhere visible or keep it in a notebook or journal so that it is easy to refer to.

Keep adding these tools to your tool box and you are going to find that you are becoming an expert at motivation!

Always encouraging you,
Letha

"So That..."

It's all about the motivation! Motive; the inner drive that causes one to act.
We spend way too much time thinking about food when we are trying to lose weight...and way too little time thinking about why we want to lose weight; our motive for losing weight.

Our weight loss goals MUST inspire us. Motivation is SO important to being successful at weight loss and weight maintenance that I am going to spend the next 10 weeks on Motivation! One week at a time, focusing on one tool to add to your motivation tool box. Here we go:


1. Keep on saying "So That"

Ask yourself "Why do I want to lose weight?" and after you come up with a reason why... Just keep on saying SO THAT...

For example - Why Do you want to lose weight?

•I want to lose weight to look better SO THAT...
•I want to lose weight so I can feel more confident about myself SO THAT...
•I want to lose weight so I can look amazing at my high school reunion SO THAT...
•I want to lose weight to be a healthy wife and mother SO THAT...
•I want to lose weight to have better health SO THAT...

Can you see what's happening here?

The more times you say SO THAT, the more and more motivated you'll become to lose weight.

We connect somewhat to why we want to lose weight, but we don't make it personal enough to motivate us on a deep level. Motive... the inner drive that cause one to act.

Everyone should lose weight for their health. right?
Everyone should lose weight to feel more confident, right?
Everyone should lose weight and model health for their children, right?

But why you? Why should you do these things? Adding SO THAT at the end of your goal statements will make a difference and help you connect to why YOU should accomplish these things!

Try it this week...SO THAT...

One tool each week. Pick them up, use them, and lets see what you build by the end of these 10 weeks!

Always encouraging you.
Letha

The Amazing Race!

It's September! That means summer is coming to a close, children are headed back to school and parents are celebrating! It also means that life is going to have some routine again.

At The Healthy Weigh, it means that we are two weeks away from closing out our Summer Team Challenge, "EXTRAORDINARY LIFE" and getting geared up for our Fall Challenge, "THE AMAZING RACE." Our Summer Team Challenge has been extraordinary just like the theme. We are going to beat the weight loss record again and will have lost over 1500 pounds in just nine weigh-in's. We have records being broken, weight loss goals being met and more importantly, changed thinking all around! The Summer Team Challenge has lived up to it's name!

That brings us to the Fall! October 11th we will launch our 10th season of our exciting Team Challenge! When we introduced this new program back in the spring of 2009, we could not have imagined the success that was ahead of us. The Team Challenge has changed the way The Healthy Weigh helps people lose weight and keep it off. Because of the challenges we are experiencing greater client success than ever, and it just keeps getting better!

"THE AMAZING RACE" will be a powerful theme for the 10 week fall Challenge. We will have fun and lose a bunch of weight while we explore 'detours,' 'road blocks,' 'clues' and 'pit stops.' Our teams will rise to the occasion with this theme for sure.

Another exciting announcement about our 10th season is that we will have our first ever "alumni" team. This team will consist of clients who have completed the Team Challenge, gone through stabilization and are now at goal weight. This team will be a big group that will be competing for a separate prize. They will be focused on keeping their weight loss % the same or possibly a touch lower by the end of the 10 weeks. One thing our clients have learned at The Healthy Weigh is that having accountability is one of the most important things you can do to maintain your weight loss success. This group, sporting their alumni Healthy Weigh tee shirts, will not only be an inspiration to the clients losing weight, but will set a great example of what it takes to keep weight off. Our alumni know that the holiday months are a dangerous time for people trying to eat healthy and keep their weight off. The Team Challenge will be an excellent place for them to hold firm and move into January at or below their goal!

If you or someone you love is considering changing their life, re-writing their story, losing 20, 30 ,40 or more pounds by Christmas...The Healthy Weigh Team Challenge is a place to do that! We will be having six 30 minute "infomercials" to explain all the details of the Amazing Race Team Challenge. September 20, September 27th and October 4th we will share the details at 11:00 am and 7:00 pm. Come and find out more about what's happening at The Healthy Weigh... and bring a friend, they might be your partner on this Amazing Race!


Always encouraging you,
Letha