How Do You Stay On Track?

It's hard to stay on track if you don't have a plan and preparation! I have found personally that support, motivation and preparation are what keep me on track , no ones perfect, but it's the small healthy decisions that we make daily that will eventually compound into great success if we just stay the course and focus on the goal! I set small goals sort of as stepping stones to my big goal and I know that if I stay strong I will reach them! And you can too!! Mind/Matter! My name is Jennifer and I'd love to help you and encourage you and be accountability partners! Send me a message if you're interested!

I focus more on other factors than the number on the scale. For example: losing inches, buying new clothes because everything else is way too big, body fat % decreasing, able to workout longer or harder than I could before. I keep my measurements, weight, and body fat % in a book and write these down at least twice a month. It has been helpful to look over my book when I am feeling discouraged and then I have "proof" that I am making progress. Some people take pictures each month to see the comparison and changes in their body.

I have decided to up my calories to eat more even though my weight loss is slower. I enjoy food and love cooking, cutting my calories too low makes me miserable and I want to quit. I enjoy a home cooked cheeseburger about once a week, pizza about every ten days, and a small piece of chocolate every day if I want. I enjoy all foods in moderation most days (some days I go over and try to get back on track the next day before it spirals out of control and becomes the norm) and do not cut anything out of my diet (carbs, fats, or sugars).

I try to do exercises that I enjoy and not torture myself with activities that I dread. This definitely helps in not finding excuses to not work out each day! Also, I started with 20 minutes a day for three times a week and now I go about an hour about four times a week.

These are a few things that help me stay on this path and not lose my focus. I have days and sometimes a few weeks here and there that I don't exercise as much as I should or I eat fast food and drink pop to a calorie excess, but I shake out of it and get back on the wagon. You have to be willing to allow yourself to make mistakes without feeling guilty or discouraged by your "lack" of self-control. If this process was easy then everyone would be skinny again overnight! You can add me as a friend if you would like.