motivation

incentive

inspiration

drive

enthusiasm

impetus

stimulus

driving force

I'm listening to this...

hoping it'll help keep me

motivated

to fit into this... my LBD

{little black dress}

What's helping to keep

you

motivated

to

lose weight

today?

accountability and moderation are key

Last week

at my Weight Watcher's meeting,
I volunteered to take home the class journal.

You see, I need accountability.

I don't know if anyone will really even look at it,

but it helped to commit to keeping track of everything

I put in my mouth.

The week before I'd lost .6 and the week before 1 lb.

After choosing to be really acountable,

I lost 3 lbs. for a total of 33.6.

YIPPEE!

I've also found myself thinking a lot

about the quote in my last post.

Instant gratification

has become such an expectation in our world today,

and I see entitlement as a

c u l t u r a l

way of life.

Well...I'm finding that living a life of

moderation:
{living within reasonable limits and never to excess &
with self-restraint in the face of temptation or desire}

is what I really want.

I know that when I wake up in the morning

after staying within the limits I set for myself

I feel

so

much

better!

It's not easy!

{And I still give into temptation more often than I care to admit}.

But I wore a dress to a wedding this weekend that was

3

sizes

smaller

than the last dress I wore!

Yeah...that feels

a

lot

better!

what do I really want?

~*~

The chief cause of

failure
and

unhappiness

is trading what you want

most

for what you want

now.

~Zig Ziglar

~*~

presentation

This is a Hea!thty Choice Chicken Parmigiana Dinner.

My husband's lunch.

Very practical.

"Why dirty a plate?"

This is my lunch.

It's the same dinner with an upgrade!

It's still 7 points on WW, but somehow

so much more satisfying!

He said his was good,
but I'm certain mine was better!
It's all in the presentation...
ya know?
:)

I wish potato chips were considered a vegetable!

I really wanted to trade my

Wachusett potato chips

for a bag of

"Lay's Classic,"

~MY FAVORITES~

to eat with my 1/2 sandwich for lunch.

I L.O.V.E. Lay's potato chips! I think I love them more than chocolate, cake, and cookies!

But I decided to check the Points Value.

As it turns out, the Lay's have twice as many points!

There's a 1/2 oz. more in the Lay's bag. But the comparison between

grams of fat was amazing! {7 grams of fat in the

Wachusett brand compared to 15 grams in the Lay's!}

I opted for the Wachusett chips!

I think I deserve a BRAVO sticker at my next WW meeting, don't you?

beginning to feel momentum

START.SOMETHING.POSITIVE

Momentum can be difficult to establish.

And that's what makes it so valuable.
Because once you have it going in your favor,

momentum can be hard to stop.

With momentum on your side,

small efforts can bring

big results, and those

big results

can lead to even

bigger

ones.

Yes, momentum takes some effort and commitment to put into motion.

And it is very much worth the trouble.

Take the time and make the effort to start something positive.

Even though, in the short term,

it would be easier and more comfortable to just do nothing,

look past those immediate concerns.

Look ahead to that point where momentum kicks in,

and consider the value of putting it to work in your favor.

Then

get up,

get going,

and get to work

on

building that m o m e n t u m.

Start something positive, and create some valuable m o m e n t u m .
You'll be able to ride that momentum
as
far
as
you
can
imagine.
~ Ralph Marston

I'm beginning to feel the momentum...

down 26.6 lbs.

I think I can ...

I think I can...

I think I can...

2 months in

january ---------------------> march