Beyond the New Year's Weight Loss Resolution

"I'm in it to win it"
-Geno Auriemma, head coach, UCONN Huskies Women's Basketball team

With the coming New Year, a typical New Year's resolution is to lose weight, go on a diet.  My blog entry today is to give some motivational pointers to go beyond the resolution.  We must push and inspire ourselves to make that commitment, then go beyond it.

It sure would be nice to have a motivating coach, one who pushes us harder and further to be the best we can possibly be in order to keep us on track, stay inspired and committed to our diet and healthy lifestyle.  For most of us; however, sticking to that healthy lifestyle is a personal thing that only we can do for ourselves.  We need to be our own coach! 

Here are some inspirational points to consider for your New Year diet resolutions:

- Find that thing inside you that drives you to succeed.  What is the real reason to commit?

-Become your own mentor who completely cares about and believes in you.

-Have high expectations of yourself, your goals and ambition.

-Stay focused on your weight loss plans and get it done.

-Be your own leader, no one else is going to do it for you.

-When your resolution is not going easy, reach deeper inside yourself and make it happen.

-Expect greatness from yourself and maintain a level of excellence to do well with your plan.

-Continue to plan things out and stay organized with your healthy goals.  Pave your path.

-Always move forward and keep your plans rolling. 

I believe when we put emotions behind our weight loss and health goals, we develop a mindset that cannot be beat.  This winning combination inspires us to continue to step up to the challenge and take the prize of a better life!

With regard to my weight loss, I'm proud to say I'm a loser; yet, I am in it to win it.  Are you in?

Have a Happy and Healthy New Year.