Thought for the Day

Excuses do not create results.........

We seem to have an excuse for everything - cannot exercise....cannot get in the protein.......cannot drink water......cannot take vitamins....cannot lose those stubborn 10 pounds....we ALL have them.

None of these excuses help us achieve our desires.  The energy you expended in the excuse could have been used in creating your result.

So, take today and begin shedding your excuses.

AMEN Jill!  lys

Good Morning,

Great Advice Sporty Jill.  I LIKE!!!

Sometimes in life you really can't do something you want or need to do.  So when those times roll around, I ask myself, what can I do instead.

For example if I don't have an hour for my usual walk, I might walk 30 minutes, or 10 minutes of weights.  Anything is better than nothing, and I can almost always find something I can do.

EXACTLY!  Shed the excuse.

For example, today I forgot my big water mug at home - YIKES!!!  How am I going to get in my water?

My coffee cup works just fine.  Excuse diverted!

An excuse is just a decision you made not to do something.  An excuse helps shifts the blame from you so you do not hold yourself accountable for your decisions.

EXACTLY!  Unfortunately, many of us have (or have had) excuses - that's how we ended up where we were/are.

I remember at 265 having so many excuses for my weight that it just became second nature to fall back on them.  And unfortunately, at 265, I had no real excuses and had no real reasons for being where I was.  It was all self induced, and now....3 years later...I can fully admit that I was the reason why I weighed 265 pounds.  I was the one who ate every bite of hasbrowns with sausage gravy....I was the one who chose to sit on the couch night after night....I was the one who chose to cook unhealthy meals....I was the one who chose the life that I lived.  And because of those choices, my body deteriorated.

Fortunately, I have had a very supportive family who have ALWAYS told me that I was wonderful, no matter what I weighed.  They never expressed their concern to avoid making me feel bad, but always wondered if I was truely ok.  My weigh scared them.......

But, once I started shedding the excuses, I have become a new person.  Yes...I still have them, but have become much more aware of them and have plans in place to avoid them.  Like when i do not want to exercise, I look at my calendar to see how I've done during the week.  if I think I can afford a rest day, I take it and swamp out my planned rest day.  But, if I cannot, then I have to go for at least 10 minutes before making the decision to not workout.  Many times, I keep going, but on those occasions where I cannot go, I stop and do something productive.  It means that my body needed a mental break for the day.  And depending on the time, i will try again later on.

But...this is off point - it's time to shed the excuses.  If we do not want the carbs/junk, stop buying them.  Kids won't miss them.  And if they do, well...they need to get off of them, too (my goal for my own son....little does he know - buhahahahaha - I've got a BIG shocker coming!).

Say it sister!  I'm horrible about making excuses for myself....Sigh...  I'm going to work extra hard today to whip my booty back into some non-excusing shape.  :)