I have a friend in Idaho who is a very Type A personality. Very organized, very focused, very disciplined etc. I felt quite inadequate when comparing our days - hers were filled with running, lifting weights, eating good food, kayaking, hiking - you get the picture. My days were filled with eating, watching t.v., playing with the kids and praying for their nap/bedtime so I could eat some more food and watch me some more t.v. And then I would have a pity party as I would watch my friend when we would get together for playgroups or at church and think to myself - I really WISH I could be disciplined like Yvonne, she is so LUCKY to just be like that. Somewhere along the way I started believing that having discipline was something you were born with like brown hair or blue eyes.
I now understand and know that discipline takes effort - it takes doing something over and over - and while doing that something over and over again is what helps you become disciplined when it comes to that certain thing. I feel that I am quite disciplined when it comes to my time in the gym - I really love going and have been doing it long enough that I enjoy finding new ways to really challenge myself. I'm trying (super hard) to be disciplined with my eating. In my opinion consistency = discipline. It's not just going to happen, people aren't just born with it, and it's something ALL of us can have. We just have to be willing to put in the work - put in the time, make the effort and know that unless you do that you won't just wake up one day with it - not gonna happen.
On another note, I have made the decision to get a little bit of help in the food/meal department. My tweeks, which absolutely helped my lose my first 60 pounds, are just not enough anymore. My sister Ashley introduced me to the program KristiApproved-Live the Life. These two women (Kristi and Trish) have come up with some rockin' recipes that are filling, delicious and easy with most calorie counts coming in around 200-240 for all meals. I have been doing it off and on for the last few weeks and have committed myself to their 12 week program starting Monday. If any of you are interested in seeing what it's all about, go to www.kristiapproved.com and take a look. They offer a free 7 day workbook (downloads to your computer) that provides you with recipes for 7 days and exercise also. I really like it - it is a program that works with my beliefs as a Latter-Day Saint. I'm really excited to see where the next 12 weeks will take me. And I'm NOT doing this out of desperation, I'm just ready to step it up another level.
this is me now.
I'm excited for your journey Emily! I really love their recipes!!! Keep up the good work
ReplyDeleteYay for you! Sounds fun.
ReplyDeletePS-I'm glad their recipes meet your LDS standards-I hate it when they slip in those margaritas or that rum cake :)
PPS-I know what you mean, I'm just being a smart aleck, surprise, surprise. :)
I feel the same way about Yvonne. I wish a little of her discipline could rub off on me. I'm finding mini candy bars are my weakness. Their mini - no damage right? Six later I've eaten an entire big one. Drat! I committed to being more disciplined in my eating last week and so far so good. So much less guilt. Thanks for being such a good example to me, Em! Love ya!
ReplyDeleteSorry, but I had to fix my spelling error. It is they're not their. What do you expect? I'm only in 2nd grade.
ReplyDeleteAshley - as always - thanks for the encouragement!
ReplyDeleteMelissa - You are a stinker and I love you! But, you know how most plans have your "extras" as coffee, wine, etc?
Robin - Thank you for your dedication to spelling correctly. I hear ya on the mini's. I have actually started buying a bag of plain m&m's that have 8 small packs in them with 70 calories per bag to help me with those cravings! I sure miss you guys!