I always associated gambling as something that you did with money. I don’t like gambling my money on the stock market or lotteries or at casinos. As a matter of fact, on our one and only trip to Las Vegas, I was annoyed with the slot machines. They were far to noisy and who wants to keep feeding something that you have no guaranteed return on. Glen, my husband wanted to try the machines, after all we were in Las Vegas and who doesn’t gamble some when you are in Las Vegas. He began with a certain amount of money and I went about looking at other things and got a cup of coffee. After a while I returned to where he was to see how he was doing. He told me that he was down but as soon as he was up we would leave. I stayed by his side to watch and when the machine showed he was up five cents I said “You’re up let’s get out of here.” We did! However last week I read this statement from the book Shot in the Arm by Sharon Lee Riguzzi and I quote ” I have been a gambler. For years, I would gamble every weekend. Not at Atlantic City, but at restaurants, at family dinner table, even in the car. I would gamble a week of hard work, saving for my dream (Weight Goal).” Unlike the author I did not do it by weekend eating. I do it by outsourcing my emotion to food. Every time I put a food in my mouth that is not in the plan for weight goal I am gambling away my health. Every time I give control to food and allow it to be the force away from my desired results I am gambling. I am actually finding that I am having physical reactions to outsourcing of food. Therefore causing recover to be longer then I want. Giving this old habit control, is the old (then) me. I desire the new me(now) to be proactive. As I approach my 60th b-day(several months away) I am making the connection with the realization that I am gambling away my whole reason for doing the hard work to get to my Weight Goal. That begs the question. Do I really want to live to be 100 years old? If so, then why am I gambling it away by overindulgence in food? Can I imagine what I could accomplish if I really put my mind to JUST DO IT? Am I up to the challenge? I AM!
By setting a goal and creating a structure around getting it I believe that I am going to realize that Weight goal. I would like to share with you what that looks like.
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G – To reduce present weight by 5 lbs.
R- I have the skill and experience to know that recording and eating wisely along with moving more will help me to reduce. The time frame 4 weeks is realistic.
O- The plan for no desserts EOD (every other day), fruit is acceptable. To increase the intensity of my workout by adding core to Running Days. Recording everything that enters my mouth. As well as attending a WW class on August 17 and 31st.
W- Will I reach this goal with this plan? I know that I can. Will I stick to the plan? Indeed I can, God begin my helper.
Goal is 5 lbs by Sept 1st. Being accountable. That is the key to the What. The Why is to maintain and continue to be healthy.
Anyone interested in taking on a similar challenge? Can you Imagine what you could accomplish if you really put your mind to it?
Wishing you all a beautiful and blessed day.
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