Hard Work Pays Off!!!

I DID IT....For those of you who follow my blog I explained that I have been challenging myself to loss 30Lbs in 90 days. Today marked my first 30 days and I needed to be at 224.2lbs in order to meet my first short term goal...I talked about it so much yesterday and I had convinced myself that if I barely missed the mark I would not be utterly disappointed....but this morning I woke up, got on the scale and the numbers to your left appeared! 223..8 lbs....I have officially loss 10Lbs...so now on to the rest of the challenge. I need to be at 214.2 by April 17th..I will fight hard to make my next goal...

I had the conversation with a friend today and expressed how important I think it is to have long term and short term goals to reach that ultimate goal. In the past I only saw my long term goal and could not reach it due to how unrealistic it was to look at the big picture with no stopping points along the way. I have come to believe that it is necessary to have realistic short term goals that can be met. When each goal is met it is a motivation booster and keeps you going for more. These short term goals and weight loss eventually lead to you meeting your ultimate weigh loss goal. I know as a society many of us want results now..as I am one of those people but I have learned with my many weight loss failures that results now is NOT A REALITY...put in the work and do the time...sacrifice and make healthy eating and exercise a part of your daily life and the results will show eventually!! Here is a quote that is inspirational....

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." – Confucius

This is such a great quote...you can make this relate to almost everything we do in life!! Put it in a picture frame, post it around your car...take it and absorb it!! In relation to losing weight if you fall off and eat that donut or piece of cake be sure to do better in the next bite....I know it is easy to eat the donut and say I have already messed up so let me add a whole pizza to the equation...but lets make a change in how we think and challenge ourselves to make a difference in the next BITE!!