Losing Weight Takes Effort…

Its 4 am on Saturday morning, I lay on the bed…look up the ceiling, half awake. “Should I go to exercise? ” a voice in my head asked.”Oh gosh, why bother, today is Saturday…you deserve a rest. Look the bed is so comfy” Another voice answered “It is best you get up… because you owe it to yourself”

For two minutes, the voices of their own had a conversation, till finally I dragged myself out of bed and decided I would get up and go to exercise. Losing weight takes effort. Ask anyone…ask the person next to you…Ask Christie Alley…Ask Oprah and they all tell you…losing weight takes effort and sometimes you have to dig deep inside of you for that effort.

When I arrived at the Stadium…not many people was there as yet and I said to myself I could have stayed at home. Yet still I shrugged and moved on to walk the 6 laps round the Savannah as requested by my trainer, Shawn. One and half hours later, my feet were killing me. I was ready to have a shower and go straight back to bed. Instead, someone talked me into joining the group for an aerobics class…and I could not believe it was my voice saying “I’ll be there”

It was the first Saturday that I have ever showed up for an exercise class and right after take an aerobics session. The aerobics was invigorating as we move to the spca music Super Blue. The music lifted my legs because without it…I would lie own flat out and not move. But I loved to danced. In my younger days, I danced all night regardless of the song or the aches and pains. It is like if you ever play mas in our country. We dressed in our costumes and start from as early as 8.00 am and danced in the streets until evening for two days. It is exciting and  liberating,

At the end of the workout…I went home and look at the mirror. I saw myself feeling motivated…fulfiled. Yes, losing weight takes effort and I fought the beast for yet another day.

Don’t Give Up On Weight Loss…

I know many of you have given up on weight loss. I’ve been there and I understand how it feels. You are at your wit’s end. You have tried it all and so you believe nothing is going to work again. You feel frustrated by failure and  overwhelmed by it all. You just don’t know what to do. . Now you believe it’s impossible for them to lose weight.

I quit!

Take heart, it is not that bad. I’m happy to tell you that I would have been your cheerleader in that band.  I have been there and I can tell you  I thought I hated exercising and drinking water. I thought I could not eat healthy.

You must first believe that this weight loss is a lifelong journey. It is not only about losing the weight that is the primary goal…but becoming healthy. After all I did not put on this weight overnight.  YOU can lose weight with a little guidance and faith in yourself.

First of all, relax. There is no fast, quick way to weight loss. Realizing this means any small change will take effect over time. Time is on your side. Unless we come to this realisation and take control of our mind, the weight will come off easily and effortlessly. I can tell you it is a struggle everyday. I am up at 5.00 am and I do cardio training three times a week and walking one mile to two miles on the other four days. The weight is coming off slowly but I am challenging myself. My goal is to lose six pounds and be a healthier person for myself and then for my family.

If we look at people who have been successful at weight loss and maintaining that loss, a couple of things are very apparent. These two factors are present in the lives of most of them:

1. They do some form of aerobic exercise 5 to 7 days per week. It’s as simple as talking a walk each evening. Do it minimally 5 times a week for 30 to 45 minutes at a time.

2. They have developed more healthy eating habits. Healthy eating habits are also very important. More fruit or vegetables instead of candy cake and pie on 5 days out out 7 make the difference.

So be good to your body today…do not let doubts and frustration get the better of you. We can do this together. Take time and write down your goals today…believe you can do it. Weightloss is but a challenge and be prepared to fight the good fight.

Hey if I can do it…Ms Procrastinator… Ms Coca Cola Queen…Ms I cannot drink water because it gives me headache…. You can do it!! I did cardio training for one hour and then I decided to challenge myself to walk half a mile…It is not difficult when you change your thinking and motivate yourslf.

All it requires is to take a new perspective on life and do it before it it is too late.