So I was reading part of this book last night and it states that by following certain key points/steps you can help yourself achieve the personal success you want in either living a healthier lifestyle or getting to your weight-loss goal. It reads:
Visualization: A mental picture is worth a thousand words. In your mind's eye envision your weight-loss before it happens (my insert: envision you living a healthier natural active lifestyle). Visualize all aspects of the new you from your appearance to your improved health. Remember, if you can see it, chances are very good you can make that healthy visual a reality. 
Results: I fell asleep last night trying to visualize myself thin. I woke up the next day and it took me about until 3:00 PM (after stopping and closing my eyes a couple of times to visit several mental locations and outfits) to finally zero into that person.."healthy/active me" with curly hair and honey-colored eyes, thinner; toned arms and legs, you know comfortable, determined, focused, and calmer and my scent was organically fresh, like lemons and the sea, yes very random... but I didn't think it would take me soooo long to get there, but it did. Maybe I just have too many things going on right now. OR maybe that's been one of my problems all these years..I knew that person existed but I never went there or tried to see her..or I was too afraid or didn't wanna try or it wasn't the right time or its just been too long. IDK! excuses..excuses. I have about one year before I hit the 20 year mark of NOT being the right weight and size. I've reached the healthy mind but just thinking about all those years that have passed is crazy and STILL 70 pounds to go (realistically 50 pounds). Can I do it?? Well, today I did visualize and I moved forward. I saw me at a healthy weight and free and finally matching my innards with my outers (if that makes sense) and it felt good and made me want to keep fighting for the healthy me...I wanna be her...I can be her..I will be her. I am her because today I saw me.
What about YOU?? Have you visualized yourself thin or healthier or much more active?
As you can see I posted some outfits I see myself wearing and below is the Dahon folding bike (helmet included) that will get me around town. LOVE riding bike! And for some reason when I think of the healthy me at the beach I see me dressed as a surfer girl...never tried surfing..but maybe it's a goal to look forward to...
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Visualization technique worked really good today. I made healthy choices. Two temptations though were brought into the house: my mom purchased TWO tubs of Breyer All Natural Ice Cream - Buy One get One Free (That's how they get you) and my niece’s brownies (you know the mini ones that come 3 in a bag…so small and so tempting :P. BUT I visualized where I want to be and I didn't fall. So proud.:) My Goals for the day were as follow: Complete food journal - Check! Just 30-minutes of Movement/4 times a week - Nope; worked until 7:30 PM and ate some food then had to bath and read to my niece and off she went to bed...and now its 10:28 PM, positive note I still have 5 days left to reach this goal AND last but not least - Plan for Sleep (In bed by 10:30 PM) Check bed is ready after I hit publish off I go! Gots to go will post my caloric percentages tomorrow. Ciao
Realistically speaking I did pretty well today...Had 2 Fruits and about 3 servings of Vegetables and was really careful with my fat intake…but as I write this, I think I should have had more water. Let’s see, really stressful day and wasn't feeling well but kept my journal up-to-date. I’m trying to figure out how many calories I should consume everyday. I went out to eat at Panera's with my mom and niece and made healthy choices...garden salad with low fat balsamic vinaigrette and half of a plain turkey sandwich with lettuce and tomato, no cheese..it did have a bit of mayo and mustard but calorie wise the meal added up to 360 calories 14 coming from fat and I didn't eat all the bread.. BUT then I started feeling peckish (like when you want to peck at things) so I had a little bite of my mom's tuna sandwich and I took 3 bites of my mom blueberry muffin while I was having coffee (no sugar added), I didn’t taste my nieces oatmeal cookie though, even though I was holding it in my hands while I waited for them to come out of the restroom…and then a few hours later when I was home I had a small bite of my dad's Italian Sandwich and 1/4 cup of Starbucks Java Chip Ice Cream..I added everything up and today I had a total of 1,353 calories (22% Fat 26% Protein and 52% carbs)..I think those are good numbers but I'm still figuring that out…Holistically speaking I think I could’ve done better. .Like NO to the Ice Cream… since it’s mostly saturated fat and sugar but I’m still trying. If you have any substitutes for this type of yummies, please let me know. Goals Accomplished: Complete Food Journal Goals Not Accomplished: "Just 30-minutes" and "Plan for Sleep" :( Hope to do better tomorrow.
Its ok. Jesy! Ps: I can see u as the surfer girl, that is totally u! Outfits r so cute.
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