Activating New Year Resolutions!

What are your fitness plans for the new year? Instead of waiting until January to begin my workout, I decided to kick it off early by starting the week of Christmas. That way, I am sure to stay motivated and disciplined when the onslaught of food begins. Today was my first day and I loooove it already! For those of you who don't know it, I am a Chalene Johnson fan! It was a discipline for me to workout everyday until my coach Susan Kihleng had me try out Turbo Jam. Now, I workout because it's fun.  So if anyone is having problems motivating themselves to workout, try one of Chalene's workouts.

Celebrate Small Victories

All major battles are won by a series of small victories and defeats.  We need to remember that all the major wars of the world were fought and won that way. This should motivate us to keep fighting and when we experience defeats, remember the battle is not over yet.  Get up, dust yourself off and keep fighting because there’s a chance you will win the next one.

When you lose this one, instead of getting discouraged, figure out what went wrong and then get ready for the next “scrimmage”.

Today, I celebrate a small victory, because it motivates me to look forward to winning the war against my unhealthy body!   I am now a size 8—down from a size 14! And it was awesome to try on some dresses and not have to take them back because they were too small for me—or I was too BIG. Actually, I kept one that didn’t fit (IT WAS TOO BIG!)  so I could take it in a few inches. 

       At the moment, I am having success by keeping a count on my daily caloric intake and using Turbo Jam to shave off excess weight.