Many times people will tell me that “This just isn’t a good time to start my weight loss. I have a (fill in the blank with some special occasion) coming up.” It might be a shock, but there is no good time to start losing weight.
Think of it by the calendar. You start off with New Year’s Eve and then jump into a manic effort to get your eating under control. For me, my birthday comes next (I would like to change it to sometime in July), then an anniversary, and then Valentine’s Day. This triple-whammy is closely followed by St. Patrick’s Day and Easter. Memorial Day is right around the corner, with graduations and weddings thrown in for good measure before the 4th of July beckons with all of that good American celebration food. Summer cookouts and vacations blend into Labor Day. Soon is it Halloween and then, Thanksgiving and Christmas. There’s an excuse to put off your weight loss attempt at every turn of the calendar page.
The thing to remember is that you will have to learn how to navigate these occasions and excuses for indulgence in the future. There are just too many special dates and they all seem to revolve around food. There is no good time to start losing weight. You may as well start and do it now. Start! Just start right now. Today, with your very next meal. You can do it and I can help. I’ll give you tips to avoid overeating on those holidays in a future post. Or you can buy the Win When You Lose book at http://www.amazon.com/author/susanmcdaniel and get a jump-start on becoming the best you you can be. Keep the calendar view in your mind when you try to postpone your weight loss efforts. It will hopefully snap you back to reality.
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I do have some questions for you if you don’t mind. Could it be only me or does it appear like some of these comments appear as if they are written by brain dead folks? 😛 And, if you are writing at other online sites, I’d like to follow you.
Could you make a list of all of all your social networking sites like your twitter feed, Facebook page or linkedin profile?
Thanks for taking the time to leave a response! I really appreciate your time and your interest. I added (I hope!) the Facebook link to the blog site, but you can just go to Win When You Lose on Facebook. I am on there quite often. If you need anything, don’t hesitate to ask. My Linked In and Twitter are more geared towards my travel agency, but you can follow me on Twitter @SMcDanielTravel and Susan McDaniel on Linked In. I like Pinterest too! You have motivated me to create WWYL Twitter, Linked In, and Pinterest accounts in the future. Many thanks!
Great post. I am going through a few of these issues as well.
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Thank you very much for the feedback! I am glad you found the post helpful.