Gratitude for 2015

  As the New Year begins, women everywhere will be bombarded with posts, emails, and even texts focusing on all sort of quick weight loss promising beauty, thinness, and look younger instantly. While others will be hearing about the latest workout on how to get you in shape with six packs abs in days and have the body of your dreams in no time. All kinds of crazy and unhealthy diets, cleanses, clean eating, shakes, workout programs, all geared to deplete your wallet as well as make your goals initially seem realistic but eventually become unattainable. Once that happens, a lot of women will most likely spiral down with a negative mindset and on a path to quitting, giving up and feel like a failure. This does not have to be. It is time to women to find freedom and happiness from all of this emotional stress from all of these messages. As many of you know, I have devoted my adult life to helping women to lose weight, get fit and healthy, eat better and feel better about themselves. While I still love what I do, years ago I came to the conclusion both professional as well personally that good health, weight loss and fitness is and HAS to be a year round commitment. Then you will begin to be FREE to have a happier, healthier body as well as a healthy emotional state of wellbeing. This is not any easy fix, it is a lifestyle that you have to make a commitment to you to do your very best and on those days you cannot, you weather the storm, hang tight and begin again next time. Life is filled with ups and downs but it is vitally important for you to stay focused and walk thru the valley only to come out of the tunnel. 

 I have been preaching this for years and still stand by this practice and passion I have today. However, the research is now clear. The commercial weight loss industry has actually contributed to making you stay overweight and unhealthy in many ways. Diets promise a better you but we all know that diets are not the way to a happy, healthy life. What you need to do is have a sound judgment and make choices that work for you every day. The portions at restaurants as enormous, you are tempted in every way, it is becoming socially acceptable in a lot of circles to be overweight and so more people are at a higher weigh compared to 20 years ago. The stress you face daily can add to overeating and bingeing so mindlessly you eat at the first sign of any distress. Women have had battles with food for years but I have noticed it now increasing as commercials, magazines and TV are telling you that you need to be thin and beautiful. Got a wrinkle, your local salesperson on QVC and HSN will help you to get rid of it thus making you feel better. Get the newest workout and let that solved all of your problems. Really, if it only were that easy. Let’s get real about this, you need to accept yourself with the belief that you will work towards becoming a better you every day. YOU will eat as best you can, YOU will get exercise in and you will begin to feel GRATITUDE FOR WHO YOU ARE. As this year comes in, take time to stop and be grateful for your life.