Happy Skinnyversary!!!

Happy Tuesday - 8/26/2014

Today is my Skinnyversary!  1 year ago today I started taking Skinny Fiber.  As of today, I'm down 44 lbs and 82".  I can't believe I've been consistent and committed to a healthy lifestyle for 1 entire year straight.  WOW!  Year 2 begins today and I'm going to stay just as consistent and even more committed if that's even possible.

Not only has Skinny Fiber helped me lose weight, but I feel so good.  I have an energy that I don't think I've ever had, even when I was a kid.  But it's not a tweeking out, jittery, heart racing kind of energy.  I wake up in the morning and I'm ready for the day.  When it's time to go to sleep, I get in bed and read for a few minutes and I'm out like a light and sleep all night long.  No more tossing and turning, no more waking up and staring into the dark.  No more waking up and feeling like I need a nap.

Another thing Skinny Fiber has done for me; no more aching joints.  My hips, knees and ankles were killing me, my lower back hurt all the time.  I don't hurt anymore and this has given me the courage to believe that I could exercise.  In the past, I always used my knees and hips as an excuse for not exercising.  But now, I'm jogging.  As you know, I had a little set back last week in my jogging routine, but I'm not quitting.  I got up this morning and walked to get body muscles warmed up and then I jogged for 1/2 mile and walked to cool down.  I WILL work back up to where I was and continue from there.

Also, no more meds for me.  No acid reflux (I haven't had heart burn, indigestion or acid reflux for 1 whole year).  No more problems with my esophagus, no more IBS.

Not everyone has the same experience that I've had, but many have had even better results.  There are people who were on their death beds and are now healthy and medicine free.  Some people lose weight immediately and others don't see any changes for 3 to 6 months.  It just depends on your health, your body and how committed you are to succeed.

Skinny Fiber is not a magic pill.  The magic is in you!

I am committed to helping as many people get healthy as I can.  If you are interested in trying Skinny Fiber, check out my website.  www.imsbc4life.com

Maybe you don't need to lose weight, but you know someone who does.  Share this with them, it could change their life.  It's totally changed mine.

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I plan on having my daughter take a new picture of me for my 1 year anniversary.  I'll post it as soon as I get it!

Now on to another year of healthy living!

It's Okay

So you're losing weight, feeling great, exercising everyday and then you get sick.  Nothing serious, just a little upper respiratory bug, but it's enough to make you feel like crap.  When you feel like crap, you start eating crap, you don't have the energy to cut up veggies and stand in the kitchen making the healthy foods you know you should be eating.  Instead you shuffle through the kids snack drawer and eat some cookies, or fruit snacks because you just don't have the gumption to eat but you know you need something, so you make due.

You aren't doing your daily exercise routine because you can barely breath sitting still.  You hope you feel better tomorrow.  You tell yourself you'll do it tomorrow.  Today you just don't feel good.

Well, this is me.  I've been puney for the last 8 days.  I've been eating junk all week.  I'm not getting enough calories and the calories I am getting are not good calories.  I finally got out this morning and walked, but I didn't even make it 1/2 mile before I was turning around and coming home because I just can't catch my breath.

What does this sound like?  To me, it sounds like excuses.  I have fought that voice in my head for a long time, that voice that tells me I can't do it or I don't need to do it because....

I've been the person who has been the inspiration and motivation for so many, but I can't seem to motivate myself right now and it scares me.

I keep telling myself as soon as this bug is gone, I'll get right back out there and work my way back up to jogging 2 miles a day.  I was in the process of working myself up to a 5k when my son drug this bug home and spread it all through the house.  What is so scary is that I'm afraid I'll have another excuse and then another.  That voice in my head is back and it's trying to take over again.

I've spent most of the day reading motivational quotes, posts from my team mates and other feel good stuff. I talked with a friend who actually in a round about way gave me permission to feel sick.  It was what I needed.  She assured me that I'm not a quitter.  So I've repeated that to myself all day long.

I will get my mojo back.  Sometimes you get thrown a curve ball.  My curve ball was this bug.  I might be down right now, but I'm not completely out of the game.  I know what I need to do, but I also know that if I'm going to be any good to myself, I have to give myself time to get well.  There's no sense in pushing myself into pneumonia.

It's going to be okay.  I don't have to be afraid or scared because I know it's going to be okay.  It just may take a few more days.  I'm not going to beat myself up.  It's okay to take a couple of sick days.

Dirty Feet

I want to talk about motivation today.  My cousin asked me last night "What can I do to get/stay motivated?"  hmmm...that's a hard question to answer.  Everyone is different so there are many many answers.  Finding the answer that fits you is the solution.

Motivation comes and goes, it's like day and night.  I'm not motivated every single minute of every single day.  What helps me is setting goals.  If you try to set too many goals at one time you won't succeed.  Focus on one goal.  When you get too many things going on in your mind or your life something has to take the back burner and I guarantee, you will set one or two maybe even three of those goals off to the side.

When I started this journey towards a healthier lifestyle, I started with baby steps.  I started taking Skinny Fiber and truthfully, my goal at the time was to just take the Skinny Fiber as recommended and consistently for 30 days.  Two capsules, two times a day for 30 days.  That was a pretty easy goal to complete because I realized how much better I felt during that month.

During the first 10 months of my journey I didn't exercise at all.  I set a new goal.  I wanted to be able to run a 5k.  I set a date to start.  I pumped myself up by talking about it with other people.  I got excited for the my start date to arrive.  I bought myself some cute new clothes to wear during my training sessions.  The day finally arrived and I woke up with a feeling that I can't even explain.  I was nervous, scared, afraid I'd fail, but at the same time excited, happy and raring to go.  I had to tell the negative feelings to go away and make room for the positive.

About 4 weeks into my 5k training, we took a vacation.  It was only a 3 day weekend with the grandkids, but something happened.  My motivation just wasn't there.  I used to jump out of bed in the morning and hit the pavement and now that little voice (LV) in my head was telling me just stay in bed, your feet are going to hurt, maybe a headache is coming on, you stayed up too late, you're still sleepy, etc.  There were a few days that I let LV win.  But, I felt horrible and guilty. It made me feel like LV was wiping her dirty feet off in my head.  All this ugly, negative junk was starting to expand into places other than getting out of bed to train.   I could hear her saying other things like mmm...a diet dr. pepper sure would taste good.  That's when I knew then that if I was going to succeed I would have to squash LV for good. (By the way, I didn't drink that diet dr. pepper.) The best way was to just tell her to SHUT UP!  I had to quit listening and talk to myself out loud, eventually I was able to drown out the noises that LV put in my head.  Now, I'm not saying LV is gone for good.  She still shows up occasionally and I have to put her back in her place.  I'm very happy to say that this morning I hit an all time high of 1.66 miles without stopping.  YEAH ME!  I know it's not a 5k yet, but I'm getting there.

I realize that it's much easier for me to stay motivated because I've put myself out there in the world.  I'm on facebook public to the world.  I talk about what I'm doing.  I've got a healthy weight loss support group.  I'm supporting these people on their journey so I have to be there for them.  That keeps me motivated.  I write this blog even though there aren't many people reading it right now, it's available for anyone in the world to see.  My family, my friends, they keep me going.  You have to have a support group, you have to make a public announcement.  It's too easy to quit, if no one knows what you're doing.  Write it on the bathroom mirror, stick post-it notes on the fridge and your computer monitor.  Make a big sign for your office.  It might only say EXERCISE 5 MINUTES DAILY.  But, it will be out there and you won't want everyone to see you fail.  Anyone can exercise for 5 minutes a day.  Walk in place for 5 minutes, do a couple of push ups and squats.  You don't have to change into your "workout gear".  Do it in your office.  Once you've completed this goal for 1 week, add a few more minute.  Change all the signs to EXERCISE 7 MINUTES DAILY.   What's 2 more minutes?  You can do it!  Before you know it that sign will read EXERCISE 20 MINUTES DAILY and you'll have all your co-workers wanting to join you.  That's what it takes.

Another thing is reading, reading magazine articles about your goals, reading blogs, read anything that relates to you.  This will keep you excited, this will keep you motivated.

Just remember, don't let anyone, especially LV wipe their dirty feet on you.  If it's not positive, get it out of your mind.

I'm always here for anyone who needs to talk, cry or scream.  If you want to follow me on facebook, my link is www.facebook.com/teresa.copelandharmon

If you want to join my weight loss support group on facebook, the link is https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthy.choices.WLS/