Congratulations for joining this 11 week journey of our Neosho County Meltdown. A journey of healthy eating, pairing it with exercise, and being accountable to yourself and your team as you weigh, measure, and log minutes of exercise each and every week. We look forward to this time together and the time to celebrate becoming a healthier YOU!
**special thanks to Donna Bates via her sister for sharing the awesome quote that opens today's message.
Your heart is SMART! It pumps the blood to itself first and then takes care of the other organs. Think about that for a minute . . . .
As women we usually take care of others first and put ourselves last on the list. I personally am taking a lesson from the heart these next 11 weeks of our Neosho County Meltdown. I'm putting myself first.
To accomplish a task you must first know where you are going. Ponder this for a minute. Imagine you were practicing hitting a target with your bow & arrow. You steady yourself. Take a deep breathe. Check the wind. Decide if you should aim more to the left or more to right. You zero in your focus on the target. Not the blue part of the target where the outer circles are. No, you zero in on the red area. Your shoulders tighten, another deep breathe, yep you're ready. You pull back on the string and let her rip. WHIIISSSSH! You hit the bullseye dead center. Goal met.
Now let's look at scenario number two. Imagine that you are once again getting ready to hit the target with your bow & arrow. This time however you are not focused. You look at your target and steady yourself. You notice the blue rings of the target as well as the red but you never really zero in on a specific spot. Your focus is all over the place. You pull back the string on the bow and CLOSE YOUR EYES hoping for a good outcome. WHISH. You didn't hear a thump, in fact you didn't hear a thing. As you open your eyes one at at time very slowly you get a very distinct feeling that you weren't even close to the mark you had set "in your mind" at all. Your focus wasn't even really a focus. It was a whatever happens, happens. You look around for your arrow and there it it. It's laying on the grass right next to your target. You hadn't even hit the mark! Not a big surprise. You were not focused in on a specific target.
The next 11 weeks of the Meltdown will help you zero in on your target. What's the next step now that you've signed up to do the Meltdown? Get Moving and Exercise. Log your daily minutes of exercise. Eat Healthy. Weigh in at one of our participating weigh in sites & measure each Friday. Get your stats to your Team Captain or email them to Neosho County Health Department by 9 p.m. each and every Friday!!
Set a goal for yourself as you step up to a new you and healthier lifestyle. When I looked at what my personal goals are for this 11 week Meltdown I knew I wanted to accomplish several things. My goals are simple but easy ~ 30 minutes (or more) of exercise 6 days a week, tracking my healthy eating lifestyle, and by doing these two things (eating healthy and daily consistent exercise), I know my 3rd goal will just happen and that's to see a decrease on the scale.
Identifying your obstacle. It is the dance partner to your goal. By knowing the obstacle it is easier to overcome the hurdle. A major obstacle that I identified and knew I would encounter was making the time to exercise. I am a mom, wife, and nurturer. In other words, throughout my life I have chose to arrive at the end of the day dead last to the finish line of exercise life; hence the heart paragraph above. If I am going to set myself up for success I must put myself first and that for me means getting up early before "life happens" at my house every morning and exercising 30 minutes 6 days a week. 4:30 a.m. is going to come early but I know I am putting myself first which in turn means I am taking care of my family because I will be a leaner, fitter, happier me!
Promise me that today you will decide what your goal is, identify your obstacle and how you will overcome it, and we'll celebrate your accomplishments at the end of our 11 week journey together!
We encourage and welcome your posts! We'd love to hear what your goals are for the 11 weeks of our Meltdown!!
Have a blessed week!
Stephanie
**This blog is a tool to help each of us communicate, share, encourage, and up lift. We will be posting recipes, giving exercise tips, and so much more! Check in daily both here and on our facebook site, "Neosho County Meltdown".
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