New Year, New You!
Dear Friends, So it is almost the end of the first month of 2015 - and your "I am going to lose 10 pounds by February" fell through? That is a means to ending everything right? Heck no! I have been wanting to lose 10 pounds by February for at least three years now! My Weight Watchers instructor is a funny guy - but let me tell you what - he challenged us! Instead of making some sort of vague weight loss goal like that - set a date and then a reward for the accomplishment. I will admit, some of the people in my meeting are interesting - but we are all there for a common goal - to better ourselves. One lady set a goal to reach her 10% by her daughters wedding, and when she did - she bought herself a spa day. How cool is that? I think that we need to set realistic goals with a realistic thing in mind. My first goal for my weight loss was to be down my 10% (which is about 24 pounds), by June 1st. I know that the oatmeal cookies I just ate won't help - but the fact tha