Sunday, December 23, 2007

December Struggles - Tools for Living Work!

When I took responsibility for my choices, I realized I was not focused so I went back to basics and reviewed my Weight Watchers materials including Week 5 booklet - Tools for living and here is the work I did on Friday night as posted on the 200+ board!

"I just wanted to share my Tools for Living work from last night.

Winning Outcomes - I will lose weight this week at least what I gained this past week.

Empowering Beliefs - I know that I have lost weight over Christmas so I know I am totally capable and worthy of doing so this year.

Anchoring - I am going to use my 100 lb necklace as an anchor to remind me of all that I have accomplished over the last year and all that I am going to accomplish over the next including my 5K run in June!

Storyboarding - I will meet my weight-loss goal this week by making healthy food choices, planning for events, and doing minimum 30 minutes of activity per day.

Mental Rehearsing - I will picture myself at each event enjoying the company, making healthy choices, drinking lots of water with lemon or lime and staying away from the food other than what I have planned for.

Motivating Strategy - I see myself at New Years feeling well and beautiful and comfortable in my body in my little black dress enjoying a nice points-friendly dinner with my husband and friends.

Reframing - I will stop the overeating and making unhealthy choices and eating unplanned foods. There are no surprises and no one is putting the food in my mouth. I will make good choices to meet my goals.

Positive Self-Talk - I am entirely capable of meeting my goals. And I am so worth it. My health is a priority and all the choices I make will be positive and focused on my goal. I will not fall into old patterns and thinking. Instead I am capable, worthy and I deserve to meet my goals!

Asserting - If I feel pressured to eat something I hadn't planned by someone else (well usually that doesn't happen but just in case), I will not succumb. Instead, I will change the subject and move on. I will touch my anchor, refill my water glass and enjoy the success of not having given in!

This is the work I did last night! And I'm glad I took the time to do it! :)
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1 comment:

Caroline said...

Seph - This is brilliant to go back and review/re-think and remember why we started our journey in the first place! It is so easy to get caught up in the complacent mode of feeling great, looking great and letting the program slide - but as per usual you have perserved and worked it out!! Congratulations on your amazing achievements in 2007 and for this I have given you a blog award - see my blog for details!!

Maddds