I'm a believer.

It occurred to me today that I don't believe in myself.  I am GREAT at believing in others and motivating them to attain their goals in life, but when it comes to ME...I have doubts.

I wrote myself a letter on New Year's Day to give myself in April because, well, let's be honest, I knew I would be FAR off track from my resolution and would need some inspiration.  It was supposed to be a reminder of what I wanted and how to get there at the time I wrote it, but I realize now that I set myself up for failure.

As proof by writing the letter to begin with, I didn't BELIEVE that I would be on track...in fact, I kind of believed I would fail.

WOW

I found my letter this morning.  Here is what I wrote:

You did it.

You have made the decision the be happy by putting yourself on the road to losing weight, once and for all.

This will not be an easy road. There will be days that you'll want to quit...wonder why you're putting yourself through such stress and discipline when you can't see instant results.

You MUST remember that if you do the work, if you watch your calories and dedicate time to exercise, you will have results.  You, and you alone will be responsible for your success.

There will be weeks where you'll step on the scale and see no loss or a slight increase. It will happen frequently. There will even be times where it seems that you're hovering at the same weight for months, though you're working so hard.

Do not be discouraged.

Your body will rebel on your journey to lose weight. The fat that is now so content to stick around will not leave without a fight. But YOU MUST PERSEVERE. You must not lose sight of the goal at hand. Every week with a loss IS a loss, no matter how small...and ever week without a loss is a week of maintaining the loss you've already had. It is good!!

You will have onlookers on your journey...nay sayers who will judge and try to hold you down. You must remember that THOSE people do NOT matter. They are not your friends. They WANT to see you fail, because they themselves have failed. Use their negative energy to propel you through hard times when it seems you've lost sight. Use that negativity to reaffirm WHY you are doing this. Find the people in your life who ARE there to lend a hand and will remind you what your goal is. Keep them close to you to build your team of "YES YOU CAN". They are who matter.

There will be times when you will fall...moments of weakness where you'll falter and eat what you KNOW is bad. Do not let those moments control your life, and cease the success you've had. Let them be small bumps in the road rather than steep hills that take weeks or months to undo. Do not let the food control you...it has not been the solution nor will it ever hold the answers you seek.

Know with all that you are, every good food choice, and every bead of sweat, that you will succeed. You will look back in 6 - 12 months and smile at your reflection in the mirror. You will finally control that voice in your head, and she will speak reason and reek confidence. You will be happy. You will be healthy. You will LOVE yourself and life.

You can do it.

Now, realizing my fault in not believeing in myself to start with, I plan to use this letter as DAILY inspiration and motivation by sticking it on my mirror.  It made me feel so inspired and energized to read it today, that posting it in clear sight every morning can only further my progress.

Sometimes, believing in yourself is all that you need to succeed.

Until Tomorrow!
Keep healthy, keep safe and keep going!

Have an awesome day!

♥Fit~NOW~Girl♥