The Online Wellness Association Blog

Kelly LaCost, of Easylife Coaching, specializes in weight management. She is a member in good standing with Online Wellness Association. She has submitted this blog entry dedicated to those people that agonize over their weight.

It’s almost January and you’re planning a weight loss journey. A typical January first: Here you are, totally hating being overweight. You wake up every morning totally uncomfortable. You dread spending another day carrying around this excess body fat! It’s the time of year to begin again and your thoughts turn to self improvement. “That’s it!” you say. “I’ve had it!” You have arrived at that moment again.
Here’s what usually happens next. You decide on a diet and jump in with both feet. Then you do one of two things, you either tell everyone your dieting to seal the deal, or, you tell no one because this has played out so many times before you are afraid you will look bad when you fail…again. Then it begins, you start in with full gusto. One day, two days, three days! You feel amazing! Then it happens, you get too hungry or in a hard situation. Either something stressful happens or you find yourself at a potluck or holiday party and …Bam! Its over. The guilt drives you further down with thoughts like “I already blew it so I might as well continue to eat.” Or “Ill just eat until I get through this tough time, this season, this week”. Back at square one! Totally depressing uh? You say all kinds of horrible things to yourself; “I can’t do this, I might as well just accept being fat, I guess I have no willpower.”
None of these things are true. In fact you can do this! You don’t have to accept being fat and willpower has nothing to do with it.

Weight loss is a journey! If you were to embark on a great journey (and believe me, this qualifies) you would never just head out without preparation! Can you imagine the chaos? Why would you travel that way? And yet…we do this to ourselves all the time when starting out on the journey of weight loss. Sabotage!
Just for fun lets say you were planning a 3 month trip to Europe. What would you do first? Run to the airport and hope they had a seat on the next flight? No. First you would set up transportation. Then what? Buy a whole new wardrobe when you get there? Of course not, you pack the essentials. After that you might wander around Europe, up and down the streets aimlessly looking for fun, in a place you’ve never been? No. First you create an itinerary. Then what? You just leave everyone at home to wonder where you went and fend for themselves? That wouldn’t be very nice. So, of course before you go you set up management for your things and your family while you are gone. This is a great analogy for your weight loss journey and it’s not that far fetched. Weight loss is really very similar! It is a great journey, and you will need to prepare in order to set your self up for success. To go on this trip and succeed you will need to…

SET UP TRANSPORTATION
·Plan out how you will get support, accountability and the information you need to get from point A to point B.

PACK THE ESSENTIALS
·Shop for, and fill your kitchen with the right foods, healthy and easy to prepare (with an emphasis on easy)

CREATE AN ITINERARY
·Adjust your schedule to fit your new life style. What you need to do differently? How can you create the space needed for extra focus on your food?

SET UP MANAGEMENT for your things and family while you are gone
·What will you feed your family? Decide how to set them up differently while your cooking and eating habits change.

Now you’re ready! What a fabulous trip you will have! Bon Voyage!

You may be able to set this entire process up by yourself, but if you find that you need a travel agent, Easylife Coaching can help you with all of the details of this journey. Let us help you really set yourself up for success. Let us help you arrive where you’re going!

For more information, questions or comments you can contact me, Kelly LaCost, at http://www.easylifecoaching.com/

Happy Travels!

Kelly LaCost
Easylife weight Loss Coaching LLC
541-337-1902