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Motivation Monday – It’s common to start a weight loss program and not finish it
December 19, 2011
Mia The Diva
Hello Beauties!
Have you ever wanted to start a fitness or weight-loss program then started it, were good for a couple of weeks or even months and then ” BAM” right back at where you started? Back to the same old eating habits, stop going to the gym, back to life as you knew it? What kept you going?
What made you stop?
It’s great to be inspired to want to make changes in your life it’s another to be motivated to continue.
Motivation has to go far beyond the immeadiate, ” I want to be a size____ ” or ” I want to look hot for ______ ” or ” I want to date again ” even ” I want to make my husband/boyfriend happy.. ” find me more attractive, etc. Dear Diva, motivation if far beyond that, nothing last forever so why not put your diligence and efforts into yourself first and then the rest shall follow.
Motivation comes from within. Motivation is what keeps you going on the days that you do not want to get out of bed. The days that you want to just give up. The days when you are so tired that your body just does not want to go any further. Motivation is what gets you our of bed, what makes you try harder when you want to give up, and what makes you want to continue to push your body further when your mind wants you to stop.
Maybe you want to lose weight and get fit becasue you want your body to be healthy and strong; maybe you want to be around to grow old with your spouse or to see your children grow and grandchildren born, maybe you want to have more energy so that you can live your life instead of sleeping it away or wasting away on the couch. Maybe you want to live a healthier lifestyle to become pregnant or play with your kids without getting winded, maybe you are battling a disease and want to fight back by living a healthier lifestyle……..maybe you just want your life back.
I can go on and on but you get the idea.
You have to think about what makes you tick? What is it that gets you all fired up inside?
What draws you like a moth to a flame? Think about it you are fighting for your Life here!
What is your life’s worth?
Think about your life, what are your values? What is your purpose? What are your goals? What are your plans?
Life goes far beyond that magic dress size.
Happiness is not a state of size. It’s a state of mind.
Be Fabulous!
Mia The Diva
Hello Beauties!
Life can get complicated, sticky and tricky and sometimes even go stagnant. Have you ever felt like you were just running in circles and your life on a path to nowhere?
Setting priorities is very important to having an efficient life, but it doesn’t always have to be difficult. When you take the time to set your priorities, you’re more likely to reach your goals and reach them faster.
Who wouldn’t want that?
Follow these next 8 steps dear diva so that you can get back on the road to having an efficient life! It just gives us more time to live the Fabulous Life that we so deserve!
1. Determine Your Goals. The first thing to consider when you’re learning how to set priorities is to determine what your goals and priorities are. You might have big ones and small ones, and you may have one goal or many goals. You just need to figure out what they are and write them down if that helps you. It’s the first step just because you can’t set your priorities without knowing what you want to achieve in the first place.
2. Get Clear. Once you’ve decided on your goals and priorities, work on their clarity. State them as simply as you can. While you don’t want to leave out details, you also don’t want to be too wordy and confuse yourself in the future.
3. Learn How to Balance. Chances are that you’ve got many different goals and priorities. Learning how to balance them all is just a part of life. If you pay too much attention to one priority, your others may begin to suffer. Strive to be aware of your priorities at all times. At the end of the day or week it’ll help to evaluate how things are going for you. If something is lacking, you can tweak your schedule to make a change.
4. Get Organized. Organization is also key when you’re learning how to set priorities. There are different organizational styles that you can adopt. It doesn’t really matter what you choose as long as you’re not just leaving things up to chance. With organizational skills comes efficiency. You can eventually learn how to do more with less time, which will allow you to get to more of your priorities.
5. Realize that You Can’t Do Everything. After you get organized with your priority lists, you might be tempted to have your attention on too many things at once. You need to realize that there are only 24 hours in a day. There are things you wanted to accomplish that you won’t be able to just yet. Schedule it for another day and don’t sweat it.
6. Keep Your Focus. Strive to remain focused on your priorities. Everyone’s mind begins to stray every now and then, which is okay sometimes. But you don’t want to allow procrastination to creep up on you. Keep your eyes on your priorities.
7. Keep Your Enthusiasm. Enthusiasm is very important to setting priorities. If you’re not jazzed up about your goals, you may end up losing interest. Achieving priorities and goals is very difficult without a decent dose of enthusiasm. You can keep it up by remembering what’s really important to you. If you’re working towards a specific goal, keep in mind how great you’ll feel once you achieve success.
8. Reward Yourself. It’s important to reward yourself for setting priorities and following through. If you’ve made an achievement towards a priority or goal, don’t just cross it off your list and move on to the next thing. Take some time out to reward yourself for a job well done. You deserve it!
Be Fabulous!
Mia The Diva
Hello Beauties!
This is to be done ONLY when you have quiet & private time for yourself at home to dim the lights, play your favorite music, strip off all of your clothing to observe yourself in the mirror.
Do this ” Diva Ritual as often as your can it only takes about 15 minutes.
Look at your fabulous body without judgement, notice the curve of your body. your coloring, your breast, and all the other areas that you normally do not look at like under your arms, knees, toes, and fingertips.
If your eye travels to areas that make you flinch; find another place to focus.
The more you can focus on seeing your most beautiful self, the more beautiful you will become.
Let your eyes catch that woman in the mirror and love the skin that you are in. Do you see that sparkle in your eyes and then look beyond it.
Try and connect with the Diva within you. She is beyond your body, beyond the sparkle, and waaaaaaay beyond critical beleifs that you may have about your looks. Your inner Diva comes from a place where there is no such things as fat, ugly, or flat chested, or too busty. She is pure and untouched by the world that has tried to make her believe that she is not pretty or sexy or skinny enough.
Look into your own eyes and see if you can find her there…….
Be Fabulous!
Mia The Diva
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