get motivated to continue my weight loss regime and improve diabetes control

by Maria
(New Zealand)

The difficulties I have are the food I can't resist :) I need more willpower and stimulation and support.

Hi Maria,
Thank you for sharing your health goals. I've sure been in the same situation. What has really helped me is first, I do not focus on the feeling that I've failed somehow because I'm not following a health program anymore.

I take each day as a brand new start, like I've just begun and today is the first day of a successful journey.

I also never tell myself "I can't have this or that" especially if it's something I love... I've learned to enjoy much smaller and less frequent amounts of say, processed foods or foods with less nutrition.

For example, 95% of the time I'll "pass" on a doughnut, but I do not deny myself one if overall I've been eating healthy, nutritious food. I think "willpower" can be developed better this way.

I actually prefer to call it self-discipline and continue working towards better self-discipline. I don't view it as an "all or nothing" issue. Self-discipline is a "more or less" thing that changes!

To get myself motivated, I look at what little step forward I can do TODAY that's really real to me - and then I do it and that starts the motivation ball rolling.

So what is your mini goal for today that you really know you can achieve? Let us know how it goes and how you feel afterwards.

You can do it!! One doable step at a time :)

Sincerely,
BB

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