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Happy new week all!
I was thinking recently that this way of living does take quite a commitment! It gets easier and more routine with time and practise, but it does require diligence, patience and work. The end results are well worth the effort as they help us to look better, feel better and be healthier, and positively influence our lives in so many ways, like I said last week - perfection isn''t what will help us reach our goals, commitment, persistance and patience will!
Having said all that, it can be easy to get perhaps a little obsessed with losing weight rapidly, or seeing results, which is totally understandable. But it is also so important to remember this....weight is only part of who you are. We are more than numbers on a scale or inches on a tape measure! Aim to work towards health and fitness and treating your body well, then the results you want will follow - but enjoy the process and all the other good things your life has to offer! It has taken me some time to reach this stage, I will never have a '' perfect'' body, I am not built to have the sleek hourglass curves I want, but rather than having to lose a ton of weight by yesterday, I now value my health much more, and work just as hard to maintain and improve that, as I do with trying to keep the extra pounds off.
Keep on going HLT''ers - you are all doing a great job!!!!
I was thinking recently that this way of living does take quite a commitment! It gets easier and more routine with time and practise, but it does require diligence, patience and work. The end results are well worth the effort as they help us to look better, feel better and be healthier, and positively influence our lives in so many ways, like I said last week - perfection isn''t what will help us reach our goals, commitment, persistance and patience will!
Having said all that, it can be easy to get perhaps a little obsessed with losing weight rapidly, or seeing results, which is totally understandable. But it is also so important to remember this....weight is only part of who you are. We are more than numbers on a scale or inches on a tape measure! Aim to work towards health and fitness and treating your body well, then the results you want will follow - but enjoy the process and all the other good things your life has to offer! It has taken me some time to reach this stage, I will never have a '' perfect'' body, I am not built to have the sleek hourglass curves I want, but rather than having to lose a ton of weight by yesterday, I now value my health much more, and work just as hard to maintain and improve that, as I do with trying to keep the extra pounds off.
Keep on going HLT''ers - you are all doing a great job!!!!