justWEIGHT – Mar. 20 – Week #11 – Day #6(Day 79 of 365 – lost .2 lb) Total loss 10.8 lbs, 41.2 to go!

Watch The Sunset – Now this little pocket wisdom today is after my own heart. Is it literal? Could be. But to me, it is just a simple reminder to slow down and enjoy life. We go way too fast, push, push, push. Kiss the kids, ask your spouse or significant other what you can do for them today. You better mean it, because you just might get a request that you are now committed to fulfill. We are nearing the end of month 3 of this year long journey and should be feeling better about ourselves, realize that slow weight loss is obviously the way to go, and when we are happy within our own hearts, we are then able to share that contentment with the ones we love.

justWEIGHT – Mar. 19 – Week #11 – Day #5(Day 78 of 365 – same weight) Total loss 10.6 lbs, 41.4 to go!

Understand The Plan - It’s not a sprint, it’s a marathon. Fast weight loss does not work long term. I am an expert. I can make that statement. The justWEIGHT plan is a year long, slow weight loss plan to lose and keep the weight off. The food is real, it’s simple and the only thing you are deprived of is over-indulging.

justWEIGHT – Mar. 18 – Week #11 – Day #4(Day 77 of 365 – same weight) Total loss 10.6 lbs, 41.4 to go!

Take Responsibility For Yourself – You know that no one else can do this for you. I’ll bet dollars to doughnuts (sorry, shouldn’t use that word) you, just like me, have blamed everyone from your great-great grandmother to the Easter Bunny for your weight problems. Why do I know this? I am an expert. I have been doing this my whole life. Now I am trying to focus on getting up in the morning, weighing, and being extremely thankful for the same weight, like today, or a small loss. The gains get us down, but I think we just have to start again each and every morning.

justWEIGHT – Mar. 17 – Week #11 – Day #3(Day 76 of 365 – same weight) Total loss 10.6 lbs, 41.4 to go!

Stay Alert - Doesn’t this just mean pay attention? As is par for the course, I missed my water yesterday and weighed exactly the same this morning. Somehow I keep forgetting it’s the small choices, and I might add it’s every single one of them, that make all the difference. When you are eating chips, yes you may eat chips, just count them out. I have 9 at a time on my food plan. In the beginning, I started buying the individual serving bags, tricking myself into thinking I would just eat one bag and not over eat on the chips. Wrong! I was not alert at all, rather rationalizing to keep it simple. Trust me, it is less expensive and just as easy to buy a regular bag, count out 9 or the equivalent of up to 80-100 calories. You are only tricking yourself.

justWEIGHT – Mar. 16 – Week #11 – Day #2(Day 75 of 365 – lost .2) Total loss 10.6 lbs, 41.4 to go!

Smoother Days By Planning – Heard this theme before? You’ll probably hear it again, but without planning, I might as well sit down, grab a stick of butter and smear it on my hips because that’s where it will most certainly land anyway. It’s like drawing a line in the sand. Just don’t cross it. I check my food plan outline for the day and every time I am tempted or think my stomach is going to attach itself to my backbone if I don’t grab that cookie, I visualize that line. Remember my favorite saying of all? Just don’t eat it! That’s it. It is really that simple. Drink some water and move on.

justWEIGHT – Mar. 15 – Week #11 – Day #1(Day 74 of 365 – lost .4) Total loss 10.4 lbs, 41.6 to go!

Shop Smart – On the justWEIGHTplan, I have discovered the majority of the recommended food items are on the outside perimeter of the grocery store…produce, dairy, meat, fish, poultry. With my shopping list in hand, it’s quick and easy to make that round and only hit the occasional isle for cereals, pastas, canned items, toiletries, etc. I am saving time and money which is very important to me. But the biggest advantage is that I am not wandering up and down and impulsively buying food that “looks” yummy. Who are we kidding? If it looks yummy in the store, it will no doubt look yummier at home. How many times have I bought those bakery sugar cookies with the bright colored icing? Now be honest. You know the ones. They absolutely dissolve in your mouth without chewing. I bring them home promising myself I will just eat one and freeze the rest. Guess what? They are just as good frozen. Actually, they have so much shorting they don’t even freeze hard! I would have eaten three before that devil in me even started chuckling. No more. I have learned to shop smart.

justWEIGHT – Mar. 14 – Week #10 – Day #6(Day 73 of 365 – same weight) Total loss 10.0 lbs, 42 to go!

March 14, Week #10 – Day #7, Day 73 – 295 to go
Tackle Your Obstacles – Each of you will have your own obstacles to overcome. At this point in the justWEIGHTplan, I still struggle with getting enough water down each day. The other obstacle I am having a hard time with is getting hungry in the morning. We eat breakfast around 6:00 am each morning and by noon I am starving. I have switched my snacks to mid-morning and mid-afternoon rather than having one after dinner. This works really well for me as I am not an evening snacker anyway. Get creative and figure out what tactics work for you to make it easy to tackle your obstacles.