Today is day 21 and I can honestly say that it never once crossed my mind not to work out today. I am not dealing with the internal self sabotaging dialogue which is quite amazing considering I didn't get home from dinner till about 11pm tonight. It's amazing how dinner in Europe is such an experience and oh soooo delicious. But when I can back to the hotel I changed immediately and did my Cardio X with my new friend Tony Horton. I was very full when I got home but feel much better now and expect that I will sleep a lot better now too.

So only 21 days into the program and the internal resistance is significantly reduced. I really feel like I am making progress in terms of establishing my habit at a sub-conscious level.

The lesson for today is to become aware of your thoughts.

Have you ever observed what you have been telling yourself? Are you beating yourself up for what you didn't do in a day? Or are you celebrating what you did do?

Do you look in the mirror and say "wow I look amazing" or do you tell yourself "I look terrible today - I need to lose weight"

What is important to understand is that whatever we are telling ourselves we will believe and we will live into. When we tell ourselves a lie over and over again our subconscious doesn't know it is a lie. So it is reinforced and becomes what we believe about ourself.

So what do you need to believe in order for you to be successful in achieving your goal? Once you answer this question then it is critical that you monitor your thougths to ensure that they are aligned with this. Create affirmations that will support your thinking and should you catch yourself in negative self talk, stop yourself and replace those thoughts with your affirmations.

My affirmation is "I have a lean and healthy body" What is yours?

MaryC

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