Secrets of Success

Dont let the POLLEN keep you inside..

The pollen is bad. I just take my Allegra. I just do my 30-45 minutes outside or at the gym and go on with my day.

I Am More Powerful than....

Start a list of thinks you are more p.owerful than. You have been derailed and need to get back on track. What are you more powerful than? I am more powerful than banana cream pie. Post this ongoing list

Brush Your Teeth!

I find it helps me fend off temptation if I brush my teeth as soon as I have finished my planned meal. I hate the mixture of taking another bite of food after I have brushed my teeth, so it usually keeps me away from the sweets.

No manic mondays =(

don't put of for monday what you can do today. If you say you are going to start your diet Monday, next week, next month, then you aren't doing yourself a favor. You are just buying time to back tracking. A week from now you could be 2 pounds lighter and on your way down! Start today!

Getting back on track is one meal away

Pretty much everyone slips up now and again. A good friend gave me the most valuable piece of advice about a year ago: getting back on track is just one meal away. Now, when I get off track, I go to that phrase (rather to the freezer for ice cream) and get right back at it.