Don't get TRICKED, Avoid the TREATS!

Dear BHL'ers -  we're at the halfway point, and that is a HUGE milestone. A moment to reflect 
on your accomplishments to now is warranted - but don't dwell on the past!

If you've made progress, learned some things about staying healthier, and maybe about yourself, then be proud in that, and carry on!

If you're less than pleased with the first six weeks - well, there are six more - BUCKLE DOWN! Coach Wendy recently shared the secrets of success for those at the top of the contest - there aren't any secrets - it's your choice. 

Which brings me to last night's episode of NBC's "Biggest Loser" -  it was interesting and entertaining, if not as poignant or insightful as some - until the end. I loved Amanda's little speeches on "CHOICES" and how the results for success all lie within us - what we get is directly the result of the choices WE make. Choose for YOU!

Here's an example: Halloween is Saturday! Lots of ghouls and goblins, and lots of SUGAR!  For Halloween, over $2 BILLION of candy is bought. One-fourth of the entire annual candy sales. Does Halloween mean you HAVE to eat candy, or even hand it out to kids at the door? Nope - it's a CHOICE. It is possible to choose other things, to simply not partake, and to share the good habits that you've learned.(Some healthier ideas for treats: small little packages of raisins or sunflower seeds are available - carrots, too! Maybe you have one you'd like to share?)

Remember: DON'T GET TRICKED, AVOID THE TREATS!

Here's something else to consider, another choice to make - This Sunday, we change our clocks BACK an hour (spring forward, fall back, right?).  So, you go to bed when your body thinks it's 11 (or whatever), and you set the clock back to 10 - you still need to be at work at 8 (or whenever) so you get up at seven, right? Well, that's a choice. Another choice would be to get up when your body THINKS it's 7, which would be 6 on the clock, and use that hour to - you guessed it - EXERCISE!!  For all you people out there (and you know who you are) that are perpetually saying "I just don't have time to exercise"! Well, the State of Indiana and the conventional wisdom has presented you with a CHOICE that you COULD have time to exercise, and your body would hardly even notice! (At least for a day or two, and then you'd have to start going to bed at 10, I guess).

Half-Way: This is big - are you still committed!?!?!?!