What does physics have to do with it?

Physics is science. I hated science in high school & I never took a physics class.  But I've learned that there is a connection between physics & weight loss success.

By May of 2004 I had lost 60 pounds. Then a year went by and I had still only seemed to tally up 60 pounds lost. Quitting was something I seriously considered.  "Why pay to maintain?" I asked myself.

Have you ever found yourself asking the same question?  Read on this just gets good!

Laura you know what happened when you quit the last 2 times you did this, you gained the weight back and more. After a long talk with myself , I decided as I recalled those past experiences I would keep going no matter what. I had worked too hard to give up now.

You see anything we do requires physics. Whether it is moving a piece if furniture or picking up the phone to call that crush for the first time, the force required to put the object in motion is greater than the force required to keep it in motion. Making a decision to begin a serious weight loss journey often requires considerable energy. The process of losing weight demands constant effort, but the longer we engage in the process, the easier the process becomes.  You see, what causes the so called weight loss friction,  is almost entirely located just above the shoulders......in our heads. So what do we learn from physics? Number 1: Get Started....... Number 2: Keep going........DON'T QUIT!

It takes energy, effort, & mindset to get weight loss in motion. The trick is to keep it going so it becomes a lifestyle change.  You have to give it time to root into the patterns of your life. This journey needs to become who you are, the way you can ENJOYABLEY live your life, & live as a weight loss success.

Never give up on something that you can't go a day without thinking about. ~Winston Churchill

WHEN YOUR COMMITTED NOTHING GETS IN THE WAY!

What tempature is your attitude?

In May 2002 I began my weight loss journey for the 3rd and final time. I was motivated to succeed and my attitude was on top of the world for about 3 weeks.  Why did it last only 3 weeks, I found my attitude dropping 1 degree at a time. I was faced with travel for the first time after my weight loss commitment. When I realized  that I as traveling with someone who didn't always support my efforts, my attitude continued to drop degree by degree. I kept telling myself "you have failed before and let that lack of support sabotage you every time."

Have you been there? Can you relate? There is hope for you if you answered yes.

What did I do you may ask, I recalled a statement I heard years before. "You are what you think you are".  Wow I though that I was a failure as in the past. I'm setting myself up to repeat that same result.  I took a hold of that mindset and left it on the runway as our flight took off to our destination. I can remember how challenging it was to fight those thought patterns. Fight them was exactly what I did. With each comment & look I received that was not supportive I turned the positive attitude up 1 degree.

I got through that weekend with not only a positive attitude, but my attitude climbed to the boiling point! I kept that boiling temperature as my attitude no matter what negativity appeared!

 98.6 degrees is the average body temperature,  136 degrees is the hottest day ever on record in the world. Water is hot at 211 degrees, but at 212 degrees water boils, and with boiling water comes steam, and steam can power a locomotive. 

You see all I did was change my attitude and realize its power at its most powerful temperature. You too can heat up your success by one degree at a time.  When its boiling you can power a machine!

"When your committed, nothing gets in the way!"

When life throws you Lemons......

When life throws you lemons, by all means make lemonade!

Lemons are sour alone, but add the right combination of things together and you have created something sweet!

How can you take something that has seemed to always be sour and make it sweet? All you have
to do is add one thing at a time, in the correct amount, until it is sweet to your pallet.  Keeping track
for me has seemed to stay sour on and off through out this journey of skinny mom. Why you may ask? I know that anyone of you could answer that question if you think about it long enough. I had to
find the right additions in the right order with the right timing.

Pen or pencil and paper is the first addition. Next it is keeping an accurate & honest account of
everything! I mean EVERYTHING!!! As we move forward in the up and coming posts we will
have the sweetest lemonade you have EVER enjoyed!  Start there, pen/pencil & paper,
accurate & honest account!  Every choice you make has an end result. ~Zig Ziglar

When you're committed, nothing gets in the way!

Motivation is ramping up!

The content on "Skinny Mom Motivates" is taking on its own look! Please give feedback on how it looks and what you would like to see to keep motivated!

I am so pleased with the response that I have butterflies!  Flying in formation now!

The weather is really depressing right now, but spring IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER!!!
Keep your focus on remembering how wonderful it feels to have the sun shining on your face,
keep that positive picture in your mind! Positive is key when we are presented with gloomy days!

The past rainy days are behind us, learn from them. The future of sun shining days are ahead, prepare for them. It might be raining in the present, smile and live it!

"When you're committed, nothing gets in the way!"

Thanks to all my supporters!!

I must say THANK YOU SO MUCH to those who supported this idea, I am EXCITED to bring self motivation to anyone who feels they are struggling with weight loss.

I am a mother of 5 great children and have lost 90 pounds and have kept it off since 2004.
I still have challenges with keeping it off as anyone who accomplished such a great victory!
I inspire to motivate and be the real person, because that is who I am!
I will share with you more about my challenges than my successes.

I will share stories not so much about the struggle but how I turned my weight loss war into small battles I could control and WIN!
These stories will not be so personal to distract but to share that we all have them and hope that you can make a personal connection and apply this towards your goal.

I have much work to be done, just getting things set up and felt compelled to get my first post up.

Please feel free to provide comments and please share your success as we travel this road together.

"When you're committed, nothing gets in the way!"