Dream a Little Dream With Me

If you were at your ideal weight, what would be different for you? How would your life be different - how would YOU be different - if you were living life at your ideal weight?

For some of you, answering this question may really stretch your imagination to its limits because you've never been at your ideal weight. Some of you have struggled with your weight for your entire life, so embarking on this journey has involved an unbelievable amount of hope and no small measure of faith as you take one step after another towards a place you've never been. It may feel very scary at times to be heading into unknown territory, but go ahead, dream big - what would your life look like?

For others, this question evokes memories of a time when you WERE at, or near, your ideal weight. You remember what it was like to feel pretty good about looking in the mirror, you know what it's like to have fun shopping and remember a time when you didn't feel weighed down by extra pounds. You are on a journey to return to something familiar, and you may have a sense that you are in the midst of reclaiming the "real" you.

Someone shared with me that they created a storyboard filled with pictures of things they wanted to do when they reached their goal. The story board included pictures of people hiking and swimming, pictures of outfits that this person looked forward to wearing, etc. The storyboard provided a tangible, visible reminder of what they anticipated their life looking like at goal.

What would be on your storyboard? I'm asking this question today because I think it's important to have a clear vision in our mind of where we're heading. There are too many days when being on plan just isn't a lot of fun, and if we aren't focused on where we're going - if we aren't excited about what we're creating in our lives - it can be easy to get bogged down and lose our focus. Thinking about where we want to go keeps us moving forward, in the direction of what we're creating.

My challenge today is to spend some time thinking about what like will look like for you at goal. Once you have a clear vision in your mind, take the steps you need to take to get there. And you WILL get there, one day and one choice at a time. Choose wisely :-)