About Those Resolutions , . .

Welcome to September!  I am in disbelief that it's September, even as I type the word! 

September is a great time to take stock of where we're at.  Remember those New Year's resolutions we made last January?  How are you doing?  Do you even remember most of them? 

I'm guessing that one of the resolutions you made was to lose weight and get healthy, right?  For the over 20 years that I spent being obese, losing weight was ALWAYS on my list of New Year's resolutions.  No surprise that each September inevitably found me no closer to my goal than I was when I made that resolution.  That all changed, of course, when I started on Take Shape for Life/Medifast in June of 2007.  2009 was the first year in over two decades that didn't include "losing weight" as one of my resolutions (I reached my goal in May of 2008).

If you're continuing to make steady progress towards your goal, keep up the great work!  Even if you aren't where you wanted to be, look at how far you've come and celebrate that.  You're on track to end 2010 strong, so pat yourself on the back and keep your eyes on the prize. 

If you've been struggling, especially over the summer, now is a perfect time to get back on plan and back on track.  There are four months left in this year, plenty of time to make real progress towards (or maybe even to reach!) your goal. 

Time is going to pass, whether you're on plan or not.  The question is, where do you want to be four months from today when we ring in 2011?   Getting where you want to be starts with the choices you'll make today.  Choose wisely :-)