Shifting Focus

"Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you CAN do!"

I love that quote, because it calls for us to make a fundamental shift in how we think about things.  For most of us, we tend to focus on what we can't do.  When looking at a black dot in the center of a white sheet of paper, we see only the black dot, not the vast white open space surrounding it.  Far too often we focus on the obstacle and allow that focus to blur our vision for anything that lies just beyond the obstacle.

There are so many things we think we cannot do, and most of what we think we can't do is just a faulty concept.  We have the ability to do so much more than we give ourselves credit for!  Sometimes we're afraid to even try because the "can't" is so deeply embedded.  If we start doing what we know we CAN do, and if we are willing to keep trying and stretching, we will go a lot farther than we ever dreamed possible.  We will see many of our "can'ts" transformed into "CANS!"

We may have failed on other weight loss plans, so the "I can't lose weight" concept may be deeply embedded - but it's a false concept.  Maybe you think you can't lose weight, but you CAN choose to eat 5 Medifast meals today and have a lean & green :-). 

Don't allow what you think you can't do interfere with what you CAN do, and more importantly, don't let those false concepts keep you from what you REALLY want - getting to your goal.  You will get there doing what you CAN do, one day, one meal, and one choice at a time.  Choose wisely :-)