I Love My Body - Keep Fit, Stay On track

It is the only body I have in this lifetime. I
cherish it. And in return it gives me a wonderful
home for my mind and spirit.

And that’s my attitude when I eat a chocolate chip
cookie.

I believe that any woman can learn to have the same
attitude.

More than that, I believe that you can ENJOY getting
this attitude.

And I KNOW for an absolute FACT that once you have
this attitude, you will be a much happier and
healthier person in every facet of your life.


... Will this work for you?

Try this experiment the next time you pig out
and want to give up completely. Or maybe you've
already been pigging out as you read this, so try
this experiment now.

Remind yourself of all the times you DID
choose health (and if you're eating 5 or 6
healthy meals a day - you will have A LOT of
opportunities to be healthy)...

You'll be glad to know that it does get
easier.

Once you overcome this bad habit of giving up
every time you pig out or have a set back, you
will begin to think and feel differently because
you are treating yourself differently...

You are giving yourself compassion.

You are giving yourself forgiveness.

And you are embracing the journey you have
been given - Your journey to health with a
healthy body, a peaceful mind, an open heart and
a radiant spirit.

And doesn't that make it all worthwhile?

I know that you are on an amazing path.

I know because I have been there, in fact,
I'm sharing this journey with you.

And this is where my program is different
than anything else out there - I've lived through
it...

I've been where you're at and I've found ways
to overcome it.

It took me many years and lots of failed
attempts. I'm hoping I can save you from some of
that.

I Deserve This Body That I Have

I certainly deserve this body that I have!

And I’ll tell you something else… I don’t like the
idea of eating all those weird chemicals that
store-bought cookies are loaded with.

But these were homemade from scratch by my friend.
No chemicals in there, but lots of love,
because he loves having delicious things out for
his friends when he throws a party.

Yes, it was at a party, and everyone deserves a
little cheat at a party without feeling guilty
about it.

Now, when I made this decision to eat these cookies, I
made it KNOWING something else…

See, I usually never crave pure sugar because I eat
it so infrequently. Sugar is highly addictive, and
when you don’t eat it for a few days, it’s much
easier to keep avoiding it.

So I know, for an absolute fact, that tomorrow I am
going to seriously crave sweets.

Knowing that in advance makes it much easier for me
to know how important it will be to avoid sweets
tomorrow. I accept the challenge. And I know that
I will manage to defeat the craving because I will
not be hungry (because I eat healthy food all day),
but more importantly, because…

I Hate My Body - Stay On Track

And the terrible truth is that no matter how much
you like to think your mind and spirit are
separate from your body… as long as you live, it
is actually impossible to separate them.

In hating my body… I was hating myself.

What kind of a way is that to live?

Okay, now that I’ve got myself all weepy over what
used to be my reality, let me tell you how the new
me handles these situations, because it
happened to me just the other day…

Why Am I So Weak - Stay On Track

Why can’t I ever keep the promises I make to myself?

I don’t deserve to be thin. And I never will be.
I am ugly. I am a fat cow.

I tell myself I want a better life, I tell myself
I want to be healthy, and I tell myself I want to
be attractive… that I want quality men to at least
NOTICE me so that I can at least have a shot to
show them my personality…

But I guess that’s bullshit. Obviously, all I
really care about is stuffing my damn face with
butter and sugar.

I may as well quit this stupid diet. It will never
work. I will always be the little chubby girl.

The Attitude Difference - How To Stay On Track

When I started studying how fit people live instead
of how a fat person might go about losing weight, I
quickly zoomed in on a particular “type” of person…

A person who is full of energy and enthusiasm. A
person who seems to live a charmed life where
everything just works out. A person who is more
often positive than negative and seems to have more
energy than the other people around her.

Whether a man or a woman, this person is attractive…
and not just because of the beautiful body, but
because of the health, vitality, energy, and
confidence with which they move through the world.

These were the folks that I wanted to study.

More often than not, I noticed that these people
came from a different culture than mine… one with
different ATTITUDES about exercise and food.

To illustrate what that different attitude is all
about, let me give you an example of the attitudes
of old Andrea… the girl I used to be when I was not
in control of my weight and my health…

The old Andrea walks into a room, and there in front
of her is a tray with freshly baked chocolate chip
cookies on it…

Andrea has just walked into a no-win situation.

I’m on a diet… the old Andrea was ALWAYS on a diet.
So my willpower is telling me not to take one of
those cookies. But I can smell them by now… and
I’m salivating… and it’s so hard to refuse how
good that cookie is going to taste.

But somehow, if my willpower prevails and I pass
up those cookies… I feel like I LOST.

I am depressed that I could not have that cookie.
I am so damn frustrated that I’m on this stupid
diet and I’m… angry.

Disaster.

I’m angry with the world and with God for giving
me the genetics that will cause my body to
instantly blimp out from a single bite of that damn
cookie.

I’m angry with the person who left those cookies
out there just to ruin my day.

I’m angry with the world for judging me unattractive
and weak if I’m overweight.

I’m angry with the boys that will only pay attention
to me if I can keep my weight off.

I’m angry with every horrible, hateful, skinny girl
out there who can eat that whole damn tray of
cookies and not gain an ounce!

It’s just NOT FAIR!