It sounds too good to be true right? It’s not!
Here’s Meghan’s story and what we did to get her that terrific result — with ease.
Grab your pen and paper to take notes — not only do I share the practical tips for what she did, but also the other factors at play that you must use for yourself to get stellar results. 😀
Watch the video for the full details, but here is the cliff-notes version:
The practical 5 things she did on a daily basis over 5 days:
- High protein breakfast (eggs or protein shake/smoothie)
- 100 oz. of water per day
- Small, healthy meals/snack 5-6x/day
- Exercise
- Veggies + Protein for lunch and dinner
But there were other things she did to ensure her success:
- She had daily accountability (learn about my VIP group here)
- She took daily action, even if it wasn’t perfect
- Started focusing on the inner work — this means asking the tough questions like “Why is this important to me?” “What does it look and feel like when I reach my goal?” “What have my past patterns/cycles been?” “Why will this time be different?”
- She didn’t give up! She tried again! — she didn’t let past failures stop her from trying again. Don’t cut yourself short when you could be one more try away from achieving your success!
So proud of this girl, but others in my 5 day challenge made their own success, great and small! ANY step you take toward your goals and self-improvement is something to be acknowledged and celebrated.
You are worth it!
~Dr. Melody
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Ugh!! Why did I do that AGAIN?!? I’m so frustrated!
Why do we do continue to do things that make us feel icky inside and like a fat blob?!
I know I’m being a little graphic, but it’s the truth!! That’s how we feel and we call ourselves much worse in our own heads.
But we’re human. We go through ups and downs. We make mistakes and we also soar. We have big wins and deep losses. This is our game of life.
But in the end, the winner is one who learns to control her mind and gets quicker and quicker at picking herself up and moving in a positive direction without missing a beat.
I found myself frustrated at my recent lack of self-discipline and it was not only creating stagnation in my goals, but ultimately the physical effects were adding up to feeling tired, bloated, low energy, puffy eyes and just plain yucky on the inside.
The frustration I was feeling could lead to two outcomes:
- Continued downward spiral because I had already “lost”, or
- The catalyst to change my direction and be the reminder of what I’m wanting to move away from.
What choice should I choose?
What choice should you choose?
What choice will you choose?
Watch my live video about what brought me to this place, how I dealt with it, and what other ways you can prevent yourself from going down the same trap. Or even how to pull yourself out if you already feel stuck.
I created a live video about the rest of my story in my free private group on Facebook, Worthy To Be Me. After you join, just scroll in the feed and you’ll see it posted on Sunday Nov. 13, 2016. There’s a lot of additional great tips and mindset things I share to help you, especially as we head into the holidays!
~Dr. Melody
P.S. There’s no better than that right now to be surrounded by support, accountability and love as we head into one of the most stressful times of the year. The time of year where most people gain 7-10 pounds in just 2 short months! Wouldn’t even maintaining your weight be a holiday success, rather than being one of the statistics who may (or may not) have to work it back off come New Years?!
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We have so many coping mechanisms when we begin to be unhappy.
When we begin to lose what makes us happy, what makes us tick on the inside.
When we ultimately lose our joy.
We turn to food and/or alcohol, mind-numbing activities like binging on tv or video games, excessive shopping, unhealthy addictions, and personal degradation. We begin to just “exist”. So just go through the motions of life without anything that is truly fun to us. That makes us belly-laugh or cry tears of joy.
I’ve recently found myself in this place the past few months, and realized it was a gradual process over many years. And when I had been making enough headway with improvements in my own patterns, diet, and exercise, something was still missing.
Why could I not lose that final 10 pounds that I’d been working on for months, even years? Why could I not buckle down to be consistent in my eating and healthy routines? Why was I repeatedly self-sabotaging when I did begin to see changes?
Ultimately it was not a discipline or commitment factor, it was a joy-factor.
But how I could I get my joy, my spark, back? Where had it gone?
It was lost along the journey of being a business owner and juggling too many things. A to-do list that was never ending. Money crunches that were always looming. Stress that always present at some level.
So I had to go back to basics.
Really get to the heart of the matter, and even define who I was again. Was I solely defined by my business? By my brains? By my talent? Who did God see me as? Who did HE create me to be?
I knew in the earnest exploration of those questions that I would find myself again. I knew that there was no time like the present to set things straight, because tomorrow is not guaranteed.
So into my journal I dove. Pages upon pages and hours upon hours of reflection, expression, honesty, tears, cries of frustration and ultimately resolution.
When you can reconnect, even in the smallest way,to something that brings you even a hint of true joy to your soul, you have started the path to your healing.
In my case it was returning to what I like to do as a child. When I was not bogged down with “adult” responsibilities or self-imposed limits. And for me that is singing and dancing. Being creative in almost any form. Really flexing my creativity muscles, regardless of people’s opinions.
And literally the second I returned to these activities for my own pleasure and that of God’s, the joy returned. And oh, I was so desperate to feel even a drop! But the beauty about God’s joy is it satisfies you at a level nothing or no one ever could. It’s because you’re tapping into who your soul was created to do and be.
So how does this ultimately relate to changing the balance on the scale?
When we have true joy thriving inside, we are now engaged with things, people or circumstances that continue to foster that joy. When you are truly joy-ful, your cravings and your body’s urges to satisfy yourself with food or unhealthy coping strategies begins to decrease. And ultimately becomes non-existent.
But you have to do your part to reconnect to your joy! If and when you do, you will realize this is the natural response and progression. It’s not forced. You’re not just “extra disciplined.” The need is no longer there. Joy has taken it’s place. And a joyful heart and soul do not need self-soothing from any other source than God’s joy.
If you’ve lost your joy and feel that life has become “sub-par” or just “going through the motions”, I urge you to begin a deeper exploration. Try these strategies:
- Get into nature and have a heart-to-heart with God. Don’t hold anything back. He can handle it.
- Grab a journal and start letting everything that’s been bottled up have an outlet to release
- Think back to your childhood. What did you like to do? What was fun for you? What or where were some of your favorite past-times? How can you begin to reincorporate those elements into your adult life?
- Ask those close to you how they perceive you. What natural gifts and talents to they see you have. Thank them for their insight. Do not dismiss their observations. Take them to heart.
- Find some Bible studies about joy.
- Read Beth Moore’s book “Get Out of That Pit.”
As you begin reconnecting with yourself and reincorporating elements that bring you true joy into you life, things can change very fast! Don’t be surprised or afraid of this! You will have more clarity on your goals. More determination and discipline in your health. Your old coping mechanisms will begin to fall by the wayside and the pounds will begin to fall off. It’s a beautiful correlation. 🙂
In fact, I’d love to hear what comes up for you and what ways you’ve found to begin bringing joy back into you life. Share in the comments below, or connect with me further in my free private community on Facebook, Worthy To Be Me. I’d love to have you there and hear from you during your #joyjourney.
~Dr. Melody
P.S. Because I feel so strongly about wanting you to get the joy back in your life AND I know and believe in the power of journaling to facilitate that process,I’m running a 14 day journaling workshop called Journaling into Joy. We kick off Thursday, Nov. 10th until the 24th. The day before Thanksgiving.
What a perfect time of year to really feel joy in your life. Not have to “fake it” because we’re all “supposed” to be happy this time of year…I want it to be REAL for you. Learn more here. Only a few days left to join!
