But It's The Weekend!

When I first talk to people about the "7 Day Challenge" there are mixed feelings. Some are excited to try it and some are a bit hesitant because they don't know if they can make it through a whole week. Sometimes they say, "Oh, I can do that until the weekend". Now the last time I looked, 7 days includes the weekend.

When I first got on the challenge I realized that I'm going to have to go through the weekend in order to complete the 7 days. I began the "7 Day Challenge " on a Monday as most people do because that is an easy start and stopping point. As I looked at my schedule for the weekend coming up, I realized that we had a party to go to and my first thought was, "Uh oh". How am I going to go to a party and maintain my protocol? Then I remembered why I began the challenge in the first place. The reason I did the challenge was to make a commitment to better health.

That is a really good word that we hear a lot, but not many people follow it, COMMITMENT. What does it mean to commit to something?  My definition is to follow through no matter what situation comes up. If you make a commitment to do something, you follow through until it is done. I made a commitment to do a "7 Day Challenge" and no matter what came up I was committed to it. So when we went to the party that weekend I followed the protocol that I committed to. Before I went to the party I had my Isalean Meal Replacement Shake and I brought my Isalean Meal Replacement Bar with me to the party.

That weekend I felt so good, not because I didn't eat bad food that has no nutritional value, but because I followed through on my commitment to the "7 Day Challenge" protocol. Once I did that I knew I was on my way to changing my lifestyle. Now, after one year, it is easy to follow the protocol and the results I have achieved are even more reason to continue. My weight is under the acceptable BMI ratio, I have reduced over 8% of body fat and am now building lean muscle tissue with very little exercise.

If you make a commitment to the "7 Day Challenge" that means "7" days. So many people begin the justification process when Friday is approaching. You know, "I have this birthday party" or "I have a wedding" or "My kids have a soccer party" and the list of excuses goes on and on. There is always going to be something that comes up and gets in the way of your commitment to better health. My question to you is, "On a scale of 1 to 10, how important is your health to you"? If you say it is a 10, but don't back it up with action, then it really isn't a 10 is it?

Making a commitment to something takes courage and discipline. I guess it comes down to how bad you want to change, in this case, your health. If you cheat on the weekend after making a commitment to the "7 Day Challenge", then your commitment level wasn't very strong. Don't get down on yourself if you can't make it for 7 days because I realize that most people are so conditioned to eating food that they can't imagine eating nutrient dense food for a whole week. I also realize that food is a social thing and how can you get together with others and not eat?

I think we need to go back to taking care of us first because then and only then can we help others. I know, I know...."It's the weekend, so I'll start back up on Monday and be good". Be good All the time, even on the weekend, and you will slowly see your lifestyle change to a healthy one.