Have you told yourself you’ll wait until next week to start losing weight? Or maybe you’ll start saving money when the next paycheck rolls around? Ya, I’ve been there too.
My best friend and I used to unknowingly sabotage each other. I would be ready to get healthy, start eating right and exercising, and we would commit to “starting our diet” on Monday. The beginning of the week would roll around and she wasn’t motivated. Well – since she wasn’t ready, I would feel defeated and decide I wasn’t either.
The same thing would happen to her. She’d be ready, I would lose my motivation, she would feel defeated and the cycle would continue.
Then one day I realized that I had been waiting on people to lose weight for me. I was convinced I needed someone to do it with me in order for it to work. So, I asked myself this question, “What if I just start doing it myself?”
So I did.
It wasn’t always easy. It’s harder to be disciplined. But it’s not impossible.
I would hit the treadmill versus watching a movie with my friend. When we went to a restaurant, I’d order a salad versus something fried. I had to keep telling myself that for this to work, I had to be the one to do it, not wait for others to do it for me.
That doesn’t mean I didn’t have the support around me. I had cheerleaders and encouragers the whole way through my weight loss journey. But I stopped waiting and started taking action.
If we wait on others to do things for us, we’ll stay in the same spot forever.
[shareable cite=”Sundi Jo”]If we wait on others to do things for us, we’ll stay in the same spot forever. [/shareable]
Today is the day to stop waiting and start doing.
- No more waiting on your husband to revive your marriage. Figure out what you can do and start taking the steps.
- No more waiting for your loved one to start losing weight with you. Get off the couch and do what you need to do.
- No more waiting until next week to start putting money back for the future. Figure out where you can decrease an expense.
- No more waiting for your job to make it easier for you to write. Figure out how you can say no to something so you can say yes to writing.
You can do it! Make today the day you step into action and take the next right step.
[reminder]What step of action do YOU need to make today?[/reminder]
I definitely need to start the journey towards weight loss (again). It’s hard to find the motivation to do so. Especially when I’ve tried & failed many times. Or partially succeeded, but have then lost the will to keep going.
Denise, I know how hard it can be. Do you have accountability to help you along?
This is great Sundi Jo. I need your voice in my head!
Well, perhaps I can record something for you. 🙂
Sundi Jo! I’ve recently realized that, instead of waiting for someone to come along side me and encourage me, it was ME God was calling to action. You hit it. It is not my junk food loving yoga-resistant husband who was responsible for the way I felt and the number on the tag of my jeans. It is me. I didn’t need his help, or a friend’s encouragement, I needed God! #madetocrave Great post! I love salad!
You crack me up! But you’re so right. Made to Crave was an excellent book.
Good post, Sundi Jo.
Yesterday I fought resistance I have had for YEARS. Drinking water. I knew it was healthy for me but in my mind I equated it to my dad who always had us bring him a glass of water. My dad was morbidly obese and he was abusive to us. Though it’s NOT logical, in my mind if I drank water I was identifying with him. And I did not want to identify with him in any way. My nephew challenged me on this and asked me how it was working for me. The resistance still stayed. And then I had an epiphany yesterday. I realized how I have sworn that I did not want to identify with my dad. And yet, I was making a choice to NOT drink water which would be a healthy choice. I was choosing to NOT take care of me. Like dad. The light went on and I drank 8 glasses of water yesterday. If only you knew how big this is for me. And today? I drank 9 glasses of water.
In addition, I knew sugar is not good for me. For me it activates my appetite and I have trouble because I just want to keep eating. So for the last couple of days, no sugar again. I do have to say I feel great about that.
So although I did make two steps of action yesterday, I would love some accountability till the water thing is a habit. For the past month I have incorporated walking every day. I have not missed a day. And I know that’s good for me.
Anne, that is such an amazing revelation! So glad God showed you and you are being set free! I’ve actually started cracking down on water this week myself. I went and bought a gallon water jug from Walmart and fill up my cup until it’s gone each day. I haven’t made it to a gallon everyday, but I’m close.
Thanks for the challenge, Sundi Jo.
I need to work on list growth. This week, I will be working on a free resource to give away to my blog subscribers. I will also be looking for ways to revamp my blog site to push readers in the right direction. I want them to become more and more a part of my community.
Awesome, Jon. Are you a member of Platform University with Michael Hyatt?
Not yet.
Sundi Jo, you hit a great principle here to get going and stop waiting on others around us. Too often I’ve seen this in action where people want someone else to come along and change everything. And then wonder why they aren’t advancing. Good reminder.
Thanks, Skip. Have a great weekend!