Team You!

Do you find that you are spending so much of your time is spent taking care of others? As a wife and mother with a full time job, I know that "yes" would be my answer to that question. I had not been taking care of myself at all and my weight was out of control. Finally, I figured out that I had to take care of me too.

Your needs are important and worthwhile.

You can't do this alone. You need a support system. Who does that involve? Your family, friends, co-workers are all possible players to include on your team. My friend told me the other day that her husband is supportive...sometimes. He told her that they weren't going to switch to sugar-free syrup because he and the boys weren't going to suffer just because she was trying to lose weight. After I picked my chin up off the ground, I said, "Then buy both kinds of syrup and don't let that stop you." You will find that there are people out there, who should be supportive, but instead will sabotage your efforts by making you feel guilty.

Do you have someone in your life that says "Here, I made this just for you." If you don't feel that you can be assertive in this case, then the solution to the food giver is to smile and say, "Thank you. I'm going to save this for later." Then throw it away. They really don't care that you eat it...they just want to know that you took it.

I have had the best support system and would like to take this opportunity to thank all of them for being on my team! A day doesn't go by that I get a message from someone who tells me that I have inspired them to lose weight. What they don't know is that they have held me accountable and each of them have played a part on my team through their kind words.

Now, go hand out the pom-poms and let's gather your support system to rally around YOU today!