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Congratulations,
you have passed the halfway mark. It’s “Hump Week!”
of your Lean Body Challenge. A few weeks ago I mentioned that
at first your changes would not be as visible as later on. Well
“later on” is finally here. You will start to notice
the external changes in the next couple of weeks. Your pants will
start to feel bigger, people will start asking if you are losing
weight, and your program will begin to feel natural to you –
like a good habit that is actually fun.
Continue
your measurement techniques, but if you are weighing, remember
that you are gaining lean muscle tissue at the same time that
you are losing fat. Don’t be discouraged if the scale is
not budging. If you are losing inches from your waist, buttocks,
and other unwanted places, your program is working!
But
on those days when you feel a little “off” (we all
have them), try this little attitude-adjusting technique that
I learned from Nathaniel Branden’s The Six Pillars of Self
Esteem. Although I am a big proponent of positive self-affirmations,
and I often find it is very productive to engage myself in positive
self-conversation.
By
engaging yourself in a convincing conversation, you can talk yourself
into just about anything. Branden suggests that we ignite our
creative thinking by asking ourselves two questions:
1)
What is good with my life?
2)
What is there still to be done?
Adapted
for the purposes of our Lean Body Challenge, those questions might
be:
1)
What is good with my Lean Body program?
2)
What is still to be done and how can I make it better?
The
best time to ask yourself these questions are in the morning,
when you have a moment to reflect. These questions first make
you think about the good that is coming out of your program, and
secondly, help you create a mental game plan for the day and week
ahead of you.
As
Steve Chandler says in 100 Ways to Motivate Yourself, “Motivation
is something that you talk yourself into.” I believe that
statement, and it becomes easier to do when you have measurement
(for example, from the tape measure, the bathroom scale, or body
fat calipers) followed by positive self-conversation. Try this
technique in the weeks ahead.
Stay
on track, because the best is yet to come! Here’s to your
continual improvement and success. I am absolutely, positively
sure that you CAN do it. And I am right here in your corner to
help. If you have any questions, just email them to asklee@labrada.com.
This
is Lee Labrada, your Lean Body Coach encouraging you to keep going!
Keith
Klein wants you to keep breakfast simple.
Hash
Browns & Egg Whites
3
oz. Fat Free Shredded Potatoes Hash Browns
4 Egg Whites
2 Tbs. Chopped Green Onion
Dash of Light Salt
Spray
a small Teflon skillet with cooking spray. Preheat skillet
over medium heat. Add potatoes, and cook until all sides
are browned. Remove potatoes and spray skillet once again
with cooking spray. Replace potatoes, and add egg whites,
salt and green onions. Stir constantly until eggs are firm.
Serves 1. - CAL. 141 / FAT .7 GM. / CHOL. -0- / PRO.
16 GM. / CARB. 17 GM. / %FAT 5% |
For
more delicious recipes like this one or to order one of Keith's
cookbooks, The Healthy Chef or Kidtrition
Kafe Kookbook, go to his Web site at www.eatingmanagement.com.
Yours
in Health,
Your Lean Body Coach™
Any
Questions about the Lean Body Challenge™?
Call
1-800-832-9948 or e-mail us at leanbodychallenge@labrada.com |
