Do You Really Want It ?

If you really want to do something, and I mean really want to do something then eventually you will do it, I mean if you are 10 out of 10 convinced you want to do something then you would let nothing stand in your way of having it.

But do you analyse what you really want and whether you do really want it that much? I spend a lot of time with people telling me they want to reduce their weight but their actions and the outcomes are totally different. So do you know what your goal really is ? Do you know the reality of where you are now in comparison to that goal ? Do you know how to get that goal ? And are you really willing to do whatever it takes to actually do it ? A lot of people will give up what they really want for what they really want right now, I have always said it is difficult to get excited about living another 20 years when you are being offered something nice to eat as you are trying to compare a long term goal against an immediate win and as a society we are now very much based around 'now' and the future will take care of itself.

So do you really want it ? What is the benefit to you of being slim long term ? Stated in the positive why do you really want to reduce your weight ? Where's your plan ? I spent 20 years just jumping on and off diets without ever taking a step back and thinking through a well formed plan and realising what it is all about. I didn't get big because I accidentally ate too many calories, I got big as I was using food to try and make me happier and therefore being overweight is an emotional issue and not a calorie issue. I promise you that when you stop using food as a sticky plaster and an emotion booster then trimming down is actually very simple and then staying slim just becomes the norm.

It is five years next month since I made a decision to be slim for the rest of my life and sure it has been a bumpy ride and I have made lots of mistakes and been through some dark times BUT I have never doubted the result, I have never taken my eyes of the prize and I really really really wanted it and I still do.