Skinny Jeans Dilema

Victoria, I am so desperately wanting to fit into a pair of skinny jeans for my spring break so I have been contemplating following your Quick Start Program. But… I always go to a Super Bowl party and I know that I am going to max out on my favorite “sin” foods on Valentines Day.

Am I going to be able to lose weight? I don’t want to set myself up to fail from the beginning. I saw an ad that said I could eat whatever I wanted ad still lose weight. What do you think?
- Marcie

Marcie, You are not ready to change your life yet and that’s okay. I respect and admire your honesty. Being authentic in your journey is key to success.

No one can help you get better until it becomes an all-consuming obsession for you and only you.

That “eat whatever you want and lose weight” statement is what has built the weight loss industry into a multi-Billion-dollar industry. We want a painless, no sacrifice, great time, good food quick fix for our thunder thighs. We want to continue to eat the unhealthy food that contribute to illness, obesity and disease all the while desiring to be

Lean and dimple free.

We don’t know what true results driven “moderation” is and that’s why we never get the body we want.

We think stopping at a fast food restaurant and having a milk shake and fries only once a week is moderation. Or drinking alcohol daily and eating a huge slice of your favorite cheesecake once a week will give you the skinny jeans thighs you want.

Some people have written to me and think that allowing one day a week of eat whatever we want will help us reach our weight loss goals as well. What people are finding are little results and more frustration as the result. Moderation means to eat “a small piece of candy” or desert maybe once a month.

Yikes! Wow! Only once a month? Eliminating alcohol for the entire time you are losing weight is the only way you will succeed. The same is true with all the other favorite foods that sent us on the road to obesity in the first place. These are what I call, high trigger foods, foods that will cause binges over time and will hinder weight loss success.

My clients, who have lost the weight and are healthy and fit, are the ones who have learned to eat properly and have learned the strategies and have implemented the skills taught in my program. They are vibrant, healthy, beautiful, and youthful.

They have energy, love life, and are living their dreams. Isn’t that worth more than a slice of Vinnie’s Pizza or a dish of Aunt Lula Belle’s peach cobbler? Are we governed by food? Driven by the grease? Or are we strong, confident, and self-controlled people with a purpose and a mission? I know you can do it, and by giving this new nutrition program a chance to work and become a habit, you WILL see permanent results!

I had a client who would not give up corn chips. The chips were advertised to be healthy, but it was hindering her weight loss efforts. Eating healthy chips, popcorn, and high fat nuts may-not be considered “sin foods”, yet they ARE considered high in calories. Eating cookies and cake at every birthday party invited we’re invited to, will not lead to weight loss success.

Not being willing to change one snack for a snack that is “truly healthy” like fruit or a fat free dessert, will make our weight loss efforts almost hopeless. You must be willing to change. Be willing to implement the strategies and skills outlined in my program.

Be willing to be the Best You!