Today’s Overview:

Now that you're underway with one week under your belt, this week, I'll be giving you some ideas and strategies to keep in mind as we map your course to success on this eight-week journey. Today, will focus on thought management, scheduling, easy meal prep, and the training mindset.

Results are the output. Your thoughts are the input.

Mindset: Control Your Results with Your Thoughts

Your thoughts control your actions. Your actions are your results. What thoughts are you going to allow to dominate your mind today? What ideas are you going to CHOOSE to focus on deliberately? If you have negative (disempowering) thoughts in your mind, they will result in negative actions and negative results. If you have positive (empowering) reflections in your mind, they will result in positive actions and positive results. Your life today is the sum of all your negative and positive thoughts throughout your entire life. Focus your mind on empowering beliefs in every area today , especially as they relate to your own Future Script for this 8-week program. When you do this, you'll find yourself taking more positive action. Most importantly, you'll be becoming the person you need to be to make your goal a reality.

Key Takeaway:

Be deliberate in dictating what thoughts dominate your mind.

Sit down. Take a break and make adjustments.

Lifestyle: Midday Scheduling, Planning & Adjustments

Mornings are great. We start with fresh air and fresh possibilities. We start the day with plans of all that we have in mind to do. We're full of energy and ready to go. Our plans for the day look possible, and we're full of energy. Then comes 1 PM. Most of us, by that time, had considerably less energy and enthusiasm. Some of the earlier outcomes have rearranged our schedule and plans. We're not as clear and focused as we were at 7 AM. So how do we handle that problem? There is a simple solution. Block out 5 to 10 minutes to review some of the earlier appointments and accomplishments of the day and then plan the rest of the day – at least the next four hours. Doing this can give us a new sense of energy and focus. The beauty of this is that we can do this as many times during the day as we need. We can get these focus points during the day and keep our energy-optimized in working toward our goals and objectives. This is especially important for you as you're working toward your weight goal because physical, emotional, and mental fatigue can cause you to miss workouts and make poor decisions in your eating. So stay on top of your schedule and keep your energy-optimized.

Key Takeaway:

Recalibrate your schedule throughout the day.

Stock up on your staple foods

Nutrition: Keep Healthy Foods at the Ready

My wife does an incredible job of keeping food prepared. Protein, vegetables, fruit, and grains – all the major categories I eat from – are always stocked. Her preparation makes it very easy for me to grab a container, pack the food, and throw it on the scale. I can head out the door with all my meals in tow. I could prepare a meal within 90 seconds.

I recommend that you create your staple foods and keep them stockpiled. For example, boiled eggs, whole grain bread, oranges, bananas, carrots, protein bars, etc., are excellent foods to have ready for you to grab at a moment's notice, preventing you from going to the vending machine or McDonald's sabotaging your progress.

Key Takeaway:

Make it easy to prepare healthy meals quickly.

Train with focus and intent

Exercise: Engage in Physical "Training"

Instead of thinking only in terms of "exercise," use the word "training." If we're not careful, exercise can become a part of our routine that we "have to check off the list" because someone will hold us accountable. You always have to keep your specific target in mind when training.This target is not the same thing as your weight loss goal.

For example, as we covered last week, you have certain emotional hotspots. If it were your midsection, you'd want to direct your "training" in that area. If you don't have a hotspot, you could aim your training to reach your heart rate zones. In short, training focuses on a specific target besides losing weight. Working out is to get the weight off.

This kind of laser-focused mindset spills over into other areas of your life like your business, finances, spiritual life, relationships, and other endeavors. Make sure that you're constantly intensifying your motivation by revisiting your Future Script and other motivational aids you may be using. This should be a fun pursuit for you. This will have significant benefits to your health, but it will also increase your confidence and help your brain function more efficiently on a cognitive level.

Key Takeaway:

TRAIN. Don’t just “exercise.”

In Conclusion

Today's focus on thought management, scheduling, easy meal prep, and the training mindset will help you start to map your course by lighting the path to your destination with preparation and intention.

Decisions for the Comments Section:

• The thoughts I'll focus on are [list].• I'll review my plan today at [time].• I'll prep my staple foods at [day/time].• I am "training" for [specific endeavor]."

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