That’s what Loralee from the “Fat March” said to motivate the rest of us.

“It’s about how much you eat.”

“You can do anything you set your mind to”

“believe in yourself”

There’s no magic to it. These participants went from not even being able to walk 1 mile to walking a marathon (26.2 miles) in one day!!!!

Finisher weights:

Men lost: 80 and 85 pounds
Women lost: 55, 50, 56 and 51 pounds

10 weeks, 575 miles

You don’t need to devote your life to full-time walking like the Fat March contestants to see a difference. Walk a few blocks after work or in the morning every day. Walk longer on weekends. See the neighborhood, go to the track, or walk in the mall without stopping to shop. You’ll be amazed at the improvement in your joints, breathing, appetite, stress and even sleep after walking every day. Eventually you can build up to more exercises like strength training and aerobics, but start with walking if you’re able!

Yesterday was a tough day for me: I had a few deadlines at work, traffic was horrible, and I was tired. All I wanted to do was go home, eat a chocolate bar, and curl up in bed. I didn’t want to even THINK about exercising, let alone eating something healthy. Ewww….

I’m sure we’ve all had those days when we are stressed out, irritable, tired, and just “not in the mood” to eat healthy or exercise. But we know it’s good for us to fuel our bodies well in order to hopefully live a long, healthy life.

So what are we to do? Do we have to be “perfect” every single day of our lives? In my opinion, No. Because you are human, there are going to be times when you occasionally take a day off from being physically active, or a day that you declare as “fast food/junk food” day (not to be abused as binge eating day, which NOT the same thing!). But when we start having more of those “off” days than “on” days, we’ve got to do something!

Motivational Techniques
Read the rest of this entry »