They Don’t Call It Fat Tuesday For Nothin’!

By

Laura Dion-Jones

“Keys to success . . . Research your idea, Plan for success, Expect success, and just plain do it!

It amazes me how many people skip the last step!

Practice being a “doer”

and success will follow you every step of the way!”

Alfred A. Montapert

Author

            Some of us live like every day is Fat Tuesday, and Boy, they don’t call it that for nothin’.

Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday, which refers to the practice of the last night of eating richer, carb-ier, fatty foods before the ritual fasting (or giving up something in sacrifice like sweets or cigarettes) for the Lenten season, which begins on Ash Wednesday. And that’s next Wednesday, is it not?

            And to add insult to injury for us choco-holics, this year, Ash Wednesday falls on the day before Valentines Day!

Every year at this time, I use Lent as a way to get a good grip on my sweet consumption.

Once an addict, always an addict, I say. It’s all in how well you manage your addiction.

Once again, I’ve decided to lighten the load a little and lose about 10 more pounds by my birthday June 10th, so I’m making the bold statement of giving up ALL sweets from Ash Wednesday till Easter Sunday morning. This outta do the trick for me . . . we’ll see.

How ‘bout you? What’re you giving up for Lent?

You gotta have a plan and oftentimes people attempt to lose weight without a real one. Sure, they try to combine a healthy, effective, low carb eating strategy with daily cardio and they lose a few pounds, but get lax and lazy - and before they know it – they’ve packed all the weight they lost right back on.

And sometimes even more.

I had a plan right from the giddy-yup; experimented and improvised as I went along to find what worked for me - and what didn’t, and now I share my successful strategies with you.

I’ve found that the “Keys” to true and everlasting weight loss success truly are to research your diet – find the one that works best for you. Low carb works like a charm for me as well as for many others who constantly struggle with their weight.

Make your plan for success – write it all down every step of the way, every single day. Your weight, distance walked, even the foods you eat. Record it all in your fitness journal. Daily.

Then you just plain gotta do it!

No excuses.

Stop wishing.

Practice doing, and by all means, expect success – you deserve it.

Try it and see . . . what have you got to lose but all your unhealthy, unwanted weight.

Aren’t you worth it?

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* As with any new diet and fitness plan, be sure to check with your physician before you begin.