So often people ask me how I am able to be so strict, so discipined, so often.

It may sound cliche, but like the Nike slogan, the best way I know is to “Just do it.”

Now I know that better than ever before. Maybe I can share with you what it takes to “Just do it.”

Our families recently got together and are all doing 12 weeks together. I had been following Body-for-LIFE pretty closely for the last year, but ever since the baby was born it was just a little easier than it used to be to miss a weight training session. Missing a weight training session made it easier to have a little unauthorized snack at night.

When we got our measurements taken, I realized that I was more off-track than I had originally thought. I had fallen back into believing I was more dedicated and disciplined than I really was. I was fooling myself.

I would do fine all day, but after the baby went to bed and the house was quiet, I could rationalize just about any reason to treat myself to a little snack.

“If these teething cookies are good enough for the baby, they won’t hurt me.”
“If I can eat these teething cookies, than girl scout cookies are almost the same thing. No big deal!”
“I’ve eaten one girl scout cookie. I might as well hit the ice cream.”

I had made it all OK.
But it wasn’t.

My evening urges were almost out of control. Some nights I couldn’t stop myself, no matter how hard I tried.

So those words came back into play.

“Just do it.”

I had to find that switch in my head that turned on the self-control and turned off temptation.

I don’t know how to help you find that switch, but it is as hard as that. And it is as easy as that.

Just stop snacking. Just stop cheating. Find that switch. Honor yourself and quit cheating.

I’m proud of you!