Time to do like a Cowboy...

#68/71 Stop being a perfectionist.

Time to do like a Cowboy and get back on the saddle! WoW, what a crazy week. I've been busy filming 3 days of it, Nikki and I caught some kind of Sinus Infection/cold and I survived an Audit with my team and have had added responsibilities to my position. Oh to top it off I'm racing against time to put Andy's swing set together before his Birthday, BTW I was corrected by one of my friends helping that its not a swing set its a freaking PlaySet(Swings, Slides, Fort and Sandbox). Now, for my weigh in:

203 lbs.

Yep, with all the craziness I managed to get back on track some how, some way. Dont ask because I don't know how I did it. but, it does go into this weeks theme:

Stop Being a Perfectionist.

A little while back I read an article about why perfectionists are well...perfectionist. The article discuss the reasons for this is simply they have a fear of failure so instead they wont do anything unless they do everything perfect which ultimately causes them to not act at all. I can't say if that is true for all perfectionist, but I can say I am a perfectionist and I do have a fear of failure. Take this weight loss journey. My initial idea was I was going to lose weight consistently and I have little to no issues. I can tell you and if you've been reading my blog that has not been the case. I am fearful each Friday when I get on that scale. "What do I tell my readers if I fail...again?" This has been a growing experience for me. Each week I've been forced to face my successes, failures and the reasons why.

What I have learned in weight loss as well as life, the only time you really fail is when you stop getting back up and trying. You will have good weeks and you will have bad weeks. This week has been crazy, but the upcoming week I'll get back on planning my meals out, hitting the gym and basically just keeping busy instead of sitting on my butt and finishing off those Girl Scout cookies(oh how I love those Thin Mints). As I mentioned, I don't know why I lost weight this week; I can tell you I still watched what I ate, I controlled my portions, stayed active and made it a habit to eat breakfast. Do like a Cowboy and get back on the saddle! I have 3 words for you this week and every week. In fact make it your mantra: Don't give up! Don't give up...DONT GIVE UP!

Just live,


Anthony

PS Hey guys if you know anyone whose trying to lose weight refer them to my blog. I love to have new followers and really love hearing from you guys!