New Year's Revolution: My Week 2 Accountability Update

What happens when you don't hit your goals? You have been doing a great job of checking in with me on the GO Public Wall on my Dr. Holly page. I noticed that in a lot of your accountability posts, you said that you've been following the program but maybe haven't hit your goal as much as you would like to. 

Well, guess what? Same with me. This week, I've scheduled my lesson, homework, and even my accountability on what to do when you don't hit your goal, how to be honest about it, own it, and most of all, LEARN FROM IT. Hopefully my Week 3 Accountability update will motivate you too!

I designed all of my homework assignments to be something that helps you. It's not meant to just be another thing on your plate. Week 3's homework is about Writing and Re-Writing your story. The New York Times just published a story about proven scientific power behind this practice:

"Now researchers are studying whether the power of writing — and then rewriting — your personal story can lead to behavioral changes and improve happiness." read the rest of what researchers found here. Also, coaches at the Human Performance Institute are using this technique to help people get to the root of their avoidance of exercising and healthy eating habits, creating transformational breakthroughs with clients. .

Week 3 New Year's Revolution: Get Your Mind Right

Ok guys! We're officially in Week 3! And this week is all about Getting Your Mind Right. Wouldn't it be great if we all had a chance to re-write our story? Now you do. This week, I want you to write your story and then Re-Write Your Story! I don't want to give it all away, so watch the videos below for my Week 3 Lesson and Homework. Then, make sure to check in on the Dr. Holly page's GO Public Wall!

Scientific research has shown that you can actually write your way to happiness. The New York Times just wrote a story on some of the findings: "Now researchers are studying whether the power of writing — and then rewriting — your personal story can lead to behavioral changes and improve happiness." read the rest of the story here. Also, coaches at the Human Performance Institute are using this technique to help people get to the root of their avoidance of exercising and healthy eating habits, creating transformational breakthroughs with clients.

Watch my Week 3 videos to help you tackle your New Year's Revolution Challenge!

Week 3 Lesson

GET YOUR MIND RIGHT

Week 3 Homework

GET YOUR MIND RIGHT

Get Vulnerable, GO Public: Kathy

Sometimes it's hard to put into words how proud I am of the people I work with. Kathy is one of those people. I see so many people who don't try because they don't believe they'll succeed. Kathy is someone who decided that she could change. Not only that, she has changed! If you're afraid that you don't have what it takes, stop believing that voice. You do have what it takes! Let Kathy's story inspire you today.

Why State of Slim/Extreme Weight Loss: Destination Boot Camp is Different

Kathy Taylor

January 24, 2015

Oct 2014, Starting EWL: DBC

Now

Kevin met me at the Denver airport on the second Sunday in October wearing his bright yellow Extreme Weight Loss Destination Boot Camp shirt. I was easy to spot too because I rode up to him in a wheelchair. Kevin looked politely shocked to see a crippled, nearly 400 pound, sixty year-old woman show up for a Boot Camp experience. I soon graduated to a cane and by Wednesday I was walking up the mountainside with the rest of our team. Now, four months later, I have lost 67 pounds, an average of four pounds per week! 

How could this program make such a huge difference in such a short time? It wasn’t by starving myself on pricey shakes and fake food like other diets I’ve tried. I trusted Dr. Holly Wyatt’s program, State of Slim. I trust her education, expertise, experience and wisdom, so I followed the plan very carefully. I prepared and ate real food in six small, delicious meals each day, drank ten glasses of water and wrote down every morsel that went in my mouth. I NEVER FELT PUNISHED or DEPRIVED like every other diet I’ve tried! Gradually I worked my way up to seventy minutes of exercise in the pool six days each week. Now I love it!

At Boot Camp we learned how to develop and keep a positive mind-set thanks to Dr. Denise McGuire’s workshops (and every employee at Anschutz Health and Wellness Center.) Dr. Holly is setting the example for all of us with her weekly blogs and positive encouragement.

Accountability is a huge component of my success! I meet face-to-face, with my dear coach, Peggy Willms and my team members every Monday evening via video-conference. We have worked together, sweat, and cried together, creating a bond of trust and understanding. I don’t want to disappoint my coach, my new friends or myself. When I goof up, as I’m prone to do, I call my teammates or my coach and get the boost I need to get right back on track. State of Slim is a LIFESTYLE not a diet and I WILL keep the weight off!

Get Vulnerable, GO Public Story: Tierannye

I met Tierannye when she came to Extreme Weight Loss: Destination Boot Camp (new slots just opened up if you want to be a part of it!). The whole point of the Get Vulnerable, Go Public challenge is to put yourself and your story out there for the world to see. To live differently. And to push against "the normal." And that's exactly what Tierannye has done. I wanted to share her story because other people's journeys motivate me to keep going. I hope this motivates you too!

MY Story…

                  What is beauty? What is to be completely comfortably with your body? These are just a few questions I always wondered and could never fully answer them because I had never experienced it. In my 23 years of life I’ve always struggled with being happy with the way I looked. The issue with that is, people would tell me how gorgeous I was, but I didn’t believe them. I always thought “they’re just saying that to make me feel ok, they really don’t believe it!” These thoughts and feelings all began when I was weighed in 4^th grade for an IdentiKid Card, and I weighed in at 101lbs. I never said anything but I knew I wasn’t like everyone else. I was always “thick” growing up, but so was everyone in my family which seemed right and I became complacent.    

        

                  Over the years, I’ve tried many different things to lose weight. They worked at the time but, I soon gained it all back plus more. Ultimately it made me upset and depressed, I just gave up and told myself “well maybe this is how God wanted me to be.” I kept that with me for many years, knowing it was a lie I told myself in order to be okay with the way I looked. But, the reality of that is I wasn’t okay with it at all. I just knew something had to happen or I wouldn’t be around long. I have so much life to live, and I want to be around to live it but I just want to be happy doing it.

                  Then the Extreme Weight-Loss Destination Boot camp opportunity came, for I was a “Pay it Forward” recipient from my best friend Brandi Mallory who was a contest on the Season 4 Extreme Weight-Loss. Prior to going to camp I was in a deep depression, nothing in my life was going as planned. I just felt like everywhere I turned I was being hit with any and everything and it made me miserable. I ended an amazing relationship, stopped hanging out with friends, started drinking way too much, eating whatever was in front of me even when I wasn’t hungry, I was just unhappy. But, I didn’t know what I was unhappy with exactly. In the midst of all of this was happening, and I had to pack my life up and go to Denver for a week.

                  It was there that the change came, and it shocked me. I wasn’t open to going to camp, but I knew that this could help me. It was the day we went on the hike that changed my life forever. Before we got off the bus we were told that once we reached the fork in the road we had 3 options: turn around and return to the bus, take the medium route, or take the challenge. I knew that I would take the medium route for sure. It was until I reached the fork in the road that I heard, “no more excuses”, next thing I know my feet are leading me towards the challenge route. I got to thinking about everything that was happening in my life; past and present. But I also began to think about the future. I spoke to God the entire hike. I cried the entire time, but it was tears of thanksgiving, gratefulness, and happiness.

                  That moment made me realize that I had to live for me and make myself happy. It showed me that I’ve been making excuses for myself and that is why I had been feeling the way I had for so long. I was thankful for the mindset change I experienced not only on the hike, but in the sessions we attended. I didn’t know how strong I was until I was pushed, I realized at camp that it is completely okay with being vulnerable. I don’t have to be strong or superwoman all the time. Vulnerability is where change occurs, when you are outside of your comfort zone. Being there helped me start my new life, I don’t consider SOS to be a diet, but a lifestyle transformation. Weeks later I have destroyed 30lbs and I am just elated with life. With my freedom to be me, and not worry about what comes my way.  I get compliments all the time, and for once in my life I actually believe what is being said to me. Not only because I see it too, but because I know that there is no need for anyone to justify MY life. It is my life for a reason and I am doing what I want to do, solely for me.

                  I have moments where I begin to doubt myself, but then I look in the mirror and see that I have changed and I still have more work to do. I tell myself every morning “Check you out, you’re so cute!” and I believe it! I believe in myself. I can no longer fit my clothes, which actually makes me happy because I have a real reason to shop for new clothes. I love eating healthy, I love working out especially Zumba. I just love living life!!!

                  I am forever grateful for all that I learned, the connections I’ve made, and the lifelong mindset change that was given to me through EWLDBC.  I know that I am a Masterpiece! I know that I am beautiful. I am good enough. I am perfect. I know how to choose my hard! This is all due to that one week I spent away from my hectic life here in Atlanta. I was able to shut out all the negative thoughts, and focus on getting my happy back. I am proud to announce that SHE IS HERE!!! I can feel it now, I believe it, and I am beautiful!

Love,

T 

How did I do in my first week? Week 1 Accountability

The point of the New Year's Revolution is to create a space where we can all Get Vulnerable and Go Public together. As an expert in weight loss, it's not easy to put it out there that I want to lose 20 pounds. I can easily start to ask questions like, "What will people think?"

But, I would rather be transparent and let you know that I'm in the same boat as you! Weight loss is a life-long journey and evolution that you continually have to choose, and occasionally reboot. I'm rebooting! Here's how last week went for me:

My Week 1 Accountability