500 People Showed up in Dallas for Biggest Loser Tryouts

This story is amazing to me. Over 500 overweight people showed up in Dallas for a shot at being one of 30 contestants on the Biggest Loser. Now, don't get me wrong, I love the Biggest Loser and the amount of weight these contestants lose is amazing! Something to truly be proud of....however, in the real world of work, family, keeping a household, financial worries and stresses that go along with everyday living, we need to have a reality check here. The feasibility of losing 12 pounds in one week are slim for us "normal" folks. So what do we do:

1) We take it one day at a time, one meal at a time, one workout at a time

2) We do our best and forget the rest

3) We understand that 2 pounds gone in a week is great work!

How do we do this when we have 50, 75 or 100 pounds to lose. In the words of one of my mentors, Marla Cilley, "We take baby-steps." That's right we decide that we are at the beginning of a week, a time in our lives, a goal and we move forward. So this week we are taking the baby-step of drinking at least 20 ounces of water per day. In order to do this we must make some routines....

1) Fill a water bottle and put in the fridge tonight. This makes it ready to pull out and take with us to work.

2) At lunch, refill your water bottle. Even if it's only 1/2 way finished, refill so you are set for the afternoon.

3) For lunch and dinner, drink water with your meal at least one full glass. Notice I didn't say breakfast, I'm not crazy enough to think we aren't drinking coffee for our breakfasts (grin)

There the plan is set this will get you at least 20 ounces of water per day and you will start to feel better.

If you still aren't convinced this will work, try it for a month and let me know what you think. I'm here, I'm listening and I'm ready to congratulate you on taking a baby step with me!

If you need help with setting your goals or completing your goals, feel free to email me at battle2heal@gmail.com and we can work on this together in a coaching relationship. You can also follow me on twitter at battle2heal.

Blessings to you!