Shhhh... It's a secret!

Okay, before you read the following blog, you have to swear not to tell anybody else - okay? Promise?
Alright here we go....

I'm going to share with you all my top secret weight-loss weapon... Ready? ... MANTRAS!

Okay so you probably weren't expecting that right? :-) But seriously, over the last 3 weeks I have found that the one thing to keep me going, and the main thing to keep me from eatings unhealthy foods spontaneously when I have no one around to keep me accountable, was/is my mantra.

Did you know that it takes a minimum of 30 days to break a bad habit?
And a minimum of 90 days to teach yourself a new 'good' or positive habit to the point that it become a natural habit?
The first 30 days are always the hardest. After 30 days it usually gets easier to break a bad habit. And honestly I can see how this is true. So my mantra was born - "30 days; Break the habit."

Using the knowledge I shared above as the background to my short mantra, every time I walk past a fast food place, or somebody offers me chocolate, I am able to remind myself - "it's only 30 days; the first 30 days are the hardest..." and the most powerful hidden message in my mantra - "You can do this!"

So that's my Mantra: "30 days; Break the habit." It may not be very exciting, but it's mine. And it works for me. It has meaning for me.

I don't think I could of gotten even this far without my mantra to give me the self motivation to stay away from the unhealthy food options. I also don't think I could of done this without my friends and family, and the support they give me. So if you are out there wanting to lose weight, can I give you two pieces of advice?
1) Tell all your friends and family so they can support you
2) Come up with a mantra that has meaning for YOU - so you can support yourself.

I would love to hear about any mantra's you use to help motivate yourself.
Comment below with your mantra and if I get enough responses in the next week we might do a poll to decide which mantra you all like the best and have a prize for the best one!

Thanks for reading everybody!
SammiD