Think like the skinny girl ... become the skinny girl

Hello all! Sorry for my hiatus. Does four days actually count as a hiatus? Well either way, I'm back. My excuse for the short hiatus is actually a pretty good one. I have been working so hard to work off the pound and a half I gained last week. I have been running, at least 2 miles at a time. And today, I had a killer workout with Amy. By "killer," I mean the 30 minute session included suicides, jumping from hula-hoop to hula-hoop and some intense arm work with the resistance bands. I got to a point in the workout, as I usually do, when my body was telling me to stop. Then a few minutes later, my body was yelling at me to stop. I was out of breath and my muscles were stinging. But I got mental and thought, "Come on Kayla. YOU GOT THIS! Just a few more. YOU GOT THIS! The skinny girl does it!" Ah, and thus the topic of today's installment. Think like the skinny girl (or boy) and become the skinny girl or boy).

It goes back to the old mantra, "Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you're right." I generally don't like common sayings. I find them to be cliche and preachy, but in this case, I find it relevant.

I try to think of myself as a skinny girl. And as of lately, I am pretty close. But when you think of yourself as something, you have to include all the traits that come along with it. The skinny girl doesn't eat bar food very often, and when she does, she eats it in small portions. The skinny girl drinks plenty of water but drinks sugary soda and juices sparingly. The skinny girl portions out her food and aims to eat wholesome, nutritious meals. And most importantly, the skinny girl works out hard, even when it gets tough. She pushes herself through! Well after thinking of yourself as the skinny girl, you start to become her because you are doing all things she does, all the things you do.

I know it sounds simple. But with weight loss and maintenance, or healthy living as a whole, it's 50 percent physical. The other 90 percent is mental. That's an old joke my dad used to repeat over and over. He got it from legendary University of Alabama head coach Paul "Bear" Bryant. But there's a reason The Bear won all those championships, and was feared throughout college football. He got into people's heads. Get into your head. Tell yourself what you want and visualize it over and over. Go back to that image of what you want to look like as many times as you have to in order to get through workouts or walk away from temptation.

Think like the skinny girl ... and you will become the skinny girl.

In the next few weeks, I will training to increase my speed and endurance of my runs. After all, that's what the skinny, fit girl would do, right?

Think skinny, be skinny!
Happy losing,
K