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Think about a relationship you have — say a boyfriend, a husband, a wife, a significant other. If they promised that they were going to be faithful and you caught them in bed with somebody else, and they said they would never do it again, they promised up and down, then you found them in bed again with somebody else, how many times would that have to happen before you didn’t believe them?

Chances are maybe two, three times at most? For most of you, it might just be the first time.

Now imagine you have a friend who said, “I’m going to take you to work. I’m going to pick you up and take you to work,” and they never showed. Then they said it again, and once again, they never showed. How many times would they have to do that before you stopped believing them? [Read more…] about The Number One Thing Preventing You From Reaching Your Weight Loss Goals

I want to share something with you about leadership. I really have been impressed in the Half Size Me community because lately I’ve seen a lot of people standing up and taking a leadership role, whether it’s hosting a meeting, or starting an accountability thread at night because they feel they need it and it would benefit the community, or starting a small group that they see a need for.

It got me thinking: Leadership and becoming a leader in your own life is how you guarantee success. What leaders do is they see a need and they find a way to work toward fixing that need or helping that need in some way.

When I was trying to lose weight, I used to be a victim; I wanted everyone else to do the work. I wanted it to be something that I could just follow, that I could just do. It wasn’t until I took a leadership role in my own life that I was able to lose the weight and keep it off. [Read more…] about How to Become a Leader in Your Own Life