Rounding third...

Ok XFLD'ers....you are officially in the home stretch now. I know that everyone thoroughly enjoyed their 4th of July picnics, bbq's, celebrations, etc...now it's time to go to work! This is where you take all the momentum you have been building and find the next gear in YOU. Did you know that your mind can take you so much further than your body will let you go?

Your body doesn't WANT you to hurt.

It wants to be comfortable.

IT WANTS TO BE FAT.

But your body isn't in charge...You are.

You decide what comes into your body by way of your mouth. You decide that the inanimate object in the shape of a Starbucks muffin DOESN't, in fact, control you. And your food choices no longer define you as it did in the past. You are a new creation, by your own free will. You CHOOSE to be fit, healthy and strong. The old "you" dies in the following 5 days. The New you is waiting to completely dominate and take over. The New you has strength, confidence, and muscles never before seen. The New you, over the last month, has developed new habits of drinking water, eating clean proteins, detoxing from sugar and carb-dependency, eating vegetables, drinking protein shakes, and pushing yourself through those workouts.... where maybe a month ago, there WAS no workout routine. Not only that, but you also established a habit of preparing, knowing in advance where you will be when meal time comes. You are making healthy meals before-hand when you know that you may otherwise be at the mercy of whatever food establishments you are near when hunger strikes. You also know exactly when you are gonna get that workout in. How many of you had this lifestyle before??

*****Doesn't it feel aweosme?!*****

Some of the things you now possess as a fringe benefit of having done XFLD are a higher self- esteem- not because of how much better you look and feel, but because you know you honored your self-promises. You now have a stronger confidence, and this exudes making you a more attractive person to others. This confidence affects every area of your life, so now you will find yourself excelling at your job or business. When you find this peace with yourself, all of a sudden your relationships have improved. You now exemplify the saying that you cannot truly love and value others, until you love and value yourself as a person. Now...just by being in your sphere of influence, others are inspired. See what you have done?!

With all of that said....go hard this week. Or go home. I said it, you heard it. You didn't come this far to quit. GO HARD. See you at the finish line.