Mindful Mission 2012: Setting My Mission
When we decided to have the Mindful Mission 2012 it took me about two seconds to decide on my mission. Lose the baby weight! No more excuses, no more maternity pants, no more being annoyed at myself when I look in the mirror, and no more being frustrated when it is time to get dressed and nothing fits.
I keep coming up with good reasons not to pay attention to myself such as, I am tired and my day is too busy. Well, I am tired and my day is very busy, but that isn’t going to change anytime soon. I have been wanting to lose weight, but I have continued to push back the start date. This hit home on New Year’s Eve when the pants and shirt I wanted to wear didn’t come close to fitting.
January, the start of a new year is a good opportunity to begin something new. However, I don’t want to call this a resolution because many times resolutions turn out to be short term. Maintaining a healthy weight is something that requires constant effort, so I think of this as a lifestyle change.
Since I know that my Mindful Mission is to return to my pre baby weight I need to consider my action steps. I believe my focus needs to be on tracking my food intake, so I will be committing to keeping a detailed food diary.
During the first week of the Mindful Makeover for Moms Workbook I will further explore setting my SMART goal and developing the action steps that will take me there. You may not know what your Mindful Mission is yet, and that is fine. Your Mindful Mission should be something that you really want to accomplish and helps improve your quality of life. It could be weight loss, organization, flossing your teeth daily, or anything you want to improve. Nothing is too big or too small. The Mission officially lasts 10 weeks, but hopefully you will also be making a lifestyle change.
Challenge yourself to create a Mindful Mission and tell others about it. Trust me, sharing your goals helps hold you accountable. In our Facebook group we will be given daily reminders that go along with the workbook topics for the day to help us all reach our goals. Begins January 8th so order your workbook today.
Mindfully,
Laura
