Hello again, and thanks for continuing to stop by.  The days are getting warmer and many of you are starting to panic about shedding the winter clothes you've been hiding beneath. You're faced with the daunting task of making your summer Wonder Suit work the way your winter sweat suit did, and you know it's just not happening!  A few of you are already in a full-blown panic over the approach of this annual nightmare. Do you know what the funny thing is? Not funny, but... yes, funny. You are so filled with dread and shame that you immediately regressed and chose to "comfort" yourselves with food. If it makes you feel any better, you are not the only one shuddering at the thought of another season of the skin! You feel guilty that a year has passed, and you still have not been able to get it together. Please believe me when I say, I understand! Your feelings are completely normal! I see this every spring when my brand new, or fairly new, clients go through this experience.  Again, I feel so frustrated, fearing that those of you in pain will not hear my words. I so very much want to give you strength, the strength to put down whatever is tempting you, to stand up to whatever is scaring you so you can jump-start your path to the new you, right this very minute. 
 
Today I am going to try to do just that. You see, even if you're not in great shape this week, in four weeks (May 27th), you can be down four to eight pounds; in eight weeks (June 24th), you can be down eight to 16 pounds, in 12 weeks (July 22), you can be down 12-24 pounds.  No matter which end of the curve you wind up on, you have the potential to completely uplift yourself this very summer! Instead of spending three months watching seasonal sadness and depression add to your waistline, you can spend them reveling in hope and elation. You might not be ready to debut the bikini at the end of July, but at the very least, this can be your season of someskin! Come on! You have to start somewhere, and some is better than none, right?  Of course I'm right. And don't forget the sunscreen!!
 
Because I want to make sure you get off to a great start, I decided to use this Tea Time segment to outline exactly how you will do it. I tell you what you should listen to first and what you should read next to give your jump start the structure necessary to make it a little bit easier and more concise. 
 
My blogs were written with the express purpose of helping you understand the emotional reasons for your previous difficulties with weight loss.  Please believe that I absolutely KNOW, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the emotional issues I write about are the crux of your inability to move forward.  Lean on me, and I will show you a totally pragmatic method of eating delicious foods that are prepared simply. Familiarize yourself with the easy component of my weight loss program, and then I will walk you through many thought-provoking scenarios that illustrate why the easy part sometimes seems so difficult. Ah, this brings me to today's blog.  Today I have chosen to speak about those to whom we assign responsibility for our weight.  I know that we all take responsibility on the outside, but deep down inside, many people are addicted to the blame game.  Please click here  www.justloseit.com/blog to find out why I say 'tis better to own than to give.
 
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