Welcome to the Family!

Today I sat with two adventurers from Brunei who recently signed up for the program and have received their personalized eating plans. I will not reveal who they are unless they don't mind me mentioning their names. I took them through the contents of the folder and I guess they felt the same way I did when I first received the folder. There's definitely excitement at the fact that they will lose the weight (can you imagine being 10-20kg lighter?) but also there is the "can I really do it?" feeling.

It's so strange being in this position where you tell them that YES you definitely can! If you asked me this 14-15 weeks ago I think I would have told you otherwise but being a walking testimonial is something I need to get used to! It also holds me highly accountable for my actions. "Act with Integrity" was the phrase in my head today.

So I shared with one adventurer this evening that one of the factors of success is the people that you are with or your environment. I told her to surround herself with people who believe in her more than she believes in herself. It's so strange. As human beings, we sure discount ourselves a lot and there are reasons to developing these thought patterns but I won't get into that. I said to her that if my parents were not supportive of what I was going through, this adventure would be A LOT harder! Instead I have a dad who buys only food that I CAN EAT! (Well he does buy other things but I don't reach out to them now.) I have a mum who cooks for me at times and makes sure it's what I CAN EAT! I have friends who say to me, "You choose where you want to go eat and we'll just follow." I have colleagues who don't offer me any snacks because they know I'm on a diet and they want me to be successful. And it goes on and on...

When people around you see the resolve that you have to be on this adventure, they will give you a lot of respect and admire you for your determination and will understand how much it means to you. They somehow or rather in their own way will support you and they believe you are capable of achieving it!

Of course there are those who are just unconscious with their words and actions that may actually deter you on this adventure but at the end of the day, you have a target, you know what you want to achieve, you chose to be on this, whatever they say it goes in one ear and out the other and take comfort and pride that you are going through a life changing experience! Believe me, it's all worth it because YOU are WORTH IT!

P.S. Girls, if you need to talk to someone, I'm there for you!