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What’s your “one thing?”
The one thing that’s holding you back.
Sometimes the answer doesn’t lie in a new workout or some magical supplement..
Don’t get me wrong, those things can be great…
But chances are, you have “one thing” that’s holding you back from getting the body you deserve. This is the real secret!
If you can figure out what that one thing is, nothing can stop you!
So let’s have a little fun with this… watch the video below to learn more about the one thing, then let us know what YOURS is in the comments section below… at the end of the week, I’ll choose a few to win a copy of my brand new DVD (or some Valslides if you choose!)
I leave you with what motivated me to make this video…
Curly from City Slickers! (there’s one teeny-tiny curse word in it… 
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If you feel like a new workout would get you past your one thing, take a look at I Want My Bikini Body 3.0 or grab a pair of Valslides
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My “one thing” is to conquer emotional eating habits. I am a carboholics. When I am stressed or depressed, I find temporary comfort in eatings sweets, pasta and refined foods. When I am happy, I celebrate and reward myself with sweets and other carbs. My life is very chaotic and seems to be out of control. There are days when I only eat 1-2 meals. Sometime I don’t have my first meal until 1p-2p.
Inorder for me to overcome my “one thing”, I know I will need to get control by getting some structure and discipline in my life. I need focus and willpower to overcome the obstacles and press through the discomfort.
My one thing is not eating breakfast. I just usually have coffee because I can’t eat when I am not hungry. I know it’s the worst thing I do.
your one thing part two just hit me hard….!
I feel like val just opend up into my personal bank of exuses….. I just think it dosen`t matter about the calories think this won`t effect me but thats the reson why i cant make my scale point down.
My “one thing” is, for sure, sugar! I can’t seem to have just one treat or a small portion. I can go for a long time without having any but it is that one treat that I decide I can just have one of that gets me! After I have it I have terrible cravings and find myself going beck to old patterns of unhealthy eating. I know there are people who can have just one but for me it’s all or nothing. Maybe someday I’ll be able to do it.
I don’t know how to fix my one thing.
My most undermining issue is the belief that I’m not that bad, and some things I like better now than when I was skinny as a rail.
I used to be one of those annoying, eat anything, skinny kids. Now I have curves and love some of them (not the love handles & thighs, but I like my hips & filling out a bra.) So my motivation has to be to get healthier, not to necessarily get as skinny as I was. So when the going gets tough, my brain says “you don’t look bad – just stand up straight” or if I’m feeling great and energetic from the workouts and life starts getting in the way, I think “you are stronger now and have more endurance than you had in your 20′s, it’s okay to just enjoy the day and skip the workout” These things aren’t a problem if they are occasional, the problem is when they derail me for 3-4 weeks (or more) at a time.
Then I have to re-motivate, re-goal and find the energy to start back up because the feeling good from working out fades. Luckily, I generally don’t eat too bad and rarely eat out of control, so my weight stays fairly steady when I’m “off.”
So I know from a practical standpoint that I am healthier when I work out & I’m more emotionally stable and less lazy. I know I will start seeing some physical improvements that I really like & some of my clothes will fit better. But what gets me is that “I’m not that bad” and I’m not the kind of person that responds to negative drill sergeant type thoughts. If anything, it makes me more stubborn. And my husband loves how I look, so he’s good for my self esteem whether I’m 112 pounds (skinniest as an adult) or 138 (at my heaviest) at 5’2″ – even my doctor was like, you could lose five pounds, but it’s more important not to keep gaining over the years, and my overall health is fine. So how do I stay motivated, when there’s not a compelling reason other than I want to, except when I don’t?
My one thing is not making my workouts a priority. I work about 45 hours a week and I always opt to skip the gym and spend time with my 5 year old twin girls, who miss their mom.
My “one thing” is I have difficulty getting up in the morning to do my workout DVDs. I work out or walk every weekend and I know I need to get in more days of workouts. I know in my mind what I have to do, I just need the motivation to do it. I have lost around 40 pounds by changing the way I eat and I want to keep up my progress and I know I need to get in more of those workouts.
I started a 1 year misson in Jan. with a support group, we meet every week at my home. I have lost 35 lbs. with diet and exercise. I have been through a 5 week raw foods bootcamp that jumped my energy level sky high at the sametime took the 31 day green smoothie challenge and take my 80 friend to YMCA classes 4 times a week and do extra classes for myself. My “one thing” was setting a one year goal to see who I am on Dec. 31 2010. with planning and support I have had a great time and am looking foreard to droppong an other 45 lbs to be at my target. I loe our site and you have been a great help to keep me motivated Thanks XOXO Pat
What if you have 5 things that are holding you back?? Ugh, so to pick one, I guess it would be sugar. It’s embarrassing for me to admit to people that I’m a vegetarian, but still don’t have the body to show for it. Like that muffin top, although way smaller than it used to be, is still hanging around. Sugar is the devil! And the more I eat, the more I crave. SO! I intend to avoid the Starbucks and Coffee Bean on the way to work, not order that cookie to go along with my salad at lunch and start a new happy hour doing my bikini body workouts instead of bellying up to the bar!! Good luck to all of you in your quest for rockin bods! And Thank You Val for all of your awesome workouts, reality checks and sincere motivation!
COMFORT! My one thing is comfort. When I haven’t had enough sleep, life feels a little bit out of control or I’m generally needing a pick me up I comfort myself– AND It’s ALWAYS in an opposite way to health. The thing is when I do your work outs and follow the diet tips (I’m doing AHB) I feel FANTASTIC and the “problems” I was facing don’t seem as hard.
So my intention is, when life gets hard not to always seek comfort but turn first to foods and exercise that are going to energize me and give back to me… not just a quick pick me up, like chocolate or escaping by laying on the lounge with a book. I want to find comfort in knowing I achieved my goals!! I’ll have you to thank for it Val xx
My one thing would have to be learning to eat more often, to trick my body into not storing fat. All my life I have never ate more than 2 meals a day and growing up my Mom would try her best to get my sister and I to eat breakfast, but I was always in a hurry to get ready and go to school, and on days off I just wanted to sleep in until noon, but until I turned 50 my metabolism was high and I never gained a lb. So I am trying to learn to eat breakfast now, it is hard to break old habits, but now I am learning to eat whether I am hungry or not and watching the calories is easy.
I have always put everyone else first, but now that my four children are all grown I am working on putting myself first.
So I think to get past my one thing I have to put myself first and I know I can do this but it won’t be easy to break old habits, it takes determination and I am determined,
This video couldn’t have come at a better time. I recently reached my goal weight and was maintaining it for 17 weeks. Ever since Memorial Day and now with Summer here and all the social events that occur, my one thing has been that I have been overeating when I’m at these events despite my best intentions of not going hungry, eating healthy before I go, and working out the morning. This one thing has triggered old habits that I thought were gone and I’m have been slowly gaining weight. I really don’t want to continue this trend and gain the 40 lbs I lost. So my intention for the next event (4th of July) is to eat clean and exercise during the week, workout the morning of, eat some protein before going, and limit myself to one or two foods that I normally don’t eat and not go overboard and write out my planned meals and exercise for the next day and follow through.
Hi Val,
Thank you SO much for all your helpful tips, facebook posts and videos. I love your ‘one thing’ question as it made me really think about a life-long issue with weight ups and downs and having the bathing suit body I’ve always wanted. Since at first glance it didn’t seem to be just one thing with me, I dug deeper. So…my one thing is believing that no matter what I’ve done or havn’t done in the past that with determination and consistency I will have my best bathing suit body ever. Believing it creates better and consistent habits. I guess that was my one thing and my intention rolled into one. Thank you for helping me clarify my ‘one thing’! Enjoy infinite Blessings! Cheryl
My one thing…. is success or better stated fear of success. I work hard at planning my meals, eating balanced, healthy foods and incorporating exercise almost daily. When I reach about 90% of my final goal, I stop. I revert to old bad habits of eating poorly and not exercising. I know I want to meet my goal and feel the victory of success but the fear of meeting the goal and thereby opening the chance for failing by making mistakes in eating or exercising. How do you overcome the fear of success? I think setting a post success goal, finding a fitness goal or dietary goal that keeps you striving forward. This to me is a journey and looking at this as a journey it could have no end, this actually might be a good way to start thinking and acting.
Oh dear – my one thing is definitely the wine. I really enjoy my wine, but my problem is what comes with the wine. Firstly one glass is never enough, and then as we all know with the wine along comes the munchies….. never of course for carrot sticks or cherry tomatoes – but starch. So yes, I need to stop the wine… I do of course realise that in order to stopthe wine I need to get busy, keep myself occupied. So to try to overcome this – I have signed up for an indoor netball league starting in July – hopefully there will be a few paramedics on standby…
My one thing is …….
I am failing to plan! I don’t plan my meals so I end up eating whatever is convenient and quick without putting any effort into my diet. I blamed this on not having enough “motivation” or “drive” but it was actually just me not planning a healthy meal plan. I am a stay at home mother of three girls under 7 and I am mentally and physically exhausted with caring for everyone and everything else but myself! I need to take more time for myself and plan my meals and stick to them even if incoveniences my family a little. I can’t care for them like I need to unless I first take care of myself! Hopefully by realizing why I am failing I can get my diet back on track…..Thanks Val for all you do!!!
My one thing is my husband lol. He is in the Military so when he gets to come visit for leave (about every 3 months) everything falls apart. I haven’t worked out at all this week, and there has been a lot of “get together dinners”. I do fine at work I have my healthy breakfast,snacks, lunch and then I get home and the in-laws want to go out or friends. I’m trying to pick the smart items – like last night was dinner out at Mellow Mushroom with friends so DH and I split the personal mega veggie pizza (only cheese is a light sprinkle of feta) and split a caesar salad that has lots of extra veggies and mushrooms. Then we have to get our son to bed and I fall asleep too, so no workouts.
I think I need to have a game plan set up – minimize our dinners out and try to get more people to come here for dinner so I have more control and get a better idea of who wants to do what and when and ink in my workouts.
My “One Thing” is my tendency to turn a cheat meal into a cheat weekend!
I want to change my thinking towards “cheating” so that it stops being an instant reward and remember the long term rewards to be gained from keeping up with clean, healthy eating.
Thanks for such a helpful blog post, it really made me think about my habits.
Laura
My one thing… not valueing the hard work I do in my daily exercise to eat healthy foods in the right portions. I push my body so intensely and demand from (my body) the strength to alwyas do more, be better – 1 year ago I couldn’t do any “mens” pushups – now I can crank out about 35! Why do I allow myself – the driven, competitive person I am to fumble daily in the eating department? I am not supporting my hard workouts by eating too much and crappy (albeit yummy) foods.
I need to decide what I want and go after it with all the gusto I can muster – and then some!!!! I work hard enough for it and I deserve it
My one thing is to not get down on myself when I look in the mirror and see the dimples of cellilute on my thighs and butt. It seems no matter how good I am at working out and eating, I can’t reach happiness with my body. Despite me losing over 40 pounds, I am still not happy. I was an overweight kid and in college decided to lose the weight. I am in my mid twenties and continue to hate my body and struggle with getting confidence.
Hmm my one thing… can it be more than just one? Well, I guess I will zero in on the one that is hampering my progress in the most profound way, so here goes…
My one thing is being afraid to take fitness risks. I am in a rut of just doing cardio I have strength trained in the past and am well aware of the way it can change my body, yet I still can’t seem to find the motivation to do it. I have reflected on why I am self sabotaging and I still can’t seem to come up with why I can bring myself to incorporate strength training into my regimen. My intention is to plan/schedule days at the gym so I can mentally prepare myself for the weight circuit ahead. I know physically I can accomplish the workouts, it’s all mental for me. I believe that so much of getting in shape is mental and training your mind to believe that you can make these changes stick!Ohh and there is also the issue of the snacking on carbs, but it’s only one thing at time right
My one good thing that I do is when I have no motivation I remember that I can physically do it. I have had two foot surgeries and both times could not walk for three months! There are so many people who wish they could physically do things and they just can’t do it, because of handicaps or injuries. I can do it, I can and some cannot. I remember the feeling of not being able to move and walk and that makes me get my butt up and move. Also, I remember the feeling after a workout, the “I’m amazing, I did it!” feeling.
The one thing I need to work on is food. I love to snack and eat foods I shouldn’t. I need to look at food as fuel and not just for plesure. I need to look at what I put into my body and recgonize what it is doing for me. Candy, doing nothing for my body. Nuts instead, good fat, good fuel, good protein. Nuts will not make me feel bad about myself, it will not give me an instant high and then a sugar sluggish low after, nuts will get me to my next meal and keep me energized and my matoblism at a steady pace. Wow, sorry so long! There are always ways to improve andd better youself, just keep your head in the game!
I have many ‘one thing’ s that are sabatoging me to get the body I want. I could be better at all the advice given in the video…planning meals, moving my workout to a different time, planning my snacks… However, there is just ‘one thing’ right now in my life that seems to be preventing me from even getting to changing those other one things. That ‘one thing’ is my thesis. I am a graduate student and my thesis is the thing standing in the way of my life. I feel it looming over like a dark storm cloud. I feel that my workouts interfere with me getting my thesis done. I see my workouts as a time consumer, not a health nessesity. Thus, I skip the workouts and go for the thesis. I know this is not good or right. I work all day and when I get home I just want to sit on the couch and write on the computer. I feel that once the thesis is done, I can then focus on my life and health. I know deep down, this is not the case. I guess it comes down to balence. I think that I will need to do, and what I can do, is 2 mini workouts during the day instead of one big one; one in the morning and one at night. It will motivate me and keep me healthy, while at the same time not making me feel as if I am wasting my time. I can more eaily give two 30 to 35 minute workouts then one 1 hour workout. So I guess my ‘one thing’ is needing more balence between my thesis and my life. Thank you for listening and thanks for all the wonderful videos.
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