Re:Defined Halloween

I had two little surprise guest stars join me for part of the coaching video this week. It was completely unplanned, but it was too good not to share. This week is all about a Re:Defined Halloween - giving you the knowledge and the tools to enjoy this fun holiday.  

RE:FIT - RE:FUEL - RE:FOCUS

This week we’re talking all about RE:DEFINING Halloween, so the fitness, fuel and mindset are woven throughout in one really important message. 

I have wonderful childhood memories and you might have those too. I share this because often times our habits or the things that we do can stem back to our childhood memories or underlying root causes. 

This year - let’s say you’re on a mission, feeling great, seeing results, or maybe you just started RE:DEFINED and you want to have good results and maybe you’re feeling tempted. 

Sometimes we’re a wealth of knowledge, but that doesn’t do anything unless we put it into action.  And sometimes having that knowledge can really help you put things into practice and make wise choices.  I want you to have both! I want you to be educated AND help you apply the knowledge you have. 

Sugar

• It is addictive! If sugar was introduced today it wouldn’t even be allowed.  It’s only a few molecules away from cocaine! This is why it’s like a drug and people can really be addicted to sugar.  If you have a little bit you want more. If you take it out you probably crave it those first 3 or 4 days. 
• It can disrupt a lot of systems in our body. Affects our brains ability to think clearly, our energy level to feel exhausted, our skin health, our weight (we know that there is an obesity and diabetes epidemic going on that is linked to sugar). 

I have a different message for you - I want you to know that you can have the candy!  If you want to have the candy, give yourself permission to have the candy. It’s so important for you to choose not to have it, than for you to say you can’t have it or for me to tell you you can’t have it. 

With RE:DEFINED you do have freedom around food!  It’s not moral - not good or bad. It’s food that can be healthy and nourishing and some can be really detrimental and like poison to our body.  But if you have something it doesn’t make you good or bad - it’s not moral. 

If sugar isn’t your thing, please apply this to another area of your life. Allow yourself to have something and you choosing not to can make a radical difference. It’s our mindset that directs our actions and our habits of what we do.

So, how do you break this? I need you to decide what is best for you. 

But listen up, I don’t want this to be confusing - I recommend different things for different people for different reasons.  Maybe you need to know that you do have self control around food. Maybe it would be beneficial for you say you’re only going to have 3 pieces of your favorite candy.  And allowing yourself to have it and enjoy it

I always want you to enjoy your food and I want you to be thankful! I don’t want any guilt and shame around your food.  I want you to be intentional and make wise choices that line up with where you want to be and sometimes that means hard choices. 

So, sometimes it’s better for you to have a couple of pieces and you don’t feel deprived and demonstrate self control, empowering yourself to say I can do this.  But for some people it is just too hard, especially if it triggers that addiction for you. If it’s too hard and so tempting, I don’t want to derail your progress.

But it's just a few small pieces of candy...

9 small fun size pieces of candy = ¼ of fat. It’s so easy to do, right?  They can quickly add up. 

Let’s say you had 9 little innocent fun size pieces of candy over a period of 5 days and you weighed 135 lbs. You’d have to walk 9.3 hours to burn it off!  Who’s got time for that? 

Think about it!  It seems like such a small thing but it’s so high in sugar, calories and fat so think about it.  You have the choice to choose whether you’re going to have it or not! Don’t just be reactive, have a plan.  I want you to be in control and choose. Have a plan ahead of time. 

Your Plan for Halloween 

• Get your workout in the morning - can help you make better choices and even decrease your appetite. 
• Have a healthy breakfast and balanced meals with protein, carbs and fat to decrease your appetite, keep you satisfied and your blood sugar stable so that way you don’t even want those.  

My goal is to get you where you don’t even have those cravings  sometimes there’s habit or tradition around these times so initially it can take being a little more intentional right now. 

Your Kids - educate your kids.  I tell them if you have too much sugar it’s not going to make them feel good.  I empower them at a young age to make wise choices.  

Last thoughts: 

• Get it out of the house - out of sight, out of mind. 
• Buy candy that you don’t like to pass out so it’s not tempting for you. 
• If candy and sweets at the office, go a different way. 
• Figure out what you’re going to do so that you’re proactive and not reactive
• Decide ahead of time and what you’re going to do.