It's A Choice, Not A Feeling

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In every area of our lives, we get those warm, fuzzy feelings about certain commitments. But when those feelings go away, it will take daily choice in order to stay on course.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Committing to the Code Red lifestyle and any other important aspect of life is a choice and not a feeling. You have to make a choice and recommit to it daily.  When your motivation is based on some hype or excitement or on feelings, you’ll struggle when things get hard.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What keeps you going when the journey gets hard? it has to be something deeper than the hype or the feelings. You have to find that intrinsic motivation within you.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you are to stay on track, you have to make a daily choice rather than rely on those fuzzy feelings. These feelings will surely go away. It is more about choices than feelings. Then you have to surround yourself with people you are on the same path with. These two are stable foundations for getting where you want.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">These choices we are talking about apply to every area of your life, not just in weight loss. Your marriage, relationships, parenting, etc. You have to recommit every day to the areas of life we want to do well.</span></p> <p><strong>Key Takeaways</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">When your motivation is rooted in hype and excitement, you’ll struggle when things get hard (02:31)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What keeps you going? (09:41)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Finding intrinsic motivation for your weight loss journey (11:06)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Nobody can want it for you more than you want it for yourself (18:30)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Seeing