Day 18: Spa Solutions Sculpt & Firm Body Contouring Moisturizer
I don't believe in New Year's resolutions. A bold statement, I know. And usually I don't like to speak so absolutely (especially in the negative) about something, but this is one that I feel strongly about. Probably because it goes something like this: person with bad habit makes vague last-minute resolution with the best intentions, but in the back of their mind they know that they won't stick to it because nobody really keeps new year's resolutions, right? They sort-of try for a few hours/days/weeks/months (circle appropriate response), but by the time 11:30pm of that December 31st comes around and they're trying to make a resolution for next year, they can't even remember what they decided to do this year. Lather, rinse, repeat.
A little over 10 years ago now, a friend and I started a new trend. It comes with a different outlook right from the beginning, but it's so easy that anyone can do it. The first year it was sort of last-minute (I think we started about dinner time on December 31st), but over the years I have planned more & more in advance. Some years I didn't, and some years I did, but I can honestly say that the years I did this are not only the years that I measure as the most successful, but also the most fulfilling.
It goes like this: we make/write down a list of 10 measurable goals for the year, and throughout the year we try to check off as many as possible. Easier said than done, yes, but anyone can understand how it works. First, you have to write them down. If you don't write them, then you either won't remember them or you will try to make excuses about how it's "done" when really you're cheating. Write. Them. Down!
Second, it's important that someone else know about your goals. Someone to hold you accountable. When my friend & I started as teenagers, we both had the same 10 goals. Even if it wasn't something that one of us absolutely wanted to do, if it was important to the other then it went on the list and we both did it. Nowadays I make my own list, but my husband and my youngest sister were not only told about the list, but I showed them the physical copy so they could read it themselves. If someone's there to hold you accountable, then you're more likely to get it done.
Third, make them measurable. Not "I will get fit." How will you get fit? How do you define fit? Guaranteed how you define fit now is not how you will define fit once you reach that goal. Make. It. Attainable! A better example is "I will complete all of the workouts in the C210K app by September 1st." There is a date, and there is a finish line.
Fourth, make sure there are 10 things on your list, no matter how big or small. Why 10? Because it's a nice number. More than 10 is unrealistic (you do only have a year, after all!) and less than 10 is easy (at least up to 7 usually is). If it's too easy, it won't require self-reflection. Don't be afraid to look at yourself and see areas that (realistically) need improving.
While we're being realistic, here's a truth that you will need to accept: most years, you won't complete all 10 goals. Like a resolution, you're setting yourself up to fail; this is all that they have in common. But then how do you define fail? Because unlike a resolution, you will accomplish more than 1 of these goals. Over the years I have gone 365 days with ice cream, stopped chewing my fingernails for good, and trained to run a 5k race in under 35 minutes. None of those really sound like "fail" to me.
That brings us to this year's goals. When I showed sister M my list, she commented on my training for a 10k by September, and asked when I plan on starting. I expected her to look at me like I had 3 eyeballs when I answered "January" but she just shrugged and said "summer bodies are made in the winter." (She told me it was something she read on Tumblr. Now THERE'S an addiction to talk about!) To be honest, my 10k goal had more to do with lung capacity (it helps keep my asthma under control/I get to be off all inhalers if I keep it up), endurance, and improving my 5k time than getting ready to hit the beach, but her comment made me stop and think.
Too often we look for solutions to the problems we have only when they become an inconvenient embarrassment/problem. We spend so much time catching up that we don't spend enough time thinking & planning for prevention. Like anti-aging solutions after we already see wrinkles, instead of before. And in the summer, or during the holiday season, this is one of our best recommendations. So here is my tip to all of you who want to look your absolute best this summer: start now, and start with this product!
Here's what I know from my personal use: it smells like delicious, mild citrus. It goes on nicely (I especially like the roller balls to massage it in!), and it works REALLY well. The most common questions that clients ask me about this product are "will I see results" and "do I have to use it forever?" The answers are yes, and only as long as you want to see results. It's not a medical procedure, like removing your appendix, that will last forever, so as long as you want it to work then you have to use it. (Note: it's also not going to work by sitting on your nightstand staring back at you. Intentions are great, but you're not going to see result by staring at the bottle or sleeping with it under your pillow).
Now my question to you: do you REALLY want to know if it's working? I know a few women who used it, as directed, on only 1 leg for a few weeks. One woman was so embarrassed at the obvious contrast that she refused to show anyone the results!
Bonus: I have heard that some women apply the product & then wrap themselves in seran wrap to intensify the process. This also stops your clothes from absorbing any of the product & & makes sure that your skin gets it all. Have you tried this? I'd love to hear about your experience!
There are only a few short weeks until spring break, so you better get started on this one!!!
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