I believe this journey has several critical ingredients for success. We will be taking the next seven weeks to talk about each one of those, but I wanted to start off with one that is near and dear to my heart.

Your ENOUGH moment.

There is something that made you click on the "enroll now" button a few minutes ago. Picture in your mind what that was. In this video I talk to you about my enough moment. It brings tears to my eyes each and every time I open my mouth to speak about it.

The reason I think this is so critical, is because you will cling to it several times throughout your journey. I ask you to write it down because you will need to read it. There will be days you want to give up. You will have a social gathering where you are pressured into taking that nice big warm roll or a big plate of gravy. You will have social shaming from family and relatives who don't understand the lifestyle and want to talk you out of living this way. There will be the jealous friends who see you changing your life and want to shame you.

Each of these moments bring you the need to have your ENOUGH moment written down. You will need to cling to it. I still remember the minute I was sitting at our kitchen table with my son during mine. I remember the crumbs on the table. I've needed that moment, and now that I am in maintenance, I still cling to it. In fact, I cling to it so much I actually had it tattooed on my wrist. I'll talk more about that time later.

Find your enough moment. Live in that moment for a while, then write it down. You will be sooooo glad you did!

I'm cheering for you all!

--Coach Monica