Tips from a "Lifer"

I pulled this from my BFL guestbook post today b/c I think it sums up a lot of what I've found to help me during each challenge:

"I hope everyone is using that free day as a great time to rest the body and let it recuperate and get ready for the new week ahead! Enjoy your guilt-free FREE MEAL /DAY and get right back to it tomorrow! Plan your meals ahead and have a Plan B and C in place in case "life" comes up at the last minute and you can’t do your workouts, etc. Take your program one day at a time and stay focused on your goals. If you’re in the middle of your program, it is common to have a "slump" in motivation pop up anwhere around weeks 5-7. Expect it to happen and be READY so you can push, no PLOW right through it!! The 12 weeks are short and fast and fly by! Where will YOU be at the end of them?!"