On the cusp of phase four…
Can I even just tell you how much I adore FRIDAYS…WOO HOO!!! This has been a particularly looooong and draining week…I know. I know…I just got back and already I am here complaining…Sorry… J
The husband came down this week for dinner on Wednesday…It started out well…Ended in disaster…UGH… Buddies, this is harder then I thought…Lots of stress and tension…Good grief…
More on that later… Well…The good news is that I think things have finally “Clicked”…Now, most of you who have ever been on any kind of true weight loss journey will know EXACTLY what I am talking about…
There are times you do what you have to do and know you have to do while on this journey…And you can be pretty successful…But your heart isn’t exactly in it… And then there are times when things in your mind just all CLICK and fall into place and you feel confident and MOTIVATED to move forward with your weight loss…You become extremely focused and NO ONE can stop you…
This comes and goes, for sure…And when it is gone, it is sooooo hard to get back…And the funny thing is, I don’t think you ever really know WHY or HOW it comes or goes… It is what it is…
That’s my new mantra, by the way… “IT IS WHAT IT IS…” I repeat this to myself daily, in an effort to just keep breathing! And to not be so disappointed when life, and people, let me down…
I am very very excited; for I will have somewhat of a routine back this weekend…I have missed my routine. I have been away from the gym, due to my new living arrangements…But this weekend, I am reclaiming ME and MY ROUTINES…I have planned a deep workout for both Saturday and Sunday, and come Monday, I am getting up again in the morning to run…(haven’t done that ALL summer!) and will start hitting the gym in the evenings again… I am ever so excited about this…
I feel I am ready, once again…The “Click” has clicked… So I guess I will finish up with this little thought…
You know…Some people start this journey…Come in strong, know exactly what they want to do, and they just do it…I have a HUGE amount of respect and admiration for these folks…I SOMETIMES wish I could be that… But, wayyyy back when I started this journey, my very first Weight Watchers leader told me… “Every journey is different…Every person is different…There is no magic formula that one size fits all”…
It took her FOUR years to lose 110 pounds…But she has kept it off for her over 20 years…In that moment, I knew this journey would not go quickly for me…And I made peace with it early on… So I am once again getting ready to start another phase in my journey…I have had three of them…Three little breaks…Three recommits…The results are 3 ½ years have passed…Yep…A LOT OF TIME…However, I have lost 60 pounds, and even maintained that during one of the most stressful, and personally challenging years of my life…Because the changes I made, over time, are now just part of who I am, that I don’t remember too much how I used to be, or how I used to eat…
This formula works for ME… So I hope…I sure hope, this is the final phase in my journey, and I am going to do my best to lose my next and final 30 pounds by the end of the year…
It may happen. It may not…But I will try… And I will never ever stop trying…
The most important thing is to keep trying. No matter how long it takes to get there. And the journey is so very important, too! I have learned so much, I wouldn’t trade it for anything. Wonderful blog! You go, girl!
Don’t know what happened, I tried to comment before and my computer flipped out! Thanks for this inspiring and insightful blog!
Sorry to hear that you and Steve didn’t get along so great at dinner. Wishing you the very best!
It’s great to read another blog from you girl
I am exactly where you are at. I know that when my heart isn’t in it, it just doesn’t happen. Then there are days or weeks or months where I am gung ho and no one can stop me. Its true though that this journey is different day by day. One thing I believe is true, is people who allow for flubs and mistakes are more likely to follow this path for a lifetime. I know people who did the “gung ho” dieting, losing lots more than me and I would get down on myself. But unfortunately these people didn’t apply this for their whole life, just a moment in time. They are gaining weight back, and depressed. I am slooooooowly losing, but I am never going to be going back up.
I think this is a true sign that we have changed. We aren’t the same as we used to be. Our binges before were weeks, months and years. Now they are a meal or a day. Congrats on getting your mojo back, I finally did too and I am ready for us to kick butt the last part of this year!!! Glad you are back!
Oh one more thing, my highest weight was in 2002, I had another baby since that weight, broke both of my feet (1 year apart). So its been a long journey for me too!
I so agree with this blog!!! It took me almost a year to get my mojo back. And then a Buddy on here referred me to a website that has changed my life and I haven’t been the same since. Now I’m in that MOJO phase and it feels great. I think it’s better to take 4+ years to lose weight you’re going to keep off than do it in 6 months and then gain it back and then some. So do what you need to do and enjoy your journey.
I know where you are coming from! It has taken me over a year to lose 79 lbs. and I still have 81 to go! I see some buddies speed past me with their weigh losses and I would be lying to say it doesn’t bother me. It does but not as much as at first! Like you said all of our journeys are different. It took me longer to come to this conclusion, but I know it is true! I too am going to succeed no matter how long it takes. This is not a diet for me it is life long committment! Thank you for your words of wisdom!
Have a good one!
Hi Dawnie,
I just wanted to stop by and wish you all the best. You are changing as change we do. I am sure you will be able to release a lot of tension now that you have taken quite a few bold steps in a short amount of time. It’s OK and it will be alright. Things will get better and better. Just stay focused and remember to always try and find your peace - that’s when you can stop and take a rest.
Hugs,
Lidecka
What matters is that you try. That’s all you can really do, right? If you put in a good effort and try your best, then, even though the results may not be what you want, at least you’ll know you didn’t fail.
IT IS WHAT IT IS