Greeting Friends~
This is your weekly reminder that you need to have your current weight to me (in whole numbers) no later than Monday evening to appear on Tuesday's Week 3 Results post.
Second, I know that there are LOTS of people viewing the blog as evidenced by the counter and our Member participation seems to be growing daily. PLEASE take the time to read the Follower instructions to the left and sign up as a Follower. I can't force you to do it but it sure would be appreciated. Every Member should take the time to sign up, for sure!
On to the business at hand, Travelers.
The weekend is quickly approaching. I can't begin to tell you how much I enjoy 5:01 pm on a Friday. I'm like a kid on the last day of school...every Friday...bursting out those big glass doors yelling and screaming with the rest of the cubicle and office dwellers. Woohoo...all that free time to get things done, to go places, to do whatever...whenever...I want.
This used to be much easier because there were no restrictions...no limits...that I imposed on myself. Heck, I love food and don't really ENJOY much in the way of activity (read exercise). And judging by this 300+ pound frame that I am carrying around, this plan obviously was HUGELY successful!
But now that I am attempting, and succeeding, in making changes, things are not as routine as they used to be. Or maybe they are but it is the "healthy active" lifestyle which is such unfamiliar territory. It is easy for me to lose my direction or to just stall out.
Case in point, I love to go to the movies. But, the enjoyment is probably 50% about the movie and 50% about eating 2 very large tubs of buttered popcorn (and the Jujyfruits which I so deviously smuggled in). So now I can't seem to get excited about going to the movies.
I love to go out to dinner. Any kind of food that is fried...or better yet...deep fried...is always on my radar. Now I am eating healthy which really rules out a lot of what I would consider ordering in the past. So now I can't seem to get excited about going out to dinner.
Right about now I can picture you composing your comment to me about how I should be thankful for my choices, be proud of the changes, be resolute in staying the course. Yada, yada, yada. Save yourself the effort (although a comment from most of you would be a welcome surprise). Poppits, I know all the reasons why I should do "the right thing." The problem is that I can't always get enthused about doing "the right thing".
Do you ever feel this way? If so, let me know that I'm not alone and what you do to overcome that feeling.
Inspiration of the Day
Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patience. - Hyman Rickover, 1900-1986
My small steps for this weekend are to go out for a healthy dinner, sit thru a "popcorn-free" movie and to workout on Saturday and Sunday, bad knees willing.
I hope you all have a great weekend. Be strong, vigilant and active! You are my inspiration.
Remember, our journey has just begun and we CAN do this One Step at a Time.
Happy Trails!
3 comments:
Chip, I appreciate the time you take to write this and keep track of everything. I was trying to figure out how to be enthused this weekend after seeing pictures of myself which were just depressing. In the last year, I've seen a bunch of people lose tremendous amounts of weight by using Atkins, the pregnancy hormone, 500 calorie a day diets, or gastric bypass/lapband procedures (for health reasons). It's hard to watch the weight drop off them so quickly and dramatically. I mean, I am happy for them, very happy for them feeling better and moving more freely, it's just hard when I'm trying to make a lifestyle change that will stick with me forever.
Thank you for continuing to do this.
You're welcome. I know the feeling of seeing others doing well and comparing that to myself. That was one of the reasons why I wanted to do One Step at a Time. Season after season of the Biggest Loser I have watch the participants making such huge gains. It's hard to compare myself to them. But this time I decided if I can make an effort to live healthier and drop a few pounds then by the end of the season I will see some success. I just have to remember that I am moving at MY pace not that of others.
You are probably familiar with the expression regarding "excess baggage". There are all kinds of baggage that we carry in our lives. Some of it is in our minds or hearts while other is more tangible. I have a saying that helps me when I try to carry too much baggage with me on life's journey, "pick up only what you can carry" and leave the rest behind. Remember the path to the good life is "carry on" only.
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