I continued to wish I had lost the weight faster.... Faster like this girl... faster like that person... Always wanting to beat someone else at least one person. Always wanting to beat myself. Accomplish the goals I set forth in a certain amount of time. To prove that "I CAN DO IT". That "I CAN BE SOMEONE SPECIAL". I believe we all expect more from ourselves. Even if we don't compare ourselves to anyone else we still, at least at some point in this journey, have wanted more.
I recently got discouraged because I had expected it would only take 1 year to get to where I wanted. Then I could maintain. Well that year is 5 weeks away and I'm not quite 1/2way there. After struggling with it I am okay with it.
Today, I had a ah-ha moment. We all have the chance of gaining weight back if we are not conscience about it. We can see so many people lose all this weight (many times quickly) just to turn around again and gain it back. We see it with Biggest Loser contestants. Through that show and our own personal journey we have learned that we have our own personal strengths and weaknesses we must use to grow and to over come.
I thought today... while talking with Danny... how frustrated I was that I DID fall off the "band-wagon" several times. I was sad that I couldn't have just stayed on the whole time and been done sooner. As she always says, (as I usually figured just to cheer me up but now see the full truth) "I would rather you lose the weight slower and keep it off than faster and gain it back." I don't know if it was just the mood I'm in but it struck me different.....
I could have lost the weight fast and not figured myself out, gain the weight back and had to do it over again until I learned (which I KNOW NONE of US want to HAVE to do it again) :o) OR I could do it slower and learn as I go, thus preventing me from HAVING to lose weight all over again.
I don't know about you but it's been hard enough. I don't want to have to do this again! LOL I want to travel the stormy seas to where my happy little island is and enjoy every minute I am there!!! Perhaps, and most likely, I will venture the steep hills while I'm there so that I get a better view of where I am, as well as where I came from but all the while staying happy healthy and content. (i.e. I will get to my best fit body and maintain. And as many do I will try for the ULTIMATE figure for special events but never leaving that healthy fit staple.)
I am NOW content to have fallen off the band-wagon a few times. I am a little grateful too. The knowledge and experiences I have gained are priceless. I am glad I have not lost faster so that I could learn. I am a happy mother, wife, school volunteer, active in church, learning to work with & not just deal with a back injury AND still performing (most, haha, the house could be vacuumed) of my responsibilities & duties; All the while losing weight and becoming a better me for the rest of my life. There really is NO EXCUSES.
IT CAN BE DONE. YOU (yes you! whoever is reading this) CAN MAKE THE CHANGES YOU WANT. Jus NEVER GIVE UP but ALWAYS HAVE FUN!
I recently got discouraged because I had expected it would only take 1 year to get to where I wanted. Then I could maintain. Well that year is 5 weeks away and I'm not quite 1/2way there. After struggling with it I am okay with it.
Today, I had a ah-ha moment. We all have the chance of gaining weight back if we are not conscience about it. We can see so many people lose all this weight (many times quickly) just to turn around again and gain it back. We see it with Biggest Loser contestants. Through that show and our own personal journey we have learned that we have our own personal strengths and weaknesses we must use to grow and to over come.
I thought today... while talking with Danny... how frustrated I was that I DID fall off the "band-wagon" several times. I was sad that I couldn't have just stayed on the whole time and been done sooner. As she always says, (as I usually figured just to cheer me up but now see the full truth) "I would rather you lose the weight slower and keep it off than faster and gain it back." I don't know if it was just the mood I'm in but it struck me different.....
I could have lost the weight fast and not figured myself out, gain the weight back and had to do it over again until I learned (which I KNOW NONE of US want to HAVE to do it again) :o) OR I could do it slower and learn as I go, thus preventing me from HAVING to lose weight all over again.
I don't know about you but it's been hard enough. I don't want to have to do this again! LOL I want to travel the stormy seas to where my happy little island is and enjoy every minute I am there!!! Perhaps, and most likely, I will venture the steep hills while I'm there so that I get a better view of where I am, as well as where I came from but all the while staying happy healthy and content. (i.e. I will get to my best fit body and maintain. And as many do I will try for the ULTIMATE figure for special events but never leaving that healthy fit staple.)
I am NOW content to have fallen off the band-wagon a few times. I am a little grateful too. The knowledge and experiences I have gained are priceless. I am glad I have not lost faster so that I could learn. I am a happy mother, wife, school volunteer, active in church, learning to work with & not just deal with a back injury AND still performing (most, haha, the house could be vacuumed) of my responsibilities & duties; All the while losing weight and becoming a better me for the rest of my life. There really is NO EXCUSES.
IT CAN BE DONE. YOU (yes you! whoever is reading this) CAN MAKE THE CHANGES YOU WANT. Jus NEVER GIVE UP but ALWAYS HAVE FUN!
By mikecalhoun on June 11, 2011 4:49pm
sometimes it takes some time and several people telling you that you have to figure this out, it is you that has the final decision, and it is you that has to either beat yourself up or encourage yourself. it has all come down to what is working for each of us
By Ben D on May 27, 2011 9:21am
Like some brilliant person before said - We all have to learn to live within our own skins, and you just described how one learns how to do just that. Keep up the good work, and don't be too hard on yourself :-)
By Joel Zinnecker on May 26, 2011 6:04am
LIGHT BULB ON! This is what I was trying to explain with my long reply when you were feeling discouraged a few weeks ago. I think your trainer was getting at the same thing. I'm glad it all clicked for you. It took decades to put the weight on, don't worry if it takes two years, or three, or whatever to get to your ultimate goal. You will learn how to be healthy and happy along the way. So so so happy for you. This is a moment to celebrate. Push ups for everyone! Go until you can't do any more (or 3 minutes for Karl, he'd be here all day).
By Christina B. on May 25, 2011 6:12pm
So glad you've figured some of this stuff out for yourself!! It's an awesome feeling to know you are in control of yourself and your destiny!! You keep going and you WILL make your goals!!!
By Erin Keith on May 25, 2011 3:57pm
I'm so proud of you!!!! You will do this; fast or slow or somewhere in between. You are doing it at your own pace and that is what is going to work for you!
Hugs, Clarity & Strength...Erin
By Tanya on May 25, 2011 1:19pm
it's at that point that we change our lives for the better. I've tried for years doing it fast and adding it back on. Now it's slow n steady. So pround of you for finding that moment. We can't force anyone to be better. They need to get to that realization on their own. You GO GIRLY! :)
By Zayda on May 25, 2011 1:03pm
I can totally relate to you in soooo many levels. Keep your head up and all though you may not see the changes fast enough, but in time you will look back and see how far you have come! Keep on doing what you've been doing and you will be there in no time! =)
By thall24 on May 25, 2011 1:03pm
Slow and steady....do it the right way. No magic pills or potions or powders will every take the place of hard work which you are doing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By Karen Van Dehy on May 25, 2011 1:03pm
well said Rachel Little! Life is about the journey and you don't get any do-over's. So if you always do your best (which may not always be as good as someone else's) with love and kindness and a happy heart then you have done your best! And that's all you can do!
By Charles W. on May 25, 2011 12:59pm
I like your positive attitude. The first step to losing weight permanently is to change your current lifestyle and not to only change it for a short period of time. To change it for good. This is the biggest battle we will face. Once you concur that, the weight will follow. I have been a victim of the get the weight off quickly and go back to your normal life and thinking it will stay off. It does not work. We need to exercise, make good eating decisions to stay lean. You will reach your goal!
