As I approach another milestone in my life, I am grateful to be alive. I have been on an amazing journey, although it has not always felt good. I set out achievable goals for myself, and could choose to wallow in the fact that I didn't make them, or I can appreciate the steps that I made to achieve my goals, and continue on until the next milestone. I did not get even close to losing what I wanted to lose physically by the deadline that I had set, however I've lost a lot more mentally. I kept wondering why every time I would start exercising, and more importantly monitoring what I ate, that my emotions would be all over the place. I had come to realize that I used food as a coping mechanism, however I didn't realize just how much I had been suppressing. Then after a wonderful conversation with one of my brothers, he helped me come to the conclusion that the pounds that I needed to lose were actually in my mind. The more I address the issues in my mind and with my emotions, the more control I am gaining to physically lose the weight.
I realize there is such a delicate balance in being content, and even more importantly happy while I go through this journey, while keeping the motivation to lose weight. I read a somewhat humorous, yet empowering article recently in the Huffington Post about a lady who said that she was happy and fat. Her before picture was of her looking thinner and her after picture was of her with more weight. She definitely looked happier in the after. Clearly she went through her own evolution and the measures that she was taking to be thinner were negatively effecting her emotions. At her heavier weight, she appeared to still be healthy and more importantly happy. I am glad to be on the journey of getting back to my happy place. I'm going to continue this journey of losing weight, because I want and need to. However, I believe I am going about it in a way that is working for me. It may not be as fast as I would like it to, however, God is so good in that he uses the choices we make to allow us to learn valuable lessons along the way.
The most important aspect that I am learning for myself, is to not only be content with wherever I am in my journey, but to actually be genuinely happy, as opposed to having fake happiness. The truth is such a powerful thing. I didn't realize how dark of a place that I had been in until I began to get closer to the light. I'm going to continue to get this much needed "Me" treatment and get back to loving and appreciating me, which will make me love and appreciate others even more. I am going to embrace all of these extra curves, and enjoy this transformation as I Praise Away Pounds.
I realize there is such a delicate balance in being content, and even more importantly happy while I go through this journey, while keeping the motivation to lose weight. I read a somewhat humorous, yet empowering article recently in the Huffington Post about a lady who said that she was happy and fat. Her before picture was of her looking thinner and her after picture was of her with more weight. She definitely looked happier in the after. Clearly she went through her own evolution and the measures that she was taking to be thinner were negatively effecting her emotions. At her heavier weight, she appeared to still be healthy and more importantly happy. I am glad to be on the journey of getting back to my happy place. I'm going to continue this journey of losing weight, because I want and need to. However, I believe I am going about it in a way that is working for me. It may not be as fast as I would like it to, however, God is so good in that he uses the choices we make to allow us to learn valuable lessons along the way.
The most important aspect that I am learning for myself, is to not only be content with wherever I am in my journey, but to actually be genuinely happy, as opposed to having fake happiness. The truth is such a powerful thing. I didn't realize how dark of a place that I had been in until I began to get closer to the light. I'm going to continue to get this much needed "Me" treatment and get back to loving and appreciating me, which will make me love and appreciate others even more. I am going to embrace all of these extra curves, and enjoy this transformation as I Praise Away Pounds.
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