Week 1 is on the books! 257 to 252.8
Last week, on Tantrum Tuesday, was my very first day on my journey to healthy weight (this time). My post in Tantrum Tuesday was just one sentence: "It's only day 1 and I already feel like crying.". Several very kind people responded with encouragement and advice. I read it every day this past week. You kind of got me through. You were positive and factual and really said some things to me that made a difference. I'm hugging you in my heart. You know who you are.
It took me 11 years to get an Associate's and Bachelor's degree. I started when I was 41, in 2004. I graduated with my Bachelor's in 2015, at 52. Every term, I was a term closer to my goal. I had a lot of stops and starts, but I stayed enrolled and I kept signing up for at least one class per term. I enjoyed the journey very much because I love learning and experimenting and improving.
I realized this week that I reached my education goal(s) because I didn't quit - not because it was easy or fast or even fun. It was hard. It required a lot of sacrifice and planning and work. I failed at a couple tries, but kept trying. And eventually I was halfway there. And then I was a Senior. And then I was submitting my paperwork for graduating. And then, looking back, it feels like it went so fast! Persistence is key. Persistence is my new word. I might change my name legally to Persistence.
This is how I'm going to have to approach my health improvement goals, too. Today, I'm 4.2 lbs closer to my first goal of 25 lb weight loss. I feel a bit better already. Every time I look at my eating plan, instead of thinking "how long am I going to have to live like this"? I think to myself "Can I live like this?". If the answer is "no", then the eating plan needs to change so that I *can* live like this. Because this is my life meow.
I'm on my way. For the first time in my life, I don't feel like I'm doing this alone and I *do* feel like I have this in hand. I feel like soon my eating plan will just be a habit rather than a "thing I'm doing". Soon, I'll feel energetic enough to exercise and then that will be a habit too.
Thank you for being there r/loseit. I just want to knit you all a nice comfy pair of socks!
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